Shaquille O'Neal Signs Two-Year Deal With Boston
by AncientMariner on Aug 4, 2010 8:37 PM CDT
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PrintThe grand experiment is at an end, and the center brought in to try and help Cleveland win its first NBA title has followed LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Delonte West out of town.
Shaquille O'Neal has left Cleveland and signed a two-year pact with the Boston Celtics, worth a reported 3 million dollars.
Ironically, Shaq's first road game of the season will be in Cleveland against the Cavaliers on October 27th. The big man, who averaged 12 points a game in 53 games for the Cavs, to go along with 6.7 rebounds per game and 1.2 blocks, joins a Celtics' team that was maybe one big man shy of winning the NBA championship against the Lakers, and will serve to help fill the spot vacated by the injured Kendrick Perkins, hurt in Game Six against Los Angeles, and who is out until at least February.
O'Neal, who said that he was "honored" to sign with the Celtics, will be joining a squad that will now feature five players over 30 years of age.
Shaq, we wish you all the best. especially after the Cavs' season opener.
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love the move for Shaq and the Celtics. I look forward to the Diesel putting a hard foul on anyone on the Miami Heat’s roster
I root for Cleveland and anyone playing the Miami Heat
by rockybrown on Aug 4, 2010 10:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Get The Hell Out of Here
I’m an infrequent poster, but all you do is bitch about us hating Lebron.
This is a Cavs fan blog, you are not a Cavs fan, and you add nothing to the conversation.
Are you hoping Lebron sees this blog and that you’re defending him and you guys will become BFF’s?
Later Gator.
"There's nothing that cleanses the soul like getting the hell kicked out of you." Woody Hayes.
by rose_11 on Aug 5, 2010 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now do we get anything out of this? I saw some people talking bout using his Bird Rights… but I don’t know how they work.
Is this going to be something like a 2nd round draft pick and we won’t know what’s up for a couple days yet?
Not anymore
We can’t use his Bird Rights because he accepted the veteran minimum.
If he wouldn’t accept less money, then it would’ve given the Cavs leverage to get something back. I would’ve only wanted a draft pick.
Wish we couldv’e gotten something from this in a sign and traade, but as it stands good luck to Shaq. He was a class act when he was here imo, and he worked hard. Not jumping on any teams bandwagon by any means, but any team that can put it to Miami and knock them out of the playoffs has my silent support.
College basketball just became more interesting...
Know what pisses me off?
Dan Gilbert promising Cleveland a championship in his immature letter, yet does NOTHING to back it up. The Cavaliers are losing so many players and what’s worse, the front office is not getting anything back. I hate you, Dan Gilbert.
O Hai Thar!
If Shaq is willing to accept the veteran minimum, then the Cavs hands are tied. That’s not Dan Gilbert’s fault – you can blame the CBA for that.
As for free agents, the Cavs are going to have to overpay to get any established free agent to come here. It was true before LBJ and it’s true now. When you can choose any city to live in and play in, Cleveland’s weather, nightlife and lack of glamor put it far down on the potential free agent ranking. What you can do is get hungry kids looking for their first chance, overlooked veterans looking for a second chance, and trades. Trades require not only the participation of another team, but something of some value that another team wants – trades are hard to do within the salary cap environment.
It’s been, what, 4 weeks since The Decision? Give it some time.
"If Brown is the answer, then you’re asking the wrong question." - Ryan
"Give it some time"
Okay, good point. But how long do let yourself bleed before covering it up?
O Hai Thar!
Till it scabs, man. Clevelanders have thick skin.
"If Brown is the answer, then you’re asking the wrong question." - Ryan
by woodsmeister on Aug 6, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
Draft
the team has to be built through the draft and this time around, they need to draft character.
by Hardcore Legend on Aug 7, 2010 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not sure the owner would agree with that
He’d rather have the middling revenue from a mediocre team than risk rebuilding and seeing that revenue whittle away some more, with no promise of seeing a reemergence of a team as proficient as the last two years, given that there are draft busts and such. I don’t know, hopefully you’re right, though.
O Hai Thar!
Play yer cards right
Is the name of the game. We got lots of time, including time to let this new young team develop.
They didn’t deal either of the two vets, but they will have chances at some point.
Don’t push it, let the offers come when the value is there. If we got to wait til the deadline next year then so be it.
Wouldn’t mind seeing Fernandez show up after Portland realizes they are going to get little for him, but that’s about it.
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