Shaq Retires

[Primetime]

Just tweeted it. What's his legacy? Where do you put him on all-time lists?

[manchild24]

Dominate and a force in the middle. To say he was the best, IDK. But I dont know of more physical and dominate big man from a power scense. Sadly though he should have hung it up a few years ago.

[tigstah]

wilt the stilt was the best.
shaq retires......shoulda retired 3 or 4 years ago. his time in boston and cleveland were for not.

[G-men]

hes somewhere at the bottom of the top 10 all time

[FedEx227]

We sort of had this discussion in a thread about Slam's 500 all-time or whatever, I think people underrated Shaq in a lot of ways because he was apart of an era of basketball that a lot of people didn't watch or consider "crap" but he was absolutely dominant in that era.

He's top 10 no doubt, top 5 possibly. I'd probably put him around 5-8 range?

[EmpireWF]

Definite top 10 all-time, first ballot hall of famer, mainstream superstar....

[Senser81]

#26 all time sounds about right to me. Great scorer in his prime.

[FirstTimer]

I still prefer a skilled big like Hakeem over him but tough to argue with his sheer dominance. Always odd to me for as dominant a force he was in the late 1990's and early 2000's he only came away with one MVP.

IMO he's a top 10 player all time. 6-10 range. Not sure I'd put him top 5.

[spiker]

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.

[Primetime]

Not that it changes his ranks in history or the way he played the game, but he was one hilarious fucker too.

[ralaw]

I'm not sure we'll ever see a center like him again....just pure force, athleticism and dominance....during his prime years there was nothing anyone could do agaisnt him. IMO he's top 10 all-time. He was one of the true superstars in sports.

[Senser81]

Just a thought...Moses Malone has more career points and way more career rebounds than Shaq.

[BluntNation]

There's no question that Shaq is one of the all time greatest centers to play the game.

[ralaw]

Just a thought...Moses Malone has more career points and way more career rebounds than Shaq.

Does that mean you'd rank him over Shaq?

[bucky]

What's his legacy?

Lazy. He could have been the best center of all time. But was too lazy to work for it.

He was much more brute force and less skill. I was very excited and a fan back in the early Magic days with "Penny", right out of college, but quickly became highly disappointed.