Was Shaq the greatest rookie ever?

[dreskii]

came into a league as a young cat making all these grown men look like a bunch of sissy's.

shyt is absurd.

In recent memory I think only AI had a rookie season anywhere near that level of dominance.

 

[mastermind]

The answer is no

 

[holidayinn21]

I guess wilt chamberlain never existed.

 

[malbaker86]

Him and Jordan probably would top the list

 

[Carlos Huerta]

 

[Carlos Huerta]

Him and Jordan probably would top the list

There are 18 players that scored more points per game in their rookie seasons than Shaq. Threadstarter is lazy.

 

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NBA Vault: Shaquille O'Neal Rookie Year Highlights - YouTube


came into a league as a young cat making all these grown men look like a bunch of sissy's.

shyt is absurd.

In recent memory I think only AI had a rookie season anywhere near that level of dominance.

Of all-time? No, there are players (Unseld, Chamberlain) that won the MVP their rookie year. Shaq is probably somewhere around 8th or 9th on the all-time list.

But if you want to ask of the last twenty-five years, Shaq has an argument. Off the top of my head, so would Tim Duncan and David Robinson.

To me, and if I'm a huge A.I. fan, Allen Iverson's rookie season is more on the level of LeBron's or Carmelo's. As a rookie, Blake Griffin maybe has a better argument than them.

 

[malbaker86]

Are we just talking about individually or are we including the impact the season had on the team as well?

 

[intruder]

Grant Hill would be in that list.

During his very first game the analysts proclaimed him a sure shot hall of famer

 

[Brock Landers]

Some of those passes by Scott Skiles were pretty good too

 

[smARTmouf]

such a physical anomaly

 

[dreskii]

I feel Shaq's rookie year is the most impressive (maybe not statistically, although he does shyt on some players mentioned in this thread's rookie years).

By impressive I mean, the way he played in his first year instilled more of a feeling that this dude may be the best ever, than anyone (besides maybe michael).

I'm not gonna comment on Wilt as i've never seen him play and comparing now to then is always if's & but's.

 

[#1 pick]

Lou Alcindor

 

[mastermind]

the answer is Wilt Chamberlain

 

[dreskii]

Grant Hill would be in that list.

During his very first game the analysts proclaimed him a sure shot hall of famer

That video I posted in OP is more dominant than if you compiled Lebron's best 10 plays this season, Shaq had way more of a HOF aura in his first season.

Shoutout to Grant Hill though, his numbers were ridiculous out the gate too.

20, 5 and 6 boards aint no joke.