who is easiest to guard

[riseagainst]

in their primes:

Shaq
Hakeem
Kareem

and who would you have guarding them?

[Beastmode88]

Skyhook > all.

[fpliii]

You're ****ed no matter which you face:

[Myth]

Hakeem, Kareem, then Shaq.

Hakeem had some great footwork and fakes, but shorter than the other two and manageable. His D is what puts him in the conversation with Shaq/Kareem.

Kareem had an unstoppable shot, and was difficult overall, but prime Shaq just overpowered people to the point of frustration and exhaustion. It makes you feel helpless when you are thrown around like a rag doll.

[Beastmode88]

[QUOTE=fpliii]You're ****ed no matter which you face:

[fpliii]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2LRDO4jiBo
I was thinking of that when I wrote the post. :D

[oarabbus]

Skyhook > all.


There is footage of his skyhook being blocked. Twice.

Shaq also can be guarded by a Rodman type. You can't actually guard him, but you can take him out of his game. Maybe. If you're lucky.

Hakeem is the most difficult of these 3 to actually guard. He will tear you a new one in the post. You'll jump up to swat the shot on the wrong side and get a handful of air.

[Dr Hawk]

I would put Wilt on those three. Impossible to stop any them though.

[MP.Trey]

Shaq, I know from experience.

[IGOTGAME]

Shaq - I'd put Kareem on him because he is taller/longer/smart. Shaq doesn't like playing against guys longer than him. And he has never seen a defender longer/smarter/quicker than him.

Kareem - with Kareem, I honestly don't know. most likely Wilt.

Hakeem - I'd put prime Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett on him.

[TheReal Kendall]

Shaq would be the easiest to guard but you'll get beat up in the process.

Nobody could stop Shaq so I would just send guys to foul him.


Like the other guy said I would have Wilt guard Kareem.

and maybe Mutumbo or Ben Wallace on Hakeem

[Milbuck]

Shaq is the easiest to guard if you count free throws in the clutch, because that's a serious weakness no matter how dominant he is for the rest of the game..Kareem and Hakeem were respectable FT shooters and weren't liabilities there.

Otherwise, I'd say Hakeem is the easiest to guard, but it's really close. Shaq is just way too dominant physically and while Hakeem is probably the most skilled of the 3 top to bottom as a post scorer, no move in his arsenal was as unstoppable as the skyhook.

[Beastmode88]

There is footage of his skyhook being blocked. Twice.

Shaq also can be guarded by a Rodman type. You can't actually guard him, but you can take him out of his game. Maybe. If you're lucky.

Hakeem is the most difficult of these 3 to actually guard. He will tear you a new one in the post. You'll jump up to swat the shot on the wrong side and get a handful of air.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHP04TWOps

2nd one looked like it was a goal tend.

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Shaq - I'd put Kareem on him because he is taller/longer/smart. Shaq doesn't like playing against guys longer than him. And he has never seen a defender longer/smarter/quicker than him.

Kareem - with Kareem, I honestly don't know. most likely Wilt.

Hakeem - I'd put prime Tim Duncan or Kevin Garnett on him.
LOL @ Kareem defending Shaq. Nikka was getting bodied badly by Moses. Shaq would kill him. You absolutely need a powerhouse to defend him ALONG with length u dummy. ATrain, Thurmond or Eaton

Kareem-Thurmond

Hakeem-Id prolly put KG. Athletic enough, length, IQ

[secund2nun]

There is footage of his skyhook being blocked. Twice.

Shaq also can be guarded by a Rodman type. You can't actually guard him, but you can take him out of his game. Maybe. If you're lucky.

Hakeem is the most difficult of these 3 to actually guard. He will tear you a new one in the post. You'll jump up to swat the shot on the wrong side and get a handful of air.


Shaq's career averages against Rodman: 27-13.5-2-2 on 54% fg and 20 shots per game

[CavaliersFTW]

There is footage of his skyhook being blocked. Twice.

Shaq also can be guarded by a Rodman type. You can't actually guard him, but you can take him out of his game. Maybe. If you're lucky.

Hakeem is the most difficult of these 3 to actually guard. He will tear you a new one in the post. You'll jump up to swat the shot on the wrong side and get a handful of air.
he's the most likely one of all of them to miss his field goal attempts though, because he can't get as routinely deep as shaq and his shots have way more moving parts than Kareem's hook

[deja vu]

Shaq. Just have Kobe play with him.

[jstern]

Not saying it's the easiest, but I would say guarding Kareem would be the least embarrassing. Because ok, the sky hook, there's really not much you can do to guard it, it's understandable. You just jump and try to do your best to block it. (Warning: I have very little knowledge of Kareem's game, so I'm simply going by what I imagine.) While with a Shaq, his size overpowers you, making you feel beta as ****. While with Kareem, he'll toy with you like David Robinson which is embarrassing as ****.

Not saying that they were better than Kareem, just that guarding Kareem going 10/10 with his Sky Hook, is a lot less embarrasing, and dreading than Shaq going 1 for 10 while dunking on you like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=258RK2F1N_I&feature=player_detailpage#t=53 or Hakeem doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW4uXlRGAF0&feature=player_detailpage#t=38

[oarabbus]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwHP04TWOps

2nd one looked like it was a goal tend.


Good call. It's very very close but after going frame by frame a bunch of times it does look like it passed its peak.