The NBA center. Along with a quarterback and the ace of your pitching staff, the center is what most teams live and die by. The center ideally plays night in and night out, clogging the lane, dominating the boards, tipping in errant shots and blocking opposing shots.
At least we’re getting into a routine. Andrew Bynum starts the season for the Lakers looking like the NBA’s next great dominant center and Kobe Bryant’s counterpart in the middle—then he goes out for the rest of the season with some tragic injury.
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ starting five includes two of the greatest NBA players of the last ten years, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal. But what if we added another future Hall-of-Famer to the mix? What if Chris Paul donned the wine and gold?
The Cleveland Cavaliers brought in Shaquille O’Neal and Anthony Parker this offseason to help LeBron James, letting the world know they won’t settle for less than an NBA championship this year. But what effect does that make statistically on their starting five—and is it enough to win a ring for the King?
When Dwight Howard broke the shot clock with a monster dunk in the Eastern Conference Finals, it brought back fond memories of young Shaq.
On April 23, 1993, in one of the most famous basketball plays of all time, Shaquille O’Neal brought down the basket on a dunk while playing the New Jersey Nets.
He didn’t just [...]