Shaq on Hakeem:"If I'm gonna be compared to anybody, I want to be compared to him."

As much as I hate Shaq, that's good to hear. With all the attention Shaq gets, maybe Hakeem will get some too as a result of the media drooling over everything Shaq and the Lakers say. Seriously though, I'm proud of Shaq for saying that. Maybe he's grown up some. Now if he would only stop with the nicknames...

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Cheaters never win. Unless you play for LA that is.

 

Thats beacuse Shaq knows Dream schooled him hard in the 1995 Finals

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Will Work for Clutch 101 Book

 

and that Hakeem is quite possibly the only player that ever schooled Shaq. Shaq has been saying it for years now. Nobody listens. It is probably the only fact that Bob Costas won't repeat about the Lakers.

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I think of all the players in the NBA, Shaq has the most respect for Hakeem, calling him once "the best player I ever played against".

You'd think a lot more people would pick up on that.

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Its only my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

 

Shaq's a decent guy. I understand why people get sick of "Shaq this" and "Shaq that" getting shoved down our throats every time NBC Sports is on, but he's not a bad guy. There are other players with better reasons to hate (eg. Mailman).

And for Shaq on Hakeem; any one who has followed Shaq through the years knows his thoughts, so it really doesn't matter for the people who don't.

Admiration and attention from (mostly no-basketball sense) fans across the US is not a very important thing. Too many of y'all on this board have this bitter "Rocks get no respect" Rodney Dangerfield thing going on. Don't worry about it, it's no big deal.

 

Rocketsiv

2 players have schooled Shaq, Hakeem and the Catomic Bomb.

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I AM SPARTACUS

 

Right on Kim!

Only more NBA Championship trophies and rings are going to change that.

Don't sweat it guys!

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We need some meat in the post!