If Shaq were healthy. If he didn’t cost $40 million dollars for the next two years after this one. If he wasn’t 35 years old playing on bad knees and an old hip. If he even remotely fit into Mike D’Antoni’s system - I would love the deal.

But he’s not, he does, he is and he doesn’t.

And I don’t like it at all.

I will admit acquiring O’Neal has its temptations. A postseason match up with the Spurs. What it would do for Amare. The fountain of youth that Shaq might discover playing for a team that actually has a chance. All of that makes this story somewhat interesting.

And just the fact the Suns are even engaged in these talks make me wonder if they recognize their system can’t win in the postseason. And if that’s the case you can’t help but to wonder about D’Antoni.

But do you want to gum up the Suns up tempo game? Do you think he can even make it, health-wise, to the postseason, let alone play next year or the year after?

It seems to me, it’s a poker game. And if Robert Sarver and Steve Kerr make this deal, it’s like going “all in” sliding $40 million dollars into the middle of the table and banking that they can make it work this year and then figure it all out after that.