Shaq in this era :mjlol:

[Apprentice]

And no kizzy if Shaq seen this thread himself he’d hire the a hit man on OP lmaoo

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Ok no switching then? And on the other end getting buckets in the paint on every possession? Who gonna guard Shaq

You got teams putting small forwards at center for some stretches of the game


Try that dumb shyt with shaq on the other squad

 

[Reggie]

It’s not about “balling out” or his individual numbers but his team impact and ability to win championships in this era.

Titles would come too as long as he had the team around him to compete

 

[YaThreadTrashB!]

Breh he didn’t even stay in shape playin wit Wade and Kobe why do we assume he’d stay in shape

Because he wouldn’t be playing

 

[Apprentice]

Because he wouldn’t be playing

 

[YaThreadTrashB!]

The thinking is completely different too

being a bigger stronger more physical center was needed then

obviously it is the other way now

 

[Diondon]

Zion be giving nikkas fits
much less a 7 ft version of him
Crazy thread breh

 

[Apprentice]

The thinking is completely different too

being a bigger stronger more physical center was needed then

obviously it is the other way now

I liked Orlando Shaq better, feel like that Shaq was a bit more versatile

 

[The God Poster]

He’s not “way” more talented. Embiid is more skilled than Shaq and is a generational big himself.

7’2 285 lb. Hakeem

You purposely skipped over Jokic I see

 

[ISO]

You purposely skipped over Jokic I see

Well, he wouldn’t “dunk on Jokic every time down the floor” that doesn’t even need to be addressed.

 

[ISO]

Zion be giving nikkas fits
much less a 7 ft version of him
Crazy thread breh

It’s only crazy if you don’t understand the points being made.

 

[The God Poster]

Well, he wouldn’t “dunk on Jokic every time down the floor” that doesn’t even need to be addressed.

No. The point is if Jokic can stay on the court defensively no reason Shaq couldn’t

 

[KidJSoul]

The thinking is completely different too

being a bigger stronger more physical center was needed then

obviously it is the other way now

Exactly

Shaq deliberately put on that size because center's back then like Hakeem, Ewing, Robinson, Mutombo, Sabonis, Smiths, etc. Were big and strong.

If he played today he wouldn't need to

 

[ISO]

No. The point is if Jokic can stay on the court defensively no reason Shaq couldn’t

I already talked about this pages ago you dudes don’t know how to evaluate defense.

Jokic has his limitations on defense but is an underrated defender who knows how to drop back on P&R coverages and has great hands to deflect passes and strip guys in the low post (he averages 1.5 steals a game) and is a strong defensive rebounder. His goofy ass also will at least run out with his arms up to stretch bigs.

He does have limitations switching and as a rim protector and can be exploited in certain matchups and that might be a crutch for him winning a championship and that’s the point of the thread. How Shaq would fare in playoff series being P&R’d repeatedly and how his impact would translate.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Jokic is far less athletic than shaq and doesn't defend shyt.......yet he's a frontrunner for mvp