Kareem does not see eye to eye with Shaq !!
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Kareem Abdul Jabbar in a recent interview with NBA.com disagrees with Shaquille O’Neil s statement that he and Kobe are the greatest big-man little-man combo in NBA history. Kareem goes on to say that Tim Duncan is his generations greatest big man. Here is some of the NBA.com interview :
NBA.com: Shaq is quoted as saying he and Kobe are the best big-man, little-man combo in NBA history. What do you think?
Kareem: He’s entitled to think what he thinks. It doesn’t really faze me what his thoughts are on that. He has his idea of what his place is in the game. I’m not going to dispute it.
NBA.com: Who is the most overlooked big man in the game today?
Kareem: The big man that I think has been the best of this generation is Tim Duncan. He gets the job done, night in and night out. He’s versatile, totally able to do the things his team needs him to do to win. Tim is the leader for the Spurs. He’s consistent. He does a number of different things, offensively and defensively. He’s a good rebounder. He’s also consistent offensively to be a go-to guy — nothing is lacking in his game.
Given Shaq’s recent history of responding to perceived slights , one can only wonder if a war of words is brewing with 2 of the greatest centers to play for the NBA, much less the Lakers.
– Steven Aye Smith




