CLEVELAND -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas jersey is going up to where he cant even reach
it.
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retire Ilgauskas No. 11 on March 8, raising it to the rafters in Quicken Loans
Arena to honour their beloved former centre who overcame major foot injuries
early in his career to become one of Clevelands best players. "Zydrunas is not
only one of the best basketball players to ever wear a Cleveland Cavaliers
uniform, he is also one of the finest human beings that has ever been associated
with the franchise," Cavs owner Dan Gilbert said. "Zs numbers and productivity
are clear evidence of his basketball success. What is more impressive about this
gentle giant is the authentic concern and interest he displayed for not only his
teammates, but for everybody who worked at the Cavaliers and for the loyal fans
who supported him throughout and after his playing days." Ilgauskas jersey will
be retired when the Cavs host the New York Knicks. Its a fitting tribute to the
popular Ilgauskas, who is known simply as "Z" to Cleveland fans. He played 12
seasons with the Cavaliers and was twice named an NBA All-Star. The 7-foot-3
Lithuanian was drafted by the Cavs in 1996. He finished with the second-most
blocks and points in team history and was a major contributor on Cleveland
playoff teams, including the one that made the NBA Finals in 2007. Ilgauskas
persisted after undergoing numerous reconstructive surgeries to fix his feet. At
one point, Ilguaskas nearly retired but pushed on and enjoyed a solid NBA
career. "Zydrunas represents the very best of how any sports franchise would
hope to be represented," Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant said. "He was a
hard-working competitor who persevered, was dedicated, inspiring, and was a
great teammate. As good as he was on the court, he was just as good off the
court and in our community." Ilgauskas, who currently works as a special
assistant to Grant, is touched by the tribute. "I am happy and humbled by this
great honour," he said. "Cleveland and the Cavaliers have been such a huge part
of my life and it will be a very special and proud day for me and my family. I
want to thank the Cavaliers and fans alike because I have been very fortunate to
play here, work here and call Cleveland home." Ilgauskas will be the seventh
player to have his jersey retired, joining Austin Carr, Nate Thurmond, Bobby
"Bingo" Smith, Larry Nance, Brad Daugherty and Mark Price.
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. -- Stanfords Kevin Danser knelt on one knee and hardly moved on the sideline
as Michigan State celebrated its Rose Bowl victory and his Cardinal teammates
made their way to the locker room.WINNIPEG -- Coach Claude Noel was happy to
talk about the Winnipeg Jets power play Friday night, after a 3-2 shootout win
over the Philadelphia Flyers, thanks to two power-play goals. "The power play
was obviously a big plus for us," he said after Bryan Little scored the winner
in the fifth round of the shootout as the Jets (10-9-2) won their fourth in a
row. "(It was) a long time waiting for us for that to happen. I dont think there
was anything really different that took place other than we hit the net." The
Jets started the game with the worst power-play in the league, just six goals in
71 tries (only one in their last 13 games) and moved up a notch to 29th after
Dustin Byfuglien connected twice when the Flyers were shorthanded. It was
fitting that he was the agent of change, since it was Byfuglien who counselled
doubters to have patience this week. He said success would come if the team
could keep rubber moving to the net. And he insisted they did nothing new Friday
night. "It was just a matter of getting there," Byfuglien said after the game.
"We were in traffic and we just kept shooting and it got there." Byfuglien
scored his first at 5:36 of the into the first period as he snapped the puck
past a kneeling Steve Mason. The second at 14:23 of the third period was more
important, after the Flyers (7-11-1) had taken a 2-1 lead by the end of the
first on goals from Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds. It was Byfugliens
trademark slapshot from the blueline that swept by Mason and sent the game into
overtime. Even the normally stoic defenceman had to do a little dance to
celebrate. Mason said he didnt even see the puck. "Its just disappointing
because we had the lead with six minutes left in the hockey game and we werent
ablle to close it out," he said.
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made progress on their road trip. "Anytime you can get five out of six points
thats pretty good. Would have been great to get the full six points but moving
forward we put ourselves back in a better position." The Flyers bounced back
after Byfugliens first goal. Hartnells wraparound at the 6:25 mark was ruled a
goal after a review. Jets goalie Ondrej Pavelec appeared to move it past the
line with his glove. The Flyers took the lead a little over five minutes later
on Simmonds wrist shot from a goalmouth scramble just 13 seconds into
Philadelphias first power play of the game. Like Byfuglien, Noel has said he has
faith the teams power play will improve. "Weve had chances like that before
where it either gets saved or hits a post or misses the net, or a lot of
different factors like that," he said of the first goal. "For me it was just a
matter of time before these things start seeing the back of the net. Eventually
theyre going to go, you just have to stay with it and not allow too much
frustration to get into your game." He also gave Pavelec credit for keeping them
in the game. "He really gives us a chance." One streak did end for the Jets
Friday night. Captain Andrew Ladd finally failed to score in a shootout. Ladd
has scored game winners in three and hadnt missed until Friday. "The one
(streak) that counts kept going," he said, adding that he hopes the power-play
goals will give the team more confidence in the future. Notes: The Flyers havent
won a game this season in which they didnt score the first goal. ... The Jets
have won four straight at home as well and their leading scorers at the MTS
Centre are Ladd (5G, 8A) and Bryan Little (7G, 6A).
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