Author: K-Gun Published: July 9th, 2010
June 14, 1998
I only know the date because I looked it up, but what it signifies is more important. That night, Michael Jordan hit his last shot as a Chicago Bull, and the NBA would never be the same.
Look where we are now. Ask yourself how you can be an NBA fan at this point. Lebron, who had been generally a good guy until the last few weeks, went heel. Kobe’s always going to be Kobe. Kevin Durant is a decent guy, but plays for the team that ripped out Seattle’s heart. The entire GM, ownership and coaching structure has been proven irrelevant in personnel decisions. This has ceased to be something the fans remotely matter in, they just happen to pay the bills.
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Tags: Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron, Miami Heat, NBA, Seriousness, Venting, When's the EPL start?, Zombie Sonics
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Author: gally Published: June 25th, 2009
Fuck yeah, score one for me. I didn’t have to photoshop the two of them together, which is good for you as I can’t photoshop my way out of a paper bag. It’s true, all this talent, and no photoshop skills.
Anyways, as you’ve most likely heard since this is the internet and nothing stays new for more than 12 seconds, Shaq was traded to the Cavs. Phoenix traded him for $500k,the 46th draft pick, two bags of socks and a washing machine. Well maybe it was Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic, and not the socks/washing machine. Either way, unless Phoenix plans on trading the 46th to the Hornets for 3 future 1st round picks(not impossible), the Cavs seem to have come out ahead.
In the Finals playoffs, the Cavs had no inside presence and their 7″3″ big man Zydrunas Ilgauskas was more likely to be throwing bricks from beyond the three than blocking Dwight Howard and what not. Shaq-fu gives them this inside presence that they clearly needed.
While Shaq is in the golden age(nearing trip to the glue factory) of his career, last year he still managed to play 30 minutes a game and post 17.8ppg with 8.4rpg. While those numbers are anything but superstar, they are much better numbers than Zydrunas Ilgauskas managed to pull off. As a bonus, the Cav’s now have two of the leagues most likeable/approachable stars together on one team. Even though that alone won’t be enough to win the championship, having Shaq there might be enough to scare all the youngins to turn the suck knob down from 11 to a more reasonable number.
While my betting history is not great, my way too early prognosis is to put my money on next year’s Cavs.
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Tags: Cavaliers, LeBron, NBA, Shaq, Trade
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