If you're going to be putting eras into context then let's also talk about the less physical play that's allowed on defense and the complete lack of centers currently. Dream played most of his career in a center rich era while Shaq now plays in an era where a lot of teams don't have real centers. At Dream's peak the second best center was a league MVP while at Shaq's peak the second best center isn't even on the radar screen. Shaq has a Mike Tyson scenario going on. He's dominating a bunch of forwards playing center, old men like Robinson/Vlade, and young kids like Yao.
Main Entry: ev·er Pronunciation: 'e-v&r Function: adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English [AE]fre Date: before 12th century 1 : ALWAYS <ever striving to improve> <the ever-increasing population> 2 a : at any time <more than ever before> b : in any way <how can I ever thank you> 3 -- used as an intensive <looks ever so angry> <am I ever happy to see you> If you're the most dominate player ever, how can you give that title away?
