Quote (Dominicano @ Oct 23 2020 08:05pm)
I guess Shaqs horrible is fucking Embiids best. In their first 4 seasons Shaq has a higher DWS (18 vs 11 for Embiid) & better Defensive Rating than Embiid through his first 4. All while destroying him in just about every other category offensively.
Lmao plz don't compare Embiid and Shaq defensively, that is one battle you won't win.
Embiid can defend anywhere on the floor at a high level for a big man. He has also been top 3 in DPOY voting like 3 times already. His impact defensively is well documented, he's a literal game changer (even if he didn't have as good a season defensively this year as he normally does).
Shaq was an awful p&r defender, and in general he was a weak defender in the post outside of defending back to the basket post ups. He wasn't a great weak side help defender by any means. He even admitted he took a lot of plays off on defense when he wouldn't get the ball on offense....
In no way shape or form would Shaq be a remotely good defender in today's game. He would get destroyed on the regular in todays space and pace game.
This post was edited by Sixers on Oct 23 2020 08:51pm