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Cavaliers to retire Zydrunas Ilgauskas jersey

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by mr. 13 in 33, Oct 21, 2013.

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  1. mr. 13 in 33

    mr. 13 in 33 Member

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Cavaliers to retire Zydrunas Ilgauskas' No. 11 jersey during March 8 game versus Knicks.</p>&mdash; Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo/statuses/392390398875693056">October 21, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #1 mr. 13 in 33, Oct 21, 2013
  2. roxxfan

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    ummm....Why?
     
    #2 roxxfan, Oct 21, 2013
  3. heypartner

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    Because at one point, he was the 5th best Center in the league, and the 2nd best Cavalier. Duh!
     
    #3 heypartner, Oct 21, 2013
  4. cheke64

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    To get back at Lebron or convince him to come back.
     
    #4 cheke64, Oct 21, 2013
  5. Aleron

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    he played for them for 15 years, and they love him
     
    #5 Aleron, Oct 21, 2013
  6. bobloblaw

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    Because he's an international player... No American with his numbers would be given this treatment.
     
    #6 bobloblaw, Oct 21, 2013
  7. DonatasFanboy

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    Bruce Bowen begs to differ.
     
    #7 DonatasFanboy, Oct 21, 2013
  8. DonatasFanboy

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    He is one of the Cavs all time leaders in many stats categories. And he was a class act for them for many years and even took a major paycut to stay with their mediocre team at one point. Cavs standards aren't as high as some of the teams.
     
    #8 DonatasFanboy, Oct 21, 2013
  9. fallenphoenix

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    good for him. you've got to compensate someone willing to stay in cleveland for 15 years
     
    #9 fallenphoenix, Oct 21, 2013
  10. Bill Worrell

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    Cavs Love Him thats good to see Congrats to BIG Z
     
    #10 Bill Worrell, Oct 22, 2013
  11. HOUSTONJS

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    He was the most beloved Cav (excluding LeBron) for an extended period of time. I think it is a nice gesture for the team to bestow on him.
     
    #11 HOUSTONJS, Oct 22, 2013
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    He played the most games as a Cav and leads all time in rebounds for the franchise. Plus they love him, and don't have as high of a bar as, say, the celtics
     
    #12 da_juice, Oct 22, 2013
  13. Zboy

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    At first I was like....

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    Then I was like....
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    #13 Zboy, Oct 22, 2013
  14. BleedsRocketRed

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    deserving so. 1 st in rebounds, 1st in games played, 2nd all time in points, played 15 years - all with the cavs and currently works in the cavs office. Its a no brainier.

    Remeber, this isn't a HOF induction. If the Cavs want his jersey retired, they have every right to do so
     
    #14 BleedsRocketRed, Oct 22, 2013
  15. saleem

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    He deserves it. If he hadn't gotten injured because of his height, I think he could have achieved a lot more success.
     
    #15 saleem, Oct 22, 2013
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