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Shaq retires
Props to one of the best basketball players ever. Where do you rank him?
Video: http://www.tout.com/u/Shaq http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angele...ory?id=6615886 Quote:
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06-01-2011, 01:22 PM | #2 |
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Freak of nature.
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06-01-2011, 01:22 PM | #3 |
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Finally.
Not sure, but somewhere in the top 20. |
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06-01-2011, 01:23 PM | #4 |
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couple years too late but he was a stud in his day
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06-01-2011, 01:25 PM | #5 |
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Shaq was a beast, but really was a shell of his former self since the 2006 season.
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06-01-2011, 01:26 PM | #6 |
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Shaqatirement
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06-01-2011, 01:28 PM | #7 |
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One of the top 5 centers of all time, easily. If you don't adjust for era, he's probably the best center of all time, but it's not terribly fair to compare him to guys that didn't have the kind of training, etc... he had.
Shaq may end up underrated by history when all is said and done. The fact remains that I've still never seen anyone capable of dominating an opponent the way he did - Jordan included. His combination of size, strength, agility, exposiveness and skills are essentially unmatched in the history of basketball. For all the grief he gets for his FTs, Shaq had remarkably deft touch around the basket and had a legitimately well-developed set of low-post moves. He wasn't always the most entertaining player to watch, but in terms of sheer dominance, Shaq may be the greatest of all time. He's easily a top 20 player, but a strong argument could be made that he's no worse than a top 10 guy.
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06-01-2011, 01:29 PM | #8 |
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Below Hakeem.
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06-01-2011, 01:30 PM | #9 |
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It was time.
He could actually still have been a top ten center in the league if he could have stayed healthy. He's definitely one of the top players of my lifetime and I think he had the best personality of any of them. I remember seeing him play against the Hornets here when he was with the Heat. He was clowning around with the fans and was trying to do Harlem Globetrotter type shot against one of their guards. I'll remember him for just having more fun than anyone while still being a great player and a winner. |
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06-01-2011, 01:31 PM | #10 |
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Damn. I was hoping to see Kobe taste his ass one more time.
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06-01-2011, 01:32 PM | #11 |
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06-01-2011, 01:33 PM | #12 |
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Plenty of time to work on his FT's now
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06-01-2011, 01:33 PM | #13 |
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06-01-2011, 01:35 PM | #14 |
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Hakeem did dominate his ass as a young player in the finals. I think it would have been a different story with both of them in their primes. They were closer than most think though. I think Hakeem maybe the most underrated player ever.
Shaq and Hakeem are the best two centers since I've been watching. I would give Shaq the edge though. I'm not old enough to remember Wilt or Russell and Kareem was pretty old and played no defense. I remember him walking up the court. His hook shoot may have been the most unstoppable shot ever though. |
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06-01-2011, 01:37 PM | #15 |
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And another ledgend retires.....
Although I stopped watching the Celtic's (and B Ball) when Larry Bird retired
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