Who would you draft over Shaq?

[QUOTE=La Frescobaldi]Shaq is the only guy Wilt went and got interviews to say Shaq had the opportunity to be better than Wilt himself. The ONLY guy he remotely said that about.
I dunno what would happen if '72 Wilt met up against 2001 Shaq except there WOULD be an earthquake in that town!!
Wilt from his Sixers days though...dude was just so fast, agile, totally ferocious and by far that vertical he had. It would be the dream of dreams to see them go after it[/QUOTE]

Hey, I think any all time great including (and especially) Wilt would be a great match up for Shaq. It depends on how people called it. If they let them play, Shaq would dominate anyone.

What I was referring to is that Shaq is bigger than Wilt, period. In terms of who was more immovable on the block, it's no comparison. But yeah, you'd think someone like Wilt could get around Shaq. They are both ridiculously long, too. I wish they could play a game where fouls were called as they should be but where neither would be able to foul out. Because that's what I see when I think of Shaq matching up against Wilt. A foul on nearly every play.

-Smak

Not knowing about how their careers would turn out? No one and it's not even close.

[QUOTE=LBJFTW]Not knowing about how their careers would turn out? No one and it's not even close.[/QUOTE]

If we knew nothing about how their careers would turn out, then the draft would look like this:

[url]http://basketballjournalist.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/nbas-ultimate-fantasy-draft.html[/url]

[QUOTE=WillC]If we knew nothing about how their careers would turn out, then the draft would look like this:

[url]http://basketballjournalist.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/nbas-ultimate-fantasy-draft.html[/url][/QUOTE]

:biggums:

lebron 3rd and MJ 11th. :lol

love the description for Kobe: [B]See above (but substitute golf, baseball and gambling with soccer, [SIZE="5"]hotel workers[/SIZE] and Italian).[/B]
:lol

Shaq is guaranteed pure raw domination. Even Jordan needed a specific set of pieces around him to win. You can just throw Shaq in a variety of situations and he will most likely deliver a chip.

[QUOTE=Scholar]Are we to assume Shaq would be the same person he was in his actual career?

By this what I mean is:

- Coming into seasons out of shape
- Not willing to play alongside any other stars (Chris Webber, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, etc.)
- No loyalty to a franchise (how many did he play for? :durantunimpressed: )
- More interest in being a celebrity than an athlete[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure why one would say they're taking someone and then assuming they [i]aren't[/i] the person they actually were. You'd then be getting into some alternate reality stuff. (And if you're getting into alternate realities, then there'd be nothing stopping someone from saying things like, "Well maybe in an alternate reality Shaq is an 80% FT shooter.") When you draft someone, you get everything that they were, for better or for worse. Which includes the bad as well as the good. It's then up to each person to balance them and decide whether, for them, the good outweighs the bad.

[QUOTE=dh144498]:biggums:

lebron 3rd and MJ 11th. :lol

love the description for Kobe: [B]See above (but substitute golf, baseball and gambling with soccer, [SIZE="5"]hotel workers[/SIZE] and Italian).[/B]
:lol[/QUOTE]

Read the introduction to the article. Remember, Jordan wasn't even the 1st pick in his draft, so there's no way he had more hype than LeBron.

In fact, if anything, Jordan is perhaps too high at 11th.

(For the record, I think he is the GOAT. But not at the age of 20)

TRUTH

If any of you guys are GM's. And we did not know how any of these players careers would pan out.

Coming out of college Shaq would be picked first above all other players.
His size strength and skills set him far a part.

david robinson or rick barry

[QUOTE=crisoner]TRUTH

If any of you guys are GM's. And we did not know how any of these players careers would pan out.

[B]Coming out of college Shaq would be picked first above all other players.
His size strength and skills set him far a part[/B].[/QUOTE]


absolutely this....

- If no one knew how each player would turn out...Shaq would most likely get the #1 pick over anyone ( size/speed/ etc..)

- after seeing how thier careers panned out....

Kareem
Russell
Jordan
Kobe
Magic
Duncan
Bird


all get the nod over Shaq.

[QUOTE=AlphaWolf24]absolutely this....

- If no one knew how each player would turn out...Shaq would most likely get the #1 pick over anyone ( size/speed/ etc..)

- after seeing how thier careers panned out....

Kareem
Russell
Jordan
Kobe
Magic
Duncan
Bird


all get the nod over Shaq.[/QUOTE]


:applause:

Probably some centers like Wilt and Kareem but it's kind of unlikely since he is the most gifted physically (I don't know about Wilt sorry didn't watch him play).

Nobody, maybe Wilt if he's as good as described. I've seen some plays but I don't know if he will be as dominant today. But honestly I wouldn't draft nobody over him not even MJ.

[QUOTE=Bandito]Nobody, maybe Wilt if he's as good as described. I've seen some plays but I don't know if he will be as dominant today. But honestly I wouldn't draft nobody over him not even MJ.[/QUOTE]
I think so too :p, MJ got drafted 3rd in 1984 so I don't think him getting drafted with the likes of Shaq,Wilt and Kareem. :D

The Chosen King.

Not even the best player in the 21th century.

[QUOTE=Raymone]The Chosen King.[/QUOTE]
Who would choose Bernard King over Shaq? You newfags make me :roll: while :facepalm at the same time.:coleman:

[QUOTE=RagaZ]Not even the best player in the 21th century.[/QUOTE]
Well we still have 87 years and there hasn't been a player as dominant as him.

[QUOTE=Raymone]The Chosen King.[/QUOTE]
:lebroncry:

[QUOTE=La Frescobaldi]Shaq had to have a great floor leader to win, too - Penny, Kobe, Wade.

Kareem and Chamberlain were both far better centers than O'Neal ever was.[/QUOTE]

Oscar, Magic and Jerry West were needed by those guys, Top. No center, aside from Hakeem and Walton, wins alone.

[QUOTE=Bandito]Well we still have 87 years and there hasn't been a player as dominant as him.[/QUOTE]

I doubt that someone will pass Tim in our lifetime.