falcolombardi wrote:70sFan wrote:ShaqAttac wrote:so kareem defends better and passes and scores better?
why do people say shaq peaked better
Most people didn't watch peak Kareem live and haven't seen many prime Kareem games on YT either. They mostly remember him from the Showtime Lakers times when he was very old.
Also a lot of people think shaq is more of a "ceiling raiser" because he had more impact off-ball
This doesnt consider kareem efficiency and defensive advantages or assumes that kareem didnt have a ton of off ball value himself
(To say nothingh of the questionable theory behind the "off-ball>>> on- all" theorycrafting when it comes to actusl results)
Shaq does have an off-ball advantage due to his offensive rebounding and all the extra possesions he got and all the fouls he forced that way. But is a bit overstated otherwise (kareem was constantly doubled too)
He anchored two all-time-great teams in his second and 3rd year. Who exactly is Kareem's "cieling riasing" being compared to? Lebron's teams weren't operating at that level in the regular season outside of 2009, and Jordan's "cieling raising" got him to similar results with more help