View Full Version : Could LeBron guard SHAQ effectively?
jongib369
12-23-2012, 08:23 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg3BiOw4TWo
Possibly? :confusedshrug:
If he worked out with Karl Malone no doubt... :D (Only on occasion no one stops Shaq lol. But LeBron is a man eater on defense)
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My name IS Jonathan and I DO like turtles
Trooolooloooo
tangentially related, is LeBron on his way to possibly become the "Iron Man" ?
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TheeBeast
12-23-2012, 08:26 PM
Not even now
Kews1
12-23-2012, 08:26 PM
No :confusedshrug:
Babalu
12-23-2012, 08:29 PM
**** no
nobody thats ever played could effectively guard prime shaq
Bandito
12-23-2012, 08:31 PM
You're so stupid or you are just trolling us...
jongib369
12-23-2012, 08:32 PM
**** no
nobody thats ever played could effectively guard prime shaq
I'd be willing to bet Thurmond and Wilt effect Shaqs FG% drastically... Especially if they were playing together like they did on the Warriors
chazzy
12-23-2012, 08:35 PM
yes... Lebron can defend all 5 positions efficiently and versatilitilitly.. he is a cyborg...
this
jongib369
12-23-2012, 08:43 PM
You're so stupid or you are just trolling us...
What's trolling?
L.Kizzle
12-23-2012, 08:58 PM
Damn, that's a big ass strawberry.
Lebron could try and front him/box him to try and deny him the ball like he does very well when defending Centers kindof like when he defended Dwight or Gasol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV3O94yv4vc) and maybe try draw some foul on Shaq... but once Shaq gets that ball its pretty much over for any human on earth standing there next to him....
this
Trying very hard... versatilitiilililliliitly was a nice touch tho lol
ILLsmak
12-23-2012, 09:42 PM
one elbow and it'd be ova.
-Smak
kmartshopper
12-23-2012, 09:43 PM
I think he'd rather fight the silverback.
swag2011
12-23-2012, 09:45 PM
yes according to lebron stans he can guard all positions 1-5
*here comes the same 2011 video of him guarding d.rose to prove their point*
lol, but no, he can guard, but i don't think anyone could guard shaq.
yes according to lebron stans he can guard all positions 1-5
According to all or many coaches, players and analysts yes he can guard 1-5, because he has and does that often, 5s the least efficiently (depends on who that C is and he does it for short stretches anyways)... but the topic here is can he guard Shaq... efficiently? Hell no... would love for you to show me one "Lebron stan" on this planet earth who said that Lebron could guard Shaq and do so efficiently...
Someone photoshop Lebron's face on Dudley getting dunked on and shoved by Shaq gif. :oldlol:
No chance. Lebron doesn't even guard centers in this era which has been the (for lack of a better word) weakest for bigs in a long time.
KyrieTheFuture
12-23-2012, 09:55 PM
Nooooooooooooooo
Blue&Orange
12-23-2012, 10:04 PM
Not only Lebron would guard Shaq effectively, he would do it so, without committing a single foul through a whole series.
lilgodfather1
12-23-2012, 10:50 PM
Could Shaq guard Jordan on the perimiter? Both have about as good of a chance to be effective... LeBron can guard most C's today, but that's because they suck, not because he could guard the best C's of all time.
B4llin
12-24-2012, 12:32 AM
Yes he could....you know why? Because he wouldnt get called for any fouls!!!!!
lebron would be playing hack a shaq and still be continuing his streak without a foul
I<3NBA
12-24-2012, 12:33 AM
Lebron could guard Shaq. but not effectively. perhaps you haven't seen Shaq play. but Shaq was the most unstoppable player in NBA history once he got the ball.
bdreason
12-24-2012, 12:33 AM
Shaq would manhandle LeBron on the box.
Round Mound
12-24-2012, 02:29 AM
Lebron James is the Best Player in the Game Bar None but He Would Be in Foul Trouble by the 1st Quarter If He Had to Guard Shaq.
You Need Players With Strong Legs and Lower Torsos to Guard Shaq.
G-Funk
12-24-2012, 02:30 AM
What's trolling?
When you get a shyt load of red bars for bullshittin'
G-Funk
12-24-2012, 02:31 AM
Lebron can't even guard Bynum in the box.
Sharmer
12-24-2012, 05:36 AM
No one could guard Shaq on the bloc, only solution was hack a shaq
dunksby
12-24-2012, 05:39 AM
I knew LeBron's defense was overrated but damn some people are delusional :roll:
wakencdukest
12-24-2012, 09:45 AM
Could Shaq guard Jordan on the perimiter? Both have about as good of a chance to be effective... LeBron can guard most C's today, but that's because they suck, not because he could guard the best C's of all time.
Correction: He can front big guys and try to deny them the entry pass, otherwise he can not guard big men very well.
Floppy
12-24-2012, 11:05 AM
He can't guard Marc Gasol htf is he supposed to guard Shaq?
longtime lurker
12-24-2012, 11:08 AM
Correction: He can front big guys and try to deny them the entry pass, otherwise he can not guard big men very well.
Well most "Centers" now a days are power forwards masquerading as centers. And he can front Pau Gasol, because well a 2 year old could deny Gasol from getting an entry pass.
....at the end of the day, Lebron could guard Shaq more effectively than what Shaq could guard him....
Doctor Rivers
12-24-2012, 11:11 AM
....at the end of the day, Lebron could guard Shaq more effectively than what Shaq could guard him....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEG4XeEDQ4M
lol
ShaqAttack3234
12-24-2012, 11:21 AM
Just look at Shaq and Lebron standing next to each other and picture Lebron trying to stop Shaq from getting deep position.
http://atthebox.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/shaq-and-lebron.jpg
Lebron would be giving up at least 6 inches and 75 pounds to prime Shaq. No amount of double teams in the world could stop Shaq from getting a 40/20 game with Lebron guarding him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEG4XeEDQ4M
lol
Jordan at 6'5-6'6 came of 2 defenders with a simple spinoff layup getting met by Shaq, he didnt really have a clear runway to launch his supposed 48" vertical leap.... i am talking about 1 on 1 here for example... there is not anything Shaq could do defensively against a prime Jordan (or Lebron) at all, not even stand under the rim and try block his dunking facials (to much space to launch themselves very high in the air)... defensively Jordan was ridicilously smart & quick, he would be able to be pesky, but Shaq would kill him aswell... gets to a mute point to what the outcome of a 1on1 game would be...
Lebron is closer to 6'9-260.... stronger, bigger than Jordan... he would therefore logically be able to do a better job defensively on Shaq than Jordan.... and maybe a better job guarding Shaq than what Shaq could guard him (please dont think i mean anything else).... overall Shaq would destroy Lebron (or anybody) defensively.... but to be fair, Lebron would be just as unguardable to Shaq (or maybe even more unguardable)...
KOBE143
12-24-2012, 11:24 AM
OP is just trolling.. Theres no way LeBrick can guard Prime or Current Shaq effectively.. I wonder why this kind of thread is still not deleted.. Its not even a good topic for discussion in the first place.. Obviously a troll attempt.. At Mods :facepalm
francesco totti
12-24-2012, 11:26 AM
superstar players cant be stopped. they can be limited.
Doctor Rivers
12-24-2012, 11:35 AM
OP is just trolling.. Obviously a troll attempt..
:durantunimpressed:
Just look at Shaq and Lebron standing next to each other and picture Lebron trying to stop Shaq from getting deep position.
http://atthebox.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/shaq-and-lebron.jpg
Lebron would be giving up at least 6 inches and 75 pounds to prime Shaq. No amount of double teams in the world could stop Shaq from getting a 40/20 game with Lebron guarding him.
Yea and thing with Shaq is not that it was as simple as he was tall and had weight.... its that he was a freak of nature, he could move, jump, outpower, explode etc. like NOBODY ever at that size, it was just inhumane... NOBODY could guard Shaq effectively...
Horatio33
12-24-2012, 11:48 AM
....at the end of the day, Lebron could guard Shaq more effectively than what Shaq could guard him....
So? we aren't talking about that. Stop trying to salvage something for LeBron.
Legends66NBA7
12-24-2012, 11:48 AM
Define "effectively".
Micku
12-24-2012, 04:33 PM
Define "effectively".
This.
would be giving up at least 6 inches and 75 pounds to prime Shaq. No amount of double teams in the world could stop Shaq from getting a 40/20 game with Lebron guarding him.
Rodman was only about 210-218 pounds and slightly shorter than LeBron. I thought he did a good job of getting Shaq out of his comfort areas. There were a couple of times where he had trouble backing him down. He didn't guard him much, but when he did, he did a good job from the games that I watched.
LeBron isn't Rodman tho.
upside24
12-24-2012, 04:42 PM
Thread concieved to disprove LeBron being able to guard all positions, which most basketball fans know is ridiculous.
LeBron can be somewhat effective on smaller 4s for a couple posessions but he obviously can't guard prime Shaq.
As much of a Lebron stan that I could be I'd never say he could.
Rodman didn't guard The Big Shaqtus that we came to know. Even Rodman wouldn't be able to.
TheMan
12-26-2012, 06:10 PM
....at the end of the day, Lebron could guard Shaq more effectively than what Shaq could guard him....
Stop being ridiculous, lol...no one says Shaq could guard perimeter players but you LeBronites swear LBJ could guard 1-5. Shaq would manhandle and humiliate LBJ into a fetal position.
SHEED_ gangsta
12-26-2012, 06:14 PM
Could LeBron guard SHAQ effectively? No but............
SHEED COULD!
imdaman99
12-26-2012, 06:21 PM
Not only Lebron would guard Shaq effectively, he would do it so, without committing a single foul through a whole series.
this.
i was shocked he got called for multiple fouls against okc (3???!) c'mon refs, dont you know hand is part of the ball? cant believe they called that a foul on his rejection of ibaka smh. in my opinion, he has not committed a foul this year so i find that he has been called for 35 of them is an outrage and it shows that the refs have been biased against him. the refs dont call anything against the heat opponents, but have called him for one 35 times. david stern has fixed this season so miami cannot win. they are so good they win 8 against 5 so often.
please realize i am kidding LOL
kenny817
12-26-2012, 06:26 PM
Not only Lebron would guard Shaq effectively, he would do it so, without committing a single foul through a whole series.
lol truuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
inclinerator
12-26-2012, 06:48 PM
no but kobe could
If Rodman was able to do it... I don't see why not
clipps
01-22-2013, 07:58 PM
Prime Shaq wouldn't even be strong enough to stop prime Shaq.
Burgz V2
01-22-2013, 08:05 PM
Lebron could try and front him/box him to try and deny him the ball like he does very well when defending Centers kindof like when he defended Dwight or Gasol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV3O94yv4vc) and maybe try draw some foul on Shaq... but once Shaq gets that ball its pretty much over for any human on earth standing there next to him....
wrong. the right answer is no.
andgar923
01-22-2013, 08:09 PM
Bron aint tough enough.
Shaq wears you down both physically and mentally, I doubt Bron can sustain the consistent pounding he'd take from Shaq. He may keep him off the paint for a possession or two, but even if he touched the ball outside the paint, he'd still put pressure on you.
Rodman was just tough (just like most old school players), he could handle it.
Kiddlovesnets
01-22-2013, 08:10 PM
Prime Shaq is unguardable, remember how that Shaq one man show look like from 99 to 02? It was incredible, never seen this kind of dominance and impact since Jordan.
RoundMoundOfReb
01-22-2013, 08:11 PM
nope
Stop being ridiculous, lol...no one says Shaq could guard perimeter players
I am ridicilous while you still agree with what i said on the same sentence... fine contradiction...
but you LeBronites swear LBJ could guard 1-5.
LeBronites? No, EVERYBODY who has seen enough of Lebron would know he can guard 1-5 because he has done and does that alot of times..... but Shaq is a different behemoth...
Shaq would manhandle and humiliate LBJ into a fetal position.
Yes, that doesnt mean Lebron wouldnt return the favor if Shaq guarded him...
TheMarkMadsen
01-22-2013, 08:22 PM
I am ridicilous while you still agree with what i said on the same sentence... fine contradiction...
LeBronites? No, EVERYBODY who has seen enough of Lebron would know he can guard 1-5 because he has done and does that alot of times..... but Shaq is a different behemoth...
Yes, that doesnt mean Lebron wouldnt return the favor if Shaq guarded him...
i bet you think Lebron is better than Jordan don't you?
Asukal
01-22-2013, 08:25 PM
As much of a Lebron stan that I could be I'd never say he could.
Rodman didn't guard The Big Shaqtus that we came to know. Even Rodman wouldn't be able to.
In 96, Shaq is already well on his way to being the most dominant force in the league close to his prime. Rodman did well guarding him but no one can really guard Shaq effectively in his prime one on one not Rodman and certainly not Lebron. Lebron's defense is great all around but overrated.
LONGTIME
01-22-2013, 10:22 PM
Bron aint tough enough.
Shaq wears you down both physically and mentally, I doubt Bron can sustain the consistent pounding he'd take from Shaq. He may keep him off the paint for a possession or two, but even if he touched the ball outside the paint, he'd still put pressure on you.
Rodman was just tough (just like most old school players), he could handle it.
:oldlol: Not a chance in hell of that happening.
Lebron could try and front him/box him to try and deny him the ball like he does very well when defending Centers kindof like when he defended Dwight or Gasol (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV3O94yv4vc) and maybe try draw some foul on Shaq... but once Shaq gets that ball its pretty much over for any human on earth standing there next to him....
This. Don't get it twisted ISH...LeBron has been robbed for DPOY a few times in his career.
DonDadda59
01-22-2013, 11:00 PM
Put Lebron on Shaq with no help in a series and Diesel averages 45 PPG and 15 RPG on 60% shooting. No disrespect to Lebron who is a fantastic, versatile defender. But come on. DPOY of the year Dikembe Mutumbo, who is a bonafide 7'+ center couldn't do shit against Shaq w/ help defense.
Ancient Legend
01-22-2013, 11:07 PM
Nobody could stop Shaq. Against a prime Hakeem in the 95 finals, Shaq averaged 28 pts 12 rebs 6 assts, even though Shaq himself got outplayed (a testament to Hakeem's greatness.)
Lebron23
01-22-2013, 11:11 PM
Shaq is just too big, and too strong for LeBron. Shaq destroyed Dikembe Mutombo in the NBA Finals.
DonDadda59
01-22-2013, 11:12 PM
Nobody could stop Shaq. Against a prime Hakeem in the 95 finals, Shaq averaged 28 pts 12 rebs 6 assts, even though Shaq himself got outplayed (a testament to Hakeem's greatness.)
Yeah, and that's very subpar for Shaq in the finals. That's about as 'effective' as any one/team could be against prime Shaq... and that was his second year in the league. Dude put up 38 PPG and 16.7 BPG 2.7 BPG on 61% FG in one series facing double and triple teams, hack-a-shaq, etc :eek:
chazzy
01-22-2013, 11:17 PM
What kind of stupid thread
Doctor Rivers
01-22-2013, 11:19 PM
Durant could guard him effectively
plowking
01-22-2013, 11:19 PM
pauk once again proving what an idiot he is.
I think we all get a little dumber every time we read his posts.
jongib369
01-23-2013, 02:04 AM
What kind of stupid thread
Lmao don't worry I wasn't being serious
Money 23
01-23-2013, 02:05 AM
Bron can guard 1 - 5 ... the 5 spot depending on who is playing, and sporadically in short bursts at best, in the post 2008 era where the center position has all but vanished.
He can outmuscle weak soft Euros like Paula Gasoft (2012)
But this thread is beyond retarded. You think 6'8 LeBron can guard 7'1 Shaq? Riiight.
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