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Just have to say Im incredibly happy to see my favourite player (Shaquille O'Neal) Make History on such a Historical day. I hope when he retires he at least surpasses Wilt Chamberlin on the All time scoring list.
Game 43 | Cavs vs. Raptors | Jan 19th 2010| 7:00pm EST
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Re: Game 43 | Cavs vs. Raptors | Jan 19th 2010| 7:00pm EST
Benedict_Boozer wrote:Excellent timeout and adjustment by Brown bringing in Shaq.
Let's Lebron do some work off the ball rather than against loaded up defenses
We've been avoiding using Shaq in the 4th quarter like the plague of late, even during the stretches when LeBron sits. Hopefully this is an indication that they've worked some things out in practice and are now willing to use him as that extra weapon we need.
It helps a great deal that he's shooting over 64% from the free throw line this month.
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We needed Shaq in the 4th because he was the one weapon that we had that Toronto could not deal with at all (especially since Lebron couldn't make an outside shot). While neither he nor Z are able to stick with the Toronto bigs the Toronto bigs have no shot against Shaq.
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Re: Game 43 | Cavs vs. Raptors | Jan 19th 2010| 7:00pm EST
Watching this game again, Mo had some very nice passes and set ups in this game.
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TheOUTLAW wrote:We needed Shaq in the 4th because he was the one weapon that we had that Toronto could not deal with at all (especially since Lebron couldn't make an outside shot). While neither he nor Z are able to stick with the Toronto bigs the Toronto bigs have no shot against Shaq.
Yeah, one game doesn't make a trend, but it just seems pathetic that we've been basically finishing games with little more than we've used in past years. If Shaq is going to make a significant difference on the team, then he has to be on the court in the 4th quarter. So I'm just hoping this is a sign that we're working on ways to make that happen, especially in games where Shaq shows he's got good energy.
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Re: Game 43 | Cavs vs. Raptors | Jan 19th 2010| 7:00pm EST
Toronto is soft as can be. That said there are definitely some guys on that team I'd love to have here.
Gotta love Shaq being on the floor in the 4th for this one. It may have been caused by AV being in foul trouble, but the team looked awesome running the offense off of Shaq in the 4th.
Gotta love Shaq being on the floor in the 4th for this one. It may have been caused by AV being in foul trouble, but the team looked awesome running the offense off of Shaq in the 4th.