Comments on: The Shaq deal: He’ll make the Cavaliers worse, not better

By: WCJ

WCJ — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:57:42 +0000

shaq will help the cavs this season, however orlando and atlanta will also be better. For the cavs, this is sink or swim, they have no room for error. The hawks might take the cavs this season because if they resign zaza and pick up one more scorer, like hedo.

By: southgadawg88

southgadawg88 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:04:19 +0000

I have to disagree on this one dude.Cleveland was not getting past Boston or Orlando next season.Lebron had a huge year and all that but to count on him playing 1on 5 down the stretch again in the playoffs is unrealistic.Shaq moves as well as he did in Miami and he didn’t get into Wade’s way all that much.Personally I think Nash has lost more of his game at this point than Shaq.Lebron lost to SA in the finals,Orlando in the conference finals and what was the common thread?They had nothing in the paint in either series offense or defense.Z can’t get it done

By: MN Possum

MN Possum — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:02:23 +0000

Kareem and Wilt also had Wes Unseld in the mix. Unseld and his strength would have given Shaq fits.

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:31:43 +0000

Russell played against Wilt, Willis Reed, Walt Bellamy, Zelmo Beaty and Nate Thurmond at a time when the NBA was half the size it is today. Kareem played against Wilt and Bill Walton and Dave Cowens and Reed and Thurmond and Artis Gilmore and Moses Malone and Robert Parish.

Apart from Hakeem and Patrick Ewing, who were Shaq’s peers?

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By: cphizzle

cphizzle — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:26:31 +0000

bradley you are out of your mind SHAQ=MDE…most dominant ever. russell, wilt, and kareem didnt even come close to playing against the the level of competition that shaq faces. go back to the tapes and check out his mvp year in 99-00 and see what a real center looks like

By: Bumms!!!

Bumms!!! — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:23:20 +0000

shaq is a stiff!!!

By: Mark Bradley

Mark Bradley — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:22:59 +0000

Which words will I eat? “Deleterious”? “Coagulate”? “Vouchsafe”?

Just kidding. Thanks for caring enough to look something up, MR. Did I misuse more than two of them?

By: tarheels3

tarheels3 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:19:13 +0000

Mark, you will eat these words come June of next year.

By: Drez

Drez — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:17:01 +0000

Cleveland will not win a championship with Shaq. However, the pregame skits should be worth the price of admission!!