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Shaq

Cavs dominate Pacers, and LeBron addresses new Nike ad

January 30, 2010

LeBron James had another unbelievable game Friday night, with nine assists in the first quarter.
Shaquille O'Neal had his way with the Indiana Pacers inside and dominated defensively — including a block of Roy Hibbert in the second half that was near humiliating.
Those were the main plotlines in the Cavs 94-73 win over Indiana on Friday.
The [...]

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Interesting take on Shaq, Cavs

January 28, 2010

Interesting story from SI.com here on Shaq, who isn't playing huge minutes but is contributing in big ways to the Cavs recent successful run.
The good thing about the roster is that in the regular season Shaq does not need to play big minutes. Mike Brown can keep him at 20-to-25 per game, because he has depth [...]

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The Cavs provide hope

December 26, 2009

I know this is supposed to be music day, but I can't let yesterday's Cavs win go by without acknowledging it …
Some thoughts:
–All season long I've been wrestling with the idea that either the Cavs were lacking one small element this season, or they were simply not expending as much energy in this regular season as [...]

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The Cavs return to Orlando tonight

November 11, 2009

Last I checked there is a very big Cavs game tonight in Orlando. There we get our first glimpse to see how much of a difference the addition of Shaquille O'Neal will have on the Cavs.
Shaq has promised he will handle Dwight Howard man-to-man, but said the Magic will have to double him. He has [...]

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Shaq arrives as Cavs beat Wizards

November 4, 2009

The best thing about the Cavs win over Washington Tuesday night was that Shaquille O'Neal played so well. The second-best thing was that LeBron James did not have to be spectacular in the win.
This game might have shown the strength of the combination of two superstars better than any since the season started a brief [...]

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Cavs lose the opener to Boston

October 27, 2009

Not a great opening night for the Cavs, who looked like a team still trying to find itself.
LeBron James called it a "transition period."
Coach Mike Brown said: "We will get better."
The cynic in me started to ask why Boson's transition seemed so much easier, but there is an easy reason. Boston's new guys — Rasheed [...]

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Someone suggests the Cavs might not be all that this season

October 8, 2009

It's been out a while, but it's still worth reading … One SI.com analyst is not all ga-ga over the Cavs acquisition of Shaq. He writes: “Aside from his abysmal free-throw shooting, the biggest flaws in Shaq's game are defending the high pick-and-roll and executing quick rotations in the paint. Put simply, he doesn't remove [...]

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The psychology of Shaq and LeBron — from the Wall Street Journal

August 24, 2009

The Wall Street Journal (of all publications) takes a look at how Shaq and LeBron James will get along. The story is headlined “Is this basketball marriage doomed?” And it includes this: “Dr. Virginia Rutter, a sociologist, psychologist and co-author of ‘The Love Test,’ likens the Shaq-LeBron union to an arranged marriage, where ‘the well-being [...]

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The new NBA East reality

August 18, 2009

From Yahoo on Dwight Howard: " … there’s no escaping Shaq now."

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On Shaq being Shaq

July 31, 2009

AOL's David Whitley has an interesting take on Shaquille O'Neal: "Cavs fans are going to discover what people in Orlando, LA , Miami and Phoenix already knew. Shaq is far more interested in being Shaq than being a basketball player.Being Shaq means pursuing every whim, indulging every desire and getting motivated when he darned well [...]

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It's called 'Shaq Vs.'

July 21, 2009

I think the boss wants me to write about Shaq’s reality show for the paper. Offer some kind of opinion. But I'm not sure what opinion to have. Shaq does a reality show. It's gonna be funny. It's gonna be interesting. What's the fourth graf. I may still do it, but right now I wonder: [...]

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One Orlando player's thoughts on Shaq

July 17, 2009

Orlando's Anthony Johnson re-arranged Mo Williams face in the playoffs. Now Johnson is opining on the Cavs acquisition of Shaquille O'Neal. His thoughts as told to the The Post and Courier in Charleston: "Shaq is always a force to be reckoned with. But he's slowing down quite a bit, and it doesn't really change things [...]

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Our regular Shaq feature

July 15, 2009

We haven’t had a Shaq update in a while. He wears Li-Nings, the Chinese shoes, and I found this latest ad featuring Shaq in the shoes here.

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Shaq posted this photo of himself on Twitter (it is all Shaq, all the time)

July 1, 2009
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A Shaq quote on Cleveland!

June 30, 2009

From SI.com: "My wife said this is the first time she's seen a great team get a great player and not lose any players. But I'm going to take it one game. Anybody can say [they're going to win a title, but now you've got to get there. Anytime you're in the Finals, they want [...]

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Shaq's reaction to the trade

June 29, 2009

The video that Shaquille O'Neal posted on his Twitter page (shoot me) made its way to YouTube. Here's the video, which Shaq dubbed his first official reaction to the trade to Cleveland (lyrics below):

I'm here at the crossroad.
Where my life is heading, man I don't know.
Should I stay or should I go?
Cause anything's better then [...]

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Some interplay with Shaq, LeBron and Dwight Howard at the 2007 All-Star Game

June 25, 2009

Shaq wins!

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Shaq!

June 25, 2009

Wow.
A holee molee hang-on-to-your hats wow.
The Cavs added Shaquille O'Neal to their roster, and gave nothing up of consequence. Heck, one of the guys they gave up – Sasha Pavlovic – might even wind up back on the team (grimace now).
To get an All-Star and all-timer and all-personality guy, a guy who can compete with [...]

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The nerve of the Phoenix Suns

June 16, 2009

Imagine this novelty in the NBA: The Suns want actual (gasp) players if they trade Shaquille O'Neal.
No retired guys.
No ball boys.
No assistant trainers.
No contracts worth mega-millions that will run out at the end of the season (OK, maybe one of those).
Real, honest-to-goodness players.
Numerous national and local stories indicate that the Cavs will not be able [...]

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