Next Shaq

[QUOTE=Vendetta]No, he has no chance. The only way he'll be greater than Shaq is if he randomly develops the ability to make absolutely great passes, and starts hitting 80+% of his free throws. And even then he still probably wouldn't.

I don't think you understand, nor do most people. Shaq is probably the single most dominant force to ever pick up a basketball. I mean, literally... if you were to build a team from scratch around any player on their prime for a 2-3 year title run, all things being equal, Shaq would have to be your guy. It was just flat out ridiculous how good he was.

Dwight will be damn near top 10 all time if he becomes even 80% as good as prime Shaq was.[/QUOTE]

Yes, he has a chance. His shooting stroke is light years ahead of Shaq's. If he ever get's consistant enough to shoot a 70% clip from the line, plus a short jumper... that's around 30 ppg. He is a better rebounder already than Shaq ever was. He has a much stronger work ethic than Shaq. He is about as good of a defender as prime Shaq who doesn't even care about defense these days. He is not an awfull passer. He has shown flashes in that area.

It may be a slim chance, but I do believe he has a chance. It depends on if he can keep improving while keeping his stats up and leading his team to championships. It'll be a tough road ahead, but I'm looking forward to watching how it unfolds. He's 22, he's got plenty of time.

[QUOTE=WildStyle]Yes, he has a chance. His shooting stroke is light years ahead of Shaq's. If he ever get's consistant enough to shoot a 70% clip from the line, plus a short jumper... that's around 30 ppg. He is a better rebounder already than Shaq ever was. He has a much stronger work ethic than Shaq. He is about as good of a defender as prime Shaq who doesn't even care about defense these days. He is not an awfull passer. He has shown flashes in that area.

It may be a slim chance, but I do believe he has a chance. It depends on if he can keep improving while keeping his stats up and leading his team to championships. It'll be a tough road ahead, but I'm looking forward to watching how it unfolds. He's 22, he's got plenty of time.[/QUOTE]

No.

Dwight has no where close to the quickness on his feet that Shaq did, and Shaq was 3" taller and 40 lbs heavier.

Dwight will never bulk up to 320+ lbs. He's not big enough for it.

Dwight doesn't need a short jumper. All that would lead to would be him being lazier inside and settling for a jumpshot more often.

He has the work ethic over Shaq, I'll give you that... but he does not have the natural tools to surpass Shaq. Sorry.

[QUOTE=Vendetta]No.

Dwight has no where close to the quickness on his feet that Shaq did, and Shaq was 3" taller and 40 lbs heavier.

Dwight will never bulk up to 320+ lbs. He's not big enough for it.

Dwight doesn't need a short jumper. All that would lead to would be him being lazier inside and settling for a jumpshot more often.

He has the work ethic over Shaq, I'll give you that... but he does not have the natural tools to surpass Shaq. Sorry.[/QUOTE]

So Dwight has to be as big or bigger than Shaq to be a better player? I disagree. I see no reason why Dwight can't become a better overall player than Shaq.

I also diagree with the quickness of feet comment. Dwight's spin move is just as quick as Shaq's. He just doesn't use it enough. He pulled one out on Darko the other night. Surprised the hell out of me how quick it was.

What about Dwight's superior leaping ability and desire to grab every rebound? The fact that he is superior to Shaq in some areas makes me think he at least has a chance to be a better basketball player.

As of right now, it gotta be Dwight but there will never be another player as [B]physical [/B]dominate as Shaq. 7'1 330 is scary, nothing could have stop (only slow) this prime beast. Shaq get triple teamed almost every time during his prime career, I doubt Dwight will.

[QUOTE=adamballs]Kareem isn't a great teacher/trainer?
Ewing is mentoring Dwight.

Kareem's career > Ewing's

[B]Whos is getting the better NBA pedigree now?[/B]??[/QUOTE]

whatever did i say to you to piss you off? that was my only post in this thread...and kareem is great, didnt say he wasnt. But it just seems to me that Bynum's become a finesse player under his tutelage...but then again, he may just be working on finesse first before the power stuff...finesse is harder to learn imo after all.

[QUOTE=chanchan05]whatever did i say to you to piss you off? that was my only post in this thread...and kareem is great, didnt say he wasnt. But it just seems to me that Bynum's become a finesse player under his tutelage...but then again, he may just be working on finesse first before the power stuff...finesse is harder to learn imo after all.[/QUOTE]

I wasnt pissed. There was no malice in my post, im just adding you said Bynum needed a trainer. Kareem is as good as they come, probably a better mentor than Ewing. Who else, besides Kareem would you want training him?

Maybe I was mislead by your quote. Did you mean he needed a better conditioning trainer to help him become more athletic?

But really though, how much will "training" help Bynum achieve greater success than Dwight?

:lol Not even close. OP sure was a retard by even speculating.

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Height without shoes: 6-9
Height with shoes: 6-10
Wingspan: 7-2
Weight during career: 375-450