Apr 11, 2003 07:13 PM
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(Updated Apr 12, 2003 11:17 AM)
Weighing over 300 pounds shaquille o'neal is the most gifetd player since wilt chamberlain.with the height of 7'1 with massive arms and an incredible foot size of 22 ohhh boy you wouldnt want to mess with him.
shaquille o'neal started out his basketball career with the orlando magic.playing sidekick to anfree hardaway he began to establish himself as one of the most dominant centres in basketball history.with the orlando magic shaq finally got his dream of winning his first championship trophy in the 1995-1996 but was trashed out of the nba finals by olajuwon and his rockets.thus after that season shaq headed out for the lakers. a few years down the line after being outclassed by jordans bulls and one season just before jordan's retirement came the young gunning cowboy straight out of high school ''kobe bryant''.now armed with the former bulls coach phil jackson the lakers with the help of shaq and kobe now in the starting line up the lakers made their championship come back.
with over 30 points per game over 10 rebounds and atleast 4 to 5 block a game this tower began to dominate the nba skyline to an extent where even the best players dared not to go one on one with him cause he would just send you home everytime he was guarding the basket.shaq is one of the youngest players to play in the all star game,he became the season and finals MVP (most valuable player) in the 2000 to 2001 season and continued to be the the finals mvp in 2001 to 2002 season.both these years shaq lead the lakers to two back to back championships beating the sixers in 2000 - 2001 and the kings in 2001 -2002.
shaq has now gained his position as one of the most dominant and feared players in the league.nobody even dares to pick a fight with him.he would just fling you out of the arena like he did to the pacers brad miller.the only thing he bad at is shooting field goals out side the D and free throws.that is why most teams so with the strategy called hack a shaq.this is where the will intentionally foul shaq and send him tot he free throw line.but he is improving at it now.his favourite way of scoring though is dunking the ball hard down the hoop.he has even broken the whole back board.a few games back ke caused the the entire apparatus to fold up.
the lakers are now looking for a three peat this year(3rd championship). and the rate at which shaq is going the trophy is not too far away.shaq has also joined his airness michael jordan in the category of gaining over 12,000 points.keep it going shaq and good luck to the lakers.