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The Cavs win impressively in Orlando

November 12, 2009

Well, for one night the Cavs changes all paid off handsomely. They looked like a championship-caliber team with depth in Wednesday's impressive win in Orlando. LeBron James was his usual self, Shaquille O'Neal got Dwight Howard in early foul trouble and played Howard well, and the entire team seemed into the game. The play of [...]

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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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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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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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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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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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