Ah, Shaq, quite possibly one of the most dominant players in the NBA next to Michael
Jordan, although Shaq doesn't quite have the finesse or arsenal of moves Jordan has, Shaq is still a dominant player.
Lets take a look at his resume:
- Ave of 30pts per game and 12 rebounds plus 9 Blocks per game
Led the Lakers to 3 NBA Titles
Named one of the top 50 greatest players of all time
3 NBA Finals MVP
9 Time NBA All Star
Over 2 Time MVP of All Star Game PLAYERS
and many other accolades
Besides that Shaq has been put in the same breath as the greatest centers
to play the game: Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, and other
greats.
Shaq has done it all, last year though when Shaq and Lakers could have done something no team had done (win 4 Titles in a row). The team fell apart and
the whole Kobe Bryant situation made things worse.
Of course Shaq himself hasn't helped matters. He does have an arrogant streak that is something despicable. For instance last season he made a racial joke against Rookie Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets.
He basically just made fun of these guy's language which is Chinese and made
a stupid racial joke. The thing that offended me further is the small fine the NBA gave to Shaq. Shaq makes over 200 million dollars in endorsements and his Lakers deal, a small fine does not teach him a lesson.
Prior to this he suffered and deserved several hard knocks. His former team the Orlando Magic made it to the finals in 94 only to lose to the Rockets. Shaq's somewhat lackluster attitude that things were going to be easy didn't work out that way, so this attitude for over 6 years hurt the big man along with the fact that Magic
were facing better teams than them like the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers.
He is also despite his abilities is the most reckless player in the game.
He commits many offensive fouls in games. He knocks over players to get
inside positioning ''inside the post'' and often complains when he gets
caught elbowing players. lol
That is recklessness. He is the type of that will roll over anyone regardless of
inflecting injury to that person as long as he wins. Last Sunday against
the the Kings though, things didnt work out like Shaq. The referees called
Shaq on several offensive fouls. Shaq was never able to get himself
in the game and the Lakers lost.
The strategy for opposing teams as we enter the playoffs, would be to attack
Shaq directly. Shaq's main weakness is that he doesn't like to be provoke
or made offensive moves directly. He has been known to commit silly, flagrant
fouls when tested, so this strategy is the best way to keep Shaq away from the game.
Ask for Shaq for him to have another NBA title he has to play focus, and get
rid of allmightly attitude he comes to the court with as like he is greatest player
in the game (that belongs to Michael Jordan).
No Shaq needs to do what Shaq does best, block shots, hit sky hooks, do turn around jumpers, make fast moves inside the post and fake out players.
When that happens Shaq is almost unstoppable. Itll be interesting to see what happens in the playoffs.
The Lakers are now schedule to meet Houston Rockets in NBA Playoffs!!!
Yes that mean Yao Ming vs Shaq once again, in what will be the battles of the centers once again.
Yao Ming if he defeats Shaq could cement himself as another dominant center, if he fails and Shaq dominates he will again show he is the best player right now in the NBA along with Kobe Bryant.
My vcr will definitely be on standby for this great matchup.
As with Kobe , all eyes will be on Shaq. He will get tested in the first round against Yao guaranteed, it'll be interesting to see how far the Lakers go this season, as every team in the Western Conference: The Sacramento Kings, Spurs, Dallas
Mavericks, Timberwolves, Rockets all have a legitimate shot at going all the way.
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