Why do Spurs fans seem to hate Shaq so much? Yeah he talks alot, but he is one of the few players that seems to back up his talk. For the most part, I think he is a funny guy to listen to on an interview, and although it might be disingenuous, he seems like he cares about people also. He is one of the few guys that I stick around to watch an interview of that is not a houston athelet. He is a me first athlete, but its hard to find a superstar that is humble like Duncan, that is why he is a commodity. Maybe people don't like him because he is an enemy and you can't like the enemy. You can't deny his greatness in the game. Anyways why does it seems as though a lot of the Spurs fans have a hatred for him?
He is a pompous ass at times, but is funny at others. But he is a grandstander and showman.
The big reason most Spurs fans don't like him is that he sort of snubbed the city (he didn't like it growing up and doesn't mince words about it), and he concocted some story about David Robinson blowing him off for an autograph to motivate himself personally, but allowed the media to believe it was true. It was all made up.
Because he is a dumbass
He may be a funny guy, but for a commedian he sure plays an ugly brand of basketball, knocking positioned players over and the refs standing around applauding and giving him free throws for his charges. He's tremendously limited in his skills, although given his allowances, he does a really good job at it. I for one am enjoying watching the twilight of his career, as he'll slowly get exposed to ESPN to be of limited talent and huge girth. It also doesn't help people on this board that he has a big mouth out of which some slanders (WBNA team) and some lies (Robinson never gave him an autograph) have come. He's also an idiot (Pythagorean theorum has no solution) but since most of us are idiots anyway and love being idiots, we'll give him a pass on that one.
remember the "Spurs is a WNBA team" thing...
thats why we hate Shaq.....and his mouth!
Exactly.
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I'm not a Spurs fan as much as I am a 76ers fan, but I still have a strong dislike for Shaq. The trash talk I can deal with, but this guy is the biggest bully in the game's history. He elbows and butt bumps his way to the basket and I just don't like the way he plays the game. I do not dispute that he's probably the most dominant center the game has ever seen. But I still dislike the guy's game a lot more than his trash talk. He behaves like he's the best thing in basketball since Michael Jordan but yet he can't shoot his free throws properly, can't defend like Ben Wallace or rebound like Tim Duncan.
I don't hate Shaq (although I'm not a registered, card-carrying' fan, either). I think he's a big funny bozo-the-clown man who needs to talk a lot of trash to psyche himself up. All that talking is not about the other team or the other players, it's about Shaq and all it shows me is his insecurity, still to this day. If that's what he has to do to build himself up, let him run on. It's harmless. Nobody pays any attention to him anymore, LOL. And, if you really listen to him, he's downright hilarious (and brilliant).
And, when he messes up, nobody is harder on Shaq than Shaq.
And, in most cases, he does back up his talk. I get a huge kick out him, when he's caught out on something he's said, and he replies, "Did I say that?" And, in a lot of instances, if you really follow up on the stuff the media credits him for saying, he's misquoted. But, he does actually say a lot of .
The ONLY problem I have ever had with Shaq's endless banter...is his trashing the city of San Antonio. I don't like that at all. If not for Cole High School and the city of San Antonio, Shaq would be a crack dealer. This city put him on the map and on the NBA radar, and he absolutely should not trash it like he does.
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Agree. He brought the hate on himself...he talked down to the city of San Antonio and to one of the greatest NBA citizens of all time (David). He can get fatter and dry and blow away.
(Pythagorean theorum has no solution)I forgot about that one... I wonder if that was covered in his recent mail-a-degree MBA?
There are so many reasons to hate Shaq, this should be a list...
5. He makes up nicknames for himself.
he's a greedy bas . he left a small-market town that he could have had in the ECF every year and probably take to at least 3 championships... for LA LA land and the hype and money thrown at him there. thats one of many reasons i dont like him. he almost ruined that franchise.
david robinson saved a team/town. tim duncan was built to follow in his footsteps. winning... playing for the team that drafted you... being an MVP not because of media hype... but because you're so good, people have to give it to you.
magic was magic in la. bird was bird in boston. jordan was jordan in chicago. david was david in sa. shaq wasnt shaq until he chased the money.
He is a greedy, selfish player that only knows how to dunk and elbow people. He is only dominant because he is so damn huge. Everybody gives him way too much credit. I don't think he is one of the top 5 centers EVER. Not because I had the fat bas , just because he doesn't have true basketball skills. If you can't hit a jumpshot, you shouldn't be considered great.
So I see that a lot of people don't like him because he hates on San Antonio. First, maybe Robinson did blow him off. He may have been busy that day or something, I don't know what the alleged story is of that instance. Also, I don't know about a lot of you but I didnt like my hometown, and I would probably never go to live there again. If someone asks me, I will tell them what I think about it. Same thing with San Antonio. Good city but not the best. And for the people saying he is dumb, do you not think he knows what he is doing with all his talking. His popularity grows and grows and whether people love him or hate him, he is gaining fame.
He is a pompous ass at times, but is funny at others. But he is a grandstander and showman.
The big reason most Spurs fans don't like him is that he sort of snubbed the city (he didn't like it growing up and doesn't mince words about it), and he concocted some story about David Robinson blowing him off for an autograph to motivate himself personally, but allowed the media to believe it was true. It was all made up.[QUOTE]
At least David will always have one thing over shaq that is:
Robinson's lasting legacy was also defined by his status one of the pre-eminent philanthropists in all of professional sports. On March 23, 2003, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that future winners of the NBA Community Assist Award would receive the David Robinson Plaque, with the inscription, "Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece."
I do not hate him.
When SA plays anyone in the playoffs who beats them, the star player on that team is the enemy.
Did you actually READ the post below that said the incident never happened? He made it up. David Robinson (especially at that point in his career) would not have done that, anyway.
San Antonio is NOT Shaq's "hometown". He is a military brat. He went to high school here, but he did not "grow up" here (I'm not sure he has grown up). It's ok to not like your "hometown"; but when a city give to you and does for you what San Antonio gave to and did for Shaq, you don't trash it. You respect it, and even if you don't like it, you don't trash it. Period.
Again, I don't think you are actually reading the other posts here. I also said I thought he was brilliant and I don't think his trash-talking about other teams/players is destructive. He does it for Shaq.
And I agree 100% with those comments here about him not even being a "good" basketball player, let alone a "great" basketball player. The man has zero fundamentals. He can stuff the ball or dunk it if he's under the basket. Period. That is the extent of his skills. He's not good defensively, with only his size in his favor (again, no skill). If not for his size, he would not even be playing in the NBA. They'd laugh at him for his basketball ability...might even hold him up as an example..."Do not play like this if you want to play in the NBA".
I used to feel the same way about the skills, but there are a of a lot of players in the N.B.A. that lack a lot of skills but because they are so athletic its nullified. Shaq is a freak of nature and everyone says there will only be one MJ, well there will probably be only one Shaq. To combine his speed and athleticism to that huuuuuuuge body, I think its great to watch. Shaq is a huge dude and is quicker than probably anyone on this site. Thats what I like about him, but yeah he can't make a shot outside 4 feet, but he pretty much doesnt need to either.
Didn't Shaq call the Spurs-Pistons finals boring? You've got to give respect to get it back.
SPEED???????
Have you ever seen Shaq play in person? And I'm not talking about the oft injured Shaq that decides when he wants to play that is here today. The old Shaq that won the rings and before ran the floor well. He is not lightening fast but that dude can move at that size. Guarantee that Shaq from 4 years ago is faster than anyone in this forum unless of course you are like a track guy or something. Dude could move and agile. And another thing, to the people saying that SA made him what he is. C'mon if you think that Shaq would have been a crack dealer if not for San Antonio then you are crazy. Shaq would be what he is no matter where he played at in the U.S. Its not like SA honed his skills. He is a huge athletic center, and that carries over in any city. And if all he is is a big bully then why was Oliver Miller never any good? Or any other guys that were his size in the league?SPEED???????
Becasue I do. I've hated him since before I even l d basketball. NOw that I like basketball I hate him more.
ing Shazamm, eyed, mumbler. always talkign big . I hate people who are overly proud ... whatever happened to a humble at ude? God I can't believe he tried to be a rapper. He;s slow as ing molasses. He's like the jolly green giant standing under tha basket with big sticky buns for hands.
He;s50% talent and 50% size and bulk.
I just hate him. I hate him. I hate that in .
I believe he also said that he wasn't even really watching.
Yes. Many, many times (including when he was in high school and much younger and smaller than he is now). And, I repeat...
I did not say that San Antonio made Shaq what he is (you are proving to me over and over and over that you either refuse to read others' post, or that you cannot read them). I SAID, and I quote:
If not for Cole High School and the city of San Antonio, Shaq would be a crack dealer. This city put him on the map and on the NBA radar, and he absolutely should not trash it like he does.
I stand by that 100%.
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