Shaq Retires

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

The GOAT.

Most dominant center.
The Lord of the Rings.

Maybe my favorite athlete of all-time, legit.

[Juggernaut]

top 5 in my opinion.

[nflman2033]

Top 5 Centers

1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3. Bill Russell
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Shaquille O'Neal

This order looks right to me.

[Sharkweather]

No George Mikan on these lists?

[KNUBB]

The Big Aristotle

[AJay]

He kept AI from getting his ring and for that I've always hated the fat fuck. Can't deny how unstoppable he was down-low during his Laker years. You could double and triple team the guy and he'd still slam it home.

How could a video not be posted yet either.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgs4X4hQWAs&feature=related[/ame]

[Kuzzy Powers]

Top 5 Centers

1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3. Bill Russell
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Shaquille O'Neal

He's first ballot HOF but I don't think he's a Top 10 NBA player of all time. Top 20 probably.

This is my thought.. would be hard pressed to put Shaq in my top 10.. top 15-20 for sure, I cant really argue any of those 4 Centers being ahead of Shaq.

[Tailback U]

Superbly dominant. Top 10 all time no doubt in my mind.

I wouldn't call him lazy, either. He was awesome with the Magic but so young. How many young dominant players come into the league and win championships right away?

As he matured, you saw him get better and make his teammates better.

And unless you've played with him or know what it's like to be 7+ feet tall and 300+ pounds and play a professional sport then you have no idea if the guy was lazy or not.

[Kuzzy Powers]

I dont even know where the lazy shit stems from.. I see no reason to believe Shaq was lazy, he couldnt have been all that much more dominant without keeping the rest of his team involved. Shaq is a pretty damn good passer for a man that large aswell.

[Herm]

I remember opening a pack of cards as a 10 year old and being ecstatic when i saw this....








I was a Hakeem fan but Shaq was amazing to watch in the 90s

[red33]

had this convo with someone, HNIC i think about Hakeem VS Shaq. I said Hakeemw as best Center ive ever seen play, he said Shaq. Hakeem had about 4 years he was probably best player or at best center in the game. But looking at Shaqs, the man had a good 6 year stretch or so of being the best center or player in the game.

I guess it comes down to likes really since hakeem was more of a finesse center while shaq wasnt. Looking at pure numbers SHaq kills in pts and rebounds but looking at other stats like steals, assists, and blocks, hakeem has the edge.

Id say Hakeem over shaq but if someone were to say shaq over hakeem i wouldnt be against it.

[FirstTimer]

I dont even know where the lazy shit stems from.. I see no reason to believe Shaq was lazy, he couldnt have been all that much more dominant without keeping the rest of his team involved. Shaq is a pretty damn good passer for a man that large aswell.

I think it's from when he kind of blew up to over or near 400lbs

[Herm]

I think it's from when he kind of blew up to over or near 400lbs

Its crazy to look at that card i posted or pics of him from LSU compared to the size we're used to seeing him for the last 6 years or so.



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He was dominant at LSU and his early NBA career when he was big but not the behemoth he became.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

This is my thought.. would be hard pressed to put Shaq in my top 10.. top 15-20 for sure, I cant really argue any of those 4 Centers being ahead of Shaq.

Shaq would stick his giant dick in each of those center, sans, maybe Wilt, but Shaq was a better post-season performer than teh Stilt.

[jeffx]

Top 5 Centers

1. Wilt Chamberlain
2. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
3. Bill Russell
4. Hakeem Olajuwon
5. Shaquille O'Neal

He's first ballot HOF but I don't think he's a Top 10 NBA player of all time. Top 20 probably.

I agree about Shaq being Top 20, but for centers, I'd put Moses Malone above him, for the reasons Senser stated.