Shaquille O’Neal still hates the Spurs
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Apparently, Shaq has this grudge with the Spurs.
The 2008-09 NBA basketball season is almost here and Shaquille O’Neal is still irritated of the San Antonio Spurs for forcing him make his free throws.
Yes, the former Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and now, Phoenix Suns center of attraction, Shaquille O’Neal, is not a fan of being forced to the foul line to shoot 15 feet away from the hoop with the infamous Hack-a-Shaq strategy teams have started to use against him.
Specifically speaking, Shaq wasn’t a fan of the strategy the San Antonio Spurs used against him in last season’s playoffs where he had the Phoenix Suns leading handily only to hand the lead back to San Antonio after the Spurs intentionally fouled him each time they get.
That was more than a few months ago and apparently, the Phoenix Suns center is still fuming about it.
‘’The only thing I call cowardly is when you’re up by 10 and do it,’’ Shaquille O’Neal said. ‘’That’s a coward move and [Spurs coach Gregg Popovich] knows that and I’ll make them pay for it.’’
‘’I just have to go to the line and hit them and make them pay, and I will, I’m not worried.’’
Shaq has been a notoriously poor free-throw shooter throughout his career, and the Hack-a-Shaq strategy exposes his weaknesses best. Shaq thinks the strategy makes the game less appealing to fans although I find it quite amusing really.
O’Neal shot 50 percent from the charity stripe last season. That number goes…
NBA Betting News: Shaq For Shawn!
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Miami Heat all-star Shaquille O’ Neal is leaving the NBA’s worst team in favor for some “hotter” pastures. What else can be hotter than the “heat” except for the sun. The Miami Heat decided to trade Shaquille O’ Neal for Phoenix Suns all-star Shawn Marion and substitute point guard Marcus Banks. Now, is this a fair trade?
NBA Betting Results: Toronto Raptors Crush Miami Heat 114-82
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
NBA Betting Line: Toronto Raptors at Miami Heat +9.5
The Toronto Raptors continue to remain as one of the top teams in the Eastern conference, as they smashed the host Miami Heat at the American Airlines Arena, 114-82. The great game played by the Raptors gave the hapless Miami Heat their 4rth consecutive loss. The Raptors shot less than 50 percent but connected on 68 percent of its attempts in the first quarter and never cooled. Kris Humphries‘ short hook with 9:13 left, gave the Raptors an 100-66 lead. The Raptors kept pouring it on and an all comeback hopes for the Miami Heat ended. point guard T.J Ford, back after a collision with Atlanta Rookie Al Harford, capped the night with a driving dunk with 38.1 seconds left.
The victory of the Toronto Raptors advanced their record to 25-21 SU and 26-20 ATS. The Miami Heat had lost 19 of its past 20 overall and holds the NBA’s worst record. The Heat is currently mired in the last place in the league and their NBA record had sunk to 9-37 SU and 16-29-1 ATS.
Center player Chris Bosh led the Toronto Raptors with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Andrea Bargnani added 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists and guard-forward Anthony Parker had 18 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and dished out 3 assists. Point guard Jose Calderon had a double-double 11 points and 10 assists for the Toronto Raptors.
NBA Betting Results: Orlando Magic Book Easy Win Over Miami Heat 107-91
Friday, February 1st, 2008
NBA Betting Line: Miami Heat at Orlando Magic -15
The Miami Heat just can’t win a game!
The Orlando Magic were favored to conquer the undermanned Miami Heat, and they did just that with a huge margin of 107-91 Wednesday night.
The Orlando Magic were led by the impressive double-double performance of Hedo Turkoglu with 27 points and 12 rebounds. Rashard Lewis scored 19 points and the Orlando Magic needed 12 consecutive points in the final quarter to pull away and beat their opponents.
NBA Betting Results: Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks +3.5
Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks +3.5
Cleveland Cavaliers 90, New York Knicks 108
It seemed highly unlikely, but then it did happen. The New York Knicks dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers at The Madison Square Garden in New York City 108-90. Playing without star guard Stephon Marbury, the New York Knicks still managed to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers by 28 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar Lebron James had a game-high 32 points plus 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but he was the only one who scored big for the team. Cleveland Cavaliers forward Drew Gooden scored 11 points, and was the only other player to be in double-digit scoring.
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