00 Shaq was the GOAT.
No player has ever been more dominant or valuable then Shaq was that year.
He got through a strong Western Conference with only an All-Star sidekick and some roleplayers and carried the Lakers past an underrated Indy squad in the Finals with Kobe hobbled and in most of the games completely useless.
GAME TIME wrote:There is no case for a goat season, when you defer to another player down the stretch of games.
Shaq led the 2000 Lakers in 4th-Q playoff scoring
by over 100pts. He was the main option down the stretch of games for the Lakers the majority of the time.
This game Shaq supposed goat wasn't even in the game , and Lakers still won lol
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Lp5aQq4zI[/youtube]
Your Anti-Shaq agenda is so obvious.
I watched that game live.
Shaq carried the Lakers throughout the entire game and scored 16pts in the 4th-Q + OT.
Kobe did good hitting the dagger at the very end but only a fool would blindly ignore the fact that Shaq carried them through 99% of the game and was the main reason they won.
If you are going to be labled a goat, you need to close out games like a Michael Jordan.
Says... you?
A game is won over 48 minutes and despite the beliefs some hold the last few minutes aren't any more important then the first few.
If you think Peak Shaq was more valuable then Peak Jordan over an entire game then he is the GOAT.
It's pretty simple.
It is very close for me but I give Shaq a small edge.
Peak Shaq was a DPOY level defensive anchor at the C position.
He clearly got robbed of the award that year.
For that reason (plus some special intangibles) I think he was more valuable then Peak Jordan.
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BTW great post Colts18!
You did a really fantastic job outlining Shaq's case for the GOAT peak.