Vlade Divac says, "Shaq was strong, not talented"

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Ya'll agree with that :patrice:


Shaq's footwork around the basket was all talent. That's some shyt you work on, especially for someone his size. I think people look at his youtube clips, see him bulling over people and make their judgement off his strength, not the footwork that helped make his opponents off-balance. He was also a willing and very good passer out of the post.



I think he meant skilled

He should have replaced talent with the word skilled, and I wouldn't say he is wrong:manny:
 

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:laff: @ "Always my boss"

Ya'll calling him salty must be 90s babies:rudy:. Jordan era was filled with big talkers. That has definitely become a lost art in today's NBA. Let the Serbian gawd cook :pachaha:
 

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I understand what Divac is saying...
Divac had the post moves and the passing skills...
But he couldn't physically out muscle everyone...

Shaq couldn't pass and lacked finesse in the post but he was so big and so strong he didn't need to be...
 

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"Fat Shaq" never liked him even tho he played wit da young gawd of basketball :beli:
But his post moves,baby hook will always be foreshadowed by elbows & throwin his ass around literally in the paint :scust:
 

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Now who else wanna fukk with Hollywood Court?
davis aint no big man. he plays the 4.

cousins can do alot of things that hakeem & david couldnt dream of. not saying that hes better, but i see what vlade means by that.


I had to come back to this, I mean this dude really just said Cousins can do a lot of things the Admiral and the Dream couldn't Dream of doing, like what? Getting his shot blocked repeatedly?


I understand what Divac is saying...
Divac had the post moves and the passing skills...
But he couldn't physically out muscle everyone...

Shaq couldn't pass and lacked finesse in the post but he was so big and so strong he didn't need to be...

Now dudes are saying Shaq couldn't pass?......


 

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if you want to see strong without talent you get dwight howard, not shaq.
 

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Vlade is one of my favorite players low key but this nikka is trolling lol, he doesn't even believe that shyt.
thats how i feel. Vlade was a GREAT center. Even with the flopping, i always thought he was great. This guy would hit bank shots damn there with his back to the rim and over his shoulders. The guy was a beast. But he's trolling hard and it makes me think him and shaq are in on it in a sense lol. its just so left field. I watched every lakers vs sac series and the whole refs thing is kinda blown outta proportion because there was many times sacramento could win the game but they always fell short. im a lil drunk so im prolly talking out my ass but this is how i remember it. i fukked my mom couch up when vlade slung the ball to horry's hands :wow: PALM AND HOLD THE BALL! :damn:
 

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Exactly. Stanley Roberts, Oliver Miller, Will Perdue and Jim Macklevan (sp?) were all strong. But them mothafukkas didn't do shyt cause they had no fukking skill.
Oliver Miller was a very skilled post player abs doesn't deserve to be listed with those other guys. Dude was nimble with great feet and good post moves. Skill was never his issue. It was more lack of will, as in having the willpower to put the fukking fork down.

And to be fair, none of those guys had the size and strength of Shaq. But you combine that with his excellent post play, passing ability, athleticism, and touch around the rim and that shyt just wasn't fair.

On another note I'm seeing some real asinine statements in this thread, like Shaq not being able to pass and Cousins being able to do shyt Hakeem and Robinson couldn't do. What kinda shyt y'all on :mindblown:
 

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i talk facts this is straight jujitsu.. using your strength against you. Post game . and this is OLD man shaq to boot



Vlad is still bitter.




#6 the spin move after the full court dribble. look how fluid that is. that man is 7'2 300+. i know vlade had handles for a big man. but my goodness. if this aint agility i dont know what is. thats agility and skill. cause dwight is very agile. but i have never seen him do this and make it look that fluid. even shaqs handle was fluid.

7'2 300+ crossing people up




I'm just outchea playin wit yall




WHAT THE ... IS VLADE TALKING ABOUT? :what:
 
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