Move over Kareem, Shaq’s going to get a statue, too.

According to the Lakers brass, Shaquille O’neal will be honored with a statue in front of The House That Shaq Binded, “Staples”. They have yet to schedule a date, but I’m sure they want to avoid any kind of Kareem-like atmosphere and let it be known that it is definitely in the plans. This should prevent him from going on Tout and Twitter and complaining to the masses about unfair treatment. So what do you suggest would be a good pose for a Shaq statue?  I present a few ideas:

Remember when Shaq would do this?

I used to love that after he would throw down a monster dunk and run up the court throwing up that pose. Unfortunately, it would look odd as a statue because it doesn’t really capture his legacy, his essence or his basketball ability.

Now this…

…captures his dominant play on the court. Monsterous dunk, in his signature spread out, pose. Again as a statue, it might not work out, because unless you plan on attaching the backboard and support with the statue, visually, it would look silly floating alone.

Okay, he would probably rather kiss David Robinson’s ass. LOL. Bad idea here.

Here is my choice. I believe this embbodies Shaq’s essence pretty best.As much of a beast Shaq was in the game, he was always playing to the crowd – whether he was revving them up with his rim rocking dunks, or humoring them from the bench, during candid moments on the court or entertaining them in every other facet of his life outside of the 48 minutes he spent between lines. In his retirement, many websites posed his fans favorite memory of Shaq was. It isn’t surprising that some of the most memorable Shaq moments didn’t necessarily come from a play, but in his engagement of his audience. He was monstrously magnetic and knew that with every move he made, there was an audience ready to be entertained.   The best part is that this reaction, came after their incredible come from behind victory against Portland in the Conference Finals to propel them toward a three-peat that established his legacy.  EVERYONE remembers this moment, as he ran down the court, crowd frenzied after that scintillating alley oop from Kobe, and Shaq acknowledging that they were on the cusp of something bigger than even his  enormous 7’1″ frame.

Can you digggggggggggggitttttttttttt???!

97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractors /74

Shaquille O’neal 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $331.00 1/30/11 270696321108

Patrick Ewing 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Grant Hill 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $174.49 2/05/11 350436165065

Karl Malone 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $115.50 1/30/11 270696320538

Tracy McGrady 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $141.50 1/27/11 BGS 9.5 300517172936

Scottie Pippen 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Keith Van Horn 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Antoine Walker 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $122.50 1/30/11 320646856533

Kobe Bryant 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $1,000.00 3/16/11 220754740296 idealz_auctions_inc

Stephon Marbury 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Shawn Kemp 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Allen Iverson 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Tim Duncan 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $232.50 2/05/11 180618883039

Kevin Garnett 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74

Alonzo Mourning 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74

Shareef Abdur Rahim 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74
Anfernee Hardaway 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $265.50 4/15/11 310311904539 burbanksportscards

Jerry Stackhouse 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Charles Barkley 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Jason Kidd 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Dominique Wilkins 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $

Gary Payton 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $112.70 1/30/11 320646857016
Gary Payton 97 Finest Embossed Gold Refractor /74 $100.00 2/07/11 170600604792

Rings Galore.

Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club $470.00 1/02/11

This is one of my favorite multiplayer autograph cards, ever. Terrific design, on card signatures, legendary players. Between the three of them I think they have 14 championship rings. Someone picked up a legendary card to start the New Year.  GREAT CARD!

Upward Gains, Shaquille O’neal

Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Gold Label NBA Finals $42.00 1/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Gold Label NBA Finals $65.00 6/07/09 BGS 9
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Gold Label NBA Finals $121.49 12/19/10

Shaquille O’neal is rising. No, he’s not jumping in the air. I found this Topps Gold Label auction and this Ultra Fresh Ink auctionwhile surfing through ebay. I had written earlier about how I believe superstar autographs from the 90′s are rising. I haven’t gathered enough data to say this is true across the board, but here are two other examples where there was an increase versus earlier sales that I tracked in the last few years.

Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $68.34 6/22/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $57.00 6/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $55.00 10/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $40.50 1/09/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $62.20 3/18/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $79.01 12/13/10

Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $150.00 9/29/07 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $99.97 1/01/08 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $83.00 6/01/08 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $104.0 7/26/09 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refarctor $86.88 8/01/09 NBA ROY PSA 8
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refarctor $152.16 12/05/10 NBA ROY

2000′s Lakers Three Peat Teams

I just wanted to share a gallery of the players from the Lakers Championship teams of the early 2000s. I’m missing a few key players such as Rick Fox, Ron Harper, Brian Shaw, JR Rider because I don’t know if they ever had Lakers autographed cards. Also, I don’t know if Horace Grant has a non-jersey autographed card.

Shaquille O’neal

Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $68.34 6/22/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $57.00 6/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $55.00 10/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $40.50 1/09/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $62.20 3/18/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $79.01 12/13/10

Shaquille O’neal 99 Mystique Fresh Ink
NO RECORDED SALES

Shaquille O’neal 99 Fleer Focus Fresh Ink $56.00 4/11/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Fleer Focus Fresh Ink $101.01 6/11/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Fleer Focus Fresh Ink $105.00 10/25/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Fleer Focus Fresh Ink $51.00 11/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Fleer Focus Fresh Ink $81.01 12/17/10

Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $72.00 2/02/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $88.99 3/23/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $96.00 4/04/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $106.99 4/25/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $93.56 6/01/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $80.00 7/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $113.50 9/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $93.00 9/29/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $94.00 10/14/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $94.00 10/14/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $94.98 2/18/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $83.88 6/14/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $84.88 6/18/09
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics $83.00 7/19/09

Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics /50 $148.50 5/07/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics /50 $224.50 5/20/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics /50 $201.00 12/10/08
Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics /50 $269.99 12/27/10

Shaquille O’neal 99 Skybox Autographics /10 (buyback) $600.00 4/08/09

Shaquille O’neal 00 Stadium Club Lone Star $130.00 4/01/08

Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $75.99 9/03/07 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $75.57 9/09/07 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $70.00 9/20/07 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $76.98 11/16/07 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $100.00 1/14/08 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $100.00 7/02/08 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $89.66 9/29/08 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $120.50 6/07/09 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $165.50 7/27/09 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $88.88 8/24/09 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $111.00 8/30/09 Finals PSA 9
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $210.02 11/30/10 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $195.26 12/10/10 Finals
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Moments Refractor $100.00 12/19/10 Finals

Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $150.00 9/29/07 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $99.97 1/01/08 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $83.00 6/01/08 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refractor $104.0 7/26/09 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refarctor $86.88 8/01/09 NBA ROY PSA 8
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refarctor $152.16 12/05/10 NBA ROY
Shaquille O’neal 00 Finest Refarctor $113.61 1/27/11 NBA ROY 260725401084

Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Gold Label NBA Finals $42.00 1/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Gold Label NBA Finals $65.00 6/07/09 BGS 9
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Gold Label NBA Finals $121.49 12/19/10

Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $34.00 12/03/07
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $65.00 3/09/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $40.00 4/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $44.33 7/21/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $39.95 7/27/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $41.00 7/27/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $32.58 11/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $45.11 3/30/09
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $60.00 6/15/09
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $27.00 8/23/09
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps Heritage $36.08 12/08/10

Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps $55.84 1/30/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps $37.75 12/07/08
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps $41.50 7/29/09
Shaquille O’neal 00 Topps $55.01 12/15/10

Shaquille O’neal 01 Bowmans Best Franchise Favorites $29.51 4/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Bowmans Best Franchise Favorites $60.00 7/19/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Bowmans Best Franchise Favorites $28.09 9/21/08

Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $41.01 1/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $50.00 1/19/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $41.00 1/20/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $135.00 3/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $41.00 3/22/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $80.00 9/28/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $89.00 10/02/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $47.99 1/23/09
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $61.00 3/30/09
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $61.01 4/01/09 BGS 9.5
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $78.52 8/20/09
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $67.50 9/02/09
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $115.38 11/21/10
Shaquille O’neal 01 Pristine $68.51 11/23/10

Shaquille O’neal 01 Team Topps $88.00 11/18/08

Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $36.00 3/31/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $50.00 4/04/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $35.00 11/21/08
Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $74.95 6/17/09
Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $34.88 9/02/09
Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $78.00 12/05/10
Shaquille O’neal 01 Stadium Club Lone Star $69.00 1/23/11 400188629271

Shaquille O’neal 02 Ultra Fresh Ink /200 $69.69 3/23/08

Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $74.95 1/27/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $69.95 6/28/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $49.00 8/04/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $36.00 8/19/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $45.99 9/02/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $50.00 10/02/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $46.00 10/12/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $32.99 10/14/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $37.26 3/16/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps $42.60 8/27/09

Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Ten $66.00 1/25/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Ten $47.00 7/28/09

Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $33.01 3/31/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $48.00 4/30/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $42.01 5/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $42.21 7/12/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $46.52 7/21/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $39.37 11/23/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $51.00 11/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $36.00 12/10/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $37.00 1/10/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $44.99 2/17/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $41.88 2/18/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $44.00 3/30/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Topps Chrome /850 $48.88 9/01/09

Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $32.27 12/19/07
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $31.01 1/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $36.99 1/23/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $41.50 4/27/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $41.00 7/04/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $67.77 8/18/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $29.00 9/23/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $26.04 12/14/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Stadium Club Lone Star $31.00 12/05/10

Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $41.00 12/16/07
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $46.00 1/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $32.00 1/19/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $31.00 3/31/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $51.99 7/18/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $51.00 8/03/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $48.77 10/26/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $32.00 11/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $49.00 7/31/09
Shaquille O’neal 02 Pristine $48.00 8/22/09

Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $42.99 12/17/07
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $79.99 1/18/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $25.05 1/31/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $45.44 4/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $39.01 5/15/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $43.44 6/15/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $55.00 6/16/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $50.00 7/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $31.00 8/28/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $95.00 8/20/09 BGS 9
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $32.50 8/23/09
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Chrome Chromographs $30.01 12/08/10

Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Marks of Excellence $70.00 6/22/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Marks of Excellence $34.00 8/03/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Marks of Excellence $40.50 9/13/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Marks of Excellence $30.01 10/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Marks of Excellence $55.00 6/16/09
Shaquille O’neal 03 Topps Marks of Excellence $41.50 8/17/09

Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $45.00 7/19/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $35.01 8/31/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $34.95 11/23/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $30.85 11/24/08
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $56.00 3/17/09
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $28.00 6/07/09
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $45.00 6/07/09
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $50.00 7/19/09
Shaquille O’neal 03 Bowman Rookies Remembering Rookies $36.00 12/10/10

Shaquille O’neal 04 Topps Total Total Signature $102.50 5/01/08

Shaquille O’neal 06 Topps Chrome Chromographs $28.09 1/21/08
Shaquille O’neal 06 Topps Chrome Chromographs $35.00 5/20/08
Shaquille O’neal 06 Topps Chrome Chromographs $49.00 8/19/08
Shaquille O’neal 06 Topps Chrome Chromographs /65 $37.00 8/20/08

Shaquille O’neal 06 Stadium Club Beam Team Gold /25 $197.50 8/23/08

Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $40.00 12/24/10
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $46.00 12/25/10
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $39.90 12/25/10
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $31.00 1/04/11
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $27.99 1/16/11 130473492370
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $30.00 1/22/11 200566502469
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $28.08 1/23/11 190491605435
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $25.25 1/23/11 120672349071
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $29.05 1/24/11 280617817393
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $27.00 1/24/11 230575363971
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $
Shaquille O’neal 08 Topps Signature /825 $