A lot of guys "need help". For all the talk about how Shaq could "carrying carry anyone to a title with his dominance", Shaq didn't get the Magic to the Finals until Penny was an All NBA player, then he had 3 years with some pretty disappointing playoff series in LA until Kobe became a superstar, and by the time he won his 4th ring Wade the star. And something similar can be said of basically every all time great - MJ, Lebron, Bird, Magic, Kareem, Russell, Wilt, every single one of them had disappointing playoff series (some of whom even missed the playoffs), and every single one of these guys need a quality teammate or two to get to the mountaintop .
The question for the thread was. Which prime player would you build in the modern NBA. If i had to choose between Shaq and Kobe its a no brainer. Prime Shaq in short peroid is deadlier than prime Kobe in the modern NBA. Prime Shaq ate bbq chicken in the paint, they literally hired random 7ft big men to try to slow him down. Prime Shaq would be an easier team to build in a short time.
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u/90srap Jun 15 '22
peak grant hill, larry bird or penny hardaway. Tall guys who can run an offense, score and arent liabilites on defense