Shaq dismisses Spurs’ 1999 title: ’It’s not a real season, I would tell Mr. Duncan this to his face, you have 4 rings

[ducks]

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[KobesAchilles]

Troof

[spurs10]

Except he has 5 rings and it was a level playing field. Shaq and any other Lakers alum saying differently means less than nothing and I'd tell him this to his face.

[exstatic]

Still butt sore about the sweep. Had to be humiliating.

[HarlemHeat37]

I've never understood the asterisk argument. Shouldn't the athletes who made sure to stay in shape get rightfully rewarded, anyways?:lol

Shaq also benefited from 2 rigged titles(1 not even up for debate). He might be the best NBA player I've ever seen at his peak, but only Jordan and Durant are on his level from a sensitivity standpoint.

[ace3g]

Yep, every team played the same amount of games that season. He also acts like the Lakers didn't make the playoffs that year because there weren't enough regular season games and they were right on the bubble. We swept'em

[spurs10]

Yep, every team played the same amount of games that season. He also acts like the Lakers didn't make the playoffs that year because there weren't enough regular season games and they were right on the bubble. We swept'em Don't let facts get into the argument! Actually that is the best way to respond to this nonsense. 'The Spurs swept you.'

[spurs50_]

Sounds like the fat kid took his ball and went home...

[SPURt]

If the season resumes and the Lakers win, would Shaq say the Lakers won a “real” championship?

[Chris]

Shaq was allowed to camp in the paint and throw elbows his entire career. He was a POS without the referees holding his hand and would have fouled out of every game otherwise. Probably top 3 ugliest free throw of all time. His movies sucked as bad as his rap albums. He's also a freemason faggot.

I would rather have a D-Rob or Bill Russell any day of the week.

[DAF86]

If it was so easy to win that season he should have done it, instead of getting swept like a little bitch, tbh.

Kiss Timmy's 5, faggot.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

Because of 32 irrelevant regular season games that no one cares about anyway? lol k

[weeks]

that's just 4<5 talkin

[Manong Ginobili]

Then why did he play in the 99 playoffs and got swept?

[TDomination]

How much validity does a person who got swept by the eventual champions that year really have? Sour grapes

If the spurs were 1 and done meaning if they never won another championship after that then he can have a point that they just won it that year because of the lockout but Tim Duncan proved he was legit with adding 4 more rings after that season.

[CGD]

Does LeBron then only have 2?

[Dverde]

Love how he negates a championship while he spent the last three years chasing one from the bench. Does a championship count when you barely play during the playoffs. If you are looking at all time greats, I think those bench sitting rings shouldn’t count.

[8FOR!3]

Non news this is all about being bitter bc he got swept that year. If he wins and has more rings we never hear this.

And the sad truth is that Shaq could've been more competitive and a starter at the end of his career if he just didn't let himself go completely.

[Dirks_Finale]

Yup. And he is outclassed by Tim and he knows it.

1 franchise, 5 rings and 2 decades of execllence vs a desperate, ring chaser-washout who played for 6 teams. :lol

Guy did nothing but whine about money and his role in LA. Chronically out of shape, recovering from surgery on "company time".

History will not be kind to him, as it should not be.


that's just 4<5 talkin

[daslicer]

What Shaq said doesn't bother me because I know he's saying it out of anger and frustration that he has to deal with 5>4 for the rest of his life. I actually get a kick out of seeing him miserable.

[Dex]

Still butt sore about the sweep. Had to be humiliating.

:cry I didn't have enough time to play my fat ass into shape :cry

[widowmaker]

Hes just a hater he knows Duncan owns his soul.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

He saw that he's ranked behind Duncan on the ESPN top 100 list.

Shaq would have had zero titles leading a small market team. He tried in Orlando and couldn't get it done, so he had to super-team it like so many others.

[Spurtacular]

Takes a real bitch to lash out twenty-one years later about his sweep.

Especially bad when one considers the 2002 banner belongs to the Sacramento Kings and the 2006 banner belongs to the Dallas Mavericks.

[Arcadian]

Shaq is contradicting himself. He also said "regular season doesn't matter." A full playoff was still played in '99, and the dominant Spurs went 15-2.

But when his bitch ass gets swept, all of a sudden the length of regular season matters :lol He's obviously anally devastated about ESPN ranking Duncan higher than him.

[dbreiden83080]

Takes a massive Ego to say dumb BS like this when you lost, and got swept LOL.. "Nah I wasn't into it" Ok Fat man..

[dbreiden83080]

Shaq is contradicting himself. He also said "regular season doesn't matter." A full playoff was still played in '99, and the dominant Spurs went 15-2.

But when his bitch ass gets swept, all of a sudden the length of regular season matters :lol He's obviously anally devastated about ESPN ranking Duncan higher than him.

Yep.. He saw those rankings, and had his fat ass feelings hurt as usual.. 99 Spurs got robbed of the chance to dethrone the Bulls in 99.. Legacy of that Spurs team would be different had Bulls MGT not been insane..

[daslicer]

Takes a massive Ego to say dumb BS like this when you lost, and got swept LOL.. "Nah I wasn't into it" Ok Fat man..

It pissed me off back in '99 when I was in hschool when Phil Jackson called the first title an asterisk and this dumbass(Shaq) just parroted Phil. Today it doesn't because I felt Duncan and the Spurs ultimately prevailed against this clown legacy wise.

[dbreiden83080]

It pissed me off back in '99 when I was in hschool when Phil Jackson called the first title an asterisk and this dumbass(Shaq) just parroted Phil. Today it doesn't because I felt Duncan and the Spurs ultimately prevailed against this clown legacy wise.

Jackson had an ego problem of his own. Basically he was acting like "The Bulls broke up so it doesn't count".

[phxspurfan]

lolumad shaq

[daslicer]

Jackson had an ego problem of his own. Basically he was acting like "The Bulls broke up so it doesn't count".

He also viewed the Spurs as a threat. So he was trying to get some type of advantage on them.

[dbreiden83080]

I've never understood the asterisk argument. Shouldn't the athletes who made sure to stay in shape get rightfully rewarded, anyways?:lol

Shaq also benefited from 2 rigged titles(1 not even up for debate). He might be the best NBA player I've ever seen at his peak, but only Jordan and Durant are on his level from a sensitivity standpoint.

It is just a stupid thing to say, for people who did NOT win it.. You get Swept out of the 99 playoffs, and get outplayed by Duncan, you would think that would keep Shaq quiet about that 99 title.. Nope Dat Ego is too Fragile.

[Dirks_Finale]

Shaq has a whole list of dumb quotes in his life.

On free throws " I make them when they count"

Last time I checked, they ALWAYS count. And he made them half of the time.

[Thomas82]

I highly doubt that Shaq would be talking like that if his Lakers had won it all in 1999.

[Larry O]

Shaq da Fool is up to his foolishness AGAIN! Everything this FOOL says, I take it with a grain of salt, tbh. He's always been a immature bully that likes to get the spotlight with nonsense, and he intimidates others that don't agree with him, and will use his size and his mouth to do it. Most of the stuff he says has little credibility, and he enjoys poking fun at others and wanting the last laugh (he can't even take it whenever the criticism is dished out on him!). Deep down inside, I think that he's always been a Duncan hater and has been jealous of his career and accomplishments. Yeah, he's shown respect at times, but I think that the rankings that put The Big Fundamental over him, must have been straw that broke the camel's back that sparked the hate and jealousy this time. Hmmm... wonder if the shoe was on the other foot. I bet that he would be defending himself and threatening to beat down those who dispute him. SMH... Shaq is a FOOL and he needs to grow up!

[spurs1990]

I've always been uniquely bothered by opposing fanbases (well just the Lakers) bringing up the asterisk. Especially triggering was seeing Sp*rs on message boards pre 2003.

I'll just repost my old Spursreport signature from summer 2001:

NBA Champions
1997 Chicago Bulls
1998 Chicago Bulls
1999 Spurs
2000 LA Lakers* Tim Duncan DNP
2001 LA Lakers* Derek Anderson injured

[daslicer]

I've always been uniquely bothered by opposing fanbases (well just the Lakers) bringing up the asterisk. Especially triggering was seeing Sp*rs on message boards pre 2003.

I'll just repost my old Spursreport signature from summer 2001:

NBA Champions
1997 Chicago Bulls
1998 Chicago Bulls
1999 Spurs
2000 LA Lakers* Tim Duncan DNP
2001 LA Lakers* Derek Anderson injured

Only Laker fans were screaming it was an asterisk way back during the '00 season. I don't think even they thought it was originally illegitimate until Phil Jackson said it was an asterisk. Then they started parroting what Phil had said. Clearly the stupidest fan base on the internet. I always found their resentment for the Spurs based on '99 as retarded. They didn't get emotional about getting swept by the Jazz in '98 but when the Spurs did it they got triggered.

[MultiTroll]

Would Snaq and Phildo count 1999 as legit if they had won?

We know the answer to that.

[dbestpro]

So, you're saying if the NBA resumes and the Lakers win it all it won't count as it is an asterisk.

[spurs1990]

So, you're saying if the NBA resumes and the Lakers win it all it won't count as it is an asterisk.

As someone whose two most disliked sports entities are the Lakers and James, this would be an ideal outcome.
2nd to that is Leonard winning an asterisk title.

I wouldn't want a Milwaukee Bucks title to be declared inauthentic.

[TD 21]

Ignoring his bitterness/jealousy, the only asterisk championships are the past 3.

'99 was fair for everybody and there's been plenty of championships decided on a key injury, call, avoiding a bad matchup, etc.

The first 2 are obvious (all time cap spike, top four player on a below market contract because of early career durability issues, paving the way for a top two player to join what was already the best team in the league and decimate a top four one, thereby destroying competitive balance).

The last one is because a top five player intentionally destroyed his value, to the point of being virtually given away along with an elite role player, thereby creating a team that would have never existed otherwise.

[TDMVPDPOY]

shaq did jackshit during the 90s against the great centers, then he won 3 and escape to the easts to avoid the western teams, then he came back and was expose trying to coatride to rings

[RD2191]

shaq did jackshit during the 90s against the great centers, then he won 3 and escape to the easts to avoid the western teams, then he came back and was expose trying to coatride to rings

Troof bombs

[lefty]

Shaq apologized today ro Robinson during a 90s reunion for making up that autograph story :

https://twitter.com/nba/status/1262241502769459200?s=21

[Strike]

Shaq apologized today ro Robinson during a 90s reunion for making up that autograph story :

https://twitter.com/nba/status/1262241502769459200?s=21

He's still a shit heel.

[DeadlyDynasty]

I honestly don’t recall anything from that pseudo-season other than LJ’s 4-point play

[exstatic]

I honestly don’t recall anything from that pseudo-season other than LJ’s 4-point play

Mentally erased that 4-0 buttfucking, eh?

[lefty]

Mentally erased that 4-0 buttfucking, eh?
I'm not gonna lie, closing the Forum out was sweet

[dbreiden83080]

And of course all this conversation about the Bulls, and 1999 right now.. Nobody would have had a problem with MJ getting Ring number 7 in a short season..

Shaq is such a bitter troll..

[RD2191]

Mentally erased that 4-0 buttfucking, eh?

:lol

[gambit1990]

what does shaq think about whoever wins the chip when things come back?

[DeRozan m8]

An extra ring and an extra MVP.

This bitch is cut

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

shaq's mad because he knows if he said this to duncan's face, duncan would just smile and shrug

[TheCerebral1]

Yet the Spurs busted the LA Lakers 4-0.

[lefty]

Closing the GW FOrum still feels good to this day

[RC_Drunkford]

:wakeup

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[DMC]

W5tLVCZ6O40

7:17

[dbreiden83080]

W5tLVCZ6O40

7:17

He's such a whiner..

[TDMVPDPOY]

what was his stats for 98/99 series against the spurs? fkn clown playing at his best still cant get pass duncan...

[RC_Drunkford]

what was his stats for 98/99 series against the spurs? fkn clown playing at his best still cant get pass duncan...

Spurs swept his ass in the playoffs and Duncan averaged 5.2 points per game more than him

[DMC]

He's such a whiner..

At 7:17 Shaq says Tim has 5 rings. The revisionist history is convenience and capitalizing on Kobe's death. It's fucking shameless how many are trying to capitalize on it.

[dbreiden83080]

what was his stats for 98/99 series against the spurs? fkn clown playing at his best still cant get pass duncan...

24/13 for Shaq. Duncan was 29/11. At the end of the day it was a sweep. That 1999 spurs team was on a mission. Underrated team, but not to me. They were dominant. I love that team.

[dbreiden83080]

Spurs swept his ass in the playoffs and Duncan averaged 5.2 points per game more than him

He’s not fooling anybody. He’s bitching and complaining because Timmy was ranked ahead of him on that ESPN greatest players list. He’s such a baby.

[RC_Drunkford]

He’s not fooling anybody. He’s bitching and complaining because Timmy was ranked ahead of him on that ESPN greatest players list. He’s such a baby.

Yeah and he knows Duncan used to kick his fatass all the time. Shaq is nowhere near Duncan

[Pelicans78]

A 50 and 66 game season aren’t the same as an 82 game season, but if Shaq won titles in either of those seasons, he wouldn’t consider them fake. He had to beg for Phil after getting swept in 99.

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

It wouldn’t have been a problem for him if they won the championship. Shaq is and was a clown