re: Who beats LSU's basketball all-time starting five ?

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i just think its stupid when people say Olajuwon dominated Shaq.

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No Olajuwon didn't dominate Shaq. That matchup was more like 60-40 to Olajuwon. He did make David "The Admiral" Robinson into his baby-back bitch in the conference finals though!

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both were great, and its not a slight when I say Shaq in his prime was better than Hakeem.

some people will admire Hakeem's gracefulness and defensive prowess and just assume he was better, but i dont think he was.

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Like some mentioned, Hakeem was dominating in the era when there were still legit big men. I love Shaq but he played when there were a bunch of scrubs at center.

The part where you mentioned defensive prowess is what sets them apart for me. The guy is top 10 in steals as a center for God's sake. He's also the top all-time shot blocker. Defensively, he's the best center of all-time.

When you're in the top 10 all-time in blocks, scoring, rebounding and steals you're pretty much the definition of an elite well-rounded player.

Now I'm biased because the Dream is my all-time favorite player but Hakeem can make an argument against almost all players including Shaq.