The Ultimate Shaq Video

A compilation of my Shaquille O'Neal videos, with newly updated content.
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[@jonnyarnett]

TIMESTAMPS BELOW: Among the greatest Centers in NBA History, where do you rank Shaq?? 0:17 Did Shaq Carry Kobe? 10:04 Just How Good was Shaquille O’Neal? 21:40 NO ONE Can Clamp Shaq 24:42 Shaq’s Most Underrated Skill 25:37 Shaq and Hakeem one on one segment (UPDATED) 26:55 Top 10 Finals MVPs (Spoiler Alert: Shaq Dominates) 38:31 Shaq to Miami: the Trade steal (UPDATED) 44:06 The Ultimate Lakers 56:12 Are the 01 Lakers the Greatest Team?

[@johncraig4820]

I can't consider a player the GOAT center who never led the league in rebounds. I take the guy with 7 scoring titles, 11 rebounding titles and 1 assist title. Plus probably led the league in blocks multiple times. Plus 67 Sixers probably the greatest team

[@heybro6105]

Not many can say, "if I cared more, I'd be the greatest" and it's actually true. Shaq is arguably the greatest center of all-time, Kareem is the most accomplished.

[@rulerjayohenn3161]

Only 1 other player can say that. Vince Carter.

[@LuisMedina-cg7wn]

Chill Bro, no. Stop it​@@rulerjayohenn3161

[@nine3seven]

@@rulerjayohenn3161nah… lol

[@joshuainadagbo4771]

If someone says that, what does that tell you? They were lazy… Shaq underachieved and because he underachieved and dressed it up nice he should be the greatest? Shaq is about 5-6 if we being objective… he for dam sure isn’t better than Hakeem

[@aaankms4450]

Jokic could easily say that. Which is insane.

[@217ShowOffBoii]

Shaq being the last player to 3-peat as Finals MVP speaks volumes and only magnifies his case as a top 5 player ever and GOAT Center, imo.

[@hakeemolajuwon4352]

Too bad a couple of those rings were given to him by the refs and the rest of the time he was getting swept or nearly swept

[@XaviorJordan]

Top 5 Center? Sure. But GOAT C is a stretch. He was definitely unstoppable during that 3-peat though.

[@masonpolanco5913]

Goat center top 5 idk def top 7-8

[@frizzyrascal1493]

@@XaviorJordanYou can also say that there was no competition outside of the Western Conference. The only player who could somewhat defend him was Ben Wallace. And we all know how those finals series turned out. Shaq‘s biggest challenges came in the 2nd round and the western conference finals.

[@catalogueboys2538]

2000-2001 shaq was the most dominant player in history. Nobody even came close. And he did that while chilling out and having fun as a happy go lucky goofball. If shaq just maintained his weight a little bit more he would have been the undisputed goat big man.

[@MarkWadey]

I’d say Steph and James harden were just as dominant

[@bengoose2031]

@@MarkWadey I’m assuming you did not see prime Shaq.

[@johnnyboyspero5470]

Can pick like 3 different MJ seasons. Honestly Shaq playing old broken down big men and garbage centers in 00's is not impressive. Awesome season but 4th best C of all-time

[@kaksmirknight5318]

@catalogueboy So diminant Kobe need to carry him in the West playoffs. And by pjax decision he wants Shaq again to be the focal point in the finals.

[@catalogueboys2538]

@@MarkWadey comparing James soften to shaq itself is an insult to his legacy. The guy simply flops and cries like a bitch every possession to shoot freethrows, plays no defence, and disappears in the playoffs. If the refs didn't give him all the bullshit calls he would have half as many points. And he is an unprofessional cancer to teams.

[@bballanalytics1552]

Shaq has the most seasons (10) leading the league in FG percentage. Shaq has the most career rebounds and blocks on Christmas Day. Shaq has the most paint points per game (22.5ppg) in the 1999-2000 season (since tracking began in 1996-97). Shaq has the most 2nd chance points per game (6.3ppg) in the 1999-2000 season (since tracking began in 1996-97). Shaq is the only player with two backboard shattering incidents in a season (April 23 & February 7, 1993). Shaq has the most FT attempts in a game with none made at 11 FTs.

[@camaradiop3731]

Daryl Dawkins shattered the backboard twice in the 1979-80 season.

[@bballanalytics1552]

thank you for the Daryl Dawkins comment, i have updated Wikipedia page to reflect this@@camaradiop3731

[@wolves1fan830]

Prime Shaq was better than prime Hakeem that's facts

[@user-mt4wl8uo3z]

They needed each other

[@camaradiop3731]

Exactly, it's a TEAM game.

[@jessiemanulat8986]

lol😂 sidekick

[@Brandon-tb5st]

My new favorite basketball channel on KZbin. The creativity of format is refreshing.

[@shaquille7414]

Finally a video on arguably my favorite player

[@iii898iii]

If you notice Kobe flourishes whenever Shaq was defended like the Spurs series. You can't blame shaq for not scoring if he was guard by Tim and David. I know you're a big kobe fan.

[@slimstretch56]

That just shows you the importance and how great Kobe was..Shaq finals numbers compared to the western conference numbers he averaged are different.He needed THE BLACK MAMBA

[@footyroll8678]

uhm?? kobe was great but he was replacable there was only 1 shaq in the league there were so many kobes. anybody could have given a 25 ppg at 45% efficinecy besides a prime shaq@@slimstretch56

[@Tanner17]

people love to pretend shaqs longevity was bad and that he was only dominant for a short time when really he was elite from 93'-94' all the way to 05' which is strong longevity

[@user-jw5qj8kv2y]

Shaq also formed a duo with Steve Nash. It was a huge shame that Shaq couldn't win a championship with the Suns.

[@James-ki5ix]

Shaq was lazy and fat AF at the time he got to the suns,imo he messed up the damn suns team when he got there, that's what so stupid on a lot of those to pick him up after his stint in Miami!!

[@Himmyjewett]

Suns were fucking robbed because of that dirty play by the spurs

[@casper_thacomic9389]

Jonny with another banger video! Best Basketball content on KZbin

[@jonnyarnett]

Man, that mean a lot :) I appreciate it!

[@gotwobag7876]

One hundred seventy-seven thousand and counting!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@jessiemanulat8986]

Kobe toxic fans crying ryt now😂😂,

[@terrellewilliams2188]

Big Kobe fan how can I be crying lol 😂

[@PoorMansInvesting]

This just shows how much they benefited off each other, imagine if they got along.

[@adamsunderland0823]

"Jordan willing his team of mostly crackheads" 😂

[@user-jm9eh3eu4o]

great vid

[@fenggula7890]

The video is 1 hour long and was released 7 mins ago? How the fuq do you know it was great lol?

[@user-jm9eh3eu4o]

@@fenggula7890 im a patreon supporter, i got access to the video early

[@jonnyarnett]

I was given money that I'm not aware of?? lmao

[@user-jm9eh3eu4o]

@@jonnyarnett my favorite player is lebron so sometimes i lie to people, its just instinct’s

[@williamhoward1268]

Those early oos Laker teams was really the last basketball I enjoyed watching. Those western conference finals where some great series.

[@ACFord]

Was cocaine, bro ... NOT CRACK!

[@Himmyjewett]

Crack is literally made from coke

[@Atmtoc]

To say Lebron carried a team which had a person named Kevin love on the team is crazy

[@1976rmartin]

I remember Mutumbo being injured in the finals, though I admit I am biased due to my dislike of the Lakers.

[@MistaP13]

It wasn’t a surprise that Shaq left Orlando! They played games and disrespected him that offseason! Yeah he was most likely going to leave regardless but they didn’t do enough to keep him either!😳

[@James-ki5ix]

Well that and the fact that they wouldn't have been able to dominate the east till after 98 when the bulls split up,even then so the pacers and the broken down Knicks were still good plus, Penny was fucked up by that time so if Shaq stayed his whole time in Orlando he probably wouldn't even have won championships maybe even Bryant for that matter!!

[@grinchoi1]

I think of Allen Iverson carrying his team to the final..

[@wynnecarey2239]

Good vid

[@williamferrer8654]

So happy u ended up giving wade his flowers because for years I've watched this man really do work and literally carry the heat most times not all but most time he was only reason heat would be talked about

[@DroppingDimes.]

I just saw a video that said "bill Simo's thinks embiied is greater than shaq. smh

[@jonnyarnett]

Yep, I'm making another video about Shaq soon, and it will include a response to that.

[@gugga2745]

if shaq shot 80% from the line for his career he wouldve put up an extra 3k points which wouldve put him at 31.5k

[@rickygrayson7070]

Aye 0 views really the first one love ur vids man im a big kobe an Shaq fan in my opinion no better duo

[@alejanoelallen1952]

🏀

[@coldblooded9015]

I'm more of a Kobe fan than a Shaq fan. I believe that no Kobe was not carried by Shaq but he was able to take advantage of the defense since the opponents focused on Shaq. This means since Shaq was so dominant, he's the MVP on that team. It's arguable that Shaq can win at least 1 championship without Kobe during those years while Kobe without Shaq would not. This was the main point of the so called "Shaq carried Kobe" take.

[@ATroubledGreensLibrary]

🎉❤

[@spaceghostp6672]

Shaq never leading the league in rebounds is crazy.. insane era of centers

[@camaradiop3731]

1:00:20 Michael Jackson's turning in his grave with disgust...

[@Alex23__]

🐐

[@Titch-de2re]

This felt like a Kobe video 😅

[@williamhoward1268]

Barkley says Kobe and Wade carried Shaq

[@watariwangyu33]

❤❤❤

[@fortynights1513]

Does anyone play like early 2000’s LA Shaq nowadays?

[@Shawntrimble9501]

Giannis, and zion are prolly the closest honestly

[@bengoose2031]

@@Shawntrimble9501 so not even close. Honestly Shaq was far more skilled. He was a better passer than either. He had great footwork and counter moves. He also had a great hookshot.

[@wolves1fan830]

@@Shawntrimble9501 Zion lol 😂🤡😂🤡😂🤡 dude is a chump watched him in person last week for the first time in his career cause he is weak and injured all the time and can't stop eating and he wasn't impressive at all I was really disappointed Shaq was 99 percent muscle until he got older Shaq would've destroyed Zion Zion and Shaq don't even belong in that same sentence there are many many players far stronger than chubby Zion he is weak

[@IamJamesWade]

Shaq is my Goat, he’s the best Center of all time IMO.

[@williamhoward1268]

You know shaq was at most 14-15% body fat at most for a gyy 340 thats pretty decent shape if you ask me. I watched those lakers teams and nobody was better then shaq at that time and he would destroy draymond green wouldnt be fair.

[@williamhoward1268]

I grew up in chicago and was obviously a bulls fan that 72-10 team was on an entirely different level nobody was stooping them. Jordan was pissed and on a mission. To say Rodman locked him up is a lie and that was far from 99-01 shaq. If its that shaq they sure as hell werent gonna sweep them. Probably still win the series but its a hell of a lot closer. Teams had guys just for fouling shaq.that was their only puprose

[@tyriordan]

i don't think wilt was more dominant

[@kaksmirknight5318]

Shaq is a top 10 NBA great. Lower part of it actually. He only once lead the Lakers and that's in 2000 run..next 2 years Kobe and Shaq are both alphas. Wanna bet? Watch the whole playoffs not just tha NBA finals. 03-04 It's all kobe. Then, Shaq went for 380. And bounce around the league from 2007- 11. Hewas an all star though when he went to the Cavs but Le frod and the Le system won't allow Shaq to operate. ThatShaq Kobe fight is just media made worse so they can have something againts Kobe. Yet media failed misserable. After Shaq and Kobe.Shaq 1.NBA finals and 1 title. Kobe 3 straight NBA finals 2 chips.

[@flashdamc]

U saying a whole lot of bullshit plus shaq is 6 years older their primes were different

[@lorrancelewis7120]

I'm just a couple minutes in but how is this the ultimate Shaq video you talking so much about Kobe

[@camaradiop3731]

Because... Kobe is better than Shaq, the Big Mac. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@shaquille7414]

I wouldn’t say Kobe was mainly ever carried except for in 2000 but In 2001 he wasn’t as good as Shaq but they wouldn’t have won without him and in 2002 he damn near carried kobe but I would say he didn’t

[@footyroll8678]

in 2001 i would def say they were pretty equals. in 2002 regular season kobe was actually better. shaq got hurt that year. but playoffs shaq was ion a different level

[@lioninthesun]

Kobe averaged 22 playing the pg role in the triangle. Not because he couldn’t average 30

[@outlandishworld6183]

Pg why you lying?? He avg 4 assists how was it him being a point guard 😂😂😂

[@michlo3393]

@@outlandishworld6183 Kobe often ran the triangle offense, by it's nature, individual assist numbers are low in the triangle offense, that has always been the case.

[@footyroll8678]

do u kobe fans jsut have excuses for that guy?? genuinly asking. name me 1 thing 1 stat that 1 can actually be impresssied by him without excuses.@@michlo3393

[@asiatic1979]

Shaq in my 🐐 he’s the reason I became a basketball fan in the early 90’s

[@celtics17banners84]

Too bad he got injured in Boston. May have won his 5th ring.

[@Bigedub101]

No he wasn't, that Boston team wasn't close to beating Miami

[@Bigedub101]

After 2000, Shaq never carried Kobe and one of worst narratives. If it was WCF award, Kobe would won the last 2 and Shaq won FMVP cause we all know the L-East didn't have ANY BIGMAN threat so bullied bunch of PFs basically

[@cmacfunnyass8743]

Facts

[@footyroll8678]

kobe would have won 2001 wcf award. thees no cahnce kobe even gets a vote in 2002 wcf

[@stephanrichmond718]

I'll never understand how people say Ben Wallace shut down Shaq!!!!! The averages against Wallace went up in those matchups!!!! I'm the biggest Kobe fan on Earth and even I know if he won't being an asshole against the Pistons and Karl Malone don't fake an injury ducking Sheed we would've picked up our 4th ring in 5 yrs but I never saw anyone shut Shaq down!!!! Dream got the win but Diesel was giving his ass numbers!!!! Nick Anderson missing all them damn free throws swung the momentum and since they was so young as a team they didn't know how 2 shake back from it and Nick Anderson was never the same again

[@AceFlexin]

We need time stamps!!!

[@jonnyarnett]

Uhhhh, they're in the pinned comment. lol

[@AceFlexin]

@@jonnyarnett I just see it pinned now I was looking in comments yesterday and ain’t see must’ve got buried thanks bro

[@matthewcallaghan4696]

Today, I got him behind Mikan, Russell, Wilt, Kareem and Duncan. Ahead of Hakeem.

[@thetruthstand]

I would start wilt over Shaq for defensive purposes

[@fredbjamz4956]

Let’s also not forget how much Kobe held back to not mess up the chemistry. He also stopped his 40pt streak so Shaq didn’t feel left out after he returned from his injury. Both played there role. Shaq was already the team captain and Kobe was the younger player. If they would have stayed together the plan was to slowly give the team to Kobe and Shaq would pretty pass the torch like he did with Wade. Both did a great job and complimented each other. Best 1,2 punch ever

[@lifeonthelake4367]

That is simply not true, you actually could sat kobe cost them a ring. Did you even watch.

[@fredbjamz4956]

@@lifeonthelake4367 It’s very true. The 40pt streak and Kobe toning it down for Shaq is well documented. Phil, Shaq and others have said the same thing. The situation you were talking about was against the Pistons. Kobe himself admitted he screw it up.

[@footyroll8678]

only in regualr season. plauoffs kobe never had shaq numebrs or even close to it@@fredbjamz4956

[@ktapreswreckd921v9]

I didn't get a chance to see Chamberlain. But I will have to say that O'Neal is the most physically imposing player. Along with being a great player. Except for his free throw shooting.

[@krysis54]

Shaq couldn't do it without a top 3 sg. Kobe did it twice with pau gasol. Who carried who😂😂😂

[@K.R.20]

Hall of Famer Pau Gasol and the best years of Andrew Bynum (those two were a problem together) and the end of prime Ron Artest and Lamar Odom...

[@krysis54]

@@K.R.20 that doesn't refute my original point. Shaq needed a top 3 sg to win a championship, he couldn't carry mediocre players. Pau gasol isn't even top 75, none of those players you named that played with Kobe are. So again, who really carried who?

[@outlandishworld6183]

@@krysis54dude pau saved Kobe it wasn’t Kobe Kobe was putting up 5-25 shooting nights and pau and Ron saving his ass

[@K.R.20]

​@@krysis54Top 75 is irrelevant IMO just like "all-star" selections. My comment was more of a reply to your comment about Gasol which seemed to imply that he was a bum or something. I think Gasol's contributions to those championships are criminally underrated. Shaq won those rings with Kobe so he wouldn't have gotten them without him but during the Shaq and Kobe era, Shaq was the most important part of that team. He was levels better than Kobe during those championships. Do you think Kobe was better than Shaq during those Finals runs?

[@krysis54]

@@K.R.20 I wasn't saying that gasol was a bum at all. My point was that Shaq needed a player of Kobe/d Wade caliber to win a chip whereas Kobe didn't need a big man on Shaqs level to win a chip, because although he isn't a bum, gasol and bynum combined aren't a Shaq lvl center. If we are talking about finals specifically, yes Shaq did better against rik smits, Todd mccolough, and dikembe mutombo. If we are talking about the full playoffs, including the games against Western conference rivals like the blazers and spurs, Kobe outclassed Shaq. Kobe carried Shaq through the real finals (Western conference finals) every year and let Shaq eat against the weaker eastern conference.

[@IsaacMiller-bd8hg]

Pin?

[@EpiCxM0n3Y]

Shaq is better than wilt bro

[@KoolaDre]

I know this is about shaq and Kobe but you said Michael Jordan carried the 86 bulls to the playoffs and scored 63… well how is that possible if he only played In 18 games of the 82?? And was 500 when he did play… I like your channel but stop the nonsense

[@supercsim]

Calling Kobe “Robin” is just plain stupid. He wasn’t “Robin”, he was Batman. Shaq was simply Superman. For the record, I watched. There simply wasn’t anyone like Kobe as a #2.

[@TellenJones]

Shaq averaged 30 pts in 2001 playoffs while Kobe did 29 I remember. So there ain't no way to say Shaq carried Kobe.

[@markedwards2194]

Kobe overrated ? IMO yes career fg% .447 his best career fg% .469 for a single season. Love the killer instinct he is a winner for sure just overrated. Just spitting some facts people will disagree with.

[@adrenalineunlimited]

These compilations are kinda whack. Because I watch all your original content, my feed is always cluttered with these, because they're content from you "I haven't watched".