The ONLY player ever to make me get up out of my seat, walk over to the television, and turn it off in the middle of the playoffs. He dunked on 4 grown men and I had seen enough.
What’s crazy is you can honestly say Shaq underachieved ,, his peak year was 2000 mvp season when Phil challenged him to win mvp , that’s what Shaq should’ve been every year easily and even better , crazy the man still averages 35/15 at almost 60 percent fg percentage in 3 straight finals , prob won’t see that kind of dominance again .
Yeah as a person that didn't like the Lakers during their 3 peat, I couldn't stand Shaq. He was unguardble. The only thing you could do is wait and hope for his decline. He kind of declined quick. He was kind of washed during than 2004 season they lost to the pistons in the finals.
3:56 is basically a summary of just how dominant Shaq was. The 76ers rush over to triple him as soon as he gets the ball in the post and he still looks completely unbothered getting an easy dunk. He was getting this type of coverage the whole series and still averaged 33-16-5 on 57% shooting. He made Mutombo, who won DPOY that year and was 7 foot 2 and 260lbs look like a baby out there.
He wouldn’t make it, too many bigs in today’s nba play beyond the paint, shaq was lazy n didn’t like to defend outside the paint, he would cause too many open looks
Prime Shaq was unstoppable. Even dudes like Ben Wallace, who could play Shaq one on one without him completely dominating STILL would get twenty plus posted on them on a nightly basis, and Big Ben was a 4 time DPOY physical specimen who could bench 460 lbs and had a 39" vertical. BW would sometimes have a good game against him, but more often than not, Shaq posted good numbers the other way, just not his game changing numbers. It let the Pistons lock up everyone else on the Lakers for that final series. The three years he played and won championships with the Lakers were as physically dominant of a player I've ever seen. People look at him now and just think he was a big guy who overpowered everyone, which is true, but he also was WAY more mobile than most people think with excellent footwork for a guy his size and surprising speed. In the early part of his career before carrying that weight slowed him down, he was as fast as a north to south sprinter at the C spot that was playing in his era. I don't care what anyone says, Shaq was as responsible for those three championships as Kobe was. Shaq would spend three quarters yeeting everybody out of the way and scoring at will, and Kobe would close out the games because Shaq couldn't hit free throws. If Shaq could hit free throws, he would be a top five player of all time.
What made Shaq special was that he wasnt just huge. He was huge, and freakishly quick and athletic for his size, and also had great touch. Supposedly the size of his hands contributed to his FT struggles, but close to the basket they were an advantage. He could hold the ball like an ordinary person holding a grapefruit.
He's the very first NBA player I've ever watched. I remember seeing a TV full of players, then there's this big dude suddenly appearing on the screen. Looking like a literal monster.
you know in the 2004 finals Ben Wallace did an awesome job locking up Shaq by making Kobe shoot most of the shots while Shaq averaged just 26.6 points per game on 63% shooting.
Mutombo was defensive player of the year in 2001 and Shaq treated him like BBQ chicken, Burgers, Salmon and potato salad, washed down with lots of beer.
This was Shaq at his apex. When he gotten bigger but was still in shape. Still athletic quick and moved like a gazelle. There was no stopping this shaq.
I will say this jordan is the greatest of alltime but if i was starting a franchise with every single player that played in the nba in their primes i would take shaq every time he was truly a force to be reckoned with an unstoppable force that no 1 could defend its a shame that he couldn't stay in shape he would have been in that GOAT conversation for sure
Yup but it doesn’t mean anything at all, you’re the best or you are not. Kareem was less dominant because he wasn’t dunking over people as much but he was better at the end so this nickname is useless
Imagine lebron against prime shaq..if he struggled against undersized guys like ben wallace and dwight howard...theres no way he will be as dominant like today if he played against prime shaq
@marlon cabrera lol I think you are wrong though.look, Shaq had penny;Shaq had kobe;Shaq had wade. All in their prime. Bron had himself(carried the entire franchise of cleaveland to finals) Bron had wade;Bron had Kai.. after that he was by hisself.only when he was 70 years old did he get AD(Mr. Glass) You can't compare the two.if you take away penny,kobe and wade.shaq is not eating. Bron been eating since 2003🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
@@stifler5062 😆😂 shaq was dominant and hes the finals mvp 3 times and not kobe....lebron had wade, bosh, allen and he still losses twice...and then when he went back to cleveland he had irving and love and he still losses to a undersized small ball of gsw...and when he went to lakers he missed playoffs twice...
@@stifler5062 Uh, I think you're forgetting that two of Lebron's four rings came with... WADE (in his actual prime, Wade was only in his 3rd year when he played with old as fuck Shaq), Chris Bosh, and Ray Allen lol He also had Kyrie Irving, and Irving actually hit a game-winning shot for them to bring home that third ring. Oh, and you know, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, etc. etc. Yeah, Lebron only had HIMSELF. And actual prime Wade. Penny Hardaway isn't even a hall of famer. So let me just rephrase this for you. Penny had Shaq. Kobe had Shaq. And Wade had Shaq. Wherever Shaq went, teams went to the finals.
Kobe was right, if Shaq had the dedication, discipline and looked after himself properly, like players such as MJ, Lebron and Kobe himself he would have 10 / 11 freaking rings!!!! Shaq was unreal!!!!!
@@drlight6677 more it was prime Shaq and he was about 70 pounds heavier and stronger. Mutombo gave his best, he had won DPOY either that year or year before with the Hawks. Mutombo was still a top level Center. Just Shaq was too strong and had amazing footwork
Prime Shaq made it look like the paint was massively sloped downhill toward the basket...like defenders were fighting against gravity when he posted up
@@jimlahey3919 no they wont they will set on the bench the whole game cause of foul trouble. every team need 3 big center. and if decided to not guard shaq he will score 100
Ppl talk about Kobe and all the rest. But after Jordan the league belonged to Shaq. He was the Alpha dog ... The whole league revolved around "How to stop shaq". The undisputed best player in the league in his prime.
@@yeelahowah7476 Dude .. ppl put Kobe on their mount Rushmore of basketball.. I just don't get it.. Top 4 off all time ? It's debatable whether he was the best shooting guard of that era let alone top 4 of all time.
@@yeelahowah7476 Wow!!!! Finally someone that's speaking some sense. I was thinking the EXACT same number .. no jokes. I was saying to myself while typing.. If you're being objective ...the guy isn't even top 20 of all time. He was never a clutch player based on the numbers either. Yeah he's hit a few shots but in a 20.year career you're bound to have a few. Jordan, Reggie Miller, Horry , Terry Porter, Arenas Now those are clutch players .. They did it often ...when healthy .. And to add to your list of guards from that era D-Wade, Ginobili , Gilbert Arenas , ... Even guys like Grant Hill and Penny were better had they not got injured in my opinion. He's easily the most overrated player of all time and I will always stick by that.
@@yeelahowah7476 This has been very refreshing. It's not often I find ppl online agreeing to this topic. Just you wait... ..... There's gonna be a Kobe lover adding to this soon 😂. All that said ....he was a good player with a great work ethic. A bit of a selfish asshole but you'd have to be one in order to be that focused on your goal. Still ... It's been refreshing!
Prime Shaq always made me think that Lakers were an invincible team from the regular season through NBA finals... He always brought massacre to those who dared guard him the whole game...
@@TC-yx1qt Wilt didn't play with a 3-second rule. Imagine a league where Shaq didn't leave the damn lane. There were two big old rules that the NBA enacted to make sure the league didn't become a center's league. Hack-a-Shaq was one. Even before it was official, they were NOT calling intentional fouls on the people who mauled him. The other was the 3-second rule. Shaq is the best center I've ever seen play the game. Wilt had special rules made for him so he got three free throws whenever he was fouled... plus the ball. Imagine that with Shaq. And of course intentional fouls weren't allowed on Wilt. And no 3-second rule. Host of reasons why prime Shaq was better.
He could run the floor, pass, post up, block, grab rebounds and had soft touch baby hook/ floater. If only he had a 3pt shot or consistent middle range plus 95% ft average. Damn.
Lmao he would actually be the Best Athlete in american history regardless of sport if that were the case. You cant stop him at the 3 and you cant stop him at the FT line!? Wot!? Unlimited offence. He was a decent passer too!
Lakers Shaq shoulda average 62 pts a game... That was the most dominate force I've personally ever seen play the game. He coulda had over 50,000 career points if he wanted to.
I remember Shaq in Orlando. He wasn’t this beast yet. It’s like he got twice as strong when he was in LA. All these strong centers that had used body position and technique to slow him down before were suddenly helpless to stop him now. He was really scary for those 4 or 5 years.
as a die hard Knicks fan, I still get a great laugh on the SHAQ dunk to Dudley at 1:38, he boomed him right in the mouth. the entire Knicks team and Latrell Spreewell walking up were cracking up!
Most dominant player not named Wilt Chamberlain. And yes Shaq and Wilt were more dominant than MJ easily. Only Shaq and Wilt can say the NBA changed the rules to make the game harder for them. While MJ can only say the NBA changed the rules to make the game easier for him. Wilt even said this to MJ's face, and Mike just remained silent.
He wasn’t worth of a reply. Jealous Wilt. Disappears when it matters, the playoffs. Couldn’t free throw lol 50% when no one is trying to stop you is pretty lame. Just like the other one in the video.
Biggest mistake ever. This is a guy who lost the 1995 finals averaging 28ppg on 59.5% shooting from the field with 6.3 assists per game and 12.5 rpg. He had the best numbers of anyone that finals, including Hakeem.
Good for Orlando. They saw how lazy he was on the defensive side of the ball. Embarrassing for a player with all the size advantages he had. Dude had loads of potential but was/is a selfish, lazy man-child. He was never gonna stay in Orlando anyway. He wanted the limelight of Los Angeles because he cares more about himself than anything else.
@@kanajingly8957 Orlando was unlucky with what happened to Hardaway. Grant, too. Without O'Neal on the court, they were a damn good ball club. And those numbers by O'Neal are hardly impressive when you consider what the officials (league) let him get away with.
The ONLY player ever to make me get up out of my seat, walk over to the television, and turn it off in the middle of the playoffs. He dunked on 4 grown men and I had seen enough.
What’s crazy is you can honestly say Shaq underachieved ,, his peak year was 2000 mvp season when Phil challenged him to win mvp , that’s what Shaq should’ve been every year easily and even better , crazy the man still averages 35/15 at almost 60 percent fg percentage in 3 straight finals , prob won’t see that kind of dominance again .
Yeah as a person that didn't like the Lakers during their 3 peat, I couldn't stand Shaq. He was unguardble. The only thing you could do is wait and hope for his decline. He kind of declined quick. He was kind of washed during than 2004 season they lost to the pistons in the finals.
😂
@@teddyhaynes9876I definitely agree. Imagine if Shaq had Kobe's work ethic?
Gobert can lock up Shaq 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This man was really a different machine. DIESEL
Dudley was the only one close to stopping the diesel.....
@@BMars-yi8nd knock it off
Today’s players are faster and stronger 😂
Prime shaq the most dominant nba force ever
@@maxmx767 Prime Shaq would dominate even more in today’s game and embarrass everyone. In his prime, no one could guard him.
Shaquille O'Neal was a 7-1, 300 pound android from the dunk planet. He was ferocious, powerful, and nasty. He was a monster 😳
Those pro hops and pivots -- dude was brute force incarnate, but seems like people dont mention his expert footwork enough
Yeh his quickness is often overviewed...
He was smooth with the spins and he combined it with brute force. He was a force of nature
3:56 is basically a summary of just how dominant Shaq was.
The 76ers rush over to triple him as soon as he gets the ball in the post and he still looks completely unbothered getting an easy dunk. He was getting this type of coverage the whole series and still averaged 33-16-5 on 57% shooting. He made Mutombo, who won DPOY that year and was 7 foot 2 and 260lbs look like a baby out there.
Imagine if he played in todays NBA, there will be bodies flying everywhere 🤣🤣🤣
He’d average 30-35 a game in today’s NBA with the opposing team’s center having to take an early rest because of foul trouble.
Only players that can try to hold him are Giannis and Steven Adams
He wouldn’t make it, too many bigs in today’s nba play beyond the paint, shaq was lazy n didn’t like to defend outside the paint, he would cause too many open looks
😂 😂 😂 The big men now are way to slim. They would all need to bulk up
But these young kids say he couldn’t play today 😂
Even embid and gobert will be folded into two by Shaq attack
Shaq would average 40 and 20 today
Lol nothing arguable about this. I’d even say like 4 60 point games in a season. BUT IM NOT A BETTING MAN
45 25
I agree
Nope , game changed
You haven’t watched the NBA over the last decade huh. Bit different now
a lot of people remember him for his bullyball style... but what made prime shaq scary is that he was also quick
You know how much flopping would go on if Shaq played now. Embid,Luka,joker all cry babies 😅
draymond would come to the game already peed up
Don’t forget the biggest one lebron
Reggie Miller was not kidding. Teams had to have multiple 7 footers/big bodies on their rosters just to deal with shaq.
And they had to use all 6 of their fouls to guard him...even though he was fouling them, but that is another subject
Prime Shaq was unstoppable. Even dudes like Ben Wallace, who could play Shaq one on one without him completely dominating STILL would get twenty plus posted on them on a nightly basis, and Big Ben was a 4 time DPOY physical specimen who could bench 460 lbs and had a 39" vertical. BW would sometimes have a good game against him, but more often than not, Shaq posted good numbers the other way, just not his game changing numbers. It let the Pistons lock up everyone else on the Lakers for that final series.
The three years he played and won championships with the Lakers were as physically dominant of a player I've ever seen. People look at him now and just think he was a big guy who overpowered everyone, which is true, but he also was WAY more mobile than most people think with excellent footwork for a guy his size and surprising speed. In the early part of his career before carrying that weight slowed him down, he was as fast as a north to south sprinter at the C spot that was playing in his era.
I don't care what anyone says, Shaq was as responsible for those three championships as Kobe was. Shaq would spend three quarters yeeting everybody out of the way and scoring at will, and Kobe would close out the games because Shaq couldn't hit free throws. If Shaq could hit free throws, he would be a top five player of all time.
Draymond needs to watch this video so he can understand he would not be able to remotely stop prime Shaq in any possible way...Carry on!
3:57 triple teamed and still bangs on all of them lmao
🤣👏🏾
What made Shaq special was that he wasnt just huge. He was huge, and freakishly quick and athletic for his size, and also had great touch. Supposedly the size of his hands contributed to his FT struggles, but close to the basket they were an advantage. He could hold the ball like an ordinary person holding a grapefruit.
Shaq was too damn quick for being that big 😂
He's the very first NBA player I've ever watched. I remember seeing a TV full of players, then there's this big dude suddenly appearing on the screen. Looking like a literal monster.
Great story.
Shaq and kobe is the best duo in the NBA.
3:13-4:21 Keep in mind that dikembe was the defensive player of the year that year LMAO
Bruh, these kids don’t get it. Shaq scored 30 points on dunks. Let that sink in.
And he's a terrible ft shooter imagine how many points he wasted off those missed shots
Yeah just back down then hard press the shoot button to dunk. That was my only play back in nba live. Hahah
@@mozdaboz Imagine how many he would have averaged if they'd called intentional fouls, and they got the ball back every time he was fouled.
lets not forget, Shaq played in an era where every team had a legitimate 7 footer
Lol what???
That’s why everyone says “those are Shaq’s 3 Championships” he was unstoppable
you know in the 2004 finals Ben Wallace did an awesome job locking up Shaq by making Kobe shoot most of the shots while Shaq averaged just 26.6 points per game on 63% shooting.
Dude 26pts on 60er not locking up lol
3:57 I feel bad for the triple team lmao
no way any player can stop shaq on today’s era.
everyone would complain that the refs are helping his team win since he'll be too physical for them lol😊
Mutombo was defensive player of the year in 2001 and Shaq treated him like BBQ chicken, Burgers, Salmon and potato salad, washed down with lots of beer.
MUTOMBO WAS 36 OLD AND 67 LBS LESS, BEN WALLACE WIPE THE FLOOR WITH SHAQ
Having Shaq in the Paint was as Close to Cheating as you could get 😅
Rudy Gobert really thought he could LOCK this man up.
He can't even lock up motumbo let alone shaq.. only wilt can
No one could because no one was _allowed_ to. The officials (league) made a business decision to let him get away with murder.
Prime Shaq is unfair and unstoppable
Lawd have mercy the triple team didn’t work. 🤦🏾 3:50
This was Shaq at his apex. When he gotten bigger but was still in shape. Still athletic quick and moved like a gazelle. There was no stopping this shaq.
If shaq were to play now in his prime and this era basketball he will bbq chicken every person in the paint that have to guard him on god
He would do that in any era
He’d definitely dominate inside, but he’d have a rough time guarding a lot of the stretch bigs, too. He’d still get his though
3:59 no one can stop that
I agree. 3:45 as well smh I forgot about some of these. Absolute monster
Only if you wish to sacrifice integrity of your hand😅
I will say this jordan is the greatest of alltime but if i was starting a franchise with every single player that played in the nba in their primes i would take shaq every time he was truly a force to be reckoned with an unstoppable force that no 1 could defend its a shame that he couldn't stay in shape he would have been in that GOAT conversation for sure
The most dominant center to ever play the game
Yup but it doesn’t mean anything at all, you’re the best or you are not. Kareem was less dominant because he wasn’t dunking over people as much but he was better at the end so this nickname is useless
All those poor players got teabagged from Shaq 😬😬😬
Imagine lebron against prime shaq..if he struggled against undersized guys like ben wallace and dwight howard...theres no way he will be as dominant like today if he played against prime shaq
@marlon cabrera lol I think you are wrong though.look,
Shaq had penny;Shaq had kobe;Shaq had wade.
All in their prime.
Bron had himself(carried the entire franchise of cleaveland to finals)
Bron had wade;Bron had Kai.. after that he was by hisself.only when he was 70 years old did he get AD(Mr. Glass)
You can't compare the two.if you take away penny,kobe and wade.shaq is not eating.
Bron been eating since 2003🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️🤷🏿♂️
@@stifler5062 😆😂 shaq was dominant and hes the finals mvp 3 times and not kobe....lebron had wade, bosh, allen and he still losses twice...and then when he went back to cleveland he had irving and love and he still losses to a undersized small ball of gsw...and when he went to lakers he missed playoffs twice...
@@stifler5062 you are delusional if you think a prime lebron could dominate a prime shaq. Orlando shaq would have embarrassed lebron james.
@@stifler5062 Uh, I think you're forgetting that two of Lebron's four rings came with... WADE (in his actual prime, Wade was only in his 3rd year when he played with old as fuck Shaq), Chris Bosh, and Ray Allen lol He also had Kyrie Irving, and Irving actually hit a game-winning shot for them to bring home that third ring. Oh, and you know, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, etc. etc. Yeah, Lebron only had HIMSELF. And actual prime Wade.
Penny Hardaway isn't even a hall of famer. So let me just rephrase this for you. Penny had Shaq. Kobe had Shaq. And Wade had Shaq. Wherever Shaq went, teams went to the finals.
Kobe was right, if Shaq had the dedication, discipline and looked after himself properly, like players such as MJ, Lebron and Kobe himself he would have 10 / 11 freaking rings!!!! Shaq was unreal!!!!!
Yes Kobe said it best, I remember he said: “If Shaq wasn’t as lazy and if he had stayed in shape, he could’ve been the greatest player ever.”
God what an amazing Era to watch Kobe and Shaq play together
Dikembe Mutombo is one of the greatest defensive centers of all time. Shaq chewed him up and spit him out.
Mutombo was 35 here which is old af for a center
@@drlight6677 more it was prime Shaq and he was about 70 pounds heavier and stronger. Mutombo gave his best, he had won DPOY either that year or year before with the Hawks. Mutombo was still a top level Center. Just Shaq was too strong and had amazing footwork
@@drlight6677 He won DPOY in 2001
God I miss this NBA
This is why Shaq says “google me”
YEAH I G0OOGLE IT SAYS NEVER AVERAGE 30 PPG AND REF TIM DONAGY BET FOR HIM TO GIVE HIM RINGS
@@PIP...33show me on the doll where Shaq penetrated you lol
Casual shaq won 2sciring titles avg 30pts per game lol damn do research before u press send
You’ll see the next Lebron before you see the next Shaq.
Giannis
@@cowboybob5301what you sayin?
He was the baddest bully 😤
Prime Shaq made it look like the paint was massively sloped downhill toward the basket...like defenders were fighting against gravity when he posted up
Shaq would have a field day against today’s centers 😂
And today’s centers would have a field day against Shaq. He’s not closing out to defend any jumpers.
@@jimlahey3919 no they wont they will set on the bench the whole game cause of foul trouble. every team need 3 big center. and if decided to not guard shaq he will score 100
Dudes calling in sick instead of wanting to guard Shaq.
We call that “Shaq Management”
Ppl talk about Kobe and all the rest.
But after Jordan the league belonged to Shaq.
He was the Alpha dog ...
The whole league revolved around "How to stop shaq".
The undisputed best player in the league in his prime.
I approve of this message.
These are the people who changed the level of the game
@@yeelahowah7476 Dude .. ppl put Kobe on their mount Rushmore of basketball..
I just don't get it..
Top 4 off all time ?
It's debatable whether he was the best shooting guard of that era let alone top 4 of all time.
@@yeelahowah7476 Wow!!!!
Finally someone that's speaking some sense.
I was thinking the EXACT same number .. no jokes.
I was saying to myself while typing..
If you're being objective ...the guy isn't even top 20 of all time.
He was never a clutch player based on the numbers either.
Yeah he's hit a few shots but in a 20.year career you're bound to have a few.
Jordan, Reggie Miller, Horry , Terry Porter, Arenas
Now those are clutch players ..
They did it often ...when healthy ..
And to add to your list of guards from that era D-Wade, Ginobili , Gilbert Arenas , ...
Even guys like Grant Hill and Penny were better had they not got injured in my opinion.
He's easily the most overrated player of all time and I will always stick by that.
@@yeelahowah7476 This has been very refreshing. It's not often I find ppl online agreeing to this topic.
Just you wait... ..... There's gonna be a Kobe lover adding to this soon 😂.
All that said ....he was a good player with a great work ethic.
A bit of a selfish asshole but you'd have to be one in order to be that focused on your goal.
Still ... It's been refreshing!
1:07 Rare sighting of Dennis Rodman as a Laker
Shaq OR Dennis guarding Lebron would make him cry to the commissioner even more than he does now!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@davidmolina9166 I never even mentioned LeBron lol
Prime Shaq always made me think that Lakers were an invincible team from the regular season through NBA finals... He always brought massacre to those who dared guard him the whole game...
So shaq was like BROLY on DBZ. Got it
“Barbecue Chicken.”
Yao is the only player he couldn't just blow through down low. Everyone else was bbq chicken.
@@anonymoushero9091 true, although in the clips I see, Rodman is never defending him close to the bucket where he was unstoppable
Ben Wallace
@@g23gBen was 6 8 250 Shaq was 7 1 320
Rodman and Hakeem guarded him well. Embiid could guard him today but that’s it.
Embiid guarding Shaq? Are you high right now? Bro would just start flopping💀
I dont know how anyone can say that Kareem or Wilt would have stopped this man. Prime Shaq? No...
Hakeem sure did. I remember the 96 all starts game(i believe) he could'nt score against Hakeem in many tries.
@@rul1175that’s magic shaq tho. Prime means laker shaq
No one is stopping this man idc who it was
@@rul1175 Hakeem outplayed him (barely) but no one could stop Shaq. Hakeem beat growing Shaq. That was 5 years before prime Shaq.
@@livefromthemotherlandmagic shaq was so much quicker and athletic laker shaq was the reason of his downfall in the long run
When Shaq did Dudley dirty that was the best 😂
Most dominanting man in sports ever!
Wilt was more dominating at 50 ppg
U never saw wilt so shut up
@@TC-yx1qt Wilt didn't play with a 3-second rule. Imagine a league where Shaq didn't leave the damn lane. There were two big old rules that the NBA enacted to make sure the league didn't become a center's league. Hack-a-Shaq was one. Even before it was official, they were NOT calling intentional fouls on the people who mauled him. The other was the 3-second rule. Shaq is the best center I've ever seen play the game. Wilt had special rules made for him so he got three free throws whenever he was fouled... plus the ball. Imagine that with Shaq. And of course intentional fouls weren't allowed on Wilt. And no 3-second rule. Host of reasons why prime Shaq was better.
@@ko7577 great points...but nobody will know for sure because don't think there's a whole lot of wilt footage of I've never seen it.
Prime Diesel was just a monster.. Big guy that played BIG!
They were all special in that late 80's & 90's era. Many great talents immerged around this time. Shaq was definitely one of them.
His footwork was crazy. That’s how he gets to those vicious dunks
Dikembe was fighting for his life😂
Dudley super smart, I’d throw a ball at Shaq if he was a few hundred feet away and there were enough people between us to guarantee I didn’t die
He could run the floor, pass, post up, block, grab rebounds and had soft touch baby hook/ floater. If only he had a 3pt shot or consistent middle range plus 95% ft average. Damn.
Lmao he would actually be the Best Athlete in american history regardless of sport if that were the case. You cant stop him at the 3 and you cant stop him at the FT line!? Wot!? Unlimited offence. He was a decent passer too!
Yeah, I forgot about prime Shaq…might swap out Kareem as my all-time starting 5…as sacrilegious as that seems. Prime diesel was all conquering.
I'm so glad that I didn't take this era for granted when I was kid.
A man playing against kids. His footwork is really underrated.
THATS NOT FOOTWORK ITS STEP THROUGH. FOOTWORK IS WHAT OLAJUWON HAVE.
Shaq = Embid x 2 😂
x10😹
Lakers Shaq shoulda average 62 pts a game... That was the most dominate force I've personally ever seen play the game. He coulda had over 50,000 career points if he wanted to.
If shaq play today games you will need 5 ambulance for safety purposes
I remember Shaq in Orlando. He wasn’t this beast yet. It’s like he got twice as strong when he was in LA. All these strong centers that had used body position and technique to slow him down before were suddenly helpless to stop him now. He was really scary for those 4 or 5 years.
Roids. PEDs were prominent and common in all sports in the 90s and early 2000s. Ask any athlete from any sport
THA MOST DOMINANT BIG MAN WE MAY EVER SEE AND GET THIS HE WAS "LAZY" THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER...
Today's player would be destroyed by prime Shaq
1:43 i feel bad for chet holmgren
Shaq was just unfair!
They had to invent the “hack-a-Shaq” rule for him.
They even had to change the backboards for because of him lol.
1:39 you are absolutely correct! Lol it wasn’t fair at all! Lol
Next to Kobe, that backboard was the second hardest working guy in the game.
Lol gang. Bro was literally hanging on by a thread. Definitely thinking about how much longer he had in his backboard career.
Ain't no big of today would stop Shaq Diesel
No big ever could stop Shaq 🤡
@@CreativeBigL you the clown. You just repeating what I'm saying
@@CreativeBigL The Dream...
Man i remember how Shaq punished Mutombo in that finals 😮
they tried to set up those same plays with Dwight Howard. Lol dude was trash
Doesn’t matter what era
What the rules are
Who is guarding him
Prime Shaq is unguardable, unstoppable, and has no equal
😂
Amen. Starting Center of all-time!
True 💯
He would clobber todays NBA
He would get ejected each game because league became too soft
That man was absolutely filthy
You gotta respect Dudley. He did what he was supposed to do. You're a man first
Shaq played like he had finishing takeover the whole game
Pretty much the last of straight bullying opposing teams big men in the paint
Dwight bullied people, he just didn’t have the touch around the rim
Shaq abused Mutombo in that series ☠️
I was only 8 but I vividly remember seeing Dikembe getting man handled in the paint lol
I was rooting for AI and the Sixers. I have a lot of respect for Mutombo. Shaq owned him that series 😢
Fair play to Dudley. At a certain point you just have to say it.
as a die hard Knicks fan, I still get a great laugh on the SHAQ dunk to Dudley at 1:38, he boomed him right in the mouth. the entire Knicks team and Latrell Spreewell walking up were cracking up!
I remember that too, mad AF like Dudley was but..
You could hear that man struggling to hold his ground, literally nothing else he could have done 😅
Just get out of the effing way! 🤦🏽♂️
video shows he wasnt all power. he had all the post moves, fakes, and knew how to finish around the basket
I almost forget sometimes how unstoppable he was. Like no one since, that’s for sure.
Prime Shaq, Prime Dwight Howard and Prime Derrick Rose all were amazing!
Prime penny prime grant hill fool
Shaq did Dudley wrong and I love him for it!
3:42 SHEEEEESH!!! 🤯🤯🤯
Lakers Shaq was the best Shaq and I grew up in Orlando and loved his time there as well
2001 Shaq was beyond scary! He cared so much back then about winning.... all time level of play
No, he didn't. He cared about his own domination. Apparently, you have no idea how selfish he was.
There has never been another one like him...
Look at those snitches on the front row at 2:21 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Shaq was insane, the most powerful and dominating big man of this era.
Most dominant player not named Wilt Chamberlain.
And yes Shaq and Wilt were more dominant than MJ easily.
Only Shaq and Wilt can say the NBA changed the rules to make the game harder for them.
While MJ can only say the NBA changed the rules to make the game easier for him.
Wilt even said this to MJ's face, and Mike just remained silent.
He wasn’t worth of a reply.
Jealous Wilt.
Disappears when it matters, the playoffs.
Couldn’t free throw lol
50% when no one is trying to stop you is pretty lame.
Just like the other one in the video.
Unstoppable force. You can counter any player in nba history except for Shaq.
Nah Shaq did Dudley so dirty 😂😂😂😂
Facts
They did a survey in the Orlando newspaper asking the public should they pay him 100 mil and the public said no .he was pissed and joined the Lakers.
Biggest mistake ever.
This is a guy who lost the 1995 finals averaging 28ppg on 59.5% shooting from the field with 6.3 assists per game and 12.5 rpg.
He had the best numbers of anyone that finals, including Hakeem.
Good for Orlando. They saw how lazy he was on the defensive side of the ball. Embarrassing for a player with all the size advantages he had. Dude had loads of potential but was/is a selfish, lazy man-child. He was never gonna stay in Orlando anyway. He wanted the limelight of Los Angeles because he cares more about himself than anything else.
@@kanajingly8957 Orlando was unlucky with what happened to Hardaway. Grant, too. Without O'Neal on the court, they were a damn good ball club. And those numbers by O'Neal are hardly impressive when you consider what the officials (league) let him get away with.
@@bubufubu Shaq literally pulled them to the Championships. Pull the hate-boner out of your mouth and place it in your ass.
Shaq is Godzilla and the NBA is Tokyo. All we need is the Godzilla theme playing behind the video.
Shaq is really a force once he gets in the paint. Respect to the big men who tries to block or slow him down atleast
He forced on ft line😂😂