@@bkcrystal3779 rajon rondo soooooo underrated. It is not just about a damn box score. Also, there are tons more vids of nash getting shitted on than rajon
Shaq Boston & Phoenix era were like the last years of Andre the Giant. Like it was kinda tough to watch but you still got a kick out of seeing the spectacle.
@@nagboinfi Thats cause all the great centers from the 90’s were too old or retired at that point lol . If u put Orlando Shaq in that Lakers team he would do as much dmg juggernaut Shaq did
Koos Kansloos nah bro, Irish Catholics pretty much never owned slaves in america. It is technically possible, but it was about as common as black people owning slaves in America. I can write a whole ass history lesson if you want, but basically the chances of someone with the surname “O’Neal” owning slaves in America were 1 in a million. In the 1800s the most common interracial relationship was Irish and black people, and it mostly occurred in the northeast where Shaq is from.
Playing for the Suns actually got Shaq back into shape after sitting out for months in Miami due to injury. The Suns at the time were known for their training staff, they were possibly best in the league in 2008. Look at how Grant Hill went from being injury prone to playing all 82 games in 08-09. Once Shaq left to play for Cleveland, he got out of shape again.
The year the Celtics got Shaq I was invited to the Season Ticket Holders practice. My seat was behind the bench. To actually stand next to Shaq was a mind warp. The team then gave their sneakers away. Here comes Shaq, walking over to me. I'm thinking I'm going to have my "Mean Joe Greene Coca-Cola commercial" moment. Shaq is 4 feet from me, his kicks in hand, and then.........that damn donkey Nate Robinson runs up behind Shaq, steals his shoes, runs to the other side of the court and tosses em. Shaq looked at me, shrugged and chased Nate.
One of the great NBA highlights ever is a rookie Shaq with the Magic dunking on a 42-year old Robert Parrish, the great Celts big for many years. So it’s nice to see it come full circle.
@@ranjodhsidhu9240 no. Lebron was but Dwayne and rose were not at their prime. They got old and injured. So did isaiah. But sure derrick is doi g good now but not when he was with cle. If they where at their prime it would be good team. And if we minnesota k love. It would be lit. I just said this cause I'm from cle. And I'm a huge cavs fan.
HYDRO Fann Shaq said he always wanted to wear 33 because his idol (pretty sure it was Kareem) but everywhere he went it was taken (except Cleveland). When he was drafted it was terry catledge, so he took 32. When he went to LA 33 was Kareem and 32 was magic. Miami Morning was 33, Phoenix Grant Hill had it, Cleveland he obviously had 33 and in Boston 33 was bird.
I don't quite understand this "if only shaq had taken care of himself" argument. He was a hefty 7'1 guy that dominated through little more than straight up physical strength. Bigs don't last as long as guards, and big bigs don't last as long as slim bigs. And shaq simply never had that slender Hakeem or Kareem build, when he was a rookie he already had the musclemass of prime David Robinson or maybe even Karl Malone. How was he ever going to preserve that into his mid to late 30s? Yk every push, every hit he dished out, he received equally. As in newtons third law. How do people not realize that this playstyle wears a body down so much, it's physically impossible to not fall off after a decade and a half or so in the league. I also feel people don't realize or put it into perspective that he actually was drafted in the early 90s, they act as if his career began when he started being successful with the lakers, they act as if his title with the heat in 06, the last time he was a real oncourt factor, came in like year 8 of his career. It was freakin year 14...... Thats hella late for a center
Yeah but Shaq admitted he ate too much and tried to stay big. Tim Duncan slimmed down later in his career and it added years. Shaq wanted to be a fatboy. He was 60 - 70 pounds overweight, he could easily have trained hard, got back to 310 - 320 and had two or three more Diesel ish seasons. Before he committed to being a big bully, he was a slightly bigger David Robinson.
I wish we could of somehow (Boston Celtics) gotten him after his time in Miami was done. It would of been nice to see my 3rd favorite player be on my favorite team for longer then he was. Plus i think he would of done better in his late career to be on better teams and helped him, extended his career a bit.
RU-vid algorithm, thank you for this. I dunno why but watching this made me happy watching my favorite center play for my favorite team. Even if he hobbled most of the time.
Those top 10 highlights truly show how painfully gimped Shaq was at this stage of his career. Most of those dunks looked like rim scrapers and for a 7 footer that's pretty hard to do.
RONDO! Rondo was a HUGE part of the Celtics' success in that era and 2008 Championship season. They always talk about the Big 3. Ronda was the catalyst on those teams. Just Amazing! I don't know if the Celts will retire number 9, but in my opinion it belongs up there!
Should've swallowed his pride and tried to play for the Spurs. Weight management and Popovich would have extended his career and gave him another ring or two
00:35 you know you are strong af when you are old and doing nothing but dudes still fly to the ground whenever they touch you if only shaq was a hard working player, he would be bigger than jordan. still, my biggest fella ever
on 1/14/2011 Shaq had 23 points and 5 blocks in 35 minutes of action in a win against Charlotte. This was the last "good" game and the last full of his career. Shaq appeared in 7 more games that season playing limited minutes before retiring.
Danny Ainge cost the Celtics their 18th Banner when he traded Kendrick Perkins for soft Jeff Green mid-year this season (2010 - 2011). What the hell was he thinking counting on Shaq to stay healthy ? Plus, that Garnett-led Celtics group was very close and it was real. They suffered the awful heartbreak when the officials took the 2010 title from them in the 4th quarter of game 7 vs Lakers the previous season. They wanted their title back and would have gotten it if Ainge had left them alone.
@@makaveli6873 I love big wilt. but wilt peak years with san Francisco warriors and Philadelphia 76er , I still love battles with Willis Reed, jabber, bill Russell etc etc
I actually thought Shaq and Kendrick Perkins, in his work his way back from ACL tear year, where he was limited in minutes, made for the perfect center on that, aging, slow paced, half court style team. Splitting minutes with Shaq, they were playing about 20 mins each and combining for around 14 pts, 12 boards, and 2 assists per game. The Perkins trade was a mistake and I think they would have given Miami a run for their money if Shaw could have just stayed healthy with Perkins/Shaq center and Garnett/Jermaine O’neal gett KG rest at PF. It was Jermaine that proved to be useless in the end, starting all the playoff games and bringing absolutely zero to the table. Just MHO.
How do you go from Orlando to Lakers to Heat to Boston? I thought it was about true legacy. One in which you play for one team if possible for the rest of your life?