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Shaquille O'Neal Thread

  • Rodman fit a perfect niche for those 90's Bulls teams. Best pure rebounder I have ever seen.

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  • zabba said...

    Rodman fit a perfect niche for those 90's Bulls teams. Best pure rebounder I have ever seen.

    Agreed. He was the perfect cog in that machine.

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  • Speaking about great center play, today is the 50th anniversary of Wilt's 100 point game.

    NBA -- Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, 50 years later - ESPN

    Key participants reflect on Wilt Chamberlain's amazing feat a half-century ago.

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  • IrishImpact said...

    Agreed. He was the perfect cog in that machine.

    almost didnt make it those teams. Phil went to Michael and scottie and asked if they were ok with it. They sat down with Rodman before he signed and layed down the law. He was there to play D and rebound, anything off the court was fine as long as it stayed off the court. Worked just fine.

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  • spcbuzzard said...

    almost didnt make it those teams. Phil went to Michael and scottie and asked if they were ok with it. They sat down with Rodman before he signed and layed down the law. He was there to play D and rebound, anything off the court was fine as long as it stayed off the court. Worked just fine.

    And thats the thing. Rodman loved that role. He loved doing the dirty work. The behind the scenes work. He didn't care. He just wanted to have fun doing it.

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  • zabba said...

    Speaking about great center play, today is the 50th anniversary of Wilt's 100 point game.

    this has to be one of the all time best , cant even imagine 100 points in one game bow

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  • And with all due respect to the Magic's Howard, a likeable fellow with a big game, the league has nobody like Shaq. Kobe gave us some of what we missed when Jordan left, and LeBron gives us some of Magic's flair. But there's no facsimile of Shaq, no big, young, prodigiously talented youngster who rattles rims and flattens 7-footers with his rump backing into the basket. Nineteen years is a long, long time to do anything that requires that much physicality, and Shaq's time as a player of consequence has been done for a minute or two.

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  • I pretty much hate Dwight Howard, not funny at all IMO.

    Shaq was a way better player, and was way funnier.

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  • mriderblue12 said...

    I pretty much hate Dwight Howard, not funny at all IMO.

    Shaq was a way better player, and was way funnier.

    agree completely on both counts.

    Shaq is hilarious. He just might be the biggest retard in history. There has never been anybody that stupid that is that big. He should be in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the largest retard ever.

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  • supermario9 said...

    agree completely on both counts.

    Shaq is hilarious. He just might be the biggest retard in history. There has never been anybody that stupid that is that big. He should be in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the largest retard ever.

    Where you been Mario? You always go MIA for days, you need to stick around more often. No homo.

    One of the better Wolverine posters around, not afraid to say like it is.

    Again, no homo.

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  • I think Shaq is without a doubt the most dominated center ever. Shaq wasnt the most skilled (shooting fg and ft) but he own the paint which is what centers are suppose to do.

    #winning

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  • Mr.Crimson said...

    I think Shaq is without a doubt the most dominated center ever. Shaq wasnt the most skilled (shooting fg and ft) but he own the paint which is what centers are suppose to do.

    Exactly,just the fact that Shaq survived all the comparisons with the iconic pivotmen before him speaks to his greatness. Please, spare me the talk about what he did in his sunset seasons with the Cavaliers and Celtics. It doesn't count in a discussion of his place in basketball history any more than Jordan playing those two seasons with the Wizards counts in any discussion about his place. Shaq's body of work runs from the time he stepped into the league until that second season in Phoenix (2009) when he was better then than every center in the league is now except maybe Dwight Howard.

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  • IrishImpact said...

    Exactly,just the fact that Shaq survived all the comparisons with the iconic pivotmen before him speaks to his greatness. Please, spare me the talk about what he did in his sunset seasons with the Cavaliers and Celtics. It doesn't count in a discussion of his place in basketball history any more than Jordan playing those two seasons with the Wizards counts in any discussion about his place. Shaq's body of work runs from the time he stepped into the league until that second season in Phoenix (2009) when he was better then than every center in the league is now except maybe Dwight Howard.

    Shaq in his prime >>> than any great or hall of fame center. just my opinion. who would match up against him well physically?

    #winning

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  • Mr.Crimson said...

    Shaq in his prime >>> than any great or hall of fame center. just my opinion. who would match up against him well physically?

    I can't think of one center that could match up with Shaq when he was in his prime. Or who could contain Shaq.

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  • IrishImpact said...

    I can't think of one center that could match up with Shaq when he was in his prime. Or who could contain Shaq.

    Only centers that were skilled shooters could score on him maybe kareem and his sky hook but in the paint no.

    #winning

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  • Mr.Crimson said...

    Shaq in his prime >>> than any great or hall of fame center. just my opinion. who would match up against him well physically?

    No one in the history of basketball could have stopped him in his prime. He was the most dominate Center of all time. Could have backed both Wilt and Kareem down.

    "The Dream" fans will site that he beat Shaq. And yes he did. A baby Shaq. The dream would stand no chance against the Lakers Shaq.

    If it wasnt for Kobe, blowing up the Dynasty (Bitch Boy) LA could have won 5 or 6 more rings. The 01 Lakers could have beaten the 96 Bulls. Sure that sounds absurd to all you MJ lovers, but it would have happened. Why? No one to match up with The Diesel.

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  • BamaShack said...

    No one in the history of basketball could have stopped him in his prime. He was the most dominate Center of all time. Could have backed both Wilt and Kareem down.

    "The Dream" fans will site that he beat Shaq. And yes he did. A baby Shaq. The dream would stand no chance against the Lakers Shaq.

    If it wasnt for Kobe, blowing up the Dynasty (Bitch Boy) LA could have won 5 or 6 more rings. The 01 Lakers could have beaten the 96 Bulls. Sure that sounds absurd to all you MJ lovers, but it would have happened. Why? No one to match up with The Diesel.

    have to agree with you , never saw anybody beat him down consistently either

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  • BamaShack said...

    No one in the history of basketball could have stopped him in his prime. He was the most dominate Center of all time. Could have backed both Wilt and Kareem down.

    "The Dream" fans will site that he beat Shaq. And yes he did. A baby Shaq. The dream would stand no chance against the Lakers Shaq.

    If it wasnt for Kobe, blowing up the Dynasty (Bitch Boy) LA could have won 5 or 6 more rings. The 01 Lakers could have beaten the 96 Bulls. Sure that sounds absurd to all you MJ lovers, but it would have happened. Why? No one to match up with The Diesel.

    Aye shut your mouth about kobe he's a bitch but he's my bitch.

    #winning

    MrCrimson33306 ●

  • BamaShack said...

    No one in the history of basketball could have stopped him in his prime. He was the most dominate Center of all time. Could have backed both Wilt and Kareem down.

    "The Dream" fans will site that he beat Shaq. And yes he did. A baby Shaq. The dream would stand no chance against the Lakers Shaq.

    If it wasnt for Kobe, blowing up the Dynasty (Bitch Boy) LA could have won 5 or 6 more rings. The 01 Lakers could have beaten the 96 Bulls. Sure that sounds absurd to all you MJ lovers, but it would have happened. Why? No one to match up with The Diesel.

    Luc Longley? lol

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  • Mr.Crimson said...

    Aye shut your mouth about kobe he's a bitch but he's my bitch.

    Rapist Bitch Boy.

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    BamaShack ●

  • IrishImpact said...

    Luc Longley? lol

    Yea that would have been fun.

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  • BamaShack said...

    Rapist Bitch Boy.

    he PIIHB

    #winning

    MrCrimson33306 ●

  • You can't say he got the most out of his talents. But you also can't deny he hasn't gotten the most out of his life. If he were more obsessed with being the best basketball player ever he might have done it … but he would be nowhere near as interesting a person. And I'll never consider a four-time champion a failure.

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  • June of 2004 when the best 1-2 punch in NBA history came to a dramatic end.

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  • The Original Superman

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