« Reply #19 on: August 09, 2018, 09:24:04 PM »
Shaq would have dominated the Celtics. He was an unstoppable force those 3 Lakers titles
I think Perk would have done a formidable job guarding Shaq. Shaq never had to go through a defensive front court as good as Perk-KG in the finals.
This. If Shaq entered the league today the "small ball craze" would be dead within a year. It might anyway with guys like Embiid, Ayton etc coming on.
Incalculable number of 7-foot stiffs owe Shaq for keeping them in the league..
While I like Perk, I think he would've fouled out guarding Shaq. Shaq was just a monster in his prime. We had problems defending Dwight even with Perk, Shaq was way better than Dwight. I think we wouldve controlled Kobe and the rest though.
some of that "monster" ability by Shaq was because he got away with a lot of offensive fouls when he bulldozed through/over defenders and some foot shuffling in the post. he was the dominant center in the game but he didn't need the officials to take it the next step and make him essentially invincible.
of course the reverse is also true, as Shaq was fouled every single time he had the ball in the post and they only called the blatant or hard fouls. Shaq got hit a lot, he was just so big they didn't call them all that much.
This. If Shaq entered the league today the "small ball craze" would be dead within a year. It might anyway with guys like Embiid, Ayton etc coming on.
Incalculable number of 7-foot stiffs owe Shaq for keeping them in the league..
in 01 Shaq hit over 79% from 0-3 feet and he got fouled on a lot of those. A 3 point shooter would have to hit well over 50% to equate to that level of scoring. A dominant big man is still the most effective way to score
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