1986-‘00 Knicks: Replace Ewing w/ Shaq

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How many titles would Knicks win w/ Shaq?

0
3
23%
1
2
15%
2
1
8%
3+
7
54%
 
Total votes: 13

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Re: 1986-‘00 Knicks: Replace Ewing w/ Shaq 

Post#21 » by tsherkin » Sat Feb 24, 2024 11:36 pm

One_and_Done wrote:3+. Ewing had tonnes of help, and is grossly inferior to Shaq.


Say what?

He never had a guard worth mentioning and they suffered primarily on O as a result. Shaq was surely a better scorer than Ewing (and offensive player in general) but also a notably worse defender. They don't create those same titanic defenses with Shaq in Ewing's place and they still don't have the punch to get the ring with Diesel over Ewing.

"Tonnes of help" is a pretty significant exaggeration.

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