LakersLegacy wrote:Bklynborn682 wrote:LakersLegacy wrote:Hakeem because of his defense and his ability to take over a game (dream shake!). Duncan is amazing. Duncan has the better career due to longevity and playing perfectly in Pop's system which included David Robinson, Sean Elliot, Manu Ginobli, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard and others. If we use Shaq as a measuring stick, Hakeem mopped the floor with Shaq. I would take Duncan if I were starting a franchise though.
Where and when did Hakeem mop the floor with Shaq?
That is the way the great Shaq ONeal described it while kidding around about the 0-4 Finals sweep. Shaq said Hakeem had moves and Hakeem never lost his composure or even got mad. Shaq would elbow Hakeem and Hakeem would take the punishment and laugh and say good elbow big fella and go right back the court an put a dream shake on him. Shaq has the highest respect for Hakeem and puts him on a pedestal more so than any other big man he ever faced. That is because Hakeem was the best he ever faced.
I still would take Timmy to start a franchise with because of longevity.
And because Shaq said that it means Hakeem mopped the floor with him? in that case I suggest you look up what Hakeem has had to say about Shaq
On Kenny smiths podcast Kenny asks Hakeem who was the toughest player for him to match up against. And Hakeem quickly answers Shaq saying not only his size and strength were ridiculous but also his agility and Basketball IQ were things that Hakeem had not seen in another big before.
Also if you want to check YouTube they asked Hakeem to name his starting 5 of all time and at center he has Shaq as the starter. I really don't want to get off topic because the thread is about Hakeem and Tim, but clearly Shaq and Hakeem had a mutual admiration society amongst themselves and were clearly the greatest bigs of their generation. (Not including Tim because he'll always be a PF in my book)
