palmbeachpost.com - 11/2/2007
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Greg Stoda Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, November 02, 2007 MIAMI -Pat Riley might want to reconsider the deal he has in mind for Shaquille O'Neal."I'd make a pact with him right now that if he's healthy for 70 (games), I'd give him 12 off," Riley said. "Any 12 he wanted." But the question to ask Riley after O'Neal's performance Thursday night was this: Why? The Heat coach said what he ...
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Sweet Deal for Shaq
SLAM Online —
Pat Riley says if Shaq can be healthy for 70 games, he’ll let him sit out for 12 games. I’m guessing Riles didn’t read the fine print in O’Neal’s contract that stipulates that Shaq will sit out 12 games regardless. ...
Pat Riley Has a Proposition for Shaq
FanHouse —
Filed under: Heat, Eastern, NBA Last Night, MiamiIt's a well known fact that Shaquille O'Neal no longer gets up for playing regular season games, but Pat Riley may or may not have tried to motivate him with an unusual bargain. From the Greg Stoda in the Palm Beach Post:"I'd make a pact with him right now that if he's healthy for 70 (games), I'd give him 12 off," Riley said. "Any 12 he wanted."What makes Riley's proposition so funny is because it's so true: few players have such disdain for the regular season as O'Neal does. I said "may or may not" because Riley was laughing when he said it and it's unclear if ...
Bling Blogs - Ask The Deng Question
HoopsBlogging —
Bling Blogs” is a collection of links that are worth their weight in gold.
Luol Deng is going to be joining Nike HOOPSTALK (Hoops Talk, not Hoop Stalk) on November 7 for a live interview that you can be part of. Go to the HOOPSTALK page for more information.
Chris Bosh has range…lots of range (wait for the end of the clip).
Greg Stoda of the Palm Beach Post says that the Heat haven’t been able to rely on O’Neal to be a force.
A cartoon comparison between Lebron’s offseason and the Cavs. (The Basketball Jones)
A local team steps up to ...
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Sweet Deal for Shaq
slamonline.com 11/2/2007 — Pat Riley says if Shaq can be healthy for 70 games, he’ll let him sit out for 12 games. I’m guessing Riles didn’t read the fine print in O’Neal’s contract that stipulates that Shaq will sit out 12 games regardless.
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