re: What's your all time NBA starting 5

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Magic Jordan Lebron Duncan Shaq

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Not many teams you could put together would beat this group. You could rotate a few guys with Shaq who are also all timers.

Yeah I agree. The obvious con to Shaqs game is terrible FT% and limits spacing, but the pros outweigh the cons. He gets you an easy bucket near the rim when you need it while dominating the paint defensively. Theres a reason he has rings.

PG: Stockton
SG: Jordan
SF: Rodman
PF: Ben Wallace
C: Tim Duncan

These are not the best individual at their position, (beside Jordan) but imagine trying to score on these guys.

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how old are you actually? because if you were old enough to watch and comprehend shaq at his best in 2000 to 2002, then you wouldn't type something so silly.

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I watched Shaq’s entire career

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There was literally nothing anyone could do to stop him except foul him and hope he misses free throws.

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So how was his highest playoff ppg at 30.7, while Joker put up 31 last year?

How does Joker stand alone on so many records where I don’t see Shaq?

Yes he was a freak of nature physically, he backed you down then dunked on you. But Jokic is still more efficient as a scorer, just as good a rebounder and we won’t even touch on passing/play making ability.

Stats don’t lie.

PG-Magic, SG-Jordan, PF-Jokic, C-Shaq, and SF-Bird. They're a lot of great centers and some I would def take over Shaq because of their skill and all-around skill they possessed like a Olajuwon, Wilt, Jabbar, and a Jokic. But none of these centers possessed Shaq's unique power, dude could be an absolute bull with the ball that could go through anyone or overpower anyone. That's why I put him at center in this group, all the other players around him possess all the skills that he doesn't have and can make up for it. But they can just drop passes off on this big tank and watch players get out of his way as he assaults the goal.

Magic
Jordan
Bird
Barkley
Russell

Mj
Shaq
Duncan
Magic
Bird

Magic
Jordan
Lebron
Duncan
Olajuwon

Put Hakeem at the 4 and select any top Center.

Jordan
Magic
Bird

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Sure they do when you don’t know how to interpret them or you use selective stats. Look at Shaq in the finals compared to Joker, it’s not even close. See how that works?

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It’s not even close? What the frick are you on?

Joker recorded the first and only 30,20,10 game in the Finals. Not Shaq
He set the record for most assists by a C ever in the Finals with 14. Not shaq
He’s the first and only player to ever lead the playoffs in points, rebounds, and assists.
Not shaq
He set the record for most triple doubles in a playoff with 10. Not shaq
He averaged 52.9 pts, rebs, and assists in the playoffs, Shaqs best was 49.3.

Shaq in the Finals put together an average of 50 pts, rebs, and assists.

Joker just put together 51 pts, rebs, assists.

Jokic is more dominant than Shaq ever was, even accounting for Shaqs insane 38 ppg against the Pacers. Because of Jokers assist making he’s responsible for more points.

See how that works?

I love Shaq btw, but he couldn’t create and he couldn’t hit a 5 foot jump shot to save his life. Doesn’t matter how strong he was, Joker scores just as good AND adds assists and playmaking to a team. Not to mention a basic jump shot