ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS NEWS

Big Z Goes for Gold

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Zydrunas Ilgauskas has spent his entire 14-year career playing in Cleveland for the Wine and Gold. He battled through foot problems that forced him to miss nearly three full seasons.  He is the only player on the Cavaliers’ roster that has been with LeBron James since the very...
>> kingjamesgospel.com/2009/12...
 

Mike Brown regrets benching of Z, says he'll talk to veteran center before Wednesday's game vs. Suns

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Three days after what has effectively turned into DNP-gate, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Cavs coach Mike Brown still are working on healing.
>> www.cleveland.com/cavs/in...
 

Cavs to play Ilgauskas for record

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas never got off the bench during his first attempt at history. Given another chance, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown assured it will happen.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/ba...
 

Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown regrets not playing Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown says if he had it to do over again, he would have played Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Saturday.
>> sports.espn.go.com/nba/new...
 

Breaking record -- not DNP -- up next for Ilgauskas

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Zydrunas Ilgauskas will become Cleveland's all-time leader in games played when he enters Wednesday's game at home against Phoenix. He currently shares the record of 723 games with Cleveland general manager Danny Ferry.
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

Coach says Ilgauskas will play Wednesday night

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio(AP) — Cavaliers coach Mike Brown says if he had it to do over again, he would have played Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Saturday...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Z Update and More Minutes for Delonte?

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The Zydrunas Ilgauskas incident appears to be dying down, although no one would have known that from the number of media members out in Independence today. Even after the maelstrom that kicked up, coach Mike Brown said  that he hadn’t talked to Ilgauskas just yet over his not...
>> www.ohiomm.com/blogs/c...
 

Cavs coach says Ilgauskas will play Wednesday

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -Zydrunas Ilgauskas never got off the bench during his first attempt at history. Given another chance, Cavaliers coach Mike Brown assured it will happen.
>> nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/3422...
 

Are The Cavaliers Really Struggling?

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Earlier today I vented my disgust and frustration with the Cavaliers. Particularly, I took exception with Mike Brown humiliating Zydrunas Ilgauskas by giving him his first (that we know of) DNP-CD of his career on the night he had friends and family in town to help him celebrate breaking...
>> www.waitingfornextyear.com/?p=2129...
 

Cavs coach says Ilgauskas will play Wednesday

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -Cavaliers coach Mike Brown says if he had it to do over again, he would have played Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Saturday.
>> nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/3422...
 

The Brown Backlash Begins Over Z

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Hey, everyone needs something to write about on a slow day when there’s nothing really happening except Tiger Woods trying to protect his personal life and the Saints utter dismantling of defensive genius Bill Belichik’s New England Patriots. So it was inevitable when LeBron...
>> www.ohiomm.com/blogs/c...
 

Zydrunas Ilgauskas Deserves Better From Mike Brown

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This really isn’t what I expected from this season. After more or less steamrolling over most of the NBA last season before falling short in the Eastern Conference Finals, I was hoping for more of the same. I expected to see the same bunch of carefree players laughing it up and breezing...
>> www.waitingfornextyear.com/?p=2126...
 

A Few Random Random Thoughts

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First of all, I have been reading about the drama in Cleveland following their game against the Mavs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas was poised to break the franchise record for games played. He had tied the Cavs' GM Danny Ferry for the top spot in the Cavaliers history books on Friday...
>> celticsgreen.blogspot.com/2009/12...
 

Brady Quinn's inaccuracy; rooting for the Saints; and paying tribute to Zydrunas Ilgauskas - Cleveland Sports Blog Network

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Today Cleveland sports bloggers are wondering if Brady Quinn is accurate enough to be the Browns' quarterback and pay tribute to the longest-tenured Cavalier.
>> www.cleveland.com/sportsn...
 

Mike Brown's mishandling of Z's 'record night' a rare misstep for Cavaliers coach: Terry Pluto

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In a letter to Mike Brown, Terry Pluto tells the Cavs coach to just admit that he did the wrong thing by not playing Zydrunas Ilgauskas last Saturday night.
>> www.cleveland.com/pluto/b...
 

LeBron James Unhappy with Z Not Playing Saturday (with audio)

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INDEPENDENCE – It’s rare when you hear LeBron James speak out about a coach’s decision, but he didn’t hide the fact that he wasn’t pleased ( LeBron Unhappy ) with the fact that Zydrunas Ilgauskas didn’t get to play Saturday against the Dallas Mavericks...
>> www.ohiomm.com/blogs/c...
 

LeBron James Criticizes Coach for Benching Ilgauskas on Verge of Record

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Cleveland’s LeBron James set off a media firestorm Monday when he questioned Mike Brown’s decision not to play center Zydrunas Ilgauskas in Saturday’s game against Dallas...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

LeBron questions the Cavaliers' use of Ilgauskas

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) -- LeBron James says Cavaliers coach Mike Brown should have let Zydrunas Ilgauskas set a record last weekend.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/ba...
 

LeBron James questions coach Mike Brown on Zydrunas Ilgauskas benching

LeBron James says Cavaliers coach Mike Brown should have let Zydrunas Ilgauskas set a record last weekend.
>> sports.espn.go.com/nba/new...
 

LeBron chides coach for not letting Big Z set record

LeBron James said Monday that Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown should have let Zydrunas Ilgauskas set a record last weekend.
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

James: Coach should have played Ilgauskas

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INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James says Cavaliers coach Mike Brown should have let Zydrunas Ilgauskas set a record last weekend.
>> www.sportingnews.com/nba/art...
 

LeBron James criticizes coach Mike Brown's failure to play Zydrunas Ilgauskas in record-setting game Saturday

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LeBron James says Zydrunas Ilgauskas should have played in Saturday's game against Dallas.
>> www.cleveland.com/cavs/in...
 

The center of attention

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If you've followed the Cavaliers for any or all of the past 13 years, it has been easy to develop an emotional attachment to Zydrunas Ilgauskas.Between 1996 and 2001, he missed two full seasons, and all but five games of a third season, recovering from repeated bone breaks in his...
>> papacass.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Zydrunas Ilgauskas ties team mark for games played: Cavaliers Insider

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In their 40-year history, no Cavalier has pulled down as many rebounds or blocked as many shots at Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
>> www.cleveland.com/cavs/in...
 

The Cleveland Cavaliers are having problems at center right now

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Shaquille O’Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas were supposed to combine to give the Cavaliers outstanding production at center this season but that just hasn’t happened yet. Shaq has missed the last six games with a strained shoulder. He has played in 9 games (all starts) for...
>> www.cavalierslocker.com/2009/11...
 
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