re: Jay Bilas Melts Down after Shaq wins in the Vote vs. Lew Alcinder (Kareem) Vote Next Round

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And no it didn’t seem like Shaq was destroyed in the 95 finals because he wasn’t individually plus his team held double digit leads late in most of those games.

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How the hell can you argue with the man himself. I posted a link to this because if you are arguing this, YOU didn’t watch that series. Shaq scores when Dream was out the game and Dream took him to the wood shed to the tune of being the finals MVP. That isn’t even an argument. You JUST LOOKED AT STATS. I saw it LIVE at the freaking Summit. And yes, I’m a Rockets fan. As such, Hakeem wasn’t dominant as Shaq for a career. I’ve never said that. I made a series comparison like some do for Russell and Wilt. That’s it.

Wilt was 3 years younger on a less talented team going against the best team in NBA history as far as dynasties. Then you don’t call 28 pts and 18 rbs AND left off assists and blocks vs Russell as not dominating? He is arguably 1 or 2 greatest ever. That’s not my list. That’s historians of the game.
People act like guys then couldn’t play. That’s an insult to people like Bob Pettit.

And I did see Wilt MANY MANY times. I was 19 in 1968 when I started LSU after one year of Juco baseball. My brother died in Vietnam otherwise, I would have been there myself.