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Charlie Villanueva = Unrestricted Free Agent
Charlie Villanueva = Unrestricted Free Agent
waitingfornextyear.com — After being discarded in the Eastern Conference Finals by the Orlando Magic last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers knew that changes had to come. Big changes. As in, more big players who could help the Cavaliers match up against teams like the Magic who were able to use their size advantages to ... (more) Charlie Villanueva = Unrestricted Free Agent
Your Shaquille O’Neal Cavaliers Jersey is Ready for Purchase
Your Shaquille O’Neal Cavaliers Jersey is Ready for Purchase
waitingfornextyear.com — By now, you’re all likely aware that Shaquille O’Neal will be donning No. 33 for the Cavaliers this coming season. But as of this week, you too can rock the double-three as the jersey has hit the NBA.com shops. Replica jerseys will cost you $45. I’m not seeing Shaq’s ... (more) Your Shaquille O’Neal Cavaliers Jersey is Ready for Purchase
A Collection of Personal Pictures From “The Real Shaq”
A Collection of Personal Pictures From “The Real Shaq”
uncoached.com — For any of you that are on Twitter you’ll more than likely recognize a profile called “The Real Shaq.” It is what is presumed to be the real Twitter profile of NBA star Shaquille O’Neal. It contains more than a million ... (more) A Collection of Personal Pictures From “The Real ...
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The Links: Charlie Villanueva on the Pistons sounds better than Carlos Boozer on the Pistons
It's Just Sports — ... : Roger Goodell feels that prison time and losing millions in endorsements/fines/legal fees is not enough punishment for Michael Vick. Free Darko : Are the Spurs really smart or are other NBA teams just really stupid? ...

Tuesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... in the mighty summer of 2010. Dr. LawyerIndianChief of FreeDarko writes, of that draft class: "I'm so f'ing sick of the 'alluring 2010 offseason' I could vomit up fishbones. Beyond the top three 2010 FAs on this list (Bosh, LBJ, Wade -- the former of which are not going anywhere anyway), is there ANY body that you would want your team to throw Rashard Lewis money at? Most of these guys have are gonna be old or have a history of injuries. And any now-monetarily satiated star who is slightly appealing (e.g. Dirk) isn't going to be looking to play in Milwaukee ...

A Revelation in Free Agent Thinking: This Summer More Important Than 2010
The Baseline — ... We've spent a lot of time pumping up next summer's potential player movement. Have we been, to some extent, making fun of teams' fetishization of cap space? Yes. But there's also the distinct possibility that some big names could change teams. However, maybe even this guarded, satirical attitude has been too susceptible to hype. It's hard to ignore the kind of bleak argument made by my FreeDarko colleague Dr. LIC -- who believes that 2010 is total sham: ...

A Revelation in Free Agent Thinking: This Summer More Important Than 2010
The Sporting Blog — ... We've spent a lot of time pumping up next summer's potential player movement. Have we been, to some extent, making fun of teams' fetishization of cap space? Yes. But there's also the distinct possibility that some big names could change teams. However, maybe even this guarded, satirical attitude has been too susceptible to hype. It's hard to ignore the kind of bleak argument made by my FreeDarko colleague Dr. LIC -- who believes that 2010 is total sham: ...

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