Prime Shaq Treating Players Like Babies (Part 1)

At his best, no one could contain Shaq!
Clips credit to ‪@Houseofhighlights‬ and ‪@larrylegend199‬

[@dabrownhornet99]

The ONLY player ever to make me get up out of my seat, walk over to the television, and turn it off in the middle of the playoffs. He dunked on 4 grown men and I had seen enough.

[@teddyhaynes9876]

What’s crazy is you can honestly say Shaq underachieved ,, his peak year was 2000 mvp season when Phil challenged him to win mvp , that’s what Shaq should’ve been every year easily and even better , crazy the man still averages 35/15 at almost 60 percent fg percentage in 3 straight finals , prob won’t see that kind of dominance again .

[@thetraveler9]

Yeah as a person that didn't like the Lakers during their 3 peat, I couldn't stand Shaq. He was unguardble. The only thing you could do is wait and hope for his decline. He kind of declined quick. He was kind of washed during than 2004 season they lost to the pistons in the finals.

[@tc2gone]

😂

[@Cahn2126]

​@@teddyhaynes9876I definitely agree. Imagine if Shaq had Kobe's work ethic?

[@banbanchicken2808]

Gobert can lock up Shaq 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nahshonthomas2832]

This man was really a different machine. DIESEL

[@BMars-yi8nd]

Dudley was the only one close to stopping the diesel.....

[@313Martin]

​@@BMars-yi8nd knock it off

[@maxmx767]

Today’s players are faster and stronger 😂

[@CCOS1214]

Prime shaq the most dominant nba force ever

[@HugoSoup57]

@@maxmx767 Prime Shaq would dominate even more in today’s game and embarrass everyone. In his prime, no one could guard him.

[@tommywolmart265]

Those pro hops and pivots -- dude was brute force incarnate, but seems like people dont mention his expert footwork enough

[@mozdaboz]

Yeh his quickness is often overviewed...

[@clanwaddell5628]

He was smooth with the spins and he combined it with brute force. He was a force of nature

[@thomas_the_cat]

a lot of people remember him for his bullyball style... but what made prime shaq scary is that he was also quick

[@JonnyLin7]

3:56 is basically a summary of just how dominant Shaq was. The 76ers rush over to triple him as soon as he gets the ball in the post and he still looks completely unbothered getting an easy dunk. He was getting this type of coverage the whole series and still averaged 33-16-5 on 57% shooting. He made Mutombo, who won DPOY that year and was 7 foot 2 and 260lbs look like a baby out there.

[@vanjohnmoreno4490]

Even embid and gobert will be folded into two by Shaq attack

[@jayelbee1111]

Shaquille O'Neal was a 7-1, 300 pound android from the dunk planet. He was ferocious, powerful, and nasty. He was a monster 😳

[@michaelmcfadden396]

lol at Draymond Green thinking he could stop this.

[@spicy4230]

Nice u didn’t watch the video at all. Draymond himself said nobody could guard him but they would throw defensive schemes to deny him the ball.

[@michaelmcfadden396]

@@spicy4230 ...and Shaq was like "people tried that". Green was acting like he'd have a chance with Shaq.

[@aedaed3605]

dray would get totally destroyed 😂

[@ivanvillarruz8412]

@@michaelmcfadden396 god help the NBA if another 7ft 350lb athletic big man comes to the league.

[@melvinbigsmokeharris7640]

Shaq asked him a question. And Dray answered it perfectly. They could throw something at Shaq but he didn't outright say they could stop him. Shaq just got mad Green didn't stroke his ego by saying they wouldn't even try bc its impossible.

[@tomasvasquez5961]

Shaq was too damn quick for being that big 😂

[@oceeforddude3549]

That’s why everyone says “those are Shaq’s 3 Championships” he was unstoppable

[@cheetahturner4576]

Dude 26pts on 60er not locking up lol

[@tracyelsinger1088]

What made Shaq special was that he wasnt just huge. He was huge, and freakishly quick and athletic for his size, and also had great touch. Supposedly the size of his hands contributed to his FT struggles, but close to the basket they were an advantage. He could hold the ball like an ordinary person holding a grapefruit.

[@princemjbp695]

He's the very first NBA player I've ever watched. I remember seeing a TV full of players, then there's this big dude suddenly appearing on the screen. Looking like a literal monster.

[@olderuser]

Great story.

[@kimarhironso437]

Prime Shaq was unstoppable. Even dudes like Ben Wallace, who could play Shaq one on one without him completely dominating STILL would get twenty plus posted on them on a nightly basis, and Big Ben was a 4 time DPOY physical specimen who could bench 460 lbs and had a 39" vertical. BW would sometimes have a good game against him, but more often than not, Shaq posted good numbers the other way, just not his game changing numbers. It let the Pistons lock up everyone else on the Lakers for that final series. The three years he played and won championships with the Lakers were as physically dominant of a player I've ever seen. People look at him now and just think he was a big guy who overpowered everyone, which is true, but he also was WAY more mobile than most people think with excellent footwork for a guy his size and surprising speed. In the early part of his career before carrying that weight slowed him down, he was as fast as a north to south sprinter at the C spot that was playing in his era. I don't care what anyone says, Shaq was as responsible for those three championships as Kobe was. Shaq would spend three quarters yeeting everybody out of the way and scoring at will, and Kobe would close out the games because Shaq couldn't hit free throws. If Shaq could hit free throws, he would be a top five player of all time.

[@marcoperez7330]

Draymond needs to watch this video so he can understand he would not be able to remotely stop prime Shaq in any possible way...Carry on!

[@MrClebophd]

I like the sequence where he got triple teamed, pivoted and dunked. The look on the 76ers player faces: "Umm, we can't stop this...nuh uh".

[@runeteardown7261]

nobody is built like that anymore, fast skilled and powerful. the most dominant ball player ever.

[@Red-gc6dw]

This was Shaq at his apex. When he gotten bigger but was still in shape. Still athletic quick and moved like a gazelle. There was no stopping this shaq.

[@nightrider85]

They were all special in that late 80's & 90's era. Many great talents immerged around this time. Shaq was definitely one of them.

[@bradyhicks5994]

God what an amazing Era to watch Kobe and Shaq play together

[@weho_brian]

lets not forget, Shaq played in an era where every team had a legitimate 7 footer

[@worldfamousfruitman3945]

Shaq would average 40 and 20 today

[@bkrendan12]

Lol nothing arguable about this. I’d even say like 4 60 point games in a season. BUT IM NOT A BETTING MAN

[@SMURKCARTERYM]

45 25

[@JP-jj6kw]

I agree

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

Nope , game changed

[@Tays4]

You haven’t watched the NBA over the last decade huh. Bit different now

[@timc1341]

Prime Shaq made it look like the paint was massively sloped downhill toward the basket...like defenders were fighting against gravity when he posted up

[@devondawkins5492]

I'm so glad that I didn't take this era for granted when I was kid.

[@lookoutnow4996]

Prime Diesel was just a monster.. Big guy that played BIG!

[@AnthonyScarpa-er3sq]

When Shaq did Dudley dirty that was the best 😂

[@michaelbarnes2126]

His footwork was crazy. That’s how he gets to those vicious dunks

[@theydidntnameme]

3:57 triple teamed and still bangs on all of them lmao

[@313Martin]

🤣👏🏾

[@cruzmakaveli9891]

Imagine if he played in todays NBA, there will be bodies flying everywhere 🤣🤣🤣

[@paoloalcantara2465]

He’d average 30-35 a game in today’s NBA with the opposing team’s center having to take an early rest because of foul trouble.

[@swank47steez]

Only players that can try to hold him are Giannis and Steven Adams

[@brandonmason8927]

He wouldn’t make it, too many bigs in today’s nba play beyond the paint, shaq was lazy n didn’t like to defend outside the paint, he would cause too many open looks

[@troofball4]

😂 😂 😂 The big men now are way to slim. They would all need to bulk up

[@TheSands83]

But these young kids say he couldn’t play today 😂

[@wc4201]

Dudes calling in sick instead of wanting to guard Shaq.

[@toppsballer]

We call that “Shaq Management”

[@leorotia888]

Shaq and kobe is the best duo in the NBA.

[@markalan958]

He’s way more skilled then he gets credit for

[@davidpeters3857]

Facts

[@yowhatsmyname]

For how powerful he was, he was surprisingly more agile than a majority of his defenders.

[@clanwaddell5628]

Dikembe Mutombo is one of the greatest defensive centers of all time. Shaq chewed him up and spit him out.

[@drlight6677]

Mutombo was 35 here which is old af for a center

[@clanwaddell5628]

@@drlight6677 more it was prime Shaq and he was about 70 pounds heavier and stronger. Mutombo gave his best, he had won DPOY either that year or year before with the Hawks. Mutombo was still a top level Center. Just Shaq was too strong and had amazing footwork

[@HugoSoup57]

@@drlight6677 He won DPOY in 2001

[@evan-gi8cd]

Reggie Miller was not kidding. Teams had to have multiple 7 footers/big bodies on their rosters just to deal with shaq.

[@truthiscensored]

And they had to use all 6 of their fouls to guard him...even though he was fouling them, but that is another subject

[@ryszardkilinski1238]

2001 Shaq was beyond scary! He cared so much back then about winning.... all time level of play

[@bubufubu]

No, he didn't. He cared about his own domination. Apparently, you have no idea how selfish he was.

[@DonLee1980]

A man playing against kids. His footwork is really underrated.

[@PIP...33]

THATS NOT FOOTWORK ITS STEP THROUGH. FOOTWORK IS WHAT OLAJUWON HAVE.

[@MiTsu-gt5ii]

Having Shaq in the Paint was as Close to Cheating as you could get 😅

[@AceLopez1]

I can only imagine what this man would have done against Jokic, Embiid and Gobert. The most destructive force in NBA history.

[@davidpeters3857]

Shaq vs Rudy in the playoffs can you imagine 😂

[@texaspete33]

Mutombo was defensive player of the year in 2001 and Shaq treated him like BBQ chicken, Burgers, Salmon and potato salad, washed down with lots of beer.

[@PIP...33]

MUTOMBO WAS 36 OLD AND 67 LBS LESS, BEN WALLACE WIPE THE FLOOR WITH SHAQ

[@bigjhayooh]

3:57 I feel bad for the triple team lmao

[@januaryfinest]

Shaq played like he had finishing takeover the whole game

[@arlanjosephcolima6258]

Prime Shaq always made me think that Lakers were an invincible team from the regular season through NBA finals... He always brought massacre to those who dared guard him the whole game...

[@jarquezdigiorgio1763]

If shaq were to play now in his prime and this era basketball he will bbq chicken every person in the paint that have to guard him on god

[@mcozkan1339]

He would do that in any era

[@estebanb7166]

He’d definitely dominate inside, but he’d have a rough time guarding a lot of the stretch bigs, too. He’d still get his though

[@ryandoran7197]

God I miss this NBA

[@robj2583]

I remember Shaq in Orlando. He wasn’t this beast yet. It’s like he got twice as strong when he was in LA. All these strong centers that had used body position and technique to slow him down before were suddenly helpless to stop him now. He was really scary for those 4 or 5 years.

[@mikemoggerson6651]

Roids. PEDs were prominent and common in all sports in the 90s and early 2000s. Ask any athlete from any sport

[@simeonrolle3528]

Dikembe was fighting for his life😂

[@jk26viper29]

no way any player can stop shaq on today’s era.

[@jackjc3572]

everyone would complain that the refs are helping his team win since he'll be too physical for them lol😊

[@youngtied2092]

You know how much flopping would go on if Shaq played now. Embid,Luka,joker all cry babies 😅

[@marvinjohnson4118]

draymond would come to the game already peed up

[@nirogalactoid8398]

Don’t forget the biggest one lebron

[@jerishigan6567]

Draymond thinks him and one other player could shut prime Shaq down lmao.

[@AndrewNonnenmacher]

His footwork is incredible.

[@ブレイヴフェンサ]

Lakers Shaq was the best Shaq and I grew up in Orlando and loved his time there as well

[@scandelez]

3:13-4:21 Keep in mind that dikembe was the defensive player of the year that year LMAO

[@webking185]

as a die hard Knicks fan, I still get a great laugh on the SHAQ dunk to Dudley at 1:38, he boomed him right in the mouth. the entire Knicks team and Latrell Spreewell walking up were cracking up!

[@larrygarner2333]

I remember that too, mad AF like Dudley was but..

[@allaboutbuckets]

You could hear that man struggling to hold his ground, literally nothing else he could have done 😅

[@maruetsu_HND]

Rudy Gobert really thought he could LOCK this man up.

[@bugsbunny313Rd]

He can't even lock up motumbo let alone shaq.. only wilt can

[@bubufubu]

No one could because no one was _allowed_ to. The officials (league) made a business decision to let him get away with murder.

[@Bluebirdfalling]

Shaq was insane, the most powerful and dominating big man of this era.

[@jogendron6320]

He wasn’t worth of a reply. Jealous Wilt. Disappears when it matters, the playoffs. Couldn’t free throw lol 50% when no one is trying to stop you is pretty lame. Just like the other one in the video.

[@Piairom]

This basketball is like 80s music...the best ever!

[@redfloyd69]

"BBQ Chicken" -- Shaq

[@toon_on_24s]

So shaq was like BROLY on DBZ. Got it

[@SpeakTheTruth-gk8dq]

Unstoppable force. You can counter any player in nba history except for Shaq.

[@fr3sh377]

I will say this jordan is the greatest of alltime but if i was starting a franchise with every single player that played in the nba in their primes i would take shaq every time he was truly a force to be reckoned with an unstoppable force that no 1 could defend its a shame that he couldn't stay in shape he would have been in that GOAT conversation for sure

[@LiveAndLaughs]

I almost forget sometimes how unstoppable he was. Like no one since, that’s for sure.

[@carlknepfler8976]

This is why Shaq says “google me”

[@PIP...33]

YEAH I G0OOGLE IT SAYS NEVER AVERAGE 30 PPG AND REF TIM DONAGY BET FOR HIM TO GIVE HIM RINGS

[@jessed9145]

​@@PIP...33show me on the doll where Shaq penetrated you lol

[@cheetahturner4576]

Casual shaq won 2sciring titles avg 30pts per game lol damn do research before u press send

[@GB8492]

Prime Shaq, Prime Dwight Howard and Prime Derrick Rose all were amazing!

[@johnrambo3680]

Prime penny prime grant hill fool

[@jasonchua8367]

If shaq play today games you will need 5 ambulance for safety purposes

[@KyprosEc]

Shaq was a monster. For around 8 years you were wasting your time trying to stop him posting up

[@hodlcro4dlife661]

All those poor players got teabagged from Shaq 😬😬😬

[@shiningking]

Imagine lebron against prime shaq..if he struggled against undersized guys like ben wallace and dwight howard...theres no way he will be as dominant like today if he played against prime shaq

[@stifler5062]

@marlon cabrera lol I think you are wrong though.look, Shaq had penny;Shaq had kobe;Shaq had wade. All in their prime. Bron had himself(carried the entire franchise of cleaveland to finals) Bron had wade;Bron had Kai.. after that he was by hisself.only when he was 70 years old did he get AD(Mr. Glass) You can't compare the two.if you take away penny,kobe and wade.shaq is not eating. Bron been eating since 2003🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@shiningking]

@@stifler5062 😆😂 shaq was dominant and hes the finals mvp 3 times and not kobe....lebron had wade, bosh, allen and he still losses twice...and then when he went back to cleveland he had irving and love and he still losses to a undersized small ball of gsw...and when he went to lakers he missed playoffs twice...

[@313Martin]

​@@stifler5062 you are delusional if you think a prime lebron could dominate a prime shaq. Orlando shaq would have embarrassed lebron james.

[@briananderson9650]

Shaq got tebagged when have to be bench in 4th qrter cuz can't hit ft😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Fei-o6t]

shaq is the best one to guard jokic. he is bigger, stronger, even faster! his defence is underrated

[@amossauceda9972]

Doesn’t matter what era What the rules are Who is guarding him Prime Shaq is unguardable, unstoppable, and has no equal

[@ascendancy4900]

😂

[@ImBooblehead]

Amen. Starting Center of all-time!

[@carloville3157]

True 💯

[@alxndr09]

Shaq is really a force once he gets in the paint. Respect to the big men who tries to block or slow him down atleast

[@briananderson9650]

He forced on ft line😂😂

[@Maxtor-ve5nu]

if u wanna know how dominant shaq was look up his FG%. i remember in fantasy nba, the old days, Shaq can carry your team in FG% alone

[@joshuaharrington-ko5fz]

This is the definition of build different

[@NintenJoe09]

“Barbecue Chicken.”

[@edm1207]

Shaqs footwork and ball handling made him extra dominant to stop in the paint...most centers lacked one or the other

[@JohnathanClark15]

Lawd have mercy the triple team didn’t work. 🤦🏾 3:50

[@georgieboy_htown4eva4eva]

He was the baddest bully 😤

[@ljvue]

Bruh, these kids don’t get it. Shaq scored 30 points on dunks. Let that sink in.

[@mozdaboz]

And he's a terrible ft shooter imagine how many points he wasted off those missed shots

[@emti29]

Yeah just back down then hard press the shoot button to dunk. That was my only play back in nba live. Hahah

[@raya472]

He could run the floor, pass, post up, block, grab rebounds and had soft touch baby hook/ floater. If only he had a 3pt shot or consistent middle range plus 95% ft average. Damn.

[@injusticeanywherethreatens4810]

Lmao he would actually be the Best Athlete in american history regardless of sport if that were the case. You cant stop him at the 3 and you cant stop him at the FT line!? Wot!? Unlimited offence. He was a decent passer too!

[@techtexan2816]

Dude forget that. If he could make free throws alone and stayed in shape he’d have been the GOAT. Hard to stop someone who’s that tall, that big, that strong, that athletic.

[@Norma1250]

You gotta respect Dudley. He did what he was supposed to do. You're a man first

[@cycleoflife565]

Shaq is Godzilla and the NBA is Tokyo. All we need is the Godzilla theme playing behind the video.

[@antnyray2290]

Most dominanting man in sports ever!

[@TC-yx1qt]

Wilt was more dominating at 50 ppg

[@dionterussell3620]

U never saw wilt so shut up

[@TC-yx1qt]

@ko7577 great points...but nobody will know for sure because don't think there's a whole lot of wilt footage of I've never seen it.

[@pressures.coming]

Dude, Shaq knew how to basketball.

[@santanamartinez3139]

Remember seeing these games thinking how unstoppable Shaq was. Glad San Antonio came up a few times against a monster in LA

[@dinoypeter]

video shows he wasnt all power. he had all the post moves, fakes, and knew how to finish around the basket

[@bigcorn0824]

Pretty much the last of straight bullying opposing teams big men in the paint

[@scandelez]

Dwight bullied people, he just didn’t have the touch around the rim

[@paoloalcantara2465]

Shaq would have a field day against today’s centers 😂

[@jimlahey3919]

And today’s centers would have a field day against Shaq. He’s not closing out to defend any jumpers.

[@payeeang7838]

@@jimlahey3919 no they wont they will set on the bench the whole game cause of foul trouble. every team need 3 big center. and if decided to not guard shaq he will score 100

[@Bobbybuckets27]

I couldn't tell you how many times I watched the games and said " oh dam!" Top 10 all time, literal game changer

[@DibbzTV]

It’s laughable when modern players say they’d be able to guard prime Shaq. Hilarious

[@davidpeters3857]

Who said that?

[@balanquitkylemarkellejames77]

​@@davidpeters3857 Gobert said that

[@dr.strange-backtofuture3991]

Shaq = Embid x 2 😂

[@michael21_]

x10😹

[@MCM213]

THA MOST DOMINANT BIG MAN WE MAY EVER SEE AND GET THIS HE WAS "LAZY" THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER...

[@AB-ou5qc]

Man as a pacers fan that 2000s matchup was painful. I knew only way we stood a chance is we shot 40%+ from 3 every game and jacked up at least 30 of them.

[@jamairencesevilla4111]

Prime Shaq is unfair and unstoppable

[@brandonraj7020]

Lakers Shaq shoulda average 62 pts a game... That was the most dominate force I've personally ever seen play the game. He coulda had over 50,000 career points if he wanted to.

[@ftefilm]

There has never been another one like him...

[@albertc2390]

I dont know how anyone can say that Kareem or Wilt would have stopped this man. Prime Shaq? No...

[@rul1175]

Hakeem sure did. I remember the 96 all starts game(i believe) he could'nt score against Hakeem in many tries.

[@livefromthemotherland]

@@rul1175that’s magic shaq tho. Prime means laker shaq

[@Zachdennis21]

No one is stopping this man idc who it was

[@mikedownload4029]

@@rul1175 Hakeem outplayed him (barely) but no one could stop Shaq. Hakeem beat growing Shaq. That was 5 years before prime Shaq.

[@cayd_17]

@@livefromthemotherlandmagic shaq was so much quicker and athletic laker shaq was the reason of his downfall in the long run

[@SniffyPoo]

Yao is the only player he couldn't just blow through down low. Everyone else was bbq chicken.

[@SniffyPoo]

@@anonymoushero9091 true, although in the clips I see, Rodman is never defending him close to the bucket where he was unstoppable

[@g23g]

Ben Wallace

[@matthewapollo]

@@g23gBen was 6 8 250 Shaq was 7 1 320

[@ethanboldtfamily]

Rodman and Hakeem guarded him well. Embiid could guard him today but that’s it.

[@s.s.99]

Embiid guarding Shaq? Are you high right now? Bro would just start flopping💀

[@SealAngel]

Kobe was right, if Shaq had the dedication, discipline and looked after himself properly, like players such as MJ, Lebron and Kobe himself he would have 10 / 11 freaking rings!!!! Shaq was unreal!!!!!

[@olderuser]

Yes Kobe said it best, I remember he said: “If Shaq wasn’t as lazy and if he had stayed in shape, he could’ve been the greatest player ever.”

[@thicdedede9928]

1:07 Rare sighting of Dennis Rodman as a Laker

[@davidmolina9166]

Shaq OR Dennis guarding Lebron would make him cry to the commissioner even more than he does now!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thicdedede9928]

@@davidmolina9166 I never even mentioned LeBron lol

[@nismospek]

Next to Kobe, that backboard was the second hardest working guy in the game.

[@araynova]

Lol gang. Bro was literally hanging on by a thread. Definitely thinking about how much longer he had in his backboard career.

[@Flyover-Shorts]

How shaq did Dudley he could do that to anyone in todays nba

[@rusgarland-cy3ss]

Shaq is like the experienced player vs the little teenagers lol 🤯

[@desean3402]

Dudley super smart, I’d throw a ball at Shaq if he was a few hundred feet away and there were enough people between us to guarantee I didn’t die