It funny watching Bron stans come full circle. When he was in Giannis position dominating the box score his stans always brought that up in comparison to Kobe even tho Kobe was closing games and much more refined for playoffs. Giannis still put up monster stats now but getting criticized. Meanwhile Bron shot 30% but closed and made winning plays and getting praised. What Kobe VS Bron was in 2009/10 been what Bron VS Giannis is now
Shaq not having skill is such a myth lol. GOAT drop step/tornado, amazing footwork, juked stronger 7fters with spins, very coordinated and balanced, great fakes, could handle a bit from the top of the key, one of the GOAT hook shots, great turnaround hooks, even had that Kareem one footed skyhook
LSU/Orlando Shaq ran the floor better than Giannis too and early LA Shaq before the big weight gain was great in transition too altho Giannis prolly better
Shaq skill only don't standout if u comparin him to Hakeem or Mchale. He's up there skill wise with almost any other big besides a couple. Since he retired, AD, Cousins, Jokic, KAT, Sabonis, maybe Nurkic are prolly the only newer era bigs with a higher skill level. Even nikkas like Embiid ain't more skilled than Shaq was just bc he shoot 30% from 3. Shaq was a much more skilled post player and passer. He was great finding cutters and open shooters off traps. Embiid start crying anytime he doubled