Shaq With Modern Rules: Less Dominant?

[ocker]

Less dominant but would come off looking better by comparison/versing the current crop of big men.

[D.Brasco]

If Anthony Davis can put up 22 and 10, I'm not sure why people would think shaq couldn't put up his traditional 27 12 type of numbers?

[OvertimeNO]

Not the biggest Shaxpert, so calling on some help: what was his PnR defence like in his prime? Help D? Was he as hopeless on the perimeter as he was later in life when Andrea "I am a seven-year-old's idea of a good basketball player" Bargnani would force him to the bench?

[DayofMourning]

A prime Shaq would destroy the opposition. I'm not a fan, but I realize that Orlando Shaq was unreal. He couldn't be stopped. LA Shaq got away with too much rough play. Orlando Shaq would destroy all comers.

[Silvie Lysandra]

He'd be better offensively. Prime Shaq as the clear #1 would average 32/14 over multiple seasons, especially if you put shooters around him so he'd get 1 on 1s. A team with prime Shaq would lead the league in 3s by a mile because they'd be wide open all the time.
He'd be worse defensively, possibly a LOT worse unless he somehow developed a Kobe-like work ethic and kept his weight around 275 or so, mostly because of his PR defense which is so much more important now than even in say, 2004.

[Mahaffey]

The thought of prime Shaq on say the Warriors or the Spurs is disgusting
He would dominate are you kidding
Shaq was also a good passer out of the post, prolly the most under appreciated aspect of his game