Shaq is getting his statue in front of Staples Center
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 8:47 am
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3Peatkb24 wrote:Very well deserved. I am not sure if any team will 3Peat again, It hasn't been done since the Lakers did it in 2002. Shaq is only 1 of 2 players in NBA history to win 3 straight Finals MVP's and he did it from 2000-2002 in a Lakers uniform. Very dominant Center and a top 10 player of all-time IMO.
KobeMVP888 wrote:Craig, why don't we see if we can go to that game? Robert, you interested? Anyone else?
Lakers4Life wrote:KobeMVP888 wrote:Craig, why don't we see if we can go to that game? Robert, you interested? Anyone else?
Let's Do It!! Let's make it a party!! Kenny, Matt, Craig, Robert &...,..who else is going to join us? Maybe Frank? 3-Peat?
Julius Russell wrote:As Petty as Shaq could be, can't deny his impact on the resurgence of the Lakers lore. Maybe the last iconic big man in the game. Let alone in the purple and gold.
I'm not a what could have been type, 3 in a row is crazy. Took 2 icons.
LeBron is the only icon currently.
Curry and KD are probably the closest two to that status but not quite
The game went small and pick and rolls increase to neutralize that man
Lakers4Life wrote:KobeMVP888 wrote:Craig, why don't we see if we can go to that game? Robert, you interested? Anyone else?
Let's Do It!! Let's make it a party!! Kenny, Matt, Craig, Robert &...,..who else is going to join us? Maybe Frank? 3-Peat?
lakerevolution wrote:3Peatkb24 wrote:Very well deserved. I am not sure if any team will 3Peat again, It hasn't been done since the Lakers did it in 2002. Shaq is only 1 of 2 players in NBA history to win 3 straight Finals MVP's and he did it from 2000-2002 in a Lakers uniform. Very dominant Center and a top 10 player of all-time IMO.
If he wasn't so BIG, he wouldn't have been able to dominate in certain games like he did. I just have a hard time automatically awarding him a top-ten rank when he simply used his size and did what he was paid and expected to do. I'd be comfortable with him getting pushed down to top 15 in order to let more versatile and team-centric players like Bird stay ranked above him. I will eternally be grateful for the genius of Jerry, Jerry, Mitch and Phil for getting Shaq to play his best basketball in a Lakers uniform, but adjusting for his size and athleticism he didn't do anything a center of his stature wouldn't be expected to do. He had great guards and forwards surrounding him - players who were experts at getting him the ball. He was fed. Without Kobe, the Lakers would have been Orlando Magic West.