Pat Riley fired the first shot Tuesday in the Battle of Shaq's Bulge. The Heat coach wants Shaquille O'Neal to lose weight to aid his recovery from knee surgery.
"Right now I hope his thought process is that he tries to almost reinvent himself physically," Riley said. "Because this is the first time that he's really had something wrong with his knee to the extent that there's been surgery on it."
Riley said it's important that O'Neal "come back a lot lighter, a lot leaner."
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Shaquille O'Neal has been sidelined since November 12th with a knee injury and isn't expected to return until the 23rd of December at the earliest.
"I hope his thought process is that he tries to almost reinvent himself physically," head coach Pat Riley said. "He has to come back a lot lighter, a lot leaner. Those kinds of things are really important now."
"I'll be in shape good enough to help the team out and help win games and further what we're trying to do," he said.
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The Heat are looking for a veteran point guard and Brevin Knight fits the bill, but wasn't interested in discussing it on Saturday. The Bobcats received interest in Knight last season and left the decision to him and he decided to remain in Charlotte.
"I wouldn't even answer that at this point," he said. "I'm happy being here. We'll cross those bridges when they come. At this point I'm fine. That bridge is not here."
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Heat Nov 2006 Archive
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Commercial Appeal | Nov 26, 2006
Damon Stoudamire was surprised to read a report on Saturday in the Miami Herald that mentioned his name as a point guard that could be dealt to Miami.
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Miami Herald | Nov 25, 2006
Could Earl Watson help turn Miami's 4-8 season around?
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AP | Nov 24, 2006
The Heats' Antoine Walker and Gary Payton were both on the bench to start the game against the Magic on Friday night.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Nov 23, 2006
Pat Riley has had enough, threatening to cut players and eat contracts as the Miami Heat continue to struggle
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Miami Herald | Nov 23, 2006
After identifying signs which point to his knee still not quite being ready, Heat guard Jason Williams sat out Wednesday's game against the Spurs, and doesn't want to return until he knows he's completely ready.
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Palm Beach Post | Nov 21, 2006
Pat Riley, the president and coach of the Miami Heat, said Monday that the club's next coach "will come from within the organization.
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Sun-Sentinel | Nov 19, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal underwent successful surgery Sunday to repair a flap tear in the articular cartilage of his left knee, according to the Heat.
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Palm Beach Post | Nov 19, 2006
Shaqille O'Neal will be out for four to six weeks, forcing the Heat to make adjustments in the frontcourt.
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Forbes | Nov 17, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal is set to have knee surgery and is expected to miss four to six weeks of play.
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Miami Herald | Nov 16, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal is missing some of his left quadriceps muscle, the Miami Herald is reporting.
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Houston Chronicle | Nov 15, 2006
With center Yao Ming bringing a fresh, 18-inch scar and several new bumps and bruises back from Miami, Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy on Tuesday gave a familiar but particularly passionate plea for the NBA to protect big men the way it has perimeter players.
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AP | Nov 14, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal was inactive for the Heat's game against Denver because of a hyperextended left knee, his second injury to the knee this season.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Nov 14, 2006
After Jason Williams infused life into the Heat offense at Monday's practice, coach Pat Riley said he is considering injecting the point guard back into his rotation as early as tonight, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel is reporting.
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Globe And Mail | Nov 14, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal was dominated, but he wasn't impressed.
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USA Today | Nov 13, 2006
A collision with Shaquille O'Neal that hyper-extended his right knee will force Chuck Hayes out of action for the next two weeks.
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AP | Nov 11, 2006
Nets forward Richard Jefferson left Friday night's game against the Heat midway through the third quarter with a left ankle injury.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Nov 10, 2006
Heat center Shaquille O'Neal took responsibility for a bruised left knee that caused him to miss the past two games, but he hopes to play tonight in New Jersey against the Nets.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel | Nov 9, 2006
Add Sonics coach Bob Hill to the growing list of people who claim Heat guard Dwyane Wade gets preferential treatment from the referees.
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Rocky Mountain News | Nov 7, 2006
Pat Riley said X-rays and MRI results were negative on Shaquille O'Neal bruised left knee, but he sat out again on Tuesday night.
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Palm Beach Post | Nov 7, 2006
An MRI showed that Heat center Shaquille O'Neal has no serious damage to his bruised left knee, coach Pat Riley said Monday.
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AP | Nov 5, 2006
Shaquille O'Neal missed Sunday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers because of a bruised left knee, and the Miami Heat center was listed as day to day.
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Miami Herald | Nov 3, 2006
Heat coach Pat Riley has challenged Dwyane Wade this season to be the man to shut down the opposing team's top player, the Miami Herald is reporting.
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ESPN | Nov 2, 2006
Jalen Rose has eliminated the Pistons from consideration, narrowing his choices to the Suns and Heat.
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Miami Herald | Nov 1, 2006
Derek Anderson, who accepted a $600,000 buyout from Miami on a salary of $2.
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Yahoo! | Nov 1, 2006
Kirk Hinrich scored 26 points, Chris Duhon added 20 and the Chicago Bulls emphatically spoiled Miami's celebratory mood, beating the defending NBA champion Heat 108-66 in Tuesday night's season opener.
