# Shaq traded to the Cavaliers **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 25, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965 "2009-06-25T17:47:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/41 "2009-06-27T18:28:42Z")
I don’t get it. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/42 "2009-06-27T18:30:54Z")
Me neither really, but I don’t get the name either. It looks kind of cool. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/43 "2009-06-27T18:43:14Z")
That’s what I meant… the name. Is it supposed to be a play on that TV show with Tom Sizemore, or just on the fact that Shaq is a volunteer cop? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/44 "2009-06-27T19:24:45Z")
“Witness” is a byword of the season in Cleveland, kind of shorthand for “Believe in LeBron and this team and be a witness to greatness.” It spawned a cottage industry of merchandise, and Nike quickly got in on the act; here is one news reference: [http://www.wkyc.com/news/news\_article.aspx?storyid=52066&provider=top](http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=52066&provider=top) And billboards: [http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/13455532/detail.html](http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/13455532/detail.html) The inference is that if O’Neal comes to the Cavs, he will “protect” and defend LeBron and the team, and the “Witness” slogan can continue through next season. It’s a great marketing strategy and Nike will cream themselves. “Witness Protection.” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/45 "2009-06-27T19:30:38Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > The inference is that if O’Neal comes to the Cavs, he will “protect” and defend LeBron and the team… …from buffet tables, maybe. 😉 Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![janesphasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/51bf81/32.png) [@janesphasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janesphasm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/46 "2009-06-29T19:29:46Z")
SHAQALIER I don’t think Shaq is going to end up giving anyone on that team problems. As old as he is, he knows what he has to offer a team, PRESENCE! He is still as unstoppable in the paint as ever, and he’s exactly what the CAVS need. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965/47 "2009-06-29T20:48:17Z")
Milwaukee decided not to make an offer to Charlie Villanueva, making him a free agent. I’d like to see the Cavs try and grab him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaq-traded-to-the-cavaliers/500965.md?page=2)