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Don't know why Shaq is being such a bitch about this. Rudy has done NOTHING to instigate this

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Ironic he mentioned foul trouble. You don't think Shaq wouldn't be in foul trouble from being targeted in pick and rolls in today's game?

pace31 wrote:Don't know why Shaq is being such a bitch about this. As far as I know Rudy has done NOTHING to instigate this

He needs to be in the news to remind others of his past greatness.

I'm sure prime Shaq would have dominated against anyone, but I don't remember him scoring more than 45 points often.

What's the point of Shaq nowadays?
He's not funny, nor competent....

Shaq's a sad sad guy.

He’s probably underestimating

Rudy was defensive player of the year.

He averages almost 15ppg, 14rpg and 2bpg. He's 28 years old and right in his prime.

He easily deserves the max or very close to the max.

Shaq is annoying for always seeking attention to stay relevant in the chatters.

But I won't say his statement is wrong though. Shaq is the most dominant force I have ever witnessed.

... okay ... shaq?

Shaq is one of the most insecure players in NBA history. He is constantly talking trash, especially to modern day NBA centers.

Andrew_M08 wrote:Shaq is one of the most insecure players in NBA history. He is constantly talking trash, especially to modern day NBA centers.

Which is so weird because he was one of the best ever.

Shaq proves again that he knows nothing about basketball.

1210HM wrote:Shaq is annoying for always seeking attention to stay relevant in the chatters.

But I won't say his statement is wrong though. Shaq is the most dominant force I have ever witnessed.

It kind of is wrong. First off, everyone knows Shaq can score so him saying he can drop 40 on someone doesn't really mean anything. Shaq is passing this idea that Rudy Gobert is essentially a scrub because he's not a scorer, which is a ridiculous assertion - but I'll digress.

But to use Dikembe Mutumbo as an example - as he is a comparable player to Rudy Gobert but worse offensively by a lot (could certainly argue he was a better defender though).

Shaq averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds in the games he played with Mutumbo which is his career average - keep in mind that Shaq obviously scored some of his buckets in those games when Mutumbo was not guarding him.

Shaq's career high in a game with Mutumbo was 44 points and 20 rebounds, so while that is very close to what he predicted against Gobert - what is interesting is that Mutumbo also dropped 23 points and 18 rebounds against Shaq himself (keep in mind, Gobert is a better scorer and better passer than Mutumbo).


So while the idea that Shaq might have a crazy explosive game against Gobert is not crazy at all, the idea that Gobert will only have 11 points and foul out in 3 quarters is a little ridiculous. It's not to say that it would never happen if they played a bunch of games, but he's basically creating a caricature of himself where he instant fouls out everyone which isn't true - that is what people remember as most people usually simplify players, but it's not literally how all his games when he went against other big time stars.

He ain't wrong though.

Early 2000s Shaq would do that to anyone. Maybe not a prime Akeem, and Shaq struggled a little bit against Timmy D (at times), but other than that, Shaq could easily drop 45 on ANYBODY.

shaq hating on pau gasol, dwight howard and rudy gobert

i see a pattern here

Shaq is a great player but he's so insecure. He trashes every center. Gobert is just the current target.

Anyone knocking Shaq here isn’t old enough to have lived through prime Shaq years. He was completely unstoppable.