You look at how well Dallas is keeping Shaq from dominating and you can't help but look at Ben in certain matchups... it's just plain stupid having a 245 LBer playing the mijority of his PT against a guy 80 LBS heavier... the only exception would if this guy could make up the difference on offense (read Suns)..
We missed EC or an equivilent body (D.D. was not the answer)

If Cato goes on to play Shaq well in the future I will be pissed at Flip.

Thats probably part of the reason why Ben seemed so upset. Not only Cato but Davis was signed partly to play Shaq in the playoffs.

I don't know if we even saw enough of Dale Davis to make judgement. Do you?

I like what I saw from him when he did play.

But no one is going to shut down Shaq. But that was 12 fouls (DD & Kato) that Flip let sit on the bench.

I think that Elden played Shaq as well as anybody. I was disappointed that we didn't dig him up this year for the playoffs.

Flip probably wouldn't have played him anyway.

Where the hell was Cato and Dale to give up their 12 fouls?

You mean Diop and Dampier? Still need to stop MJ Junior...

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Nov 13 LW Milan Lucic had an active night. He scored his first goal in eight games since his Oct. 25 hat trick and also pounded Michael Komisarek in a third-period fight. Lucic cut his hand in a fight with Michael Komisarek. "I'll be fine," he said. "(X-rays are) negative, but there's so many broken bones in there from before you can't really tell."

Sign me up for the "we need an additional big man" crew. No question Cato should have played, and Dale Davis is really more of a 4 than a 5. We need more size up front. Przybilla looks to be the best of the FA prospects.....short of Nene. Looks like a bunch of folk are lining up to (over) pay for his services. The pickings look pretty slim to me.