Shaq is barely a top 5 center?

[Yung Yogurt]

Kareem
Bill Russell
Olajuwon
Wilt
Sabonis/Anthony Davis/Divac

are all much better than Shaq fat ass, Kobe coulda won at least 3 rings without him. Can't say the same for Mr oneill tho

 

[E R 11 C]

Shaq is one of the most dominant players to ever play.

LOL @ sabonis, Davis and divac on your top 5. There's at least 5 other centers better than them.

And how can you even mention Anthony Davis on this list thus far in his career?

You stupid.

 

[malbaker86]

You coulda at least said D Rob or Ewing as the 5th center lol

 

[R=G]

Die And Hakeem's best isn't better than Shaq's best. ..Shaq would of crushed Kareem. Kareem can't be who he is if played against Shaq...same goes for Wilt and Russell.

 

[FTBS]

Die And Hakeem's best isn't better than Shaq's best. ..Shaq would of crushed Kareem. Kareem can't be who he is if played against Shaq...same goes for Wilt and Russell.

And why not? Hakeem, Duncan, Ewing, Zo, D. Rob, Yao managed to be who they were against Shaq. People forget/ignore/revise the fact that Shaq didn't take over and start dominating the league until MJ retired and all the great big men of his day got . and he was never dominant defensively AND he always had a top tier perimeter teammate. That said Kareem, Russell, Dream, and Wilt are probably the only 4 I would take over him all-time (assuming Duncan is being counted as a PF).

 

[Bledswole]

Its too early for the bullshyt lol

 

[R=G]

And why not? Hakeem, Duncan, Ewing, Zo, D. Rob, Yao managed to be who they were against Shaq. People forget/ignore/revise the fact that Shaq didn't take over and start dominating the league until MJ retired and all the great big men of his day got . and he was never dominant defensively AND he always had a top tier perimeter teammate. That said Kareem, Russell, Dream, and Wilt are probably the only 4 I would take over him all-time (assuming Duncan is being counted as a PF).

Exactly. Jordan was the obstacle. ..and every one of them would of struggled with a Jordan led team too. What matters though, center to center, they couldn't outplay Shaq at their best in their primes...just no chance of that happening. Wilt would humiliated playing against Shaq and Hakeem looked good against young Shaq but he would of decimated by the Shaq of 2000. I'll take Shaq's 2001 Lakers against nearly any team in history except the Jordan Bulls maybe.

 

[Jplaya2023]

You coulda at least said D Rob or Ewing as the 5th center lol

this is a thread

but anyway

how many centers on this list won 3 straight finals MVP

 

[FTBS]

Exactly. Jordan was the obstacle. ..and every one of them would of struggled with a Jordan led team too. What matters though, center to center, they couldn't outplay Shaq at their best in their primes...just no chance of that happening. Wilt would humiliated playing against Shaq and Hakeem looked good against young Shaq but he would of decimated by the Shaq of 2000. I'll take Shaq's 2001 Lakers against nearly any team in history except the Jordan Bulls maybe.

Like I said Shaq couldn't even decimate Duncan at his peak but he's gonna decimate the greatest centers ever to play? He would get his AND they would get there's and it would come down to what was around them...just like it did with Duncan.

 

[Jerz-2]

NBA fans....the future of your league is in the hands of fans like THIS.

Yeah, good luck with that.

 

[Bledswole]

Like I said Shaq couldn't even decimate Duncan at his peak but he's gonna decimate the greatest centers ever to play? He would get his AND they would get there's and it would come down to what was around them...just like it did with Duncan.

You really gonna try to convice yourself Shaq isnt a top 5 Center of all time?

 

[FTBS]

You really gonna try to convice yourself Shaq isnt a top 5 Center of all time?

You really gonna try to convince yourself that I said that or even implied it? Not decimating other top 5 guys=not a top 5 guy yourself?

 

[Bledswole]

You really gonna try to convince yourself that I said that or even implied it? Not decimating other top 5 guys=not a top 5 guy yourself?

So where does Shaq rank all time amongst Centers?

 

[Pimp]

Like I said Shaq couldn't even decimate Duncan at his peak but he's gonna decimate the greatest centers ever to play? He would get his AND they would get there's and it would come down to what was around them...just like it did with Duncan.

You're talking like Duncan ain't one of the best to ever do it.

 

[cornercommission2k12]

no hate to wilt or russel

but if shaq played in they time he would have dominated probably more than they did. just saying

as for the op, its absolutely ridiculous. shaq was a force of nature. he is def top 5 possibly top 3 center ever

only centers i clearly take over him is hakeem and kareem.