Replace 00-03 Shaq with 93-96 Olajuwon - Do Lakers win 4 straight

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Replace 00-03 Shaq with 93-96 Olajuwon - Do Lakers win 4 straight 

Post#1 » by migya » Sun Feb 5, 2023 2:26 am

Replace 00-03 Shaq with 93-96 Olajuwon, do Lakers win 4 straight?

Do they beat those Spurs in 03 is the real if. Olajuwon's defense and diverse offense might just do it.
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Re: Replace 00-03 Shaq with 93-96 Olajuwon - Do Lakers win 4 straight 

Post#2 » by rand » Sun Feb 5, 2023 6:06 am

Maybe they win 4. Maybe they win 1. I would guess the expected value would be around 3 but if I had to bet I'd put my money on less than 3 rather than 4.
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Re: Replace 00-03 Shaq with 93-96 Olajuwon - Do Lakers win 4 straight 

Post#3 » by henshao » Sun Feb 5, 2023 7:46 am

Father time was already knocking for Hakeem by 96, arguably the first time he got really outplayed by another big man in a series was Kemp that year
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Re: Replace 00-03 Shaq with 93-96 Olajuwon - Do Lakers win 4 straight 

Post#4 » by No-more-rings » Sun Feb 5, 2023 2:03 pm

No. I think they win 2000-2002, but 96 Hakeem was a good bit worse than 03 Shaq.

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