light of the way Dwight Howard ate him up last night!
he has talent, shaq has been finished for 4 years now
to 7 for 15 for Howard in 43 minutes. Didn't rebound as well but the center position was a wash at best.
Guys shooting 90% are usually not pushed out the door.
even Lebron outrebounded him. The Cavs need Shaq for rebounding much, much more than scoring, don't you think?
one third more minutes. So you have to reduce that 16 by a third to compare which brings it own to about 11 to 6. Then three or four of those rebounds were Howard missing his shot and getting his own rebound. Shaq only missed one shot so did not have that opportunity.
Finally, Shaq had 5 fouls so while Howard got two or three rebounds going over the back of other players late in the game, Shaq could not risk that bc of foul trouble.
Of course Howard is a better rebounder at this stage of his career bc of his mobility. But, in the playoffs, the half court game becomes prime and 90% shooting shows you still have double Shaq.
That is why they got Shaq, not for the regular season.
slack. He also got 19 points, so maybe the first game was an anamoly.