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Oooh, bad timing. This is sounding a lot like Horry's last season in SA where he may very well have had something left in the tank for the playoffs but couldn't get the time in during the regular season to get into any kind of shape or rhythm.
if they even make it. Denver scared me alot more than the Lakers. Kobe looks like he is going the rout of KG this year
Oooh, bad timing. This is sounding a lot like Horry's last season in SA where he may very well have had something left in the tank for the playoffs but couldn't get the time in during the regular season to get into any kind of shape or rhythm.
the Cavs are better without Shaq until they play the Magic.
Cavs could go undefeated in March- at the most they lose 2 games.
shaq is gonna come back 20 pounds heavier.
even more beef to push around that soft front line of the Lakers like he already did twice this year
Orlando/Lakers Finals rematch is gonna be crazy this year.
Orlando has no answer for Jamison
maybe they'll get lucky and MB will not start him again. lol
Mike may decide to play Darnell Jackson over Jamison, you never know
Do I understand correctly that Big Z can now ask for 10 mil to re sign with the Cavs…
I am sorry for Shaqs misfortune but I am happy for Big Z…
Z wouldn't do that. The Cavs stuck by Z when nobody thought he would play basketball again, and gave him over 90 million since being drafted. He won't the Cavs over.
Damn, that sucks.
Shaq out 6-8 weeks means an out of shape shaq for the playoffs. Not good for the Cavs.
Shaq is NEEDED for the Magic ...
He is not needed for the hawks or bulls etc.
BUT having his size and still fairly effective though limitedpost game (power dunk, drop step and jump hook middle) created some matchups issues for the smaller front lnes ...
how can you double BOTH lebron and Kobe?
Dont get me wrong Verejao is the most valuable big for the Cavs ...but shaq brings a lot more to the table than JJ, Powe etc.
For a $23 mil a year player, Shaq certainly has always had a minimum-wage at ude toward his profession.
that's what happens when your ego is a 100x larger than your body is.
For a $23 mil a year player, Shaq certainly has always had a minimum-wage at ude toward his profession.
IMO them having Shaq to play the Lakers is a lot more important than them having Shaq to play Orlando. It's not like he's some premier Dwight defender, he simply isn't as bad a defender as Z and can limit Dwight's minutes by getting him in foul trouble. Orlando isn't the matchup problem they used to be for Cleveland. It's actually a little funny for Jameer Nelson of all people to say we gon' upset Cleveland when him getting injured had a lot to do with Orlando winning.
Against LA, they need Shaq since he actually does make Bynum a non-factor most of the time. If Shaq keeps Bynum in foul trouble sitting on the bench it means Pau has to play center and guard someone 100 pounds heavier than he is while Jamison has a way better matchup guarding Odom rather than Gasol.
Chuck said it best. As long as lebron, jamison are on the court. It doesn't really matter who else plays.
Shaq is not even 3d best player in the cavs. nonissue
lakers still losing to cavs
As long as they have the best player in the NBA by a huge margin, they'll be alright..
LOL at LA playing pretty ty & half assed this season & still only one game back of a team that plays in a conference where 9 out of 15 teams are under .500 hahaha. You know your conference is garbage when Toronto, Chicago, & Milwaukee are 5-7 seeds. LMAO at the Bucks in the playoffs in the East while NO, Houston, & Grizzlies aren't even in them right now in the West.
O’Neal has surgery to repair injured thumb
Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal had surgery on his injured right thumb Monday and seems likely to miss the rest of the regular season.
If he gets back for the playoffs, though, O’Neal is promising to make up for his time out.
O’Neal will miss about eight weeks, the team said. He was examined Sunday by specialist Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center in Baltimore, who performed the surgery Monday morning.
“He feels like he let us down, but we understand injuries happen in the game,” said teammate Jamario Moon, who got a text from the star center along with the other Cavs. “I think he’s really down about being out. … He let us know it’s time to continue playing basketball and he’s going to be all right.”
The recovery timeline means O’Neal, who turns 38 on Saturday, may not be ready for the start of the playoffs April 17. The Cavaliers acquired him last summer with an eye toward the postseason, after Dwight Howard and Orlando eliminated them in the Eastern Conference finals.
Cleveland enters its game Monday against the Knicks leading Orlando by six games for the best record in the East. Should the Cavaliers and Magic retain the top two seeds, they wouldn’t meet until the Eastern Conference finals, which begin in mid-May.
“Will be out for a min but when I return it is on,” O’Neal posted on his Twitter account Monday morning. “Win da ring for da king! Luv my team, Cavs baby!”
O’Neal has played well for the Cavaliers, averaging 12 points and 6.7 rebounds in 53 games. He injured the thumb Thursday at Boston when his shot was blocked by Glen “Big Baby” Davis with just over 7 minutes left in the first half.
Cavs general manager Danny Ferry said O’Neal will wear a splint for the next two weeks, then begin his rehab.
“Our guys have done a very good job of stepping up this season. We are confident they will do the same in this situation,” Ferry said. “We are fortunate to have some depth in our front court that can keep us moving forward while Shaq recovers and returns to play for the postseason.”
Anderson Varejao will continue to start at center for Cleveland, which has the NBA’s best record at 44-16. J.J. Hickson and Leon Powe, who recently returned from knee surgery, are also options.
Former backup Zydrunas Ilgauskas, traded to Washington for Antawn Jamison, is now a free agent following a buyout by the Wizards. Ilgauskas is free to sign with any team, but will have to wait another couple of weeks under NBA rules should he elect to re-sign with the Cavaliers.
Cleveland has battled injuries and personnel losses all season.
Point guard Mo Williams recently returned after missing 11 games with an injured shoulder and guard Delonte West bounced in and out of the rotation early because of personal reasons. Powe debuted last week after recovering from knee surgery last summer.
“There’s nothing we can do about it,” coach Mike Brown said. “It’s happened all year. Hopefully someone will step up and fill the void and we’ll just keep moving forward.”
This is bad news for the Cavs, Shaq and Jamison won't be able to construct some chemistry till the playoffs, especially on the defensive end.
Milwaukee is a better team than New Orleans or Memphis. Bogut is criminally underrated.
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