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
body eight gone good hopefully last nba paid shape team thinking win work
I've gone through a lot in the last eight years. All the work to put my body in shape to play in the NBA paid off. I was thinking about that when we made the playoffs, but this is hopefully just the first step. This team is good enough to win in the playoffs, too.
small thin time
With us being really thin at small forward, it's not good. But this time of year, that's usually when it happens.
line shooting
I've been shooting it well from the line this year. I was able to make them. Sometimes they go in and sometimes they don't. When they go in, it makes you look good.
andy anywhere except grow hair
Andy can't grow hair anywhere except his head.
full head
That's back when I had a full head of hair.
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.
against came flat good pay team
We just came out flat against a good team and when you do that on the road, you pay for it. We just got down by too many points.
boost looking
We were looking for a boost and he (Murray) did it for us. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be celebrating this win.
close either few games gone knew last
We couldn't close the game. These last few games could have gone either way. It's hard. We knew that they play hard. They are young but they play hard.
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.
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.
athletics
Right now, he's getting by on athleticism. He's going to be real good.