In the meantime, there appears to be a “feud” between D12 and TNT analyst Shaquille O’Neal.
A feud? Really?
Comparisons are interesting, and they are part of what makes sports compelling to the fan.
Experts and fan alike wonder what it would be like to see the great players from different eras play each other. Perhaps in these dream scenarios we would know once and for all which athletes and teams are truly “the greatest.”
Apparently, Shaq believes that Andrew Bynum and Brook Lopez are better big men than Howard. In his mind they are more “true” centers.
If you want to do a side-by-side with Howard and Bynum, you can certainly make an argument for either one.
Brook Lopez?
Granted, Lopez is a good player. Most teams will take a center that gives them 19 points a game. Lopez does not pull down a lot of boards, but he is still a quality center.
What did Howard do last year? 20.6 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. In other words, he did just fine in the middle.
Part of Shaq’s argument is that Howard is not necessarily a true back-to the-basket center. And? Howard is a different kind of center. Does that make him less effective?
I realize that Shaq spent his career pushing people out of the way and taking one drop-step before flushing the basketball. However, he was also blessed with extraordinary physical gifts. He was dominant, but ultimately unimaginative.
No one ever accused the Diesel of working too hard or developing aspects of his game.
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