How Good Was PRIME Dwight Howard Actually?

[@MDHDH-iy7nm]

Facts, he was a beast in his prime. Im glad he got to dominate while he did, and got the tail end of that era of under the basket Centers

[@LowBudgetJustinY]

True would have dominated more if it wasn't for that back surgery atleast now he is a solid backup center for the Lakers

[@GoatzyYT]

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@Come to my face my bad tho, I just felt he hated Kobe til.this day, I'm sure he has this thinking like "Kobe soft as charmin letting his daughter die like a bitch", he was too hard on Dwight. Maybe his death was a motivator and he is comfortable in his own skin coming out of the closet. OR MAYBE KOBE DWIGHT'S GAY AS WAS SUS EVEN BACK THEN

[@fnyourmom3064]

Daf Kin you’re nutty

[@lolbronnydead]

He would have been awesome in any ERA

[@Terror832]

The 2009 Orlando Magic were so ahead of their time. Surround Howard with 4 shooters and shot a lot of threes.

[@mattmmixes]

True, kind of wish they got more defensive guys tho. There was always so much pressure on Dwight defensively

[@knoda2603]

Mythical Phoenix imagine if they had a top 20 player that season

[@jesusgonzalez3023]

They needed someone like RoCo at Shooting Guard

[@keltners613]

they got barnes and peitrus., their defense not the issie dwight drama is their fall

[@shomoy7396]

Mattmmixes yeah nothing wrong with shooters but they should’ve had 3 and D players.

[@ohdangitsbbq]

Simple answer: back injuries which he couldn’t recover from at the time, although he’s revitalized his career in LA now and has been playing well recently.

[@HunterGames-ig2vs]

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[@jackokeefe5310]

@@HunterGames-ig2vs shut the fuck up

[@CDdaBoss]

Dwight never really played poorly for any team. He hasn't revitalized his career really, just his popularity.

[@ohdangitsbbq]

CDdaBoss true, I never said he played poorly overall for any team tho, what I mean is that he’s become pretty inconsistent lately before LA (at the end of his Rockets tenure, with the Hawks, with the Wizards) and hes been regressing since 2015 and hasn’t had a very good impact on any teams until LA, now he’s been having a fresh impact and has been playing better and more consistent.

[@theinktician]

he didnt revitalize his career in LA. The 90 people that liked your comment are bandwagoners as well. He's played better 4 of the 5 last years. Better stats than Drummond and DJ when they got their allstar selections. But thats the media for you

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

Something not mentioned in this video, Dwight CARRIED the rockets during that 2014 rockets/blazers series. Portland had no answer to him and if dame doesn't hit that shot, portland loses the series. Seriously, that series was actually dwight vs aldridge but people only remember lillard's .9

[@christophermauro-barias7451]

how do blazers lose that series if they're up. lol

[@michaelrobinson5457]

Christopher Mauro-Barias game 7

[@ssj4goku18825theepic]

@@christophermauro-barias7451 game 6 fucked up in due from Terrance Jones plus the flopping of some of the bench players. Harden was great offensively but defence wise that time he didn’t have the answer against Aldridge or dame. Dwight however was giving the go to on his Orlando self. People forget Dwight first year in rockets was still his prime and a great player. Almost won DPOY and was even a mvp contender al star and all nba second and defence rebounds leader he was great. That 2014-15 season injuries fucked him

[@thomasgate416]

Ikr, Harden was choking hard like the previous season again. Harden was ice cold in the playoffs series for a few seasons

[@ameetsander9344]

Aldridge was dominating as well

[@AC-nx7qr]

That “washed up” Rashard Lewis was actually an allstar in Orlando

[@ChewyGummy17]

Aldrich even said that his teammates arent good defensively and he is only the one who is good on defense. Lmao

[@princemwamba5230]

@@ChewyGummy17 I mean the defense thing ain't that off target who else you know was known for defense on that team

[@BURGATRON]

@@princemwamba5230 Pietrus and Gortat were quite good defensively IIRC

[@princemwamba5230]

@@BURGATRON so a backup center and I believe the backup small forward

[@BURGATRON]

@@princemwamba5230 maybe others were good defensively. Cant really say cuz Im not a magic fan. I only know these 2 were good at defense because they went to the suns

[@ronrey2415]

People disrespect dwight so much that it has come to this. wow.

[@addsdmv7282]

Facts they always bring up Kelly Oubre 💀

[@dabigtime]

His downfall was going to Los Angeles with Kobe. That’s when everyone decided he wasn’t good because him and Kobe didn’t match. The media ran with that he was soft due to the narrative Kobe started. Injuries added to the narrative that he was soft, so we have a potential all time great center and a game changer is now a bad player and was never good.

[@paeng8994]

@@addsdmv7282 right Kelly Oubre is trash

[@LorenzoLol1111]

Exactly, when ppl bring up hof convo they always bring up why players like Vince Carter and Kawhi Leonard should be higher than him

[@paeng8994]

Still. Kelly Oubre is trash

[@theCHILLIntrovert]

Reminder: Dwight Howard has actually been to the Finals unlike a lot of these other so called superstars.

[@muhammadfarhan581]

Not just been to finals, he *led* them to the finals. Its the closest performance that can be compare to 2001 A.I

[@johnjohn3668]

Yeah but the media and almost nobody mentions that anymore cos he eliminated LeBron in the ECF

[@theCHILLIntrovert]

@@johnjohn3668 Don't put that on the media or Lebron, it's a copout. *Fans* drag Dwight with gay and butt jokes constantly. Ever since he left LA he's gotten nothing but disrespect despite playing the entire season injured because Kobe (RIP) fans went OD and decided that Dwight was lazy and "didn't want it bad enough." People have been doing this to Dwight his ENTIRE career even going back to Orlando. Shaq, older retired legends, sports analysts complaining about the dude literally smiling too much. And fans ate it up, period. Dwight isn't perfect, dude has made mistakes. But *FANS CHOSE TO IGNORE* his on court accomplishments of their own volition, period.

[@nikolavideomaker]

@@muhammadfarhan581 dirk 2011 winning the finale, beating all of the best teams on the way.

[@8hype]

He went to one finals as the most dominate big man in his era and he had an 8 year run. I forgot LeBron played with at least 5 other all stars during that time

[@brucelau2023]

Ahh prime Dwight Howard.. one of the top centers in the league in his prime , 3x defensive player of the year , he was an absolute beast in Orlando but he had a lot of drama off the floor of course with his coaches

[@Clutchcmac19]

Back injury

[@zyrushermoso6225]

@@Clutchcmac19 the heck you talking. we already know that even without gobert the season would be ended. foolish comment

[@Clutchcmac19]

I’m talking bout his back injury cause of disk slip of his back smh

[@zyrushermoso6225]

@@Clutchcmac19 oh shit. sorry bro i was replying to someone who was talking about rudy gobert being the only reason of the shut down of the nba season. sorry for tagging you

[@zyrushermoso6225]

@@clevercode30 i think i replied to the wrong comment sorry

[@ciaranryan3652]

I hate how everyone assumes he had bad seasons in Houston and Charlotte, like he averaged a double double those seasons

[@mcgaming8982]

Facts he’s the best Center of this decade

[@growinfaith1280]

And people forgot in Houston the series against Portland he literally averaged like 26pts and 14rebs

[@Dellymakaveli]

He gets shade bc of his work ethic

[@LeBronJames-ss9ij]

And as a 5th option

[@misanthropekirby1610]

Empty numbers. Hof player though.

[@robertolebron2296]

When you hear those trumpets, you know... ITS ABOUT DAMN TIME HE DID DWIGHT HOWARD’S PRIME Thank you for this masterpiece Andy

[@roool91]

If he had less injury issues and a few more moves in the offensive lowpost he'd be a multiple time champ

[@crypticdifferent4900]

roool91 im not a lakers fan but i hope he does win tbh

[@deflandre8286]

If he had more intelligence. If he had luck., if, if. Too many if's.

[@Humble_808]

Like Deflandre said, If he was smarter, he wouldn't of have gotten to this point in his career. If he was smart, he would've realised he can't jump like that every single possesion and not get injured at some point. Even if he would've gotten lucky, he would've still gotten to this point cause athleticism fades, skill doesn't. That's the difference between all-time greats and MVP-level players...Work ethic. Both LeBron AND Dwight worked with Hakeem on their post games. LeBron managed to get better on offense, have more tools to use for when he might not be able to dunk on everyone. What did Dwight do with the training that Hakeem offered? Nothing...Absolutely nothing...He trained with Hakeem and came back with 0 improvement in his post-game. This was back when Dwight was in his prime. Same with LeBron.

[@t-god2439]

Lmao few more? But yeah I agree with everything else you said

[@Herosennin]

sWampY Actually no he did learn and that was that postmove inside spin dunk combo. Couldve learned more but nothing? The only thing Lebron does in the post is mostly a basic fadeaway. Thats fine too right.

[@michaelbarnes2617]

It was such a pleasure and amazing to watch this man work in the early 2000’s. He was literally his team’s only functional defender and anchored them to top 5 defenses in consecutive years when he was in his prime in Orlando. Definitely doesn’t get the credit he deserved for this

[@AD-ui6sk]

Prime Dwight is one of my favourite players ever

[@DanTheTanned]

He had a pretty good year in Charlotte. The best center in the late 00s. I really hope he wins a chip before he retires

[@lucaz3707]

He was a top 7 center in Charlotte

[@mfarissolihin8644]

@Jackson Gilmore and because he's so inconsistent because he only posted 30-30 game once

[@enrixelmagallanes2091]

Now He does

[@AJ_savage16]

Loved Dwight Howard when he played for the Magic he was a legit superstar he led them to the finals with no other star...and he beat Lebron and the 60 win Cavs

[@georgerichardson2641]

Dwight Howard is one of my favorite players of all time. As a Magic fan I thought he would get us to the promise land. A lot of people do underrate his season in Charlotte. His numbers were really good and almost made the All Star team that year but people’s opinion of him kind of killed that. I believe if he wouldn’t have hurt his back he would be a one of the top centers ever.

[@tommytexter4054]

5:39 Man! Steve Nash and Jody Meeks are the master of free throw.!!

[@kx4998]

you know nash is a part of the 50-40-90 club right.

[@tommytexter4054]

KX i do

[@sirgalalot88]

One of the top 5 greatest athletes i've ever seen in any sport and definitely an all-time center in the game.

[@wingstop5541]

- Great Athlete? Yup. Great Center? He's up there. Injuries, okay-teammates (in ORL), and maturity limited his potential. He's a HOF. 3xDPOY, a Final's appearance is good stuff. I just wished he had a larger repertoire of post up moves (aka Hakeem, Shaq, Barkley, Ewing, Yao).

[@sirgalalot88]

Who Asked I think you misconstrue what athletic means exactly

[@aaronvirdee5813]

@@wingstop5541 I think with the amount of solid muscle he had for his frame, it limited his range of motion/dexterity and made certain post moves more difficult to fluidly pull off.

[@BobSmith-yv6gy]

@Who Asked name 5 centers who were more athletic than Dwight rn

[@sirgalalot88]

@Who Asked your argument seems to be just for the hell of it. You're the typical youtube contrarian, and that's fine. When you call names keep in mind the size of these respective athletes and have that factor in.

[@knoda2603]

Dwight is so damn jacked and in his prime he was the epitome of a bully after Shaq and then u combine that with great defense omg damn

[@wipe919]

I have a feeling if you put Dwight Howard in the 90s he would've been a more dominant Alonzo Mourning

[@hang0okbo1]

I wouldn’t be so sure about that. Dwight was definitely more athletic than a prime Zo and was a better rebounder. However, Zo was a better offensive player, albeit not a super terrific one. Additionally, as great as Dwight was at blocking shots, Zo was at another level back in the days; he averaged close to 4 blocks a game for a few seasons. I’d say Dwight and Zo would’ve been equals and would’ve had a great in state rivalry when both were at the Heat and Magic organizations.

[@ranholic5027]

@@hang0okbo1 yeah additionally Zo had midrange jumper and decent freethrow something dwight missing

[@leonarddoeman735]

Definitely not. The 90s had real centers.

[@Chris-w8r7y]

No, Dwight was what he was when there were no good centers. Zo played against HOF centers all the time and was better offensively

[@alstonmeade6455]

Zo had a more complete game. He also cared a lot more.

[@buto1118]

I kove how many young fans think he’s a bum but his career alone in Orlando garnered him to theHall of Fame.

[@ajitdesigan]

He is without a doubt a future hall of famer and the way he is embracing his role in LA and if the lakers can end up winning the title then he's definitely going to be in the hall of fame

[@90sBasketballBios]

To anyone scrolling the comments today just remember you are beautiful and awesome. Have an Amazing day! Thanks for the great video. Andy

[@CIutchX]

Dwight is my favourite player of all time. It made me so happy to see him doing well in his re-run with the lakers

[@LowBudgetJustinY]

Yeah and the Lakers fans wanted to choose Joakim Noah over him? lmao they really dodged a bullet right there

[@CIutchX]

@@LowBudgetJustinY And now he's with the clippers

[@eijisawakita1654]

So proud of him

[@nathaniel311]

Growing up in Orlando Dwight was my favorite player and still is

[@Spider-Complexion]

This is purely hypothetical but I think D Howard was probably the closest thing to seeing Bill Russell play today. Dwight was such a good rebounder, good defender/shot blocker, and he was able to impact the game enough with his defense and rebounding to beat LeBron.

[@mr.swaggy1990]

i hope dwight gets a ring in LA, he deserves one

[@cchege]

Almost there.

[@swaggboy425]

Yup

[@enrixelmagallanes2091]

NOW HE HAVE.

[@isaiahjamestolentino415]

Hey Andy huge fan here in the Philippines. you have many fans here. Right?

[@kurtowen5955]

Kamusta

[@miso8784]

hi dudes

[@mordecai3636]

Ditooo

[@TSAX]

Bside magingay!

[@Whatcountryisthis260]

Mabuhay

[@russellwestbrook3319]

who’s here after he was snubbed of 75?

[@yagami6998]

Congrats to Dwight for winning a chip with the Lakers this year. That man didn’t give up and now he got his ring before the end of his career. He’s a lock for the HOF at this point.

[@northernlight1000]

One of the most joyful and happy NBA players of all time in his prime, Everyone used to love Dwight Howard, and he's certainly one of my favorite players ever.

[@ramuelcruzada3207]

Superman should be in the NBA 75 team. His prime is damn unstoppable

[@poboy3995]

“Upgraded version of Rudy Gobert” is a perfect description for Dwight.

[@montreljones3260]

Rudy Gobert ended this nba season!

[@jrcruz1240]

Nopeeeee

[@lukewalsh4102]

I feel like he's way more athletic and jacked than Rudy though, also a better roller, Rudy's really a one-trick pony, and that trick is defense.

[@patricksantino4131]

no gobert is more of a length guy dwight is a bounce guy

[@myarkalsaki-kamag7598]

Who is Rudy Gobert?

[@ShakaVevo]

2009 the Magic had 3 All stars , Jameer , Rashad , and Dwight. Hedo was snubbed .

[@DarthNight666]

The reason i wore no 12 i meet him when he still in Orlando he so nice guy He 100% HOF

[@LowBudgetJustinY]

That's cool imma riot if Dwight doesnt go to the HOF

[@DarthNight666]

@@LowBudgetJustinY yup bro real fans know how crazy prime dwight howard

[@BillsYT]

It’s sad that new basketball fans really won’t know about prime Dwight

[@BigDoug1102]

Folks act like Dwight isn’t a walking double double

[@mohamedomer6244]

Who’s here because he got left off the top 75 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@nijobkk2322]

Dwight is one of the very best players, I was so glad to be able to watch him in Orlando he is such a great player and he kinda inspired me so I took some moves from him cuz why not

[@ianosaurus27]

Oh he was absolutely amazing at Orlando what a series Against LeBron in the 09 Eastern Conf. Finals 1st View 4th Thumbs Up 2nd Comment

[@ouvaysuave9703]

that year would have been a kobe- bron finals but Dwight has something to say about that

[@johnnyzims]

Andy please do a video about Jerry Stackhouse one of the most underrated player in the NBA. Thanks andy keep up the good work!

[@lukewalsh4102]

@MAGEZI NKUGWA how did you reply to this comment 38 minutes ago when the comment was made 33 minutes ago?

[@heigi7870]

One of my favourite players, im so so so happy to see him do well in the lakers.

[@JamaicanHopscotchMafia]

Really appreciate when you delve into the numbers to explain your point, I think it adds a lot of credibility and insight to your analysis

[@Nationof300]

I mean he got that team to the finals which speaks volumes

[@hope6571]

As a long time fan knowing his many flaws it was hurting seeing him going down so bad and so quick. On one hand he had his back surgery and for someone playing with so much contact that really screwed him up heavily, but Dwight also had too much trouble adapting and made alot of stupid decisions during his peak. He was no perfect, but prime Howard in Orlando was so fun to watch. Absolute freak of nature. Even to this day at this age he sometimes does amazing stuff with ease, it is almost that you expect him to do so. I am really happy he got the ring and really happy he matured in his downfall. He is low-key one of those "what if" cases if lets say he was not so stubborn when he was at the top, even with his injury.

[@FortyNightsMusic]

"An upgraded version of Rudy Gobert." That is WILDLY disrespectful-- even if we're just talking about defense. There is no context in which I would ever place Rudy Gobert and Dwight Howard in the same sentence.

[@re11o]

Fax

[@AirRusher1992]

Dwight is without question one of my favorite players ever. I totally agree he is the best center in the NBA during the time period where that position is the weakest until it got revived in recent times. I'm glad he did stick around and earned a championship with the 2020 Los Angeles Lakers. First ballot Hall of Famer without a doubt.

[@Byronscott401]

Dwight over the last couple of years have been solid. Now he’s mentally focused and has been a beast off the bench for the Lakers

[@hamzaahmed3066]

He's in the same category as Barkley, Kemp, Ewing, and Malone. Great big men who made it to the finals but couldn't get the ring because of Kobe and Jordan.

[@ShakaVevo]

You might wanna research more about Orlando Magic's 2009 team Andy. 3 All Stars in Dwight, Jameer, & R. Lewis. Hedo Turkolugh was considered a snub. They bullied Lebron's 62-20 Cavs and blew them out by 40 pts in the regular season twice!

[@archiegabiazon]

Prime Howard is without a doubt a valid HOF

[@michaelrodriguez3327]

I’m glad that he’s still a good player. Lakers benefited from him in the paint

[@jasonoliver1034]

You should do a How Good was Jason William vids. He was one of my favorite point guards growing with his street ball style and flashy passes🔥

[@pumpkineer_3047]

He was by far the best rim protector of his time and was a master of the pick and roll

[@Ivander85]

Nice. Sunny weather sitting on my balcony on a lazy saturday, enjoying a spliff...and this pops up!

[@ThisScent]

Andy is the most underrated basketball you tubers change my mind.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

What saddens me is that nobody used Dwight properly in his prime. He could have so easily won a chip if he just had a little help. He was so efficient, a board machine and a great defender. He just needed a bit of help, another proper star and they could have won it.

[@mattmmixes]

I only saw a couple years of his prime but man was this guy dominant. He carried the load on offense while playing defensive player of the year quality basketball. Easily a first ballot hall of famer in my mind.

[@andreyjoshcontreras6308]

im just happy that dwight won a ring before he retires

[@qceaz11]

CLEARLY the best big man in the league in his prime those 8 years alone should get him in the Hall Of Fame

[@Carmelo-dame.time-Anthony]

Howard is massively underrated! No 🧢

[@raiderdied1466]

All of us who were following basketball when Dwight was on Orlando knows how much of beast that man was. He was the best big in the league by far and 2nd never came close to him

[@Mason_____]

I love Dwights position on the Lakers. He’s been working his ass off and always comes off the bench to do work. I’m glad he’s evolved as a player

[@MichaelKing015]

He is a beast defensively in his prime

[@Mel_Shinoda]

Prime Dwight is a beast.. later in his career he just needed the right teamates to understand him today.. lucky for him lakers gave him chance.. and now we see his right role now.

[@Coltshc]

such a honour watching d12 play in his prime years.... such a beast

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

Orlando Dwight was a beast. He was a monster defensively as far as blocks go. Then he got to LA which was a failed experiment with Nash, Kobe, and Gasol. When he got to Houston he had major beef with harden. Glad to see him back in LA with a winning team again. It’d be cool to see Dwight get a ring. A top 5 center of all time for sure.

[@cedysantos7410]

Andy you should upload atleast twice a week. Im from Philippines and always waiting for you video every midnight in our time.

[@sdsdsa0d]

Ik this was 5 months ago but Dwight’s redemption story in LA is amazing, I highly doubt after the failed 2012-13 superteam someone ever thought that Dwight would not only get a ring, but get a ring with the Lakers... Congrats to him, the man deserves and now the HOF waits him when he retires

[@nik-minnit4375]

Prime Dwight was a beast. You can’t deny that.

[@thebeastballer228]

I did not wait for u talking or explaining ... i just wanted a video with commentators .. but thanks for your effort

[@BillsYT]

Thanks for the inspiration for a new video style man been trying something to work out with my videos

[@darvinator]

Andy’s videos always start like the beginning of a great western movie

[@HunterGames-ig2vs]

Jake T, m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnScnoBvn6t-mKc, if u like nba content u should check out this guy’s channel. He makes great nba content

[@Jamby]

5:20 You had the chance to say “Fight-a-Dwight” and you didn’t take it.

[@1abe]

the only way i know when its saturday is when you upload

[@utubebroadcaster]

*How good was Will Perdue* 🤣

[@uptempo5064]

man i love dwight, still wished he could’ve find a way to come to jersey back in 2011

[@officialmightynotoriousaka3897]

He's now an NBA champs?🏆🏀

[@chanendlerbong]

And now he is champion, well deserved it Dwight

[@dacooooo]

Dwight is still a beast in 2k

[@keandregreen5628]

Dwight Howard never fell off , the media decided he fell off

[@ロッテファン-j2g]

You just know when you hear that intro that you’re gonna get a great video

[@LowBudgetJustinY]

NBA Superstars: Nothing can stop me! Im a beast!! Injuries: *Im* (literally) *gonna end this whole man's career*

[@BasketballNetwork]

Dwight is a beast! Still is! I hope the NBA decides to restart the season so that Dwight can win that first chip.

[@brucelau2023]

Probably a lot of people wanted to see this video for a while

[@RedThunder]

Still crazy that a year or two ago people on Reddit were trying to argue be was never better than Rudy Gobert. People forget so quickly. Glad to see him have a resurgence of sorts this season

[@therandomcommunityguy]

Dwight came here in the Philippines the people love him here and hes been so happy here at least we respect dwight here and Dwight in is prime is amazing sure hes attitude ruin hes reputation but he seems to redeemed himself in the past years and now humble i wish hes in the 75 list but sadly the NBA didn't forgive him

[@Tech2000_]

I’m happy that Dwight Howard is playing good in LA right now, he is humble now and it is making him a better role player because he knows he isn’t supposed to be THE guy and that offense is ran through Bron and AD.

[@baroiroi]

from the title itself. dwight howard is really really goooood!!!

[@wegendvn7038]

HE A CHAMP NOW

[@xxjeff1874]

Imagine Dwight Howard in the 90s he’s so physical dude would dominate

[@consideration8881]

Thank you for this decent analysis and summary.

[@ericjohnbautista8275]

I admire how he run post moves during his prime. Basic back to the basket and a touch of hook shots. He definitely borderline top 10 best Centers all-time. Hope he win a chip in LA before he retires. Non arguably HOF.

[@re11o]

Should’ve been Top 75

[@albertaguilar662]

WHO HERE AFTER DWIGHT WON THE 2020 NBA Championship with the lakers?

[@yuanlenarddeleon6936]

Andy please do a video of how good is Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars two of the greatest defensive guards in NBA history

[@vonerudolphpatriarca6830]

He was a beast in Orlando and made it to the finals without any other allstars! If he only had a point guard that is very reliable back then they might have won the finals. Turkelu was pretty good back then. Miss the old dwight!

[@pedroabalada3375]

Hey, Andy! My name is Pedro. I'm from Brazil! I watch all your videos!! I would love to see you making series in which elect the top players of each position. Simply putting your personal opinion. That would be incredible! Thanks for the videos!

[@imrxcket]

And this is the reason Dwight's a hall of famer, it's so annoying and dumb when people say he won't be in the hall of fame. They don't know his prime and how dominant he was in Orlando

[@manofaith75]

The same they said about Shaq; that's why I always found it funny when people say Shaq never worked on his FT's. They like to think they have the answer to everything even though they were never there, but it was said Shaq would make his FT's in practice and that he was recorded as making 89 out of 100, but for whatever reason, in the actual games, he developed the yips.