People who didn’t watch him in his prime don’t know how good his baby hook was. He had a really nice touch around the hoop and didn’t just rely on dunking.
Watching him on TNT, you almost forget just how brutal Shaq was... The one thing I always loved about Shaq - if he was within dunking distance, he dunked it. "BBQ chicken style "... with extra ranch
no real talk. it got me thinking all existential like if someone so big yet nimble and athletic now looks so stiff when he walks and moves around... I needa fix my posture
When Kobe set foot on the court, the coaches got nervous When MJ set foot on the court, the players got nervous When Shaq set foot on the court, the baskets got nervous
@@chrilpy how does a ball hog help 3peat? How does a ball hog have the most assists in nba history at his position? Make it make sense a ball hog wouldn’t have 5 titles
@macabree5856 idk, I think he was better before bulking up, he had a great short shot and baby hook, he was still amazing at dunking, and he was even quicker on defense and rebounds...not to say he wasn't later on, just he was more athletic in his early days obviously
@abel6298 idk, KJV has a lot of incorrect translations...I prefer a more direct translation from the original Hebrew and Latin...something like the Original Script Translation
He was great in LA and I have great memories watching that w my dad but I think lakers was a lil past his prime cuz he gained a bunch of wait and had beef w phil Jackson and Kobe for a bit
I was just thinking that. Shaq and Tyson were traumatizing ppl. Imagine dedicating your life to be the best boxer/baller you can be, 24/7 in the gym, only to be completely castrated on live TV by these freaks of nature. R.I.p
One of the more dominant players of my generation. His Magic and Laker days were a tour de force. I saw #1 live as a kid and it still blows me away, I never had seen anyone do those kind of things in a game.
Any generation. Kareem or bill Russell wouldn’t know what to do to stop him…. Time Duncan couldn’t stop him. Prime Shaq was unstoppable. The only person to beat Shaq was Shaq because he didn’t look after himself the way he should’ve.
I think he may mean in today’s NBA. Not too many big men these days who have great footwork and can just move these dudes out the way like they’re children. Now they’d rather stand at the top of the key and shoot threes, I get they need to, but this is a guard heavy league where “small ball” is more prominent. Someone needs to punish these dudes.
When Shaq left the Lakers, only then did I truly realize his greatness. Watching him dominate all those years you get used to it, then when new guys came in you see how easy he had made it look.
A young lean Shaq was as unstoppable as a fully loaded freight train going downhill with no brakes. Nothing was stopping him. I was a young man when the lakers got him from the magic, and along with all the hype surrounding Kobe, it was one of the most exciting times to be in LA. God I loved that laker team. Thank you Shaq for the 3 championships you brought us and the memories.
I'm 1 minute in, and Shaq just abused Duncan and Robinson on the same play, then the very next clip bodies MJ ... People forget just how dominate Shaq was. Don't get confused by the smile, that man was an absolute beast!!
How Shaq is not talked about in a good portion of goat convos is beyond me. This guy averaged over 20 points a game as a center, averaged 10+ rebounds a game and 2.3 blocks a game! He’s the center I would pick if building my “dream team”
Wilt constantly scored 40 points a game based in his shots, 25 rebounds, uncountable blocks, lead in points, ppg, most points in one game, lead in ASSISTS, etc and had the league rules changed to stop him. Bill was a so dominant defender he won 11 titles even over Wilt, that's just incomparable. Kareen was the best shooter of them, the most high leveled carreer, the greatest signature move of the game that made him the greatest scorer of all times before the 3pt revolution that is just unfair comparison to those who even had a line to shoot. Hakeen had the 2# best footwork and post moves ever, just behind Kevin McHale. He is top 10 in 5 main statistics like steals, ppg, rebounds and is computed as the greatest blocker ever. Shaq just couldnt shoot the ball. He was the 2# strongest player ever and had a decent footwork but that was all he had. Never lead the league ever even in rebounds and thats humiliating to a guy "so dominant"
Shaq is one step down guys like them and Moses Malone, who was 3 times MVP and the greatest offensive rebounder ever. Shaq is holding hands guys like David Robinson and that's a lot to a guy who couldn't shoot
Shaq's greatest ability was his availability. I can't believe a guy that big who played with that much power stayed healthy all throughout his prime. A true athletic marvel. Diesel was the epitome of dominance and ferocity. CAN.YOU.DIG.ITTT!!!!
@@angryguy6116 whats in the pipe??? You know how much bigger and heavier is shaq than zion how did you even find the courage to say something like this lol
The thing that I love about Shaq dunking is the way he does it. He does it with so much power and weight, you can see the rim and board bend. It also sounds different. It's appealing watching Shaq dunk lol. There's nothing quite like it, like witnessing a freak of nature do their thing.
His hands were massive too. He could palm the ball without losing control and that helps when your dunking. Many of the new players cradle the ball to dunk. And at the time, NBA centers weighed 260lbs. Shaq as a rookie was 270, by the time he grew into his body with after 5yrs in the league he was 305lbs.
Happy 50th Birthday to Big Fella, Big Shaq Diesel, Big Aristotle Best Wishes Always & Congratulations for Being Top 50 Greatest NBA Player of ALL time Shaq Superman.
People nowadays don’t know how good my boy Shaq was. I mean some of the strongest athletes couldn’t hold him and Shaq did it with ease. I would be scared to guard that man if I played against him.
Yep agree. All these Gen z kids in their early 20s have no clue how great Shaq was in his prime watching him play back in the day was just such a treat.
@@WARS187 that dude was a real rooted monster, they all say Chamberlain would of this and that, if Shaq was in their era he would of eaten them alive those guys didn't have no bottom footing 👀
Happy Birthday Shaquille O'Neal. UR amazing man, I love sports. Football, Basketball, whichever. I love Good Burger, Scary Movie 4, Jack and Jill, The Smurfs 2, The Simpsons and The Cleveland Show. Love u man! May the Peace be with u Shaquille O'Neal. From Harlingen Texas. March 6, 1972 March 6, 2022 through March 6, 3022
You would see a hand pop up and if the ball got there, it was 2 points. It wasn't friendly. It was aggressive, relentless, and pure power. He would call for the ball, jump, spin 180 degrees, and dunk it in one motion completely oblivious to your existance as a defender. It did not matter who it was, he feared nobody. Most players, off imperfect footing, didn't even try to defend the spinning dunk. Shaq tried to dunk on you every play. He was by far one of the biggest coaching nightmares in NBA history. The entire scheme of the game was keeping the ball from him at all costs. The entire league had no choice but to foul him every play he touched the ball in the last 5 mins of games. He was absolutely unstoppable. 2000-2002 Finals Run 36/15/4/3/1 @ 60% shooting... Could've easily scored 40,000 career points. Lakers Shaq was the most dominate force I've ever seen play the game.
Without a doubt. They literally had to change rules because of him. People compare Embiid (who I absolutely love) to him, but it's not even a comparison. Nobody was as dominate. You couldn't even enter the paint when he was in the game, and your big man was pretty much useless against him.
What makes this video so impressive is the quality of the players that Shaq dominated...in #50 to #29 I saw him destroy all the greatest big men of that era and or greatest big men of all time...
Not sure how I got here, I'm not really a sports fan at all. But holy moly, shaq is a force of nature 😂 the other people playing look small in comparison and I'm sure they tower over most people. I don't understand how someone can be so huge and so agile.
Shaq's Top 50 college career plays:
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Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ❤️
People who didn’t watch him in his prime don’t know how good his baby hook was. He had a really nice touch around the hoop and didn’t just rely on dunking.
he's overrated. some say he's the best center ever, i say he's just the 5th one
@@errezmardi506 obviously you dont watch bball.
@@errezmardi506 who are ur top 4 over him?
@@federalrackz Kareem, Russell, Wilt, Hakeem
@@federalrackzi watch more than you
Respect to all who tried to defend this man 😫
ya whoever was on Shaq already knew that they had to be bandaged up after the game.
I wonder how they decide who has to defend against him. Clearly no one wants to do it voluntarily lol.
@@almosthelpless9374 best and tallest defender.
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What about Yao ming??
Shaq dunked on every center in the league in his career 😳 Rudy wouldn't have a chance
So did Vince Carter too :)
Rudy would get rag dolled!! You know it. I know it. And Shaq would it a point to get 50
Rudy is a baby when compared to the diesel.
Shaq could probably dunk on him right now!
@@gee-cee54 That is all facts. Rudy would get injured alone from playing against Shaq.
Watching him on TNT, you almost forget just how brutal Shaq was... The one thing I always loved about Shaq - if he was within dunking distance, he dunked it. "BBQ chicken style "... with extra ranch
And no one could stop him 😂
no real talk. it got me thinking all existential like if someone so big yet nimble and athletic now looks so stiff when he walks and moves around... I needa fix my posture
To me, any big man can dunk a ball. To me that's not a skill. I would rather have someone that can do it all like Jokic.
@@pootie1ful It's a skill when you have so many big men that won't dunk.
When Kobe set foot on the court, the coaches got nervous
When MJ set foot on the court, the players got nervous
When Shaq set foot on the court, the baskets got nervous
when kobe set foot on the court his teammates got nervous he'd hog the ball take bad shots in crunch time like he always did
@@chrilpy facts
When I step foot on the court, the fans go crazy
@@chrilpy how does a ball hog help 3peat? How does a ball hog have the most assists in nba history at his position? Make it make sense a ball hog wouldn’t have 5 titles
@@chrilpy 🤡
Shaq single handedly made the NBA change how the basketball goals are set up lol
Started with Darryl "chocolate thunder" Dawkins with the breakaway rims then came the anti shock/shatter backboard with in-place back stop.
@@brandedmcgowan9414 I gotta check his highlights out. Thanks for the game👍🏾
@@landovangogh5021 in-place back plate I mean😁 and you welcome
Because of Shaq they added the 3 second rule.
Who's here after Rudy Gobert said he would lock Shaq's ass up lollllll
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Not a chance lol only player who could probably block Shaq is... Yao?
Me
Lmao a ripped Robinson just bounced when Shaq did his move Gobert would be on the floor if he tried to guard Shaq
@@AP12820 rodman
Always a pleasure to watch Shaq highlights. Dude was the definition of built different
"definition of built different". Unreal watching him play especially when he put on more mass
@macabree5856 idk, I think he was better before bulking up, he had a great short shot and baby hook, he was still amazing at dunking, and he was even quicker on defense and rebounds...not to say he wasn't later on, just he was more athletic in his early days obviously
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ❤️
@abel6298 idk, KJV has a lot of incorrect translations...I prefer a more direct translation from the original Hebrew and Latin...something like the Original Script Translation
I saw him in his prime with Bryant. He was unstoppable in the paint. If he could shoot free throws the NBA would have had to change the rules.
Literally unstoppable 😂
Goat if he could shoot a ft
They did change the rules tho
@@VirusZero0140word, it's weird seeing the court without the charge circle. Shaq did that.
He was great in LA and I have great memories watching that w my dad but I think lakers was a lil past his prime cuz he gained a bunch of wait and had beef w phil Jackson and Kobe for a bit
Watching Shaq is weirdly similar to watching Mike Tyson knock out his opponents
they both couldn’t be stopped offensively
this comment is gold so fuckin true lol
Great comparison!
I was just thinking that. Shaq and Tyson were traumatizing ppl. Imagine dedicating your life to be the best boxer/baller you can be, 24/7 in the gym, only to be completely castrated on live TV by these freaks of nature. R.I.p
Amazing analogy, kudos
The smart ones get out of his way the rest are highlight reels.
besides Ben Wallace
lol
One of the more dominant players of my generation. His Magic and Laker days were a tour de force. I saw #1 live as a kid and it still blows me away, I never had seen anyone do those kind of things in a game.
Any generation. Kareem or bill Russell wouldn’t know what to do to stop him…. Time Duncan couldn’t stop him. Prime Shaq was unstoppable. The only person to beat Shaq was Shaq because he didn’t look after himself the way he should’ve.
@@Cultofpersonality09129Yao has entered the chat..
The only big man, that played like a big man, he was rare, super athletic for his size and weight.
Exactly. I came to this vid to remind myself of what it was like to see a big play like a big.
only ? did u just watch only few highlights then said that ? lol
Huh? The only big man? Robinson Hakeem Parish Ewing Mourning I can go on
I think he may mean in today’s NBA. Not too many big men these days who have great footwork and can just move these dudes out the way like they’re children. Now they’d rather stand at the top of the key and shoot threes, I get they need to, but this is a guard heavy league where “small ball” is more prominent. Someone needs to punish these dudes.
@@JamesEarlBonez Shaq destroyed them all anyways. 😂
When Shaq left the Lakers, only then did I truly realize his greatness. Watching him dominate all those years you get used to it, then when new guys came in you see how easy he had made it look.
Yeah lakers fans would actually get frustrated when their centers after shaq didnt dunk through three or four guys flagrant fouling him every play
Props to Hakeem, Zo and David for always trying to contest.
Don't forget Rodman
Three hall of famers made to look like g leaguers by shaq sometimes
Yeah but you should see what Hakeem did to him as well their battles are a big man thing of legend
With respect to those who came before, Shaq was a monster
Shaq wasnt just a dunker, he was a tank that pushed aside his opponents like they're not even there and slamming the ball back down onto them
A young lean Shaq was as unstoppable as a fully loaded freight train going downhill with no brakes. Nothing was stopping him. I was a young man when the lakers got him from the magic, and along with all the hype surrounding Kobe, it was one of the most exciting times to be in LA. God I loved that laker team. Thank you Shaq for the 3 championships you brought us and the memories.
Shaq is my GOAT. This dude did was vicious!
I'm 1 minute in, and Shaq just abused Duncan and Robinson on the same play, then the very next clip bodies MJ ... People forget just how dominate Shaq was. Don't get confused by the smile, that man was an absolute beast!!
We all know that man by just watching u can tell how he dominates
Shaq posterized a lot of legends 💪🏻💪🏻
The one on jordan
How Shaq is not talked about in a good portion of goat convos is beyond me. This guy averaged over 20 points a game as a center, averaged 10+ rebounds a game and 2.3 blocks a game! He’s the center I would pick if building my “dream team”
Wilt constantly scored 40 points a game based in his shots, 25 rebounds, uncountable blocks, lead in points, ppg, most points in one game, lead in ASSISTS, etc and had the league rules changed to stop him. Bill was a so dominant defender he won 11 titles even over Wilt, that's just incomparable. Kareen was the best shooter of them, the most high leveled carreer, the greatest signature move of the game that made him the greatest scorer of all times before the 3pt revolution that is just unfair comparison to those who even had a line to shoot. Hakeen had the 2# best footwork and post moves ever, just behind Kevin McHale. He is top 10 in 5 main statistics like steals, ppg, rebounds and is computed as the greatest blocker ever.
Shaq just couldnt shoot the ball. He was the 2# strongest player ever and had a decent footwork but that was all he had. Never lead the league ever even in rebounds and thats humiliating to a guy "so dominant"
Bill was fast as fk in transition and scored like 15 to 20 ppg and was the greatest defender ever in the game.
Shaq is one step down guys like them and Moses Malone, who was 3 times MVP and the greatest offensive rebounder ever. Shaq is holding hands guys like David Robinson and that's a lot to a guy who couldn't shoot
@@brunnogurgel3076 you do realize that centers are not meant to be shooters, right?
@@SosukeAizen748get real
Shaq's greatest ability was his availability. I can't believe a guy that big who played with that much power stayed healthy all throughout his prime. A true athletic marvel. Diesel was the epitome of dominance and ferocity. CAN.YOU.DIG.ITTT!!!!
Shaq was so dominant big men were sought after like 3pt 2 guard💪🏼😂😂💯
Shaq blocked it so hard against the suns the cameras cut out 😂
Who can break the backboard twice in the rookie year⁉️
That'll be one and only Shaq O'Neal❗️
In the same week.
"WHO CAN GUARD SHAQ?" still the big question mark up until this day.
Those were some good times. Theres noone who even compares to Shaq so folks wont understand how great he was. Changed the game and the backboards.
Shaq was the man in the 90s early 2000s. Bad man 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
We will never get another shaq again. One of a kind. Miss the days he was playin. Legend
I mean,Zion Williamson....
Giannis otw
@@angryguy6116 Shaq would abuse Zion
@@angryguy6116 whats in the pipe??? You know how much bigger and heavier is shaq than zion how did you even find the courage to say something like this lol
@@dequanjackson8153 lol 😂😂😂😂😂 you kidding right?? Shaq would posterize him anytime he would want
The thing that I love about Shaq dunking is the way he does it. He does it with so much power and weight, you can see the rim and board bend. It also sounds different. It's appealing watching Shaq dunk lol. There's nothing quite like it, like witnessing a freak of nature do their thing.
His hands were massive too. He could palm the ball without losing control and that helps when your dunking. Many of the new players cradle the ball to dunk. And at the time, NBA centers weighed 260lbs. Shaq as a rookie was 270, by the time he grew into his body with after 5yrs in the league he was 305lbs.
Shaq got mourning on like 7 posters 💀
Sadly 😂 im a Heat fan
I feel sorry for Alonzo Mourning 😂😂😂 he’s in every highlight
RIP Baskets! When I first saw Shaq in the 90s for the Orlando Magic, I knew I saw dominance, truly a monster at the game, forever a Shaq fan!
Best center ever! So dominant! 🙌💪
Had to come back to highlights after watching his new HBO SPECIAL about his life 🔥
Happy 50th Birthday to Big Fella, Big Shaq Diesel, Big Aristotle Best Wishes Always & Congratulations for Being Top 50 Greatest NBA Player of ALL time Shaq Superman.
Big Cactus was my personal favorite!!
it is still unbelievable that shaq is 300+ pounds, but is has great footwork, and moves like a guard.
I love how on #2 Shaq immediately realized the backboard was coming down with him and then sprinted away as fast as possible LMAO
Most DOMINANT specimen that they’ll EVER be. Fav player 💪🏽
Bro it is UNFAIR how dominant he was
Shaquille was a force to be reckoned with
Happy Birthday S. O'Neal. GOAT big man!
Dat Chris dudley and sabonis dunk on always gets me.. SHITTT hilarious 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
The NBA players.. back then were killers,,, and Shaq just dominated shattered glass backboards you name it,,❤️💯😎
TRISTE SABER QUE NUNCA MAIS VEREMOS UM JOGADOR TÃO DOMINANTE COMO SHAQUILE O'NEAL 😪😪😪❤.
He's not just dunking, he dunk with the intent to kill.
1:57 had me in tears😂. Even the video equipment was not ready for that block
This Guy was Insane 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Shaq - the only player that required an upgrade to our infrastructure 😂
Appreciate all the different camera angles on his dunks.
People nowadays don’t know how good my boy Shaq was. I mean some of the strongest athletes couldn’t hold him and Shaq did it with ease. I would be scared to guard that man if I played against him.
Yep agree. All these Gen z kids in their early 20s have no clue how great Shaq was in his prime watching him play back in the day was just such a treat.
Ben Wallace blocked him so hard he fell to the ground.
@@thedood7859 is that how you fuck your dad
@@vincehenriquez680 Ok boomer
are you his father?
O-Town Shaq was the most dominant aggressive player ever
There will NEVER be another 💪🏾
A beast 🔥 🏀 Shaquille O'Neal had the crowds going wild boy y'all was catching it too Bringing Down the House💪
Lol, Rudy Gobert ain’t locking up shit 😂
You're here after seeing that shit too 🤣🤣🤣
THE MOST DOMINANT PLAYER OF ALL TIME
I agree with you. Shaq was truly a force on the court.
Agree.. I been saying the same thing
Shaq Was Not Generational
He was once in a lifetime
Once he got anywhere near the box…it was OVER! Shaq was the personification of a education in DOMINATION. Smh
41 is kinda insane, you block someones shot so hard it messed with the tv connection lol thats wild
The Oneal Robinson duel, at orlando and lakers was such a great period to live this sport.
When center were center...
Shaq was The Megalodon of NBA centers 💯🤜🤛💯
😆 indeed
@@WARS187 that dude was a real rooted monster, they all say Chamberlain would of this and that, if Shaq was in their era he would of eaten them alive those guys didn't have no bottom footing 👀
Happy Birthday Shaquille O'Neal. UR amazing man, I love sports. Football, Basketball, whichever. I love Good Burger, Scary Movie 4, Jack and Jill, The Smurfs 2, The Simpsons and The Cleveland Show. Love u man! May the Peace be with u Shaquille O'Neal. From Harlingen Texas. March 6, 1972
March 6, 2022 through March 6, 3022
definition of a big man
Only way to stop Shaq was to send him to the freethrow line. 😂
Shaq the reason they had to strengthen those backboards more.
Shaq got the most bodies in NBA history… By Far
Shaq was amazing! Please keep the content coming!
Shaq was literally a human highlight fr fr
3:25 my man was still realizing what just happend
Tim Hardaway face🤣😭😭 3:23
LOL too funny. And that's "tim hardaway". oh man
Shaq was a beast
So intense and impactful, that the first time I've turned my attention to numbers it was already at 28😮
This man isn’t just tall he’s buff as hell he’s just to strong Ngl 😭
Here's a reminder of the most dominant big man of NBA history.
Wilt?
@@mesisson Playing against mailmen and chefs? 🤣
Yes he is!
@@lebronjamesbandwagon5970 😂 😂
@@lebronjamesbandwagon5970 by that logic all of Lebron's competition are Uber drivers and Target employees
There was absolutely nobody like Shaq. Period!
Shaq has been my favorite player forever! so dominate!
shaq is the only player where it looks like it hurts to guard him
He posterised kobe Tim Duncan and Michael jordan and moved Oliver Miller in the post this guy was a beast
You would see a hand pop up and if the ball got there, it was 2 points. It wasn't friendly. It was aggressive, relentless, and pure power. He would call for the ball, jump, spin 180 degrees, and dunk it in one motion completely oblivious to your existance as a defender. It did not matter who it was, he feared nobody. Most players, off imperfect footing, didn't even try to defend the spinning dunk. Shaq tried to dunk on you every play. He was by far one of the biggest coaching nightmares in NBA history. The entire scheme of the game was keeping the ball from him at all costs. The entire league had no choice but to foul him every play he touched the ball in the last 5 mins of games. He was absolutely unstoppable. 2000-2002 Finals Run 36/15/4/3/1 @ 60% shooting... Could've easily scored 40,000 career points. Lakers Shaq was the most dominate force I've ever seen play the game.
possibly my favorite player to watch of all time - just terrifying
I’m the biggest Shaq fan and this compilation was great some never before seen plays ! He’s my goat top 5 for sure
Happy 50th Birthday Big Fella... You was the MOST DOMINANT CENTER IN NBA HISTORY
Without a doubt. They literally had to change rules because of him. People compare Embiid (who I absolutely love) to him, but it's not even a comparison. Nobody was as dominate. You couldn't even enter the paint when he was in the game, and your big man was pretty much useless against him.
Wilt was
@@freshprince7027 No he wasn't he played in a weak era with no competition and smaller players
@@anthonyscarpa6107 yes, he really was
@@anthonyscarpa6107 he still benched more than shaq at like 50 years old, the man could also run like crazy in no comparison to shaq
Man, old school basketball was lit.
Shaq is an excellent player
People tend to forget how intense and physical bball was at that time
Happy 50th Birthday Big Shaq. #ShaqAttack
happy bday shaq enjoy. you're a nice guy
Loving the shaq stuff
The most dominant center of all times
The most dominant center to ever play in the NBA hands down
Absolute unit.
That alley-oop against Portland in 2000 should have been No. 1
Which one of these plays is Rudy Gobert stopping?
Somebody send this to rudy
What makes this video so impressive is the quality of the players that Shaq dominated...in #50 to #29 I saw him destroy all the greatest big men of that era and or greatest big men of all time...
Shaq dunkin with authority
Defending Shaquille O’neal is like fighting Mike Tyson unstoppable!
Not sure how I got here, I'm not really a sports fan at all. But holy moly, shaq is a force of nature 😂 the other people playing look small in comparison and I'm sure they tower over most people. I don't understand how someone can be so huge and so agile.
i love this guy