If Shaquille O'neal stayed in shaped, would he be the best Center ever?

Question

If Shaquille O'neal stayed in shaped, would he be the best Center ever?

Answer 1

When was Shaq ever in shape to begin with, maybe in his LSU days..

But, to answer your question.. No.

There are too many upcoming Centers that'll surpass Shaq;

Like Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan, KG, Amare, perhaps even Yao.

Let's face the facts, Shaq has past his prime, his time is pretty much over, he'll be able to produce numbers, but not rings.  

Answer 2

He is the best center ever

Answer 3

NO WAY. BILL RUSSELL, HAKEEM, JABBAR ARE THE BEST CENTERS IN THE NBA

Answer 4

Shaq is the biggest goof ball to ever play in the NBA if he was a real basketball player Kobe would have 3 more rings but when you have a tub of lard as your center in the NBA things don,t turn out that good. Shaq would have been what he is right now nothing maybe the 10 best center not in the top 5. Kareem,Wilt ,Hakeem,Russell,Ewing, Malone,Walton,

Answer 5

i think he'll be number 4 after bill russell, wilt chamberlain, and kareem abdul-jabbar

Answer 6

Nope. Size can only bring you so far, but he would never have been better than Kareem.

Answer 7

Absolutely not. All he has is size. The only time he can make a shot is if he's within 3-5 inches of the rim and he can't shoot free throws.  

Answer 8

there are centers better than shaq

Answer 9

Nah....

But he'll be in the top 5 though...

Answer 10

Nope, maybe top 5 though..

Answer 11

shaq will neva be the best center his wack it all about dwight howard aka

SUPERMAN!!!

Answer 12

If Kobe didn't ballhog in 2003 and 2004, Shaq would have had 5 rings and 5 Finals MVPs.

Too bad cause, in Kobe's own words, he's "tired of being Shaq's sidekick" (The Last Season).

Ignoring Miami, 5 straight rings and 5 straight Finals MVPs sure makes him a pretty good candidate for the greatest center ever.  But the candidates also include Bill Russell, 11 time champion in 13 years including an 8-peat.

Kobeaners are delusional enough to believe that Kobe was taking over in 2003 because Shaq was old.. Shaq was Finals MVP in 2002 and runner-up to the league MVP in 2005.  Face it, Kobe was an arrogant prick who robbed 2 rings and 2 Finals MVPs from Shaq. Besides, read the truth for yourself in Phil Jackson's book.

Not to mention that Kobe ballhogged the ball, deliberately kept the score close, and made the last few shots to make himself look like the hero, all according to Phil.