« Reply #37 on: August 23, 2019, 11:16:31 PM »
what other centers are also coming with him? Shaq didn't dominate until Hakeem, Ewing, and Robinson got old.
His game also didn't truly mature until they got old. I think he would've still "BBQ chickened" all 3 of them when he was in his prime, his peak was just a different animal among the 90s centers.
certainly a fair point, but by that maturity Mourning was probably the 2nd best center, and Mourning was nowhere near Shaq's class or size as a player. Shaq came along at the right time to dominate. Can't fault him for that. Very similar to Jordan in that same vein. His career just timed out perfectly to fit his prime into a void, but at the same time it does make you question just how successful he would have been in another era with greater competition in his position.
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