According to AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham: At least one league observer already has weighed in with his opinion - and Shaquille O'Neal couldn't resist a dig at the Lakers' upstate rivals as well.

``It was fun battling with this team, and now that C-Webb isn't going to be here anymore, they're going back to the expansionism,'' O'Neal said. ``I don't think he'll be here.''