Shaq in this era :mjlol:

[The God Poster]

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.

nah your obsession with down grading past players like Shaq solely because you don’t think today’s players get enough love is

Orlando Shaq or LA Shaq would be able to stay on the floor. This is a silly ass thread .

 

[ISO]

nah your obsession with down grading past players like Shaq solely because you don’t think today’s players get enough love is

Orlando Shaq or LA Shaq would be able to stay on the floor. This is a silly ass thread .

He's definitely playing less minutes in this era.

Considering he lost series where exploiting him on P&R's was a priority it could be a big crutch for him in winning a championship not putting up individual numbers but winning and having the impact he had in his day.

Him going up against LeBron or a Steph Curry-led team would not be good.

 

[ISO]

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

Nah, it was because he didn't give a fukk.

Also y'all severely underrate the size of modern centers. Hakeem was no bigger than Bam Adebayo.

Embiid, Jokic, Drummond, Vucevic, Valanciunas all these guys are 6'10-7'0 and weigh 270-285 lb.

 

[Dwight Howard]

He's definitely playing less minutes in this era.

Considering he lost series where exploiting him on P&R's was a priority it could be a big crutch for him in winning a championship not putting up individual numbers but winning and having the impact he had in his day.

Him going up against LeBron or a Steph Curry-led team would not be good.

 

[ucanthandlethetruth]

 

[YaThreadTrashB!]

Nah, it was because he didn't give a fukk.

Also y'all severely underrate the size of modern centers. Hakeem was no bigger than Bam Adebayo.

Embiid, Jokic, Drummond, Vucevic, Valanciunas all these guys are 6'10-7'0 and weigh 270-285 lb.

Yea except none of those guys move like Hakeem did

 

[GR13]

Stockton and Malone pick and rolled that nikka to death in the 97 and 98 playoffs

Pistons in ‘04 Finals too

they most likely lose to the timberwolves in the 04 playoffs before the piston have a chance to if both Sam Cassell and Troy Hudson don't get hurt and their to pick and roll/pop his to death

Still athletic and much more skilled and moves his feet better on switches

these but but but he don't dunk as hard as shaq as nikkas

 

[A Tribe Called Quest ™]

Embiid is averaging 30 this season and Shaq was way more talented. Add in the fact that there is a lack of defensive bigs. You mention Jokic as if he isn't atrocious on defense. Shaq would dunk on him every time down the court.

Shaq wasn’t way more talented

 

[Long Live The Kane]

nah your obsession with down grading past players like Shaq solely because you don’t think today’s players get enough love is

Orlando Shaq or LA Shaq would be able to stay on the floor. This is a silly ass thread .

Down playing NBA All time great legends that have been retired barely 10 years ago like they would just be hapless bums now and gassing random average ass generic modern day rappers is my guys passion

 

[THE MACHINE]

Zion is a 6'6" Shaq and these dudes cant do a damn thing with him. Orlando Shaq is averaging 30+ppg without question.

 

[Imyremeshaw]

The stupid thing about this thread is the NBA is a copycat league, Shaqs dominance would have the same affect Curry/analytics/3 pt shooting has on the league to say otherwise is dishonest.....

 

[ryderldb]

Shaq would ball out in this era. Defensively he'd be pretty exposed though with how much pick and roll they run nowadays.

 

[HabitualChiller]

Is he wrong? LeBron is well-known to be a head hunter when it comes to mismatches, and Steph loves pulling bigs out the the three-point line for isos.

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Shaq would never have to do that in this era
And he really didn't have to back then


Cause a "Real" Center plays like a center

Shaq would average like 60 in this era

 

[FunkDoc1112]

I just tried to imagine Shaq trying to defend a player like James Harden & can't stop laughing. He'd get abused so bad in the PnR, isolated to death & put into foul trouble.

Or him trying to defend a workhorse like Steph out on the perimeter who will rain 3s on your ass if you only give him an inch.

He'd still be dominant but he'd be food on defense every night against the elite guards.

What stupid fukking team would have Shaq guarding these guys consistently????