View Full Version : Who's prime would you take in today's league?
Marchesk
11-01-2015, 03:01 PM
Say over a five year span.
Bird - 1
Kobe
Lebron - 2.5
Shaq - 12 (?), with two not even close
Curry - 1
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Added:
Hakeem - 1
Wilt - 1
Just wondering.
Edit: updating for votes
SouBeachTalents
11-01-2015, 03:03 PM
Shaq
nba_55
11-01-2015, 03:04 PM
Shaq
iTare
11-01-2015, 03:04 PM
shaq or lebron. but probably shaq.
SugarHill
11-01-2015, 03:06 PM
Curry - the new Shaq with better freethrows
Dr Hawk
11-01-2015, 03:11 PM
Shaq please
inclinerator
11-01-2015, 03:14 PM
lebron ja,mes
Harison
11-01-2015, 03:20 PM
1. Shaq
2. Bird
3. Lebron
4. Kobe
5. Curry
Curry is awesome now, but lets not forget how great other guys were in their primes. Shaq was tearing NBA apart, Bird was winning back-to-back-to-back MVPs in the Golden age against GOAT competition, etc.
feyki
11-01-2015, 03:22 PM
Bird
Curry
Kobe
Lebron
Shaq
Cold soul
11-01-2015, 03:25 PM
Shaq
AnaheimLakers24
11-01-2015, 03:47 PM
Snaq
HOoopCityJones
11-01-2015, 03:49 PM
Shaq
Uncle Drew
11-01-2015, 03:50 PM
It's Shaq and no one comes close.
dubeta
11-01-2015, 04:15 PM
LeBron has the highest PER out of the group, so him.
PHILA
11-01-2015, 04:20 PM
With such a dominant paint scorer all you need are floor spacers, of which there is an abundance in the league. Unfortunately the personal fouls drawn data on NBA.com basically does not exist before 2006. That is that stat I would want to see of Shaq from his prime years.
http://stats.nba.com/league/player/#!/
League Leaders
*Data below is Half Court Only (assuming all fast break points came in paint)
PPG in Paint Leaders
2015 Top 5:
- Howard, 11.1 ppg
- Cousins, 10.9 ppg
- Monroe, 10.1 ppg
- Drummond, 9.9 ppg
- Davis, 9.4 ppg
- Shaq 2000: 20.7 ppg
SHAQisGOAT
11-01-2015, 04:24 PM
Shaq and Bird had the better peaks out of those players... Larry would've been even a better fit in today's league than what he was back then but Diesel had the GOAT peak and he would've ABSOLUTELY KILLED today's crops of bigmen... So, Shaq.
aj1987
11-01-2015, 04:28 PM
Shaq and it's not even close. Dude would average 35/15/4 on 60%.
dubeta
11-01-2015, 04:33 PM
I don't think you guys realize, but every team has a Shaq stopper now days :oldlol:
This isnt 2011-2013 when there were no big men, slowly more and more elite big men have entered the league.
Cousins, Davis, Embiid, Jahlil, Towns, Noel
Every team has a player that could lock down Shaq
Cavs have Mosgov
Sixers have Noel
Lakers have Hibbert
Pisonts have Drummond
Kings have Cousins
Houston has Dwight
OKC has Ibaka
Spurs have Duncan/Aldridge
Warriors have Bogut
Literally every team in the league has players who can slow down Shaq, and obviously can also hack him at the FT line, Shaq would still be great obviously, but he wouldnt be the best player in the league.
If I had to guess what he would average, something like 24.5 ppg 12.5 rebounds with 2.3 blocks on 57% FG would be a reasonable estimate
Yup, he would still be a superstar and top 5 player, but he wouldnt be this messiah GOAT level player, simply a top 5 player
Kobe_6/8
11-01-2015, 04:35 PM
Shaq.
aj1987
11-01-2015, 04:42 PM
I don't think you guys realize, but every team has a Shaq stopper now days
This isnt 2011-2013 when there were no big men, slowly more and more elite big men have entered the league.
Cousins, Davis, Embiid, Jahlil, Towns, Noel
Every team has a player that could lock down Shaq
Cavs have Mosgov
Sixers have Noel
Lakers have Hibbert
Pisonts have Drummond
Kings have Cousins
Houston has Dwight
OKC has Ibaka
Spurs have Duncan/Aldridge
Warriors have Bogut
Literally every team in the league has players who can slow down Shaq, and obviously can also hack him at the FT line, Shaq would still be great obviously, but he wouldnt be the best player in the league.
If I had to guess what he would average, something like 24.5 ppg 12.5 rebounds with 2.3 blocks on 57% FG would be a reasonable estimate
Yup, he would still be a superstar and top 5 player, but he wouldnt be this messiah GOAT level player, simply a top 5 player
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :wtf:
:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
StephHamann
11-01-2015, 04:43 PM
Wilt Chamberlain, and every other answer is wrong.
Hamtaro CP3KDKG
11-01-2015, 04:44 PM
Shaq and Bird had the better peaks out of those players... Larry would've been even a better fit in today's league than what he was back then but Diesel had the GOAT peak and he would've ABSOLUTELY KILLED today's crops of bigmen... So, Shaq.
:applause: :applause:
4 Inches
11-01-2015, 04:45 PM
Gimme Hakeem
Ain't nobody locking him down plus today he would have developed a reliable 3 point shot.
Unguardable.
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