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re: Questions: Who was better, Hakeem or Shaq?
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:19 pm to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:19 pm to RLDSC FAN
tebow has a ton of talent, bro. he carries 235 lbs really well and is agile and fast. he has a good-strong arm
he just has a shitty throwing motion (which means it's a failure on his part to work on his skills
) and possibly lacks mental ability
he just has a shitty throwing motion (which means it's a failure on his part to work on his skills
) and possibly lacks mental ability
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Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:20 pm to mattz1122
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How was he supposed to "stop him" while scoring the bulk of the Rockets' points and leading a team of inferior talent to a sweep?
maybe not stop him, but shouldnt the best defensive player in NBA history, during his prime, at least be able to hold Shaq to below his season averages?
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:20 pm to Lester Earl
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It's ok, you can just admit he couldnt stop him. No one could. No need to make stupid excuses.
How many people "stopped" Hakeem? Or Robinson or Ewing for that matter? Hakeem's defensive ability is diminished because he couldn't hold Shaq below 28 ppg while himself scoring most of the Rockets points?
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highly debatable
The Magic were favored by everyone going into the series. Why was that?
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
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Wasn't it MJ who said that?
Yep...
"If I had to pick a center, I would take Olajuwon. That leaves out Shaq, Patrick Ewing. It leaves out Wilt Chamberlain. It leaves out a lot of people. And the reason I would take Olajuwon is very simple: he is so versatile because of what he can give you from that position. It's not just his scoring, not just his rebounding or not just his blocked shots. People don't realize he was in the top seven in steals. He always made great decisions on the court. For all facets of the game, I have to give it to him."
-Michael Jordan
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:21 pm to DP40
have you seen MJs personnel decisions in charlotte? i don't know if i'd use him as an example of a great talent evaluator
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:21 pm to St Augustine
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I still wish Shaq would've swallowed his pride and learned to shoot FTs underhand. Dude would have averaged about 30-35 ppg.
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Me having a beautiful wife and great family and friends around me, all the money I’ve got, all the things that I’ve got, a Ferrari that I just ripped the top off of and turned into a convertible, the rings I got, the two mansions on the water, a master’s in criminal justice, I’m a cop, plus I look good. So me shooting 40 percent at the foul line is just God’s way of saying that nobody’s perfect. If I shot 90 percent from the line, it just wouldn’t be right
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:22 pm to SPEEDY
That's freaking awesomePosted on 12/17/11 at 12:24 pm to SlowFlowPro
Clyde Drexler, Sam Cassel, Robert Horry and crazy arse Vernon Maxwell (Jordan Killer) were pretty solid talents.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:24 pm to DP40
In their primes?
Shaq was the most dominant center in NBA history in his prime.
Shaq was the most dominant center in NBA history in his prime.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:26 pm to BayouBengals03
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Shaq was the most dominant center in NBA history in his prime.
No. wilt was.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:31 pm to tiger2012
Without question. And frick bill russel's rings.
Top 5 sports story-everyone claimed that Wilt was to selfish to win championships, so he led the NBA in assist the next year. Still did not have enough to win championship.
He did whatever he wanted. Freak athlete
Top 5 sports story-everyone claimed that Wilt was to selfish to win championships, so he led the NBA in assist the next year. Still did not have enough to win championship.
He did whatever he wanted. Freak athlete
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:38 pm to tiger2012
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catch ball, knock guy over, reset his feet (travel), then dunk.
It's funny because perception = reality. And you talk to anyone and this is pretty much what they remember. Kareem had the skyhook...and Shaq had the above...that was Shaq defined for history...fair or not.This post was edited on 12/17/11 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:38 pm to DP40
Shaq
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:39 pm to Zamoro10
tiger2012798426 is one of the laker fanboys on this site who has turned on shaq, which seems pathetic that LSU fans would turn on one of their own due to an obsession with Kobe
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:39 pm to tiger2012
I meant to say that Shaq was the best center in NBA history in his prime.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:43 pm to Lester Earl
Exactly! Why is it held against shaq that he was big and strong? That's like holding the fact that mj could jump high against him. He used what God gave him. Does anyone fault john alway or dan Marino because they can throw really hard?
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:49 pm to mattz1122
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How many people "stopped" Hakeem? Or Robinson or Ewing for that matter? Hakeem's defensive ability is diminished because he couldn't hold Shaq below 28 ppg while himself scoring most of the Rockets points?
You are calling him the best defensive player to ever walk the earth.
Was Hakeem not asked to score a lot of point all the time? When exactly did he earn best defensive player on the planet while maintaining his 20PPG+ scoring average?
you make no sense.
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The Magic were favored by everyone going into the series. Why was that?
Not everyone. Doesnt mean there was a huge talent gap
Clyde Drexler is a HOF'er and before he was aiding the Rockets to championships, he was taking the Blazers deep into the playoffs. One of the most overlooked players in NBA history.
The NBA was at the start of its "urban age". Penny and Shaq were cool and immensely hyped. It doesnt mean their team was that much better.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:52 pm to F machine
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Why is it held against shaq that he was big and strong?
It shouldn't be...but i'm glad you guys brought it up because it is the EXACT argument that is used against Chamberlain in these debates. "oh everybody that he played against back then was 5-9..." which is a myth in and of itself, but even if it were true, it'd be irrelevant.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:59 pm to BayouBengals03
I'm not old enough to have watched Hakeem much but he must have been pretty damn good if he was better than shaq. Shaq between like 99-03 was the best offensive basketplayer I've ever seen, easily. He was just on another level.
Posted on 12/17/11 at 12:59 pm to DP40
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Shaq
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