If Shaq and Wilt were both great at free throws who would be the more dominant player

[coastalmarker99]

The two most dominant players in Nba history could do anything on the basketball court besides shoot free throws for some strange reason.

But if in a hypothetical situation where both players were good at free throw shooting and shot about 85 per cent from the foul line.

Who you do think would have been the more dominant player in their respective eras Shaq or Wilt?

Wilt would have been utterly even more unstoppable than he already was against 1960s and 1970's defences if he was an 85 per cent foul shooter from the line. And maybe that would have been the key difference for Wilt and his teams during some of those close playoff losses to the Celtics and New York, giving Wilt about 6 to 9 rings for his career.

Likewise, for Shaq, he would have more scoring titles along with more regular-season MVPs. And He also might have won a ring with the Magic in 1995 in his third year vs Hakeem plus 5 peated from 2000 to 2004 with the Lakers alongside Kobe if he was a better free throw shooter putting him in the goat discussion nowadays alongside Jordan and Lebron.

[iamgine]

I'd say Wilt. He's already more dominant vs his peers, what with playing 46-48 minutes a game, therefore impacting the whole game and he rarely miss games.

Shaq often miss games, and he has that defensive pick n roll weakness, which matters a lot more than in the pre 3 point era Wilt played in.

[coastalmarker99]

I'd say Wilt. He's already more dominant vs his peers, what with playing 46-48 minutes a game, therefore impacting the whole game and he rarely miss games.

Shaq often miss games, and he has that defensive pick n roll weakness, which matters a lot more than in the pre 3 point era Wilt played in.


That's a perfectly understandable view to take.