Meet Shaquille O'Neal... The NBA Player that SHOULD HAVE Been the GOAT
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- To the general public, Michael Jeffrey Jordan is the greatest basketball player to ever live. With all his unparalleled success in his 14 year career, it is hard to debate there is one player who has accomplished more in that same timespan. But as the classic moniker 'Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard' goes, it is hard not to wonder what Shaq would have achieved had he given it his 100 percent. In this video, I discuss the early career of Shaquille O'Neal during his Magic days and then pivot to why despite having an amazing, arguably TOP 5 NBA career of all time, he could have been even better had he changed just a few things. Alas, that is why the titled is called Shaq... the NBA player that should have been the GOAT!
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'Why isn't Shaq the GOAT?'
I don't want to disrespect Shaquille O'Neal's legacy, which is as gigantic as the man itself.
But as I listened to Shaq on Friday at his heartfelt farewell media conference -- as always, he exceptionally blended candor and humor -- a nagging question kept rising in my mind.
'Why isn't Shaq the greatest player ever?'
"His 19-year NBA career isn't on par with Michael Jordan's, who is universally regarded as the NBA's greatest player of all time.
But it could have been. Correction: It should have been. Shaq spent roughly a decade as the most physically imposing force in professional basketball. He won four championships and an MVP award, appeared in six NBA Finals, and arguably was the most likable person in all of sports. Over his first 14 seasons, he averaged more than 20 points per game and unofficially led the league in humiliating defenders in the paint.
But as phenomenal as he was, as exciting as it was to witness his breathtaking combination of power and athleticism, he could have been better.
And Shaq doesn't disagree.
"I missed over 5,000 free throws," he said. "I missed about 300 games, so that's five-to-six thousand points right there. I'd probably be No. 2 right now in scoring. That's the only thing I'm upset with myself about. But I've heard my name mentioned next to those names -- Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain -- and even if I didn't reach my full potential, I can say I made it."
Only, this is about more than just Shaq's place on the all-time scoring list, where he is fifth.
His career is littered with memorable moments and funny lines, but one thing I'll never forget is how Shaq sabotaged the Lakers' opportunity at an unprecedented fourth straight championship in the 2002-03 season.
The Lakers had never won four in a row; and although it's doubtful any team could challenge the eight straight championships won by Russell's Celtics, the Shaq-and-Kobe Lakers were putting themselves in the conversation as one of the best teams of all time.
But that year, Shaq elected to have toe surgery during training camp instead of in the offseason. As he put it, "Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?"
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'Reviewing Shaq's Legacy'
"One of the first messages Shaquille O'Neal received from Phil Jackson consisted of both a compliment and a challenge.
"I told Shaq when I took over as head coach in our first initial meeting as a team that the MVP trophy should be named after him when he retired," Jackson recently told Fox Sports' Mark Kriegel.
The message spoke both to Shaq's nearly unstoppable stature. His 7-foot-1, 325- pound frame provided a physical presence that proved difficult to stop inside. His agility made it hard to slow him down. And on the heels of Shaq officially announcing Wednesday his retirement via Tout, he'll be remembered as one of the most dominant centers in the game.
But Jackson also shared that anecdote as evidence that despite his four rings, three-time Finals MVP, one regular season MVP and 28,596 career points, the man with a million nicknames grossly underachieved. “This is a guy who could and should have been the MVP player for 10 consecutive seasons,” Jackson told Kriegel."
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The People's Kid KD agrees with you, Shaq went 40/20 in the finals with "no skill" no argument there he's the goat
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It took you 17 minuets to say shaq was lazy
What gets me hot is that Shaq and Kobe could've easily won more than three rings smh
Jonathan Tellez not exactly easily, but yeah they couldve gotten six, maybe more
Bro it's hard to get 1 ring to begin with so live with the reality
I mean..... idk they won in 2000 and 2002 on what was basically luck
UncDrewBib 187 u don’t know sh*t about hoops
John Smith Uh... Okay? How? Have you watched Game 7 of the 2000 WCF and Game 6 of the 2002 WCF? Both those games were rigged AF especially 2002
For a young baller in 1991, Shaq was the IDOL. Kareem + Wilt + a pinch of NY hip hop = SHAQ DIESEL
He never had the offensive or defensive skills approaching Wilt or Jabbar, Hakeem.
I would say he is number 4 all time center.
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My man
As a guy that saw this happen in real time, I have to agree with you. Back in 1992 or 1991, Shaq showed the world who he was against my Arizona Wildcats. This guy was gonna dominate forever we thought. Then seeing 2002 Shaq just made me sad. This guy should have been incredible for more years but once he got the rings, he just coasted. He should have retired a Laker rather than hoping some team would pick him up year end year out.
Shaq’s prime could have been way better if he had the drive to be better everyday like Kobe did. Once he realized he could just get by with just his size and no training, he started getting really lazy.
Cam Gaines biggest reason why he's not a goat
Cam Gaines Shaq didn't get by with just his size...he was some of the greatest footwork and skills as a center...he's insanely athletic and quick...could ball handle and shoot...not foul shots tho lol
MrSPIDEY21 boys don't be knowing what they talking about.
Swag God African American vernacular is a language of its own. Go somewhere fuck boy
Yeah his play style is mad boring
I’m glad you mentioned how he never gets recognized for his post moves. Shaqs dropstep hook was unguardable!!!
He was an absolute beast. I remember in the '04 finals Ben Wallace having absolutely no answer for him
Peter Donkey- Ben wallace was getting wide open looks thanks to lazy fat @$$. Exposed on the defensive end on pick and rolls.
wait didn't he improve his freethrow? Didn't it go from 35- to 50?
It is sad that Penny's career didn't pan out the way many fans and experts expected, however, J-Will and Shaq pairing up at the Heat was also a lethal combination. And then there was a prime D-Wade in the clutch!
I think reason 1-3 are all the same... the weight gain killed his career! The Suns, Celtics and Cavs years were worthless!
I still have a birthday card from my grandparents in 1995 that says "THE SHAQ ATTACK" with his iconic dunk pose on Orlando
If he stayed in shape, committed on D was a better rebounder and improved his ft shooting. He would've been top 5
Eddie Thomas he still is arguably top 5
Bill Cosby what's your top 5?
Bill Cosby Tmac ? Eh your list
Bill Cosby tmac even in his prime can never compare to Kareem, what a joke
Did you jus say prime tmac???? This nigga need some milk...your a fanboy...ask tmac himself...he wasn't fuckin with kobe...he could score but ask tmac his story about kobe Bryant...kobe isn't even top 10 and you said prime tmac...well how bout I say prime wilt or prime anyone...prime Westbrook triple double is better than Jordan...that's your logic right...you sound stupid
So many people are gonna take this to heart and type a Whole Essay On why ur “Wrong”😂😂
Mojo 99 but he isn't...he is like a 50 percent free throw shooter..and still is like 6 all time scoring lol...i havent seen a player with my eyes more dominant than him...not lebron...not Jordan...Jordan was better...but Shaq was literally unstoppable
MrSPIDEY21 Wilt was way more dominant, Kareem was more dominant, shut up about MJ. Nobody in they're prime in basketball history could beat him.
Evan Sieger wilt played in a weaker era while Shaq played in the 90s and 00s which are arguable one of the best eras
Michael o Everyone needs to stop saying Wilt played in a weaker era, ya'll just don't know shit about his era. If you actually did some research, you would understand he was so dominant everyone just looked weak.
Wily was wayyy more dominant...I think wilt is the goat...be he suffered from the same thing as wilt...he played too soft...while Shaq ain't play soft he didn't go as hard as he could. Wilt is stronger faster and more agile than Shaq. And he could shoot...your preaching to the choir my man
The feud didn't start with just Kobe, it started as early as with Penny. It was not just the shoe commercials and money. When they lost in the finals, Penny worked extra hard with great motivation to get back to the finals and win while Shaq was doing other stuff such as teaming up with Hakeem to do a 1v1 tv special ppv. Penny was like big dog, we gotta beat these guys (Hakeem), don't hang around with them, focus! what are you doing?
great video, this really changed my thoughts on the whole GOAT argument, and I really like how in detail you went. I cant entert the giveaway, I dont have twitter 😭
Shaq left 10 points at the free throw line every game
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NoDefense yo yall stfu bill Russell the goat he had 11 rings
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Thank you man
O'Neal admitted he chose Lsu for money tho
Robert Con Well it is all about Money, so no surprise
Love Shaq University
Robert Con i thought colleges could not give players money tho
Max Julien they can’t it’s illegal, but today it doesnt stop rick pitino, John calipari, or coach k from doing it now does it?
naa he said he wanted to go to george town but george town didn't want him
Agree 100%
There was an nba documentary about the Orlando magic and penny and Shaq and he said he wished he stayed with the magic and didn’t gain as much weight as he did. Shaq was dominant af but defiantly could’ve been more.
He didn't stay in professional athlete shape... that's literally the only reason why he's not the GOAT
Facts
Ikr especially when you realize that he had the best ft percentage in all of NBA history
The Orlando Magic Shaq was fun to watch. He had skills. The Lakers Shaq made the 2000s NBA unwatchable. All he did was bowl over people and dunk on them.
That being said, as great as Shaq was, he definitely underachieved. Should have been at least top five all time. He was top 15 all time at best.
Shaq isnt a goat to me cuz, he couldnt shoot, all he did was dunk, Shaq had no moves, all he did was stick his fat ass out and push people back, old school dad ball
Gregory Everson but you can’t lie he was super dominant, like why change what’s not broken they couldn’t hold him
#Simple
He top 6 all time to me
Gregory Everson you have made like 50 comments about the same thing
Absolutely. If he played even 3 more seasons at the level he originally played at would've made him GOAT. Also if he could shoot FT you could probably add 3 ppg to most of his seasons
That Lonzo ball diss 😂😂
It's shocking how underrated Shaquille O'Neal has become. When I tell people that Shaq for a time was the best player I'd ever seen, they act like I said John Koncak or something. Which is funny because in the early 2000s relatively few would have had an issue it. There was even a poll around that time among NBA players and coaches about who was better between Shaq and Michael Jordan and most of them actually picked Shaq. But for some reason perception of Shaq has fallen off a cliff.
Very late reply but I think the obvious reason is that the overall perception of Shaq is that he didn't work as hard as he could to be the best player he could've been. He recognizes that. That alone is obviously going to take its toll on Shaq's reputation and legacy, as it should.
Great video - I especially agree with yr last point - huge ego without the internal drive, i think if Shaq had any form of self motivation he would have been way higher on that all time list
Thanks bro!
Shaq in his prime was probably the best at his peak. Nobody could stop Shaq. Wild was similar in dominance, but Shaq was much heavier, and for guy 7 foot 1 and well over 300lbs in his prime his max vertical jump was 36 inches, which for context is only an inch and a half below recent dunk contest champion Terrance Ross. Underrated about Shaq is he had moves and much better coordination then pure athletic centers like Dwight. His baby hook was unstoppable. He moved incredibly well for his size and had a handle for a big man too. Players have testified in practice he had an incredible handle that we didn't really get to see in games as much.
Jon Dunn- Wilt was far better than Shaq at their peaks.
1. Michael Jordan
2. Kareem
3. LeBron James
4. Magic Johnson
5. The diesel
Kobe>shaq
I used to argue this but no one would ever listen. I don’t think people like the idea of a big man being the greatest. Shaq was just simply unstoppable.
Disappointment is a bit harsh, it's more a what if with Shaq's career.
Paul Popoola it was, shaq and kobe could have won 6-8 titles had shaq took his health seriously. Kobe was just entering his prime so shaq can take less of a workload as he aged, but if he took care of himself he could’ve been somewhat a lesser version of his prime years and still be effective.
Wilts last game, he had over 20 points and rebounds. He was heavier but still dominant at the end of his career.
Shaq was really good but he could have been better at shooting free throws would of made him greater
I love Shaq, and he was an amazing center in his early NBA career. However, I still think Wilt is the goat center. Wilt was a freak of athleticism as well as being 7 ft. If he was in the game today, no doubt flexing over every center in the league
Nah! Shaq was exceptional, there is absolutely no doubt about it, but he would never be as dominant as the one center, the true GOAT which is Wilt the Stilt. If you would ever have seen him play, would ever have experienced what this man did, then there couldnt be this video.
Wilt Chamberlain dominated the league like no one ever did and no one ever will. Of course you could bring some crappy Era-Argument or his only two Championships, but believe me, that wont do it. The guy could jump as high as anyone ever, ran faster than NFL runningbacks, once even led the league in Assists - and all that on Top of unseen Scoring abilities, unseen Rebound Abilities, unseen Blocking Abilities and Mind Blowing records(100 Points in a game, 55 rebounds in a game, 26 Blocks in a game, 50.4 ppg over a whole season, more than 48 minutes per game over a season due to overtimes, over 22 rebounds average over a whole fuckin season and so on). I mean, they changed several rules because of his domination! If that guy would have had the Team that Bill Russell had around him, he would have crushed the league, no doubt.
Mark Mauk wilt played bums
Hennything is possible yeah like leading the league in rebounds 3 times when this one guy kareem was putting up his best seasons.....yey wilt was 11 years older....
the thing that hurts wilt is his playoff performances. for whatever reason he wasn't as dominant in the playoffs as he was in the regular season, and that's putting winning or losing aside because it is a team game. Shaq dominated in the finals for three years in a row when it mattered the most, that's something Wilt could never do..
It's hard to put Wilt over Russell as Bill had his number almost every time they played each other. Yes Wilt had the stats but they were very different centres. and Russell's team would almost always beat Wilts in spite of Wilt playing on a Lakers team with Elgin Baylor and Jerry West.
Totally agree.
He would have won 20 titles with the Celtics.
Most amazing athlete of 20th century.
A real Superman
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11:54 It's actually scientifically proven that free throw shots are harder for big men.
It has to do with the angle and arch etc.
That doesn't mean there will be NO big men that shoot well from the free throw line. So your argument against that is a straw man.
Wilt was a better free throw shooter when he was younger.
Maybe he got too strong and his huge hands may have caused trouble for him.
Shaq is one of the goats. Its just when you're that size your body starts to betray you. He did it the best for a long time, he changed the game. A guy with that much size and speed was incredible and I'm just glad i got a chance to witness the young Shaq Deisel!
This video's great! At least a player that was talked about as a player than being recognized as an analyst. Awesome stuff!
Yeah once he got fat I knew it was over cause Detroit exposed him for being fat By shooting around him,back to basket can only last so long
LOL if they exposed Shaq what did they do to Kobe? Kobe was dogshit in that series.
Xavier Vega I agree, Wallace did a good job against Shaq. But Kobe was shut down in every game except game 2
Xavier Vega Kobe got his ass cooked to by the midrange GOD Masked Assassin Rich Hamilton then they're switch Tayshaun would lock him up
Are you kidding back to the basket game is a timeless style ,what does not last long is showing up to training camp 25 -30 pounds overweight every year LOL
Why the hell is Mr Brightside by the killers playing in the background around the 7:40 mark?
Ali’s highlights hasn’t uploaded in half a year
:c
You’re right. It all come down to mentality for the GOAT to come out of all the other talents
Shaqs prime is the goat of centers but everything after lakers he was a basic center his career couldve been the goat if he stayed healthy if only he copyed kobes training he would of passed mj
Mazamboa yep definatly shaq had a couple good years after that he just fell off
Wilt, Russell, Kareem, Shaq, Olajuwon in that Order is thr Top 5 Centers of all Time for me
Mark Mauk i respect that but olajuwon got quadruable doubles and challenged mjs bulls
big D I know..thats why he was great. A All Time Top 5 Center
the dream's skill Level is unreached to this day by a big man though. i mean its not even Close to put it in perspective
Damn bro I come back two years later and they seriously made u mute that fire intro. Glad I downloaded the song already tho
Putting on 40 pounds of mass when he was with the Lakers was the biggest mistake there was no need for that. At 325 pounds before he was still way bigger than the opposition as it was and he could run the floor much better. Eventually all that weight he put on most likely with steroids turned him into a fat bloated mess if hed a kept his weight down his entire career his body of work would be much more impressive than it is. He also got a lil too comfortable after he won his ring he started to miss more and more games and his conditioning went down hill. The fact he didnt lead the league in rebounding scoring and even won dpoy at least 5 times is a major underachievement on his part.
To lead the league in scoring at least 5 times is a fair statement. But rebounding and dpoy.. I don't know. Not even Olajuwon was able to won 5 DPOYs, or even a specialist like Ben Wallace could get close to that. Rebounding it's almost fair, but Shaq shared space with prime Garnett, Duncan, etc.. Rodman when he was younger. Even if he was committed, I don't think he could outpace a freak like Garnett, no freaking way
shaq was never really comitted to the defensive end. if you have never gotten dunked on in your whole nba career then that means your not trying hard enough of defense
Thats true. However he didnt get dunked on too often. He gave out those hard elbow fouls if u tried to get him most the time.
The league will never allow another Shaq! He’s the sole reason why they play zone in the nba now.
The league was always plagued by superstars taking advantage of 1v1 matchups. Shaq didn't had the same appeal of Jordan or Magic, that's why they removed this abomination for good. Zones are part of the sport, the US took too long to adapt it.
Rafael Teles bro the U.S. didn’t take to long to adapt. We invinted b-ball and the zone defense. Bro they were playing man to man defense over seas as well until the dream made fool out of any team that steped on the court with them. That’s why they started using it because they didn’t have the athletic ability to contain anyone 1 v1. And the nba didn’t adapt to it, Shaq left them no choice triple teaming him wasn’t even working.
Do you really think you know the FIBA level? Have you read my name? lol I definitely know international basketball better than you (which is not a great thing at all, the FIBA level is ridiculous). That being said, zones were fully adapted in Europe from a long time, even before Shaq was even drafted. The NBA stole some concepts from FIBA (and vice-versa), but in a very subtle way. Zones is a big change, so the "creators" didn't want something as drastic as this, they already removed it once, why bring it back? Shaq of course took advantage of the anti-zone rules, but he dominated just as much as Jordan, Olajuwon, Magic and Barkley posting up people for 15 seconds, etc.. it was a transition period, the NBA needed to evolve after so many years of boring dynasties and no golden boy to take advantage. Shaq didn't forced any rule changes because of his own offensive ability, in fact, rules changed because people were taking advantage of his horrid FT shooting. And lastly, basketball was created by a canadian, this is common knowledge... and a usual joke. It's like when people think that soccer was created by us.
He's my favorite of all time
He's the reason why koby won those 3 championships
13:45 why is there a random pic of tariq black or somebody?
TELL ME WHAT THE SONG IS THAT STARTS AT 8:30. GOOD VIDEO AS ALWAYS.
its the instrumental from kanye west - real friends
mika_089 you’re a hero
shaq should have been the GOAT, if he would have been serious about his nba career, he would have won more titles and mvps, he would have led the nba in scoring, rebound and blocks for most of his career, it's a shame he didn't take the game more seriously.
But mj is better, and he could've had 2 extra mvp season 2 rings 4K points and I'm pretty sure he was more dominant
Nikola Ilic if shaq stayed with kobe and the lakers then he would have 10 rings rather than mikes 8.🥺
Mj couldn't guard Shaq
Imagine if Shaq was a consistent 70% free throw shooter.
Shaq had a bad attitude a lot of the time, and wasn't as beloved as Jordan was throughout the NBA. That being said he was more dominant than Jordan, hardly anyone could guard him.
guard what? Shaq couldnt shoot, he would run his fat ass booty to the rim and grab a board, you cant box him out
Rodman shut him down in a playoffs series.
LOL you have no idea what you're talking about. He was more dominant than Jordan? Are you brain dead or just stupid? Once Jordan won chips that was it for the league, NO ONE felt like they could beat him, he was looked at as being invincible. Jordan had to retire before the league could breath a sigh of relief again. Shaq never was that feared, if he was he would've won 4 straight.
286mic mj didn't start winning championships until he got pippen and the Celtics and pistons got old.
Gregory Everson one of the leading scorers of all time.
I remember watching Shaq play back in his earlier Laker days thinking he was gonna shatter the backboard just about every single time he went up for one of his monstrous dunks.
It's true. The guy SHOULD have been the goat. He never once lead the league in rebounds. Hakeem has a more impressive career than Shaq. Better defense and totally dominant on the offensive end, and he hit freetrhows. Shaq COULD have been much better.
Hakeem was good, just like Ewing, both could move and shoot, Shaq was a fat guy would could dunk
Gregory Everson dude stfu I see you commenting on every comment we get it
LOL Shaq wiped his ass with Ewing every time they played.
This was an awesome video! Great work! Keep it up! 😁
Peak Shaq 2000-2002 was the goat. Now he wasn’t the goat for a full career. However, his peak was beyond anything outside of maybe Jordan, Wilt, Kareem, and Lebron and I would still probably take Shaq’s peak.
He made the 2001 def. player of the year Mutumbo look helpless while Shaq shit all over him. Jordan went up against a def. player of the year in 96 in G Payton and Payton actually held Jordan below his averages.
Peak Shaq was also a top 3 defensive presence and rebounder in the game, and an elite passer for his position.
I don’t think I personally have seen one player warp defenses and control a game like peak
Shaq was. Not even Jordan.
Wilt over shaq anyday
He’s already the 🐐
I mean hes the goat at being a center....no one could stop hiom...i dont how much better u want him to be....even tho i agree he should of stayed skinny and worked on his free throw...but dude was an unstoppable beast
he worked on his free throws even had a shooting coach, Shaq had no skills besides dunking on people
he should of been undisputedly better than jordan. Kareem is better than him
He should've stayed dominant for a much longer time. Instead he just bounced around league in the second half of his career.
Shaq's impact on the teams he played for was the number 1 reason they succeeded as well as they did, his unstoppable presence was second to none. The "G.O.A.T", more than debatable as far as the center position. Of all time, he can be mentioned in the same sentence with anyone. One thing is for sure, as far as dominance there was no one better.
I've always felt like Allen iverson didn't reach his full potential either because of his lack of personal ambition to do better. Iverson had the talent, just not the drive to be the greatest.
na he had passion but his off court shit fucked him up
No NBA player at Iverson's size has any chance at being the "greatest"
Yogi Yeomans wrong! He played with some of the worst teams ever!!!!
Ive been here since 5k// i cant wait till u get big u deserve it keep up the good work
Thanks dude!
Nah its Lebron.
Imagine you’re a high school basketball player, it’s a big home game, the stands are packed. Who’s your matchup? Shaq
In my opinion Wilt Chamberlain was always better than Shaq, great video though, try to watch WiltChamberlainarchive on youtube maybe you will change your mind.
I agree.
I have watched alot of video.
Wilt is the goat of centers.
I just learned that Wilt was size 13 feet.
This explains some of his incredible speed and agility.
Shaq was size 22.
Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem, Shaq ranking.
Imagine if Wilt had played for the Celtics. They would have won 20 championships!
Can we all agree that Shaq deserves more than 1 MVP?
Sam Smith ur mom
Wilt Chamberlain is the ONLY center I’d take over a 7’1 295-305 in shape Shaquille O’Neal..Shaq is easy the 2nd best center that ever played. You’re simply kidding yourself if you think otherwise..
#1 Wilt
#2 Shaquille
#3 Kareem
#4 Hakim
#5 Russell
#6 Sampson
#7 Moses
#8 Ewing
#9 Morning
#10 Robinson
Force Times Distance Equals ? Torque Robinson should’ve been higher than Mourning
Mikaél Rence I feel you
And I think Sampson was a major what if, but he shouldn’t be that high
You're right that he's the second best Center ever.....but Hakeem is #1.
I'd say
Wilt, Kareem, Hakeem, Shaq.
Kareem was pretty bad ass when he was younger. Wilt was at a Superman level when he was younger. A young Shaq would have fouled out if refs actually enforcef bb rules and not act like it's football..lol
5:20 😂😂😂 look at that picture 😂😂😂
They did my boy Shaq dirty hahaha
No. MJ is the best. Hands down.
Most people today do not realize how dominant Shaq was.
Shaq is Dwight Howard but he had kobe and wade
To be real if Shaq was born in this era with his same talent, he could probably be like an AD type.
Change that satanic intro
I like it
Why?
Pussy
TheRealJuiceTv Whats your problem?
ray lee how is it satanic when it starts off with "This is all God's doing?"
7‘1 ,325 lbs, 94‘ wingspan,11.5 inch hands, shoe size 22
He struggled in free throw and 3pts range and was shut down by a 6'7 Dennis Rodman and now your telling me that he is the g.o.a.t?
aj bondoc You either didn't watch the video or can't read....He says he could have been the goat if he had a different mindset, which is true imho
mindset doesnt change the fact he cant shoot from 15 feet, Shaq was garbage, just a fat guy that could dunk, all he had to do was jump 3 inches
aj bondoc right because all the bigs were in the 180 club, and I dont remember Dennis shutting him down, and even if he kind of did, Dennis Rodman was successfully guarding every big in his time
Gregory Everson clearly you don't watch NBA basketball with your logic every single nba center is around the same hight as Shaq but none of them are even close to how good he was
aj bondoc MJ also struggled from 3.
There is no debating that durring that 3 year run from 2000 - 2002 was the most dominant span of any player.
Sorry, but Shaq couldn't carry a team by himself. He needed Kobe who was considered on Shaq's level. That's why when they got rid of Shaq from the Lakers Kobe still won championships. When Jordan left the Bulls for the first time they couldn't buy a championship until he came back. Shaq will never be the GOAT.
I ride share 2 he needed penny also and wade
Thomas Burk yes he did and he didn't win a championship with Penny.
I ride share 2 No one can win a ring without an other great player or other great role players who play very good D and the reason why the Lakers kept Kobe was because he was younger
You acting like they won a championship the next season they didn't win until Gasol got there.
but Jordan is even though he never won without Scottie... stfu. The Bulls went 47-35 first year without Jordan, Lakers without Shaq? 34-48.
Ayyy shoutout for using “The Killers” one of my favorite bands
But I think LeBron is the best player ever
Lebron ain't even better than Kobe, but he is top 5 for sure
meezy fax
meezy um LBJ is top 3 all time! Kobe is maybe a top 10 player
The Vortexian ur joking right? Top 10 only 4 Kobe 😂😂😂 just retire from being a NBA fan at this point
lebron is easily better then kobe bruh
I love how these types of videos always begin “it all started when this person was born as a baby”
"I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have." - last words of Leonardo Da Vinci
Shaq is my favorite player ever and is top ten all time. But, this video was right.
I almost shat myself laughing when walton said shaq has discipline and worl ethic @5:55 lol
Man. I watched the NBA because of SHAQ. I idolized him more than the MJ the GOAT. You could say I’m a die hard fan of the big aristotle. He is the most dominant player ever but I can’t deny the fact that all you have said is true. He should have been the goat if not because of his ego and laziness. He has all the tools and potential to do so. Great vid man!
That intro is actually so lit
_”Meet Shaquille O’Neal”_ Yeah, none of us have never heard of this... O’Neal guy
Great Video
just imagine how much more dominant shaq could’ve been with a shooting ability. Though i do realize he was in a bike accident which badly hurt his wrist, leading him be a very stiff shooter, it’d still would’ve been crazy to see
i agree with you and you're probably right. and even shaq admitted in interviews. but he also said that he is satisfied with the career he had and that he wanted to have fun while he was in nba and he surely did that. so i guess it's all good.
i think people are selling shaq short when they talk about this. he had 11 years of compete dominance with orando and la, probably should've been mvp his 1st year in miami, and still averaged 20 and 9 the year he won the title with them. that's 13 amazing years. if you look at the other dominant centers, most of them didn't stay that good for that long.
wilt had 11 dominant years, hakeem and moses had 12, russell was never dominant on offense and his whole career was only 12 years...dwight had like 7 (being generous), so kareem was really the only one to stay at that level longer than shaq
A players accomplishments are viewed relative to their potential
shaq was never obsessed w/ basketball like all the other greats. it didn't make him happy. he wasn't a very competitive person. He liked to laugh and do leisurely things. basketball to shaq was about the same as any other blue collar job is for any average person. it's like a plumber or a construction worker. their end goal is not to become architects or engineers of advanced water/plumbing systems. their goal is money and well being and their passion is friends and family and fun. he's just a good dude and imo a more practical, average human in an extraordinary body.
Shaq should send jon koncak a few icy hots
as shaq would say " 28 15. without the free throw" haha
5:58 bruh the discipline the work ethic 💀💀
What's the song that starts at 8:35 I just can't remember it
10:05
thats when he actually starts answering the question.
i was honestly more the magic and shaqs agents fault that whole situation, shaqs agent had no intention of going back to orlando and the magic wanted to save money for both shaq and penny. shaq even said that knowing what he does now he would’ve never left orlando, knowing how close they were to a title and seeing what happened to penny afterwards i think hurt him
Shaq did try to work on his free throws even saw a sport psychologist. Chamberlain was that way as well. Chamberlain could hit insane fade away jumpers with 3 guys hanging off him but on free throw line it was like the basket was moving. Every player have weaknesses that was just one of theirs.
Insane fade away jumpers? lol did you actually watched Wilt playing?
72-1 in 4 years in the high school level. Even at the high school level thats just crazy stats in my opinion. That coach waa abso-friggin-lutely genius with his "get the ball to Shaq" strategy. Absolute genius!!! 😅💯👌🏽🏀🏆🏆🏆🏆