What wil Shaq and LeBron averages be next season?

[InfiniteBaskets]

Shaq:20/10/6 60%
Lebron:30/6/7 48%
With three shooters on the floor, assists will come like a bridge to water.

Lol Cleveland's "All-star" PG only averaged 4.1 assists last year. Cavs fans can say that LeBron was the one who ran the offense and racked up assists, well then what makes Mo Williams an all-star PG, aside from the fact that he can knock down shots when he gets open looks?

Anyways, so Shaq is supposed to get more assists than their all star PG? Also, if Shaq is doubled most of the time the guy he passes out to doesn't just shoot an open shot, the ball moves around and Shaq maybe will get a hockey assist, which is useless here.

Shaq will likely average 13/7/2.5 and I'd say 3-4 turnovers per game given he starts for Cavs.

LeBron will be LeBron, but he's the MVP so that's expected.

[1~Gibson~1]

Lol Cleveland's "All-star" PG only averaged 4.1 assists last year. Cavs fans can say that LeBron was the one who ran the offense and racked up assists, well then what makes Mo Williams an all-star PG, aside from the fact that he can knock down shots when he gets open looks?

Anyways, so Shaq is supposed to get more assists than their all star PG? Also, if Shaq is doubled most of the time the guy he passes out to doesn't just shoot an open shot, the ball moves around and Shaq maybe will get a hockey assist, which is useless here.

Shaq will likely average 13/7/2.5 and I'd say 3-4 turnovers per game given he starts for Cavs.

LeBron will be LeBron, but he's the MVP so that's expected.

Mo Williams is a scoring PG, he isnt expected to be get alot of assists and there's no point in arguing with a person that says that Shaq will average 6 assists

[inclinerator]

shaq 17 57 percent field goal 9 rebs 2 assist
lebron 26 50 perecent field goal 7 rebs 8 assist

sounds about right

[lbj23clutch]

Lebron-30/8/8 52fg%
Shaq-16/8/3(assists) 61fg%
Mo-15/3/5 44fg%

Cavs 09-10 record: 68-14

[Roundball_Rock]

I am surprised that most people are predicting that Shaq will either maintain his 2009 production or increase it. Shaq will be a year older next season. 16/8 is more realistic. Even as the focal point in Phoenix he was averaging "only" 17.3 points during the first half of the season. He averaged 18+ in the second half, but that was due to the increased pace under the revived SSOL. The Cavs' pace is much slower and slower than even the Suns' pace under Porter. Even if Shaq is as good as he was last year there is no way he can match his 17 ppg pre-SSOL. The Cavs' pace is slower and he has Lebron there taking the lion's share of the team's shots, much more than Amare did in PHX. A slower pace, less shots=less points. Add to that aging and PB's line is probably the best realistic scenario for Cavs' fans for Shaq.

Let me guess, though: Lebron will "make Shaq better." Lebron has shown no ability to make his teammates better. Look at their records with and without him. Some improve, some decline. All in all it is a wash. Shaq shot 64% during the second half of last season under the SSOL. There is no way he does that next season with Magic Johnson under the Cavs' offense, let alone Lebron.

The other oddity is people have a 17-20 ppg scorer showing up replacing a 13 ppg guy yet most people are predicting Lebron's scoring to stay the same or actually increase.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Lebron will average 26/7/7 with about 2 steals and 1 block on 49-50% shooting.

Shaq will probably average 16/9 on 61% shooting with about 2 assists and 1.5 blocks.

[OneMoreSucka]

Swept in the first round.

[chitownsfinest]

Lebron: 26/7/8
Shaq: 16/8/2

[Hiei]

This Cavs team the chance to be the biggest bust in history with all this hype...

[Dave3]

Swept in the first round.

Pchh, won't even make the playoffs LOL.
I see this as a great opportunity for LeBron to become quicker with the ball and making decisions, so as to not waste too much of the shot clock, and improve his jumper as he'll be forced to stay on the perimeter more often. Because of that, I see him taking a while to get used to it, and for that I see stats like
27, 7, 7 on 47% FG with Shaq getting
15/8 on 58% shooting.

[Dave3]

This Cavs team the chance to be the biggest bust in history with all this hype...

The hype is stupid. James' and Shaq's games most likely won't mesh that great, and Shaq is going to be 37 or 38 years old this year. There's almost a 99% chance that their regular season record won't be as good as it was this year, because this year they overachieved.

[inclinerator]

exactly why should there be any hype its not like their team is or even will be as great as this years

[LA_Showtime]

Does this mean LeBron James finally has help?

[Lebron23]

LeBron James- 29 ppg, 7 rpg, 9 apg ( 38 MPG)

Shaquille O'Neal - 16 ppg, 8 rpg ( 29 MPG)

[inclinerator]

LeBron James- 29 ppg, 7 rpg, 9 apg ( 38 MPG)

Shaquille O'Neal - 16 ppg, 8 rpg ( 29 MPG)

shut up bish