Word: shaq
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...once, the Americans were modest. There was no showboating, no fist-pumping, no Shaq-like strutting. Landon Donovan, a wide-eyed U.S. midfielder whose centering pass miraculously ricocheted off of Portuguese defender Jorge Costa for an own goal, simply looked up, shook his head in wonderment and said, "I don't know, man. It was pretty incredible...
...Lakers best player, Shaq, is ironically one of the last options his team goes to at the end of games given his poor free throw shooting and lack of a truly effective shot (dunks not included). The Celtics would face a tough battle but win this match up in five games...
...being a premier defensive stopper to use in neutralizing Kobe, and Byron Scott rounding off the best offense in NBA history with his assassin-like three pointers, a 6’9 Magic Johnson would have a field day running circles around the 6’1 Derek Fisher. Shaq would dominate Abdul-Jabbar, who weighs about 60 pounds less, but that would be the only bright spot for the current Lakers. Worthy could double-team O’Neal often, without having to worry about his defensive assignment, Samaki Walker, being an offensive threat. Pat Riley could finally best...
...setting year, and were arguably three of the top five defensive players of the era. Along with 6’7 Ron Harper defending the point position, the Bulls would be able to unleash the stifling “Doberman Defense” against Shaq’s Lakers. Shaq would be his usual 30-10 self, but the rest of the Lakers would struggle in countering the relentless on-the-ball pressure of the Bulls defenders. Although it would not be nearly as dominating as their sweep of the Shaq & Penny-led Orlando Magic during the 1996 Eastern Conference...
...Lakers are on the cusp of achieving sports immortality, close to joining the Yankees and Manchester United as the only current dynasties in professional team athletics. Yet while we watch Shaq & Co. win their third straight title this June, their quest will not be complete, for they will still be chasing the legacies of all the great teams that preceded them...