Saturday, December 2, 2023

NBAs greatest players No. 9 - Shaq O'Neal

 

Kobe was 2nd fiddle to Shack during the Lakers 3-peat. Coined phrase LCS = Last Center Standing

He always thought he should have won the MVP IN 2004-05 over Steve Nash (Shaq finished 2nd)

 A closer look shows Nash deserved it. The year before the Suns won 29 games then Nash arrives they win 62. 

The year before Shaq arrives the Heat wins 42 then 59 in 2004-2005.


Shaq was +17 - Nash was +33. 

 

Finals Record

Conference Finals Record

League MVP

Finals MVP

1st team All-NBA



Shaq O'Neal

4-2

6-3

1

3

8

Kobe Bryant

5-2

7-1

1

2

11

Karl Malone

0-3

3-3

2

0

11

Kevin Durant

2-2

4-3

1

2

6

Oscar Robertson

1-1

2-3

1

0

9

John Havlicek

8-0

8-4

0

3*

4

Stephen Curry

4-2

6-0

2

1

4

Hakeem Olajuwon

2-1

3-1

1

2

6

Jerry West

1-8

9-1

0

1

10

Bob Pettit

1-3

4-4

2

1*

10

Julius Erving*

3-3

6-3

4

2

9

Rick Barry*

2-2

4-2

0

1

9

Dirk Nowitzki

1-1

2-1

1

1

4

Kevin Garnett

1-1

2-2

1

0

4

Elgin Baylor

0-7

7-2

0

0

10

Charles Barkley

0-1

1-2

1

0

5

Bob Cousy

6-1

7-3

1

0

10

Moses Malone

1-1

2-2

3

1

4

James Harden

0-1

1-3

1

0

6

Giannis

1-0

1-1

2

1

5

Nikola Jokic

1-0

1-1

2

1

3

John Stockton

0-2

2-3

0

0

2

Allen Iverson

0-1

1-0

1

0

3

Isiah Thomas

2-1

3-2

0

1

3

Steve Nash

0-0

0-4

2

0

3

 

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