"2001 Shaq vs 2025 Nikola Jokic, what happens?" Shaq: "Slovenian chicken... Imma make his brothers want to fight me."

[Primetime]

They'd both get theirs

Yea
It’s like … ppl don’t realize basketball is 5 on 5 with double teams, zones, offensive fouls, switching and all that…


Lakers/Kings 2002 series, Vlade at 33 years old stayed on the floor 34mpg vs prime Shaq thru 7 games… and averaged 14ppg, 10rpg, 2apg as a tertiary option to Shaq’s 30ppg, 14rpg as the primary guy.

Jokic is infinitely times better a scorer, rebounder, and facilitator as Divac, is the primary option, and manipulates all things PnR, which for all of Shaq’s athleticism it didn’t transfer to PnR defense.

Assuming all things are equal with their teammates, both would have comparable stat lines but Jokic would have his near double-digit assists.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

"Jokic's the best player I've ever seen" - Ant.

Real recognize real.

But leave it to TheColi now who keep downplaying his game.

 

[Regular_P]

It's mind boggling people still don't accept Jokic as an all-time great. He'd hold his own against anybody who's ever played the game.

 

[Killer Instinct]

They would both eat each other's asses up. It would really come down to every other man. The supporting cast would be the difference maker.

 

[Brozay]

Shaq cant even bother to get Jokic's country correct, embarrassing

 

[MostReal]

Like he she Hakeem right

Hakeem was a great defender

Shaq would cave Jokic chest in and foul him out

 

[FTBS]

Both obviously get theirs. But I think we look at performances against Smits and McCullah and incorrectly believe that happened against peers. It didnt. Shaq usually got outplayed and swept by players capable of keeping up with him offensively despite having more talent around him. Joker is probably the worst matchup because, while he is no great rim protector or lateral mover, he does have the physical profile and mentality to bang with Shaq and he has the perimeter game that Shaq wouldn't even try to defend.

 

[Jalether]

AD is more skilled than Sgaq

Facts. Unless you think strenght and brute force = skill

 

[HandyWithTheSteel]

UNDERSIZED
ANTHONY DAVIS AVERAGED
28 & 16 ON 63%FG AGAINST JOKIC
LAST POST SEASON....

WTF YOU THINK SHAQ DOING?


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What happened to Shaq against undersized Hakeem?

Now how much you think Jokic is putting up?

 

[CHICAGO]

What happened to Shaq against undersized Hakeem?

Now how much you think Jokic is putting up?

JOKER AINT fukkING WITH HAKEEM
YOU GOOFY ASS nikka



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[Unbothered]

It's not even close.

Shaq could dominate on both ends of the floor, defensively and offensively; I don't know why people acting like Shaq in his prime wasn't elite defensively; the Lakers don't 3peat without his defense, as well as his offense, of course, but to act like Shaq was mid on defense is just revisionist tales.

Jokic is all offensive with the occasional defensive play, but don't count on him to defend at a high level consecutively, and the only way he wins is by outscoring Shaq, which wouldn't be easy, especially in the paint.

 

[nieman]

Jokic will score, simply based on those awkward hooks and jumpers he puts up. But, he's not scoring or even getting in the paint nowhere near as easily, which is a good part of his baskets. He's never faced anyone like Shaq, and doesn't face any Cs with that type of body or style to even know how to combat it. Shaq will dominate - it will be more like Shaq's 35 to Jokic's 23-24

And Shaq is a better defender than y'all want to pretend he is. Yes, he did get lazy and pretty much stopped doing everything. But lazy Shaq was still getting 2 blocks per. 2001 Shaq was still a defender

 

[Damnshow]

It's serbian chicken, not slovenian. Is Shaq gimmick to be as unprofessional as it gets?

 

[Barney Rubble]

They would both eat each other's asses up. It would really come down to every other man. The supporting cast would be the difference maker.

 

[CHICAGO]

It's not even close.

Shaq could dominate on both ends of the floor, defensively and offensively; I don't know why people acting like Shaq in his prime wasn't elite defensively; the Lakers don't 3peat without his defense, as well as his offense, of course, but to act like Shaq was mid on defense is just revisionist tales.

Jokic is all offensive with the occasional defensive play, but don't count on him to defend at a high level consecutively, and the only way he wins is by outscoring Shaq, which wouldn't be easy, especially in the paint.

THE COLI HAS SOME
ALTERNATE HISTORY WHERE
SHAQ DIDNT AVERAGE 3 BLOCKS PER GAME
AND DIDNT MAKE MULTIPLE
ALL DEFENSIVE TEAMS



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