The HARDEST NBA PLAYERS TO GUARD

Gilbert Arenas Breaks down the hardest NBA Players to guard starting with Shaquille O'Neal and Allen Iverson.
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[@badger297]

Looking at the ref with the Kevin hart face😂 **NIGGA. HELP. ME.**

[@dezzyyw7986]

I’m dead 😂😂

[@freddymartinez272]

😂😂💀

[@jonteroddy176]

😭😭😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marvinhunt1049]

DAYUM!!!!😂😂😂

[@sheneidergilles7828]

for real😁

[@snipes1739]

I’m holding one whole muscle 😂😂😂😂

[@curtiszyr]

That’s normal for Shaq lol ref ain’t call nothing 😂

[@officialexe9587]

Shaq was a mutant 😅

[@Aurelionsolph2]

Lebron suck

[@dongadson1099]

Fallout Super Mutant!

[@cognitivedisability9864]

His step father from the army threw some experimental weight hormones in shaqs cereal as a kid😂

[@williepaul9785]

What episode was this

[@walterkunzwi3069]

Only Ben Wallace & Dennis Rodman knew how to guard Shaq

[@jaymesmean]

Hakeem too

[@mmawilldesha]

Yao ming did a good too, but that being said nobody could really guard Shaq. Im a Pistons fan and Ben and Rodman made it harder cause they had super high motors and if Shaq ever had a weakness it would be his conditioning and his defense imo. Despite being 4 or 5 inches taller and like 60 pounds bigger he got out rebounded regularly, and in the finals Ben had some of his best offensive performances just running the floor catching lobs

[@StevenTurner-iy2dw]

Shaq didn’t even want the ball when Rodman was on him.

[@aakaaki1]

No wrong, just bc idiots say they stoped shaq u all belive that crap. A game where shaq didnt score for 5 min, and shot 50% idiots say he was stoped.

[@Lordlt82]

@@mmawilldesha Ty for saying Yao even shaq gave him respect after awhile.

[@charlesplair3131]

GA was like NIGGA HELP ME! HELP! ME! 😂😂😂

[@codename96]

Bro was looking for the red to help nobody told Stevie was referring tonight

[@illyumj3957]

😅😂

[@WindRhythmikz]

good one lol

[@youngjut3]

I think AI from 96 to 07 was truly a different animal, and in my opinion for some reason he is underrated and doesn’t get near enough the credit he deserves,

[@dog-3772]

Just like other greats, he's underrated because he has no ring.

[@gabrielcurry457]

How underated can you be without a ring is the question A.I gets souch love and praise I dont think he's underated

[@htownallaround9022]

96 to 05

[@demigodt34]

Absolutely

[@demigodt34]

​@@gabrielcurry457 it's a bunch of bums with rings what do you mean a.i is under 6 feet and average the second most points in the playoffs ALLTIME Google it

[@WindRhythmikz]

While that era is now known as the inefficient iso ball chucking era, it was also one of the most physically grueling eras, where zone defense could be used without much consequences since shooting 3s were still discouraged. Much harder to score in this era which is why people who watched AI knows he was a bad mofo.

[@pob-4810]

Good take. I hate the inefficiency arguments when people talk about the years before modern basketball. Primary scorers had no choice but to take these shots, it’s crazy that they can even match the efficiency of their role players but their will always be discredit.

[@nmbmemphisbeast3690]

The problem is they try to mesh this era with mj era the time where mj ran the league most the talent was on the way out or just about to come in

[@TheBrysenj]

Nobody call it that...

[@michaelcavallacci2945]

@@TheBrysenjin. I was thinking the same thing. Nobody thinks it was an inefficient era. From the beginning, basketball was played inside out. Teams looked to get the ball inside to get higher percentage shots. Over the last 10-15 years this has changed dramatically as the three ball has become the primary weapon in basketball. Now the game is played outside in.

[@pvlapa]

It was only inefficient because it was still the height of "hero ball" but they got hit by the zone that was implemented to slow down Shaq. MJ, TMac, and Kobe are well documented to having HATED the zone. Kobe and Tmacs percentage took a huge hit. AI even shot 39%. It's because they "had to" take the shot. Iso, 1 on 1, hero ball players all had comparatively bad efficiency. TMac, Kobe, AI, Melo all suffered from it. Players like Nash and Lebron were just fine till the next decade because they attacked the defense, not the defender.

[@RealTalkTone]

That last call it 😂

[@Oir07]

I had a Iverson shirt on the other day in the story and his younger guy tries to argue with me and said he wouldn’t be able to dominate in today’s NBA. 😅 I had to give the young man a brief history lesson

[@frankytv352]

That kid was right bro. Iverson for all gifts is still 6ft tall who's a streaky shooter. He'd be a good scorer but I wouldn't confuse being a good scorer with dominant. Bradley Beal isn't dominant..Shai gilgeous Alexander averaged 30 and he's not dominant. You dam near have to be a physical specimen to be dominant in this Era or have a skill that's far and away the best. Kyrie is better than ai and he's not leading a team by himself to anything

[@demigodt34]

Faster than the fastest person in the league now with a 41 in vertical crossover putting everyone one on the ground at the very least 35 a game today

[@Oir07]

@@frankytv352 man wtf are you talking about he dominated in the era of pure physicality. 40+ inch Vertical, top in the league In steals in his prime. Played hurt most of his career. Went up against the best fkn guards in nba history. Did you see the team he led to the finals? 😂

[@AveryBlackman]

Any human under 40 years old can't tell me sh*t about basketball or anything else. 😂

[@Oir07]

@@AveryBlackman dam under 40 😆

[@Hoop880]

The Refs be watching the game and be forgetting they suppose to be working. 👀 like I wonder what’s he gonna do next oh that was foul I’ll get him on the next one.

[@SuperWizzle85]

Aye man you spot on I never thought about it like that I really think that’s what be going on lol 😂

[@Eli-jk7yp]

They're just having fun watching shaq drop bodies on the paint 🤣

[@davinparker3614]

nah fr it makes sense especially back then 😭

[@jacksavage279]

Gilbert Arenas analysis is real .

[@jg2408]

Teams in the West started adding 4-5 big men to their rosters just to spread out the fouls on Shaq because they gave up on defending him. Their has never been and will never be another Shaquille O'Neal.

[@nigellewis2132]

Bruh I remember someone made me watch Shaq and penny highlights on the magic, man had insane speed

[@DanielRodriguez-st9tw]

Shaq said David Stern told him "if we call every foul on you you would shoot 40 freetrows a night" 😂 but he said he didnt want that

[@Revotix9]

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[@Lontay187]

Oh okay

[@adilson_Rodrigues]

You tried bro...but only got 13 likes...ouch...go ahead and delete this

[@stephenhale3889]

Ref said, nah bro, you gotta get it like every one else 😂😂. The last call it had me weak...🥺 call it😂

[@davinparker3614]

fr 😭

[@michaelrichardson9251]

Man if AI could have shot even 42-45% from the field he would have been the PG goat

[@Bobby-bt2pz]

Shooting guard sir

[@michaelrichardson9251]

@@Bobby-bt2pz back then PGs had a trigger bro, AI, Terrell Brandon, chauncy billups, stephon Marbury, Steve Francis l, etc

[@obey2dmax]

AI is pound for pound the most fearless football player that played pro basketball, while Shaq is a swift ballerina in a humongous alien body tried to avoid contact all the time because it might be a foul call against him. 😂

[@isthatdave55]

CALL IT CALL IT CALL IT, Ninja help meeeeeee

[@DAY2DAYY]

😁😁😁 he said " just go"🤣🤣🤣 I'm not chasing you LMAO

[@ninocrown3247]

The fact he bodied Arvydas Sabonis like that, showed how strong Shaq was. Arvydas was older, but strength and mobility are mutually exclusive.

[@jonathaneagle3554]

Gil could legit be a basketball stand up comic NGL

[@Jkmn81]

Agreed watching ai in person was incredible because he was constantly moving. He is the best player to watch

[@philminor233]

Gil finally recognizes that era he constantly disses in his podcast because they were giving him that work

[@nightcrave]

A.I. and Shaq was the most unguardable players.

[@AtlanticCanadianAstronomy]

"Practice? We talkin bout practice?"

[@rhondacommander5233]

I saw Iverson play against Duncan in a pre-season game. Duncan is built like a tree. His hips, thighs and legs are tree trunks. Iverson was going at the Spurs defense with no fear. Folks please treat yourselves to a live game when you can. TV ain't it.

[@American_Indian_man]

“Call it 😳” 😭😭😭😭

[@nicholasali2182]

SEEN THE ANSWER PLAY IN PERSON ❤SPEED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT 🙏🏿

[@busa290]

Thank you to those players for a awesome era. It was fun.

[@mistaidgaf9166]

What Giannis Brook & Bobby need to do the whole postseason

[@dannon9699]

*im grabbing one whole muscle” “Ref im fouling, call it… CALL IT” Every team was paying guys salaries just to take fouls on shaq that’s how good he was.

[@ThirstE999]

“Call It !!😢” lmao 😂

[@callmechad5915]

Beat Era of basketball

[@DatsjoeYT]

They is very true but also I’m going with penny and Hakeem !

[@otismichael2583]

Early 2000s - mid 2010s was the best era in basketball for me

[@b.e.r.nnetwork8251]

I heard a story that teams started to build their teams just to foul Shaq. Not necessarily defend him but people to foul him. Let that sink in.

[@kviancausey2834]

He gotta go with this crown bro 😂

[@__VENOM___]

Unstoppable Vs. Immovable Force

[@bgfarm857]

Both the guys in they talked about in this video were guys who dont get the credit they deserve and they did it in totally opposite ways. Shaq was just bigger strong and faster than any other big in the league and it made him unstoppable and AI had the best handles of all time. Dude embarrassed every single one of the greatest defenders of his era(including MJ).

[@howardspates5632]

Shaq the Strongest Center Ever nobody ever tried to block Shaq if they want their hands The Biggest Prospect to come out of College tell me different I'm listening

[@deucemacsw]

Derrick Coleman didn't try and block a Shaq dunk but he most definitely flushed on Shaq

[@OfficialBigYayo]

Ref: oh now you want a personal foul...nope TAKE THAT, TAKE THAT 🤣🤣🤣

[@chiefkolass8226]

Do YO JOB REFFF….calll itt …Throw the damn towel…in my Apollo trainers voice 🤣🤣

[@champsachdev7023]

Thx for clutching up wen I'm.cinfouseed

[@trixdegrimm4780]

That ending 😂

[@mibadi2631]

Imagine trying to assault Shaq just for the referees to call the foul lol

[@chrislorenzo5954]

He's telling the truth. Shaq was just too much at times

[@upgradeyourmindset3265]

Those were the two players in the early 2000s teams had no schemes for. They could only pray they had a bad night

[@jerryspence3969]

That mf said CALL IT!!! 4TIMES !!!!

[@dougphillips9374]

Can you imagine how many championships the Lakers would've had if they would've had Shaq, Kobe, AND IVERSON?!💯😱💪🏆🏀

[@blackknight4184]

Facts

[@roncar1761]

"CALL IT 💩...CALL IT 💩...CALL THIS!!!

[@brandonclemons5849]

A. I. Whoa!!

[@isaiahbing2192]

A.I. Zero to 60 in 2 seconds

[@rondo2hunna133]

Man look I’m fouling tf out him ref CALL IT 😂😂😂

[@eugeneestrella8739]

That's why shaq is the most dominant of all time

[@johnwashington6439]

Can you imagine the poor guys that had to play against Wilt???

[@malacefromthepalace5657]

I seen Wilt shake shaqs hand made him look regular 😂🥶

[@champsachdev7023]

I can finally chill

[@warrenamis4332]

For his own good, tell him that crown doesn’t look cool.

[@latenightmunchies5868]

But Gil swear these new dude would destroy the older hoopers... he was snorting that shinola too in the 80's with that take

[@thelegendaryrejects]

AI is a LEGENDARY REJECT

[@5fliguy9]

🫂 REF!! CALL IT!!! 😂

[@jeremy4807]

Hot take but I’d pick a prime D Rose over a Prime AI!!

[@howardwayne8288]

These are all facts.... As someone who did most of my basketball watching in the late 90s/early 2000's.... Shaq & A.I. were the toughest covers in the NBA (for totally opposite reasons)💯

[@landofthedreadheads8901]

I know what else Gilbert couldn't stop Shaq from smashing his BM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@champsachdev7023]

Bro I'm nervous....lol❤

[@MattRealh]

Call it 😂😂😂

[@Coffytyme1]

Amazing!!!. 😁😁😁👍🎯💯🏀🌅🌄🌊💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@strifefresh3998]

And the ref did not call for your soft Technical foul bs. It's was GROWN MEN GAME💯

[@Purlypurlington]

Bro please call it

[@sewison7990]

God rules

[@frostywarrior4649]

Prime Shaq with these rules would have to be a great free throw shooter because he's practicing probably 20 a night easy...

[@cw-pm6yj]

😂Just Go

[@arturomontes5884]

Shaq was a whole ass orca in a sea of barracuda..

[@dongadson1099]

I brought up A.I and Kobe to my coworkers a few back. Hear me out. Kobe and A.I are Goku and Frieza. Goku trains damn near every day. Kobe takes practice very seriously and trains damn near every day. * Geniuses of hard work Frieza doesn’t train and hasn’t a day in his life. Iverson doesn’t take practice seriously and the act of doing so isn’t a priority. • Physically Inclined

[@jadeno6115]

Call it 😂

[@AnthonySwiff824]

Ref call this😂

[@thefreshspencellc3523]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Gill crazy 😂😂

[@kris9145]

Wilt chaimberlain tho haha

[@Heybighead.]

Kyrie and curry

[@gordonworth5461]

Idc how skilled big men are today. Once they have to get on defense to play Shaq he'll just wear them out . the only one with a chance is Giannis

[@rahmancooper9716]

Most nba point guards will make you look like a fool.

[@gilvonroberts1154]

😂😂

[@demigodt34]

This man literally had 9 steal in the playoffs and putting up over 30 and took a bunch of nothing to the finals😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tintindapanda3899]

I think that shaq could have been the goat if he practiced hard

[@alhoward4099]

Shaq would hold his defender back with one arm and dunk with the other one. Shaq would absorb the fouls he got cuz he wasn't too excited about shooting free-throws...😩

[@dannywaller4397]

Barbecue chicken

[@kjax0630]

Then another interview he says hes not number 1 😅

[@jayscissorhandz6750]

Pause 😂😂😂

[@100floorsup]

💀

[@OthoWilliamsJr]

Sorry one move & big isn't hard to Guard. Only last a few seasons, as any big man

[@dongadson1099]

Rip Hamilton, also. Homie just used to run and run and run…for every and no reason at all. Had a mofo tired AF and winded by the 3rd Q, trying to chase and guard him.

[@davinparker3614]

i think i heard a story about kobe saying rip would use his finger nails in some way on the court.. don’t quote me, if i’m wrong you can replace kobe with whoever the correct player was that told the story lol

[@johncovington3741]

Shaq’s abuse list is crazy. Ostertag used to get ABUSEDDDDDDDDD 😂😂Bradley and of course Dudley.. Mutombo got abused for 5 games in 01.. Kenyon and McCullough got ABUSED... all Pacers bigs got ABUSED... DRob got ABUSEDDDD 😂😂😂most dominant player in all of sports! This isn’t a debate either..

[@Mr.International82]

The only one that gave shaq fits and trouble was Dennis Rodman! Rodman shut shaq down plenty of times.

[@redhakareemulla3534]

Fax + Yao ming

[@tonychesssnutsss1404]

Shaquille Oniel was the most unstoppable player in the NBA, more unstoppable than Jordan Iverson, Kobe Bryant LeBron as soon as Shaq catch the ball he’s double than triple teamed

[@ineffable_name]

McCants had to guard shaq?

[@jeromeburnett8041]

2 90s players.

[@jruthadamager843]

This is just my opinion........ I think Shaq took it easy on the league fr fr