Whos gonna defend him ?
Shaq gets anything he wants in the paint while opponents only feel the pain and reach for " Icey Hot " after the game
Shaqs hand fits nicely around Dramond Greens neck as he reachs up with,the other arm and slam it though the basket.
Hakeem and wallace routinely shut shaq down.
Its not an impossible thing at all.
You're being ridiculous.
Show me stats / footage where this happened.
Don't be foolish.
https://youtu.be/kstxcpbXHG0
https://youtu.be/vOjYSFznYoU
https://youtu.be/PdNLSnmZa0w
https://youtu.be/Evq1h3prDIA
https://youtu.be/9trtVzjsPOU
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-jan-22-la-sp-sn-shaquille-oneal-hakeem-olajuwon-20130122-story.html%3f_amp=true
They are not hard to find
You know, I don't often post youtube videos on here anymore. They don't tell the WHOLE story and are oftentimes biased.
That series with DET had a Lakers team that was thrown together...didn't that team have Malone and GP on it? And by THEN Kobe and Shaq were just about at wits end.
Here is a post from a commenter in that thread that got almost 1000 upchecks. To ME - this comment said it all:
"For the series, Shaq scored 26.6 ppg on 63% shooting. What Pistons did was deny the ball to Shaq, and they did it as a team. The guy who got really shutdown was Kobe, 17% shooting from the threes is really bad."
Try again. And you are ignoring my Head-Head link for Shaq vs Hakeem.
And furthermore - these posts of yours have nothing to do with whether Shaq would've dominated in today's NBA.
Yeah. They do.
And i supported a number of my counterpoints to some misplaced claims. Like you requested.
But to support your claim you look to a internet post.
Wallace neutralized shaq. As did the rest of the team.
Hakeem bested shaq and shaq couldnt contain him.
You asked for footage. So i showed it.
You claim shaq can defend the pick amd roll out to and including the 3pt line.
Prove it
Shaq would score 25ppg and would get 10 rebounds and would be a tremendous liability. All those elbows he threw would be immediately called in this day amd age.
Shaq dominated by bullyball. Bullyball is dead due to the rules. He would have to change his entire offense and defense.
And kobe shot poorly that series because he was constantly pressured and doubleteamed because shaq couldnt get himself open to draw defense away.
Shaq needed to be given the ball where he wanted it. Prevent that and he becomes limited.
You ignore the fact that that Lakers team was dead on arrival with the rift between Shaq and Kobe. You also deny the fact that Shaq was on his way out of LA right after that series - to MIA - where he went on and won his 4th Ring (to Hakeem's 2). Hakeem should thank Michael Jordan.
Kobe Bryant - without Shaq - shot an abysmal 8-24 in the NBA finals against BOS - and got a lot of help from Dancin' Joey Crawford and the Heartbreakers.
Shaq Prime would struggle "A BIT" in the modern NBA DEFENSIVELY but guess what? GSW doesn't exist anymore. The NBA is now a lot more conventional than you think.
Shaq's struggles defensively would me marginal, at best. He would STILL be an elite scorer and distributor....and more than likely STILL leading a team to Banners.
Most posters in this thread don't support your claims, Silky. You ALSO fail to acknowledge my STATISTICAL post about Shaq's head-to-head matchup with Hakeem.
Just stop it, man.
Know what caused that rift between kobe and shaq? Shaq being lazy.
And shaq went to miami and thanks to wade won again. And shaq himself stated wade was the reason they won.
And kobe on his own? What does that have to do with shaq for starters, secondly did he have anyone on that team of real substatance? Nope.
Gsw doesnt exist anymore? Since when? Since when has traditional centers made a return?
Hakeem outplayed shaq. As evidenced by footage i posted. But you can ignore that and look at raw stats that shaq got during blowouts and against player not named hakeem during that series.
Now again this isnt about shaq versus hakeem other than the notiin that hakeem would fit much better in todays nba than shaq.
Actually.
Russell
Hakeem
Walton
Parish
Robinson
Malone
Cowens
All make better centers in todays game than shaq.
And in relation to other posters...that doesnt make you right if others agree with you. Just loke others agreeing with mr doesnt make me right.
You are getting far to hot over this.