Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas; born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian American retired professional basketball center of the National Basketball Association. He played for the Cavaliers from 1996 to 2010, and is the team's career leader in games played, rebounds, and blocks. He also played for the Miami Heat during the 2010–11 season...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth5 June 1975
CityKaunas, Lithuania
doubted expected injuries larry losing people team ups
This team went through a lot of ups and downs, injuries to Larry (Hughes) , losing streaks. People doubted us, expected us to falter.
inside tonight tried worked
Tonight we got inside and got fouled a lot. We tried to play the inside-outside game, and it worked well for us as we got to the free-throw line.
afford course mine needs plays team trying
I got him first with the elbow, but mine was unintentional. Of course I was not happy, but you can't afford to get suspended for something like that. I'm trying to make plays and my team needs me.
line shooting step tonight
I have been shooting well from the line this year. I was able to step up tonight and make them. Sometimes they don't go in. What can I say? Tonight they did.
player replace
Obviously, you can't replace a player like that.
athletics
Right now, he's getting by on athleticism. He's going to be real good.
caught elbow frustrated hit mine seen
I think he was frustrated because I caught him first with an elbow and then he hit me back. Mine wasn't intentional. His, I haven't seen the replay.
appreciate regular season time
I thought that was the way it always would be, you play the regular season and go to the playoffs. Little did I know that it would be a long time before I got back and it really makes me appreciate it.
best league nobody stop
I think we'll see the best of him. There is nobody in this league that can stop him. He's going to get his.
full head
That's back when I had a full head of hair.
found guys half since surprised watched
I watched only the first half on TV. I've been with these guys since September. I was surprised when I found out what happened.
side team
I think it's going to be a little different for him because he's going to play the same team so many times. But we're going to see an even better side of him because he's going to be able to adjust.
basketball team
From a basketball standpoint, this team is going up. And I wanted to be a part of it.
hanging happen loves
From what I've seen, he loves being here. I don't know what's going to happen in the future. But all of us would like to see No. 23 hanging in the rafters, and I think we'll see that.