Does prime Gronkowski remind you more of LeBron or Shaq

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Does prime Gronkowski remind you more of LeBron or Shaq 

Post#1 » by rk2023 » Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:56 am

Building off of a convo with friends earlier, I watched some early-mid 2010s film of Rob Gronkowski this evening and was left very impressed. Prime for prime, he’s clearly the best Tight End imo.

I think his best NBA comparison is peak Shaq, coming from the angle that their offensive excellence and dominance just looking like an outlier w.r.t. Brute Force masks how damn skilled and functionally athletic they were for their given size(s).

Whom do you all feel would be the most similar comparison across sports?
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Re: Does prime Gronkowski remind you more of LeBron or Shaq 

Post#2 » by frozt » Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:08 am

Neither? Both of those guys were the best players in the game for multiple seasons, and weren't injury prone for multiple years of their career
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Re: Does prime Gronkowski remind you more of LeBron or Shaq 

Post#3 » by Dutchball97 » Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:17 pm

My mind immediately goes to Blake Griffin but maybe that's just because they were large, very athletic, party-loving white guys who were in their prime around the same time and had their effectiveness cut short by injuries. While Gronk was a better TE than Blake was a PF, their overall standing in their respective leagues probably wasn't too far off given it's difficult for a TE to have the level of impact of a QB or even an edge rusher.
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Re: Does prime Gronkowski remind you more of LeBron or Shaq 

Post#4 » by OhayoKD » Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:36 pm

this is one of the wierder questions i've seen asked here lol
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Re: Does prime Gronkowski remind you more of LeBron or Shaq 

Post#5 » by HeartBreakKid » Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:07 pm

Um..maybe comparable to Ginobili?

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