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That's true.
But that's because he had no skill, just superhuman strength.
Which was enough to carry Kobe
That's true.
But that's because he had no skill, just superhuman strength.
Which was enough to carry Kobe
No he wouldn'tHe would still demand triple teams (which provides spacing for shooters). His and-1s would be his "3ptr" if he could only make his freebies
Hack-a-Shaq is the only remedy in today's NBA. But to do so would slow down the pace of the game. Then they can't even do it when there's 2 minutes left in the game no more.
He'd average 35/18/3 in today's NBA
-250 points for this thread!!
shaq would punish small ball lineups only problen he was horrible at hedging in pnr ...but a good lane protector/deterrent
and he would draw fouls, putting his teammates that can hit Fts in the early bonus ...
The man toted around the biggest piece of luggage in NBA history. If DeAndre Jordan can stay on the floor in today's game, Shaq would be a multi time MVP and the Lakers would be relevant.
lakers are relevant chuchoo. kuzma has more all star votes than lamarcus aldridge for cryin out loud. they have more national televised games than the spurs too despite putting a ty product.
I'm talking compe ive-relevant. By your logic, the Knicks and Bulls are relevant too. Being in the discussion about being a legit squad, not being the beneficiary of big market bias, not being halfway through the downward spiral the Luggage sent yall down.
oh my bad. i got you dawg
Shaq would still be dominant in today's NBA. I remember last week watching Dwight Howard destroy the Warriors. Majority of his points were off of post ups and he was getting a lot of assists out of passing out of the double teams. Outside of Demarcus Cousins, Dwight, there is no big man in the NBA that is great at playing back to the basket. Dwight was able to wreck the Warriors and there is no doubt in my mind that Shaq would demolish them.
Shaq was too dominant for him not to still be a great player in today's game. I do think where things change is in the playoffs against certain teams who play small ball and play outside-in. The issue is not only Shaq defending the picknroll, but him guarding big men who are not only decent jumpshooters but are superior jumpshooters all the way out to the three point line.
When the Spurs go small and LMA is at the 5, how is Shaq supposed to defend him? How is Shaq supposed to defend Draymond Green and his perimeter skills when he's the only non perimeter player on the court for the Warriors? For as unstoppable as Shaq would be at one end, his inability to defend at the other will end up leading to three pointers versus his two point bunnies. That's not even considering how much more fat-paced a lot of the better teams are now, forcing up and down tempo and very little halfcourt play. Prime Shaq was still too good not to play, but in a playoff series against certain teams, I could very easily see him getting more limited minutes because of the style of play. It also means imo that multiple championships would not be guaranteed for a Shaq centered team, even in his prime.
Shaq could buy more fish tanks if he earned today's NBA salaries.
All things boban can do.
Young Shaq would be great.
Fat Shaq would struggle.
Shaqs total inability to defend even the pnr is well known. He can’t even d out to the ft line, let alone the 3. Players like Steve smith and Penny Hardaway made people think they still had game because they faced off shaq. Bibby was an all star because of shaq.No he wouldn't
Hack-a-Shaq is the only remedy in today's NBA. But to do so would slow down the pace of the game. Then they can't even do it when there's 2 minutes left in the game no more.
He'd average 35/18/3 in today's NBA
-250 points for this thread!!
Teams would just crowd shaq in
Shaq is overrated by some ...but putting him and Boban in the same sentence ...let alone paragraph is highly insulting not just to Shaq but to anyone who watched both play and saw prime Shaq.
Yeah - when you don't get called for offensive fouls or traveling, it's easy to dominate the post. Shaq was a manufactured superstar thanks to Stern and his zebra squad. Today's NBA
this thread is re ed. shaq would have been incredibly dominant
Will boban be as good as shaq if he played in that era? No. But shaq is a beneficiary of the times. Put him in today’s game and he may still get the numbers but his team wouldn’t be winning chips.
Shaq had skill. Drop step, jump hook. Shot fake, up and under, slam dunk. Fake, counterfake, fading one-hand shot. Spin move, dunk.
That's all he needed with his physical prowess.
Prime Shaq would single handedly end the warriors run
RAymond Green would have fouled out in the first quarter guarding Shaq.
Young Orlando Shaq was fairly athletic and nimble. No less athletic than Jordan from the Clippers
You're re ed on every topic there is huh?Yeah - when you don't get called for offensive fouls or traveling, it's easy to dominate the post. Shaq was a manufactured superstar thanks to Stern and his zebra squad. Today's NBA
Shaq would lose to the Warriors and then join them.
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