Ben Wallace Guards Shaq For The First Time

[@CMDJH]

Such a valuable video clip, thanks for sharing

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@icemelted9]

Came here to say this

[@barney.woland]

I miss this NBA.

[@dodgechallenger2116]

Lot more physicality for sure. Nowadays a bunch of twinks jacking up three balls

[@knuts2]

It's gotten a LOT better, lots more defense being played

[@jonnuanez7183]

We all miss this NBA

[@kristiankleemann6963]

It’s great if you love 3 pointers but terrible if you want to see physical battles in the post.

[@mrlee9213]

No you don’t 😂 and if you really do it’s because you do not understand what you are truely watching

[@CletusMoon]

1. Prime Shaq was unstoppable 2. Ben Wallace understood his assignment and by the time they met in the '04 Finals Ben was so ready for the smoke Edit: 3. People have very strong opinions on Shaq. 4. Some people think Shaq committed an offensive foul just by walking into the arena. 5. I love the spirited debate. 6. Have a great day y'all!

[@MrZackavelli]

Kinda like Batman facing Superman Few figures can best Batman in a maiden meeting, but no one bests him in a second meeting

[@deionharris-d8k]

i never respected him because he was only good because he was big thats it and he was lazy and if he was so unstoppable he would have like at least 8 chips he was big stronger and bigger than everybody and stronger than everybody and u played along side kobe and phil was ur coach i say he underachieved

[@CletusMoon]

@@deionharris-d8k He definitely could have been better if he had MJ's mindset or even Kobe's but that wasn't Shaq, he liked to fool around. Prime Shaq wasn't just bigger than everybody, he had great feet, soft hands, could pass it, lead a fast break, I would agree he never reached his full potential though.

[@kelgbrown007]

@@deionharris-d8k you forget Shaq was the man in Orlando. No Phil, and no Kobe. Shaq was a beast

[@SamuelFernandez-es1kt]

Shaq destroyed Ben in the 04 finals. He just didn’t get the ball enough due to Kobe hogging the ball. If the offense had ran through Shaq, he’d easily average 35 like in 00/01

[@dontebland8752]

Having Shaq resort to post-fades is crazy. One of the greatest pure defenders to ever do it.

[@TheRafaelBond]

huh? Did that all the time

[@bamf6603]

What do you mean resort?

[@dontebland8752]

@@TheRafaelBond I just meant that Wallace wouldn’t let him bully his way into the paint like he does to everyone else. So Shaq has to go to the post fade at a higher clip than he usually does.

[@joemitchell3174]

​@@dontebland8752 Clearly Shaq was getting doubled by webber

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

The Ben Wallace glazing is real 😂

[@Paul-폴]

Ben Wallace show timing ,toughness and grit in this earlier part of his career

[@ripevanwinkle494]

And Redact* strength.

[@luvtheazul]

And the power of PEDs

[@olphatty1]

Foul

[@redriderbbgun8018]

Whaddya mean 'earlier part of his career'?? He was a dawg his whole career, and then won a title with Detroit.

[@theghostofbabanovac7069]

and to think he went undrafted

[@mikem591]

I watched Ben in person a number of times when he was with the Wizards. His style of play was electric and energetic and he had obvious talent. A real spark plug everytime he came in the game and was actually better in person. I couldn’t figure out why the Wizards didn’t play him more. We are talking about someone who ended up in the HOF! Glad he found success later on with the Pistons. Ben was impressive!

[@cryptojedii]

They got the man, the myth, the legend Kwame Brown -- that's why they didn't need Ben!

[@Ballwithrich]

Wizards management has always had a screw loose

[@MrDodger3222]

They are still the Bullets!!!

[@AgustinGiannastasio]

yeah, he was just an offensive liability - love his play though

[@CWhyNot75]

Because the Wizards were and still are a dysfunctional organization. This is right before they traded Chris Webber for a past his prime Mitch Richmond.

[@Ebonyinvasionpart2]

Imagine draymond guarding this version of shaq lmaoo

[@AsukasButler]

Draymond would do some dirty stuff and get both himself and Shaq ejected.

[@josipdolibasic4143]

@@AsukasButler Or he might have been just ran over and foul out as well

[@user-ld9lp1qe9o]

He’d foul out, get in an altercation with Shaq & get tossed around all in one game

[@MmaMadman85]

@@user-ld9lp1qe9o Depends on which era, if its today's era then honestly Shaq is going to foul out from offensive fouls before half time. Elbows to the face as he's going up gets called today. If its back then, Shaq dominates him.

[@santosjones6186]

STOP IT DRAYMON GREEN IS NOT DENNIS RODMAN PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!! DRAYMON GREEN IS OVERATED PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!

[@bryantulang312]

What I really like about Big Ben is he didn't even complain, he just there play D.

[@suaveofjudah]

No crying… what a time to be alive

[@ShinKei-p9p]

Omg some of the shots Ben took to the jaw from SHAQ would have players today on the floor acting like they are about to die when taking shots from someone half of their size.

[@zachpinkston4233]

What the fuck are you watching lmao this is literally modern day embiid but they call him a free throw merchant. Meanwhile Shaq getting every fucking call under the sun and y’all say the league now is soft 😂 make it make sense

[@lolitodocallos1223]

​@@ShinKei-p9pis that cry baby lechoke your saying?? he would have been retired already if he played with prime Shaq 😂😁🤣

[@Triads297]

Crying for foul should be technical

[@chadfisher611]

Grew up watching this style of play…feels like a million years ago stylistically. Post-ups, no flopping, hard fouls

[@AsukasButler]

I really miss the physicality of the game. Every position and style of offense and defense mattered. Now it's chucking up threes and no defense

[@chadfisher611]

@@AsukasButlerI hope the league can find a happy medium. To me, the game is the most fun when teams have different styles of play. Now, it’s all analytics and the analytics say shoot 50 3s a game. Not that fun to watch.

[@dobz746]

Dude.. Rodman and Vlade were one of the pioneers of flopping give me a break. I watched the NBA since 1988. Where do you think the players learned that? Smh

[@frankjum]

No flopping? Please stop! Guys like Adrian Dantley, Bill Lambier, Reggie Miller, Danny Ainge and just about all of the Celtics were flopping like a mf even way before this. Turn your memory back on.

[@omoros]

@@dobz746 Rodman did it to get in people's heads and Divac wasn't ACTUALLY known for flopping until later 90s what are YOU on and can I have some pls?

[@williamtitan]

man i was in a trance watching this. the game has changed and not for the better. thanks for the upload!

[@MDBBall]

👍

[@alphonsecatan2]

I remember watching these games from start to finish. Now, I couldn't even finish myself to watch game highlights. It's like watching a 3 point shootaround.

[@Wallyworld30]

I'm a Bucks fan. If you like old school basketball just watch Giannis. In 10 years I've never seen Giannis once try to flop. He's as hard nosed as Shaq but more athletic. Shaq himself even said he passes his Superman title to Giannis.

[@eliebechara3811]

@@Wallyworld30 Also, the Nuggets do not shoot many threes (dead last at 30 3PA), but the team has been bad besides Jokic.

[@avalentin763]

Man if they play this type of basketball now you going to be watching tha same game till 9am with so many whistles.

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

I agree but teams are free to go out and guard the threes which of course would open up back door cuts which is good basketball.

[@miguelramos6663]

Hahahaha so true!!!!

[@ericraymondlim]

Kinda crazy the wizards had CWebb and Ben Wallace just before their primes.

[@Sticktothemodels]

Webb was in his prime in Washington too, it was off the court stuff and poor roster management that sent him to SAC.

[@travisbruce5096]

Rod Strickland too

[@gavindavis8750]

And can't forget Darvin Ham as well lmao

[@StinkyIndianGuy]

And a 44 Jamison

[@bigunitdks1]

​@@StinkyIndianGuyJamison wasn't on this team

[@brandonbey8878]

Man NBA players ain’t built like this anymore! Look at Wallace’s shoulders! Gotdamn! Beast!

[@MozTheBoz]

Bigmen at that time need to be like that because of Shaq lmao

[@brandonbey8878]

@ facts! Carl Malone and Alonzo Mourning!

[@MR12AMAZING]

What about Bron, he just as big as them dudes, especially in Miami.

[@brandonbey8878]

@ not even close family. Lol Lebron small potatoes compared to Shaq in his prime. Shaq woulda abused that man. LeFlop? Haha yeah, right!

[@jackwilson9280]

Imagine telling Shaq that 6 years later that role player would lead a team to a championship over them

[@mushy18100]

Was this 98 season?

[@jackwilson9280]

@@mushy18100yeah

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

I'm gay

[@jaydayday7]

​@Loquacious_Jackson good for you buddy

[@calamarichris4426]

@@jaydayday7 lol lmao

[@rupman27isback]

Shaq was truly something special. Til this day I haven't seen another Shaq.

[@gnem6245]

If you watched shaq play it was truly a unreal feeling

[@apolloskywalker633]

We almost had Shaq 2.0 in Zion Williamson but too bad he’s a lazy fuck. He basically had the potential to be a Shaq / Charles Barkley hybrid

[@monalisa-bs4zs]

and you won't ever again because the nba has changed. Shaq would not make the nba in todays games with its pace and shooting.

[@cleasanna05]

Shaq was a boring player to me. Just bully ball and no skill

[@Triads297]

Giannis and Zion are the closest thing but not quite shaq

[@datboyglobalmediaent.6041]

Yessir! Bad boys 2004! Big Ben MVP - Detroit Pistons

[@timbolufer5554]

Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed and Ben Wallace's

[@datboyglobalmediaent.6041]

@ can’t forget the bench to!

[@GIMMETHELOOTNOW]

Please bring this NBA back😢

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

It was so physical and like manly (pause but you know way I’m getting at). Nowadays the game is so delicate smh

[@TheJhong47]

this is the NBA that i missed 😢

[@shark_plissken]

02:15 pause

[@Lindon48]

Ayo Shaq daddy takes a good pounding day in & day out is crazy!

[@Mr94Integra]

Rare clips from Ben Wallace’s second season. He got more playing time that season because gheorghe muresan missed the entire season due to an ankle- and knee injury

[@tbreeze415]

That's a crazy front court. Wasn't Juwan Howard still on the Wizards too? Murashan, Wallace, Webber, and Howard? I miss these days man.

[@zzzvain9710]

@@tbreeze415 WALLACE WAS IN BLAZERS. JUWAN IS MOST OVERRATED PLAYER. ROD STRICKLAND CANT SHOOT AND MURESAN BARELY WALK. WEBBER PLAYED ALONE PROVES JORDAN IS NOBODY IN HISTORY SINCE EAST WAS LIKE THIS ALL OVER PLACE WEAK TEAMS

[@KorisnickoIme84]

@@zzzvain9710 Um buddy stop disrespecting MJ..East had Pacers with Reggie,Nicks with Ewing,Magic with Shaq&Penny (till 96'),Miami with Zo..

[@zzzvain9710]

@@KorisnickoIme84 UM DERANGED NAME 2ND HOF IN EWING TEAM 1997 CAUSE BULLS HAD 5 OF THEM. ILL WAIT. JORDAN IS NOBODY TILL U NAME 2ND HOF IN KNICKS

[@zzzvain9710]

@@KorisnickoIme84 NONE OF THOSE TEAMS HASD MORE HOF THAN BULLS. KNICKS 1997 HAD 1 EWING CHICAGO HAD 5 HALL OF FAMERS. NAME 2ND HOF IN KNICKS RIGHT NOW OR JORDAN IS NOBODY.

[@damonsonnier34]

The best undrafted player in NBA history. Also, I do not even recognize Ben Wallace without his trademark afro.

[@mongoslade277]

That's enough of this. Sorry but no. Ben Wallace was an outstanding defender that has No Business in the Basketball HOF. If you are a 10 on defense and a 1 on offense that means you are a 5 ½. That's slightly above average. Average players should Not be in the HOF

[@damonsonnier34]

@ You do not think that Dikembe Mutombo, Mark Eaton, or Dennis Rodman belong in the Hall of Fame?

[@mongoslade277]

@@damonsonnier34 I think Mutumbo and Dennis Rodman deserves the HOF. Mutumbo had a decent offensive game. He had the same running hook that all the Georgetown centers had. Mutumbo was impact. Denver beat the #1 Seattle SuperSonics in 1994 bc of him. Dennis Rodman with the Pistons used to D up Bird, Magic and Jordan. In his later career he D up power forwards and centers. He got those rebounds and pushed the fast break. Detroit won back2back with Rodman and was cheated outta a 3peat. The Chicago Bulls was eliminated in the 2nd round before he got there. When he got there the Bulls did a 3peat. He's impact. Ben Wallace is a post defender. That's it. The Wizards and Orlando did nothing with Ben Wallace on those teams. He can't make a bad team good. No impact. It's a shame and a travesty that Ben Wallace is in the HOF and Rasheed is not

[@damonsonnier34]

@@mongoslade277 You think Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton had more impact than Ben Wallace?

[@mongoslade277]

@damonsonnier34 Billups. Yes

[@kempmichael15]

Crazy the announcer for this game was James Brown from NFL Today on CBS, thought I recognized that voice!

[@G1stGBless]

Ben Wallace showing his class early.

[@hisdudeness09]

Man, this was good basketball. Physical, nobody bitching at the refs, toughness on offense and defense.

[@MoneyTrees2012]

Blame the NBA not the players

[@timothybrown8424]

Nah they were definitely bitching at the refs back then too.

[@miatika]

@@timothybrown8424true 😂 but they didn’t allow as much. Lot of those tech sheed got were not for much. Or there’s the famous Tim duncan technical for laughing

[@dre20748]

it was a man's game back then, now it's an AAU tournament.

[@hisdudeness09]

@@timothybrown8424 it wasn’t every single play though. And it wasn’t this whiney fit every time. If they complained there was a back and fourth and it was brief and then it was over.

[@pcorf]

Ben Wallace did get a ring against Shaq in 2004 then knocked him out of the playoffs in 2005 but lost to him in 2006. Future lakers coach Darvin Ham playing for the Wizards.

[@TheRatedRockstar]

Facts 💯

[@raymondthomas1574]

He got that ring because of Kobe Shaq average 28 in that series

[@bryant475]

They aren't too many players who have blocked Shaq multiple times, especially players 6'9 or under. Two off the top of my head are Ben Wallace of course, and Andrei "AK47" Kirilenko, who were amongst the best shot blockers in NBA history!

[@michaelmamitesarmecin5137]

KELVIN KATO OWNED SHAQ ON A NUMBER OF OCASSIONS.

[@fredr3247]

Cuz shaq never worked out or worked on his game. If he did he would have more jump vertically and movement

[@coreyrowe4119]

This was the first season the restricted area was marked.

[@zzzvain9710]

YEAH THEY TRY TO INSTALL SO MANY THINGS TO SOFTEN THE RULES IN 90S TO HELP OVERRATED JORDAN WINS EVERY YEAR. WHERE HE COULDNT SHOOT 3S THEY CUT 3 PTS LINE SHORTER 2 FEET. WHEN HE CRY LIKE DEVIN BOOKER BOUT DOUBLE TEAM DAVID STERN INSTALLED ILLEGAL DEFENSE. IM GLAD I KNOW WILT CHAMBERLAIN IS GOAT AND WHOEVER THINK OTHERWISE IS DERANGED

[@deansnipah1392]

Wallace next to the avg NBA player looked like Shaq next to Wallace😂

[@MrChristwyman1]

wallace looks stronger than shaq

[@timhoward5]

*Wizard was a very underrated team due to the era they were playing in.*

[@zzzvain9710]

BESIDE WEBBER NO ONE CAN DO ANYTHING ON FLOOR. STOP MAKING UP THINGS ERA OF JORDAN WAS WEAKEST. BULLS 5 HALL OF FAMERS WIZARDS 1 WEBBER OR 1 RICHMOND LATER.

[@zzzvain9710]

TEAM WAS BEL;IOW AVERAGE U DERANGED. 1 HOF WEBBER BUST WALLACE HE WASNT EVEN PLAYIONG THIS IS RARE GAME WHERE MURESAN AND LORENZO WILLIAMS DIDNT PLAY OR JUST FEW HIGHLIGHTS

[@astroworld5777]

Wallace couldnt play 5 mins in todays game

[@sigmams4952]

@@astroworld5777draymond, Jarret Allen etc …

[@yu20031]

wow young Ben was jacked. Shaq couldn't really bully him even with the extra 80+ lbs

[@jeremym5833]

I grew up watching the 3 peat. Ben Wallace needs waaay more recognition.

[@fredr3247]

Notice how no one whines and complains on every contact unless there was something legit that went on like what shaq did with his feet 😂. This is the type of game the nba needs especially the all star game so that its actually worth watching thats real men basketball

[@don8244]

1:08 Shaq got away with a lot more calls than he likes to mention nowadays 🤣

[@chrisdub846]

it's not his fault Ben stuck his nose in there

[@ma1ex]

Yeah...but he got mauled just as much.

[@pyeuneu]

Ben Wallace along with many other defenders gambled by trying to evade Shaq's vertical space. Just because you get hurt, doesn't mean Shaq fouled you, he has right to go up straight to take a jumb shot/hook.

[@fatalberti]

fact

[@Darealkingrichard]

Jordan got away with even MORE than shaq but shaq got away with a lot of offensive fouls. I grew up in a bulls house from 90 on & mj wouldn't even get HIT & the whistle blew

[@gabrielguerrero3404]

The clips of a 3 minute video had more defense than the last decade of modern basketball

[@darksteeltorqueo4397]

Ben giving up nearly 100 lbs. He did really well actually. Was a hell of a defender.

[@Emem2020]

Ben is solid muscle

[@BOSSDONMAN]

So much better and more entertaining than today's nonsensical product.

[@Bluebirdfalling]

yep

[@wiseandstrong3386]

No it's not.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

@@wiseandstrong3386 Ah yes, a bunch of flopping, traveling, and constant 3-pointers is so much more entertaining!

[@wiseandstrong3386]

@@BOSSDONMAN The modern era is more entertaining than this clunky boring era where dudes couldn't even dribble with their left hand or hit a 3 to save their life.

[@BOSSDONMAN]

@@wiseandstrong3386 that's your opinion bro, a lot of people and I think this is much more entertaining to watch because ppl really need to work for their points

[@seanjones2456]

Pretty sure Shaq always gave Ben props for covering him well. The dude was a beast.

[@joelb9]

After 7 years later, Ben stops Shaq in the Final series 😂

[@holypoop88]

He didn’t stop Shaq. And never really did. It’s a myth just like Pippen guarding Magic in 1991 Finals. Shaq shot 63% and avg 27ppg that series. Kobe kept the Lakers from winning. Instead of of feeding Shaq the ball as he was dominating, Kobe kept shooting bricks… taking 23FGAs per game and shooting 38%

[@DavidNeale-d9y]

Love ben Wallace one of my favorite players ever

[@rubenmasalonga5087]

whoah... didnt knew webber and ben wallace was on a same team before!

[@SillyReviews]

I’d imagine you’d be exhausted after guarding prime Shaq an entire game. Takeaways: Shaq really was a ninny whenever someone got the best of him on a possession. Shaq is huge. Cool to see Wallace’s teammates supporting him throughout the game. Shaq shouldn’t have put on another pound over this playing weight. Hard work almost always pays off. Ben Wallace lacked most skills a basketball player should have but he had some physical gifts and was relentless. He was rewarded with a stellar and lengthy pro career. Amazing to see Shaq have that kind of lift at his size and to be making fadeaways.

[@JoshCConnor]

Then he got stronger, smarter, and had more mass to stifle Shaq

[@radovanprstojevic1060]

Didn't help much...

[@honorfirst7506]

2004 Kobe shot 30 more shots than Shaq, while shooting 36% FG. Shaq did fine in 2004, despite being far more out of shape, & far more injury prone.

[@zzzvain9710]

@@radovanprstojevic1060 DIDNT HELP? LOL LAKERS 4 HALL OF FAMERS 75 MEMBERS PISTONS NONE. WALLACE 15 PPG 18 RPG IN KEY GAMES HELD SHAQ UNDER 30 POINTS AND SWEPT HIM. NOT TO MENTION SCARE KOBE TO EVEN DRIVE INSIDE SO KOBRICK SHOOT 30% OUTSIDE FROM MID RANGE OVER TALL ROOKIE PRINCE. NOT ONLY HE AVERAGE MORE REBOUNDS AND BLOCKS THAN SHAQ BUT HE STOPPED OTHER PLAYERS WHO DRIVE FOR EXAMPLE GARY PAYTON DIDNT DARE TO GO NEAR RIM ENTIRE SERIES AND DUDE WAS KNOWN AS POST UP BIG POINT GUARD

[@JoshCConnor]

@honorfirst7506 Shaq game 3 what happened?? Shaq took more shots and it was the biggest loss of the series. Meanwhile the only win was Kobe being the leading scorer. Kobe unlike Shaq was doubled and still had to worry about Wallace in the paint.

[@JoshCConnor]

@radovanprstojevic1060 He's 3-1 vs Shaq in the playoffs

[@raulvazquez8142]

Te extraño NBA!!!. Esto era la mejor liga del mundo!!!.

[@leecee9528]

Definition of Hall of Famers not Social Media Load Management Sensations

[@mikem4481]

Shaq was an absolute beast. Back when the NBA was must see TV

[@HeathOverledger]

Washington is truthfully a poverty franchise with all the talent they had and gave away around this time

[@zzzvain9710]

WHAT TALENT I ONLY SEE WEBBER. DO U KNOW WHO WHITNEY OR BUST BEN WALLACE WAS IN 1998? JUWAN OVERRATED PF/SF COMBO WHO CANT DEFEND AND CANT SCORE IN BIG GAMES ROD STRICKLAND ONLY BALL HANDLING AND ENGLISH CANT SHOOT CANT SCORE CANT LEAD A TEAM. MURESAN BARELY WALK 7'7 BULLS HAD 5 HOF VS THEM IN FIRST ROUND

[@bigcountryranch]

that should have been a championship team right there! ben and sheed, webber and howard all on the same team!!!

[@manonanisland2712]

@@bigcountryranchThe Clubs in D.C. during that time we’re unbelievable, Chris and them would close out around 4 A.M.

[@filtrotp40]

That's why you have to go back and watch the games. If you just watch highlights, you'd never know how sick Shaq was with those elbow hook shots and jumpers.

[@Thoughtsbender]

Golbert, a french tall dude and horse race guy man whould be a walk in the park for the Diesel.

[@AsukasButler]

Jokic would score at will against Shaq. He also makes his free throws unlike Shaq. If Tim Duncan could beat Shaq, then Jokic could as well.

[@amjbeatz]

Nah, jokic would foul out, or get dominated. But on the other end jokic would need to become a stretch big and hit alot more 3s

[@monalisa-bs4zs]

shaq would not survive running the floor against either. He would not last 10min in todays game.

[@amjbeatz]

@monalisa-bs4zs Orlando Shaq would

[@Thoughtsbender]

@@monalisa-bs4zs All I will say is the black tornado 🌪️. If you know you know.

[@entertheziggy]

Literally thought I was the only who missed this, inside out, different strategies, individual match ups, today's nba is a far cry from anything watchable

[@Car_Nut]

This is real NBA. No 3-point mania, no triple-double fetishism. A real physical competition.

[@mambamentality5080]

facts.. guys nowadays explode over someone getting a triple double who cant defend or stop the other guy from getting a triple double as well... lol

[@kunaikakashi008]

Ben Wallace is the epitomy of being a center....... Damn.....

[@caolanhogeweide6555]

For a guy that was 6'9, Ben Wallace achieved way above his potential.

[@colinnixon7739]

What? Rodman was 6 foot 8. Size is just a portion of it 😂

[@msaintjo]

I loved that Lakers team. Eddie Jones, Rick Fox, D Fish, Shaq. Those were definitely the good ole days

[@jaxsaint2805]

Man I miss physical play in bball.

[@SnatchnHalos]

You can tell Ben hit that room of steel as his career progressed.

[@tennaj1367]

1:08 elbow to the face!! OFFENSIVE FOUL!

[@juanogando1901]

Do more stuff like this. So many basketball games and moments.

[@templetonbob]

Wallace blocking Shaq in Miami was the most disrespectful block I’ve ever seen.

[@Tfly33]

Watching these two battle in the post was more entertaining than anything I’ve seen in the NBA since 2016

[@CMDJH]

What a prime shaq!

[@madeofnapalm]

Prime Shaq was in Orlando

[@akalapov]

There will never be anything close to Shaq. This man was a force of nature

[@ratpuffshow7650]

People wonder why the ratings are ass.. watch this nba!… now it’s flopping divas

[@Urian94]

Once Ben played and got past the final boss in Shaq. He knew it was his time from then on. 💯

[@Pswayze23]

Shaq is much more explosive than people give him credit for

[@k2dae142]

He was an monster in Orlando his young years.

[@babydiapers2825]

Bring back this NBA !!!

[@lebelomoiloa3630]

This the kind of NBA I would stay late to watch and re watch several times. As compared to today's rubbish

[@matthewchunk3689]

Guys making $50m a year can't be taking elbows to the face. That's like parking your Ferrari at a walmart.

[@JIVETURKEY600]

Nobody can stop SHAQ , NOBODY!!!

[@ssuuppeerrbbooyy]

0:30 this was the tough era where guys could get physical and refs didn't call everything a foul? :D

[@andybowles2935]

Best NBA era. You had different play styles, different type of players, different mindset.

[@jaircastillo6900]

Shaq making offensive fouls for a living in the early 00's what a career 🤣😂

[@Jdelli0916]

It wasn't a foul in the big boy league. Now a days in the baby play pit pat league, Shaq and Ben would be ejected from every game. These boys can't hang.

[@Juan_deep]

@@Jdelli0916nowadays nba sucks that 2004 pistons run and 2005 miami heat run and etc were legendary i miss the old NBA these youngsters dont know

[@lronhubbard3076]

It's not a foul just because your more 💪

[@zerocal76]

That's what the sport is in reality, its physical. I had a big guy knock the air out of me once when he was posting up. I did not expect him to lower his shoulder and drive it straight into my chest. After that, I gave him no space in the post and started hand-checking him while he was in the air catching passes. *NBA today:* I would have flopped for a flagrant 2 on the shoulder hit and then fouled out w/ the hand checking 😅😅

[@screwdriverman5-kf2ui]

You've only seen p*ssy basketball. You're as soft as the current NBA.

[@notanyonespecific]

Never imagined seeing a man of Ben Wallace's size just get bullied like that.

[@christophermcclean4885]

This younger version of Ben Wallace was so different to Pistons (Afro-Ben). Slimmer, smaller, less dominant. Shaq was in his early prime years and couldn't be stopped.

[@LifeOfTheOwl]

I was a kid at this even in the old MCI Center. Miss these days, my parents took us to a lot of NBA games. I was always wearing my Reggie Miller jersey even when he wasnt playing lol

[@nxn718]

This is a LEGENDARY moment!

[@clayguthrie]

Ben Wallace was one of my favorites ever.

[@anapham4724]

This is what NBA lacking today's game😂😂😂 physical contact wrestle under the rim😂

[@JoshuaEdwards-k7r]

Ben was a beast to be his size and the job he did against Shaq was really good

[@Reflekt13]

Ben Wallace and C-Webb what a dope front court

[@darkfu11]

miss this style of center play. stretch/passing centers are fun imo, but footwork/technique/power centers, especially shaq, was so pleasing to the eyes to watch. i don't think the younger NBA fans realize how smooth shaq was in the post and only see him as a physical force - that was just a plus in his game.

[@sonofsarek]

Shaq with his typical 43 uncalled charges.

[@georgevaughn6486]

Agreed but they are canceled out by the 832 uncalled defensive fouls inflicted on O'Neal.

[@sonofsarek]

@ the defensive fouls happen because the charges go uncalled. If the refs don’t allow you to play legitimate defense, you are forced to foul.

[@zzzvain9710]

@@sonofsarek FACTS SHAQ INSTIGATE WITH ELBOW IN CHEST, IF WILT WAS ALLOWED TO DO THAT OR CARRY BALL LIKE GIANNIS HE WOULD AVERAGE 80 PPG IN CAREER

[@CBarber22]

Look at Ben Wallace's hands as soon as Shaq begins to establish post position, literally holding onto Shaq's waist every time. Everybody was doing this because it was the only way to hold your ground against his weight. Shaq was just the most difficult player to officiate of all time, there's nothing you could have done to make it more fair

[@zzzvain9710]

@@CBarber22 LOOK AT SHAQ ELOBOW AS SOON AS HE BATTLE FOR SEAL POSITION HE ELBOW PPL HE CANT DRIVE HAS NO PIVOT FUNDAMENTAL FOOTWORK SO HE RISE ELBOWS IN AIR.

[@MrRalphJack]

Before social media. I love it

[@mglmill5082]

James Brown from NFL Sunday on the play by play, nice!

[@yzm2065]

I miss this kind of basketball

[@Richard-Reloaded]

So good to hear Steve Buckhantz and Phil Chenier

[@DThornDigital]

What year was this ⁉️🤔💭

[@bootch82]

This is why he’s in the HoF

[@LawAbidingCitizen33]

Look at the energy these guys played with. Wow.

[@isaiahchrome7090]

Shaq was literally unstoppable

[@BaasDraad]

Shaq was a absolute monster!

[@jirehjones1620]

Big Ben was waiting all night for that moment 😂😂😂

[@KaedenRukawa]

This version of Shaq for at least ten laker years.

[@DJYaadDaGod]

Not an easy assignment for Ben Wallace that night.. Big shoutout to him!

[@Holdemnicely6969]

Ben Wallace was no joke

[@underpressure07140]

3:09 Darvin Ham spotted

[@Rob2068]

As a pistons fan it was a lot of fun when Ben was a piston. Grant hill left the Pistons in free agency but to make it easier they did a sign and trade. There was more than 1 player to choose from but fortunately the pistons chose Ben. They also received Chucky Atkins who started at guard before they acquired Billups. The rest is history. Basically the pistons made out better in a forced trade when their former franchise player left their team. 😁

[@sventremendousson2641]

When the trade happened, I remember being excited about Atkins and I didn't really know much about Wallace. I sure knew a lot soon.

[@Rob2068]

@ I was furious when it happened. Losing Hill was a huge blow at the time. Or at least it appeared that way. It took him years to recover from his ankle injury he got during the last playoffs with the pistons and could even have died after a surgery on it. All while the Pistons won the championship and were a contender for years.

[@sventremendousson2641]

@@Rob2068 if I recall, Hill was a free agent and wasn't going to resign with Detroit. But agreed to a sign and trade because he could get more money that way.

[@Rob2068]

@@sventremendousson2641 exactly. Usually those sign and trades don’t net the team who loses the free agent much. But in that case the team who originally appeared to be the loser came out ahead.

[@kolak0303]

Oneal was unstoppable this is one of the best defenders ever

[@coldspring624]

Ben was one a great player

[@thegodofpez]

Old NBA footage is just so much more entertaining than new age stuff (unless it’s watching Curry hit 3s from different area codes).

[@agirotto1]

This was such a great league back then.