I care because little kids read that and think that Stuart Scott is almighty and his analysis is never wrong. Then they go tell their friends why Shaq is better than Yao.
shaq is arguably the most dominant EVER in terms of pure dominance. even 2 yrs ago when the heat won the ring, dallas doubled him more than wade overall in that series. and he still draws a lot of double teams nowadays and arguably just as much if not more than yao. in terms of that, stats don't matter w/ shaq and people can still say shaq. but in terms of production, yao is far ahead of him. people need to respect yao for that.
It's Stuart Scott, who gives a damn? Nobody takes him seriously. He's like a puppet that is trained only to read from a teleprompter and use the word "dawg" in any possible context. He's a joke. Somebody should be fired for even asking his opinion in the first place.
I hate it when people say that. They forget about a guy named WILT CHAMBERLAIN. Shaq calls himself the MDE.... Chamberlain was the real MDE.
shaq would destroy wilt. NOBODY had just pure muscle/power/intimidation dominance that he had. i'm not lying man, shaq would outpower that dude pretty good. wilt was tall but he wasn't a guy that'll just dunk directly into your face despite you being ALL over him. and chamberlain played v. 1-2 great big men in his heyday. shaq won his rings when all the great big men left (hakeem/ewing/barkley...) but he played well v. those guys. though hakeem schooled him in the finals in 94 b/c shaq was so young and hakeem had those wits with him, but shaq played well in that finals.
Excellent anal ysis - good job Casey H- it would also be mean to refer to Stuart Scott's lazy eye ( maybe glass eye)-that fun loving character
OK, give you that's a fair reason to care Still, this is a free (speech) country, and anyone can write about anything, right or wrong (1st amendment), so let's write about Yao at other forums, not just Rockets ones. As you know, kids these days read more Internet blogs/forums than ESPN magazines anyway. Lastly, don't worry too much - let Yao's action speak louder than any writer's words.
Everybody always trying to pull the race card. Yao never been out the first round,never made 1st team all nba, but yall call him dominant. Hakeem repeatedly kept saying to Yao "You have to dominate." That means all competition in front of you. If Shaq didn't get out the first round, would he be in the conversation of being a dominant player. The answer is no.
You are wrong. Wilt would destroy Shaq. Wilt had better bench press numbers than Shaq, despite not having the benefit of modern sports medicine. Wilt was the Big 8 high jump champion in college. Wilt played for the Globetrotters (you need handles and perimeter skill to do that), and Wilt led the league in assists. Wilt can do it all. What Shaq can do, Wilt can do better, and Wilt could do many more things than Shaq. If you don't think Wilt can dunk all over you, go watch some highlights. Russell was on the wrong end of MANY of his posters. Wilt schooled Russell AND Cap. Who exactly did Shaq school? He got schooled by Olajuwon. When Shaq was in his prime the 2nd best center in the NBA was either Zydrunas Ilgauskas or Ben Wallace. Wilt had to contend with Russell, Nate Thurmond, Willis Reed, and Cap, and he owned all of them. Shaq is just not better than Wilt. It's a shame modern sports writers keep spreading the falsehood that the 60's players somehow suck. They were amazing, and they were amazing despite not having modern sports medicine. Imagine how horribly out of shape Shaq would have been back then if he didn't have doctors and trainers following him all over the place to keep him somewhat on task.
I think Yao's better now. statistically, there's no argument. But it seems that NBA GMs also think Shaq is more of a force on the court than Yao, according to latest GM poll. Gotta respect the opinion of those who know better, I guess.
I hate when ppl use the race card. People are too sensitive these days if they even consider this type of stuff race related. YoFs are just too sensitive.
Yao has been the best C in the game for the last 2 seasons. The "Shaq changes the game" excuse doesn't hold water anymore. Shaq is loved by the media and seems to have a very friendly relationship with nearly everyone. I think it comes down to these guys not wanting to admit that their friend, Shaq, isn't what he used to be.
Not only can Wilt throw his voice, he is lethal with it up to 200 yards. The Earth spins because Wilt uses it as a treadmill. When Wilt kisses a woman, she explodes into orgasmic rainbows. The people Wilt frags on Unreal Tournament don't respawn. When Wilt wants to eat, caring mothers offer their children as sacrafices to him in the hopes that he will make them another. Wilt sneezed and farted at the same time back in 1991. Meteorologists called this "The Perfect Storm." For breakfast, Wilt eats napalm on toast, drinks nitrous oxide, then eats a herd of cattle. Wilt's brunch usually consists of a block of cheese, a bottle of Aunt Jemima, and three small children. Wilt once won the Daytona 500 in a Geo Metro. He's just that awesome. The first lunar eclipse took place after Wilt challenged the sun to a staring contest. Wilt always wins. If Wilt Chamberlain was president, terrorists would not exist. Wilt versus God, who would win? Trick question! Wilt is God. Wilt mixes Dayquil and Nyquil. Wilt has an all over body tattoo of himself, only taller. Everyone uses Google to find out facts about anything and everything. Google uses Wilt. Wilt used his pure concentrated awesome to create the ice age because he got hot while working out. Wilt likes his coffee like he likes his women: ground up, packed in a burlap sack, and thrown over the back of a donkey.
