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Suns, Heat embarrassed about Shaq saga
TOM D'ANGELO Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, March 28, 2008 AUBURN HILLS, MICH. Miami Heat coach Pat Riley isn't about to back down against his former center, Shaquille O'Neal."We have sutured up the stab wounds in the back so everybody's waiting for another onslaught,'' Riley said Thursday. "That's how we look at it.'' Riley was reacting to O'Neal's latest jab in which he told writers ...
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Riley Brings Kerr Into Feud With Shaq
FanHouse — Filed under: Heat, Suns, Eastern, Western, NBA Gossip, Miami, PhoenixNot content simply trading barbs with his former player through the press, Pat Riley brought out the big guns by making life potentially awkward for Shaq on the new team that he just loves so much. From Tom D'Angelo of the Palm Beach Post: "We have sutured up the stab wounds in the back so everybody's waiting for another onslaught,'' Riley said Thursday. "That's how we look at it.'' Riley was ...

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SLAM Online — by Marcel Mutoni That’s the claim that Pat Riley is making. In a bizarre twist to this ongoing saga, Pat Riley has now thrown Steve Kerr into the feud. “We have sutured up the stab wounds in the back so everybody’s waiting for another onslaught,'’ Riley said Thursday. “That’s how we look at it.'’ “I got a great call from Steve Kerr, who is absolutely embarrassed,'’ Riley said. “He was embarrassed by it. And so I said, ‘We are too.’ We feel ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Greg Oden playing pick-up
Ball Don't Lie — A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Sports By Brooks. Greg Oden is finally back playing basketball ... at your local gym. PF: Palm Beach Post. This ridiculous Shaq-Riley-Steve Kerr squabble gives me a headache. SF: The Blowtorch. Warriors coach Don Nelson teaches Monta Ellis defense using sign ...

C-Webb Retires, Calls the Mavericks 'Soft'
The Sporting Blog — ... these days, but Shaq is looking awfully vulnerable on the court. And, with the Big Avocado still exchanging very public barbs with the Heat organization that rescued his bankroll, why not take a shot at a man who, while still lovable, has every bit the ego that Bryant or Riley does? There's a good chance it will get a response, one that will end up bringing out the bully in Shaq. We can only hope that Webber would be ready with something as eloquent as this Riley banger. From the Palm Beach Post : Palm Beach Post wrote: That, my friends, is how you score points in this ...

Reading is Great! Friday’s NBA Links
Empty the Bench — ... coach? Globe and Mail - It’s time to trade TJ Ford and commit to Jose Calderon Fantasy Insider Online - Whose draft stock is rising and falling in the NCAA Tournament? NY Daily News - Richard “Peanut” Jefferson says Jason Kidd was holding the Nets back Chicago Tribune - This town isn’t big enough for Larry Hughes and Ben Gordon Palm Beach Post - Riley says Miami has sutured up Shaq’s stab wounds in their ...

C-Webb Retires, Calls the Mavericks 'Soft'
The Sporting Blog — ... these days, but Shaq is looking awfully vulnerable on the court. And, with the Big Avocado still exchanging very public barbs with the Heat organization that rescued his bankroll, why not take a shot at a man who, while still lovable, has every bit the ego that Bryant or Riley does? There's a good chance it will get a response, one that will end up bringing out the bully in Shaq. We can only hope that Webber would be ready with something as eloquent as this Riley banger. From the Palm Beach Post : "We have sutured up the stab wounds in the back so everybody's waiting for ...

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