Karl Malone is a Menace

[wkelly91]

Karl Malone is a great player....where's the love?

[moochman]

Malone, the filthy batasge, is not only a dirty player but a miserable human being too. I remember hearing the but-lickers on ABC talk about how Malone has led such a clean wholesome life and almost spewed out my brew. You see in Detroit we have a basketball team, you know, one of the ones where they let girls try to play and stuff. Well is seems that Malone's daughter is on the team. They did a story on her relationship with Daddy and how he had nothing to do with her, never had any contact with her while she was growing up. That is he never did until she became a champs with the Shock (short for toxic shock syndrome, I suppose). ABC stands for All Blow Carl in this case as they neglected to mention anything about this. So here's to you Malone...may you never win the big one...ya tool.

[DK]

I havn't seen Shaq do anything dirty..............apparently I don't watch enough games. He seems like one of the nicest guys off the court so I assumed he wouldn't throw around his elbows during games.

Apparently you didn't see him:

1. Call himself the GM of his team, as a direct insult to Mitch Kutchpak (spelling?)
2. Curse on live on ESPN, and then again when he was informed it was live
3. Throw elbows all the time
4. Etc.

[wkelly91]

So are we talking about players skills or their moral backgrounds

If it is the later we won't have many players to talk about in a positive light....it is the NBA you know

[Nomar4prez]

Does anyone remember that Jordan was an bigtime gambler, and that's probably why he had to retire the first time? That doesn't diminish what he did on the court, and just remember, nobody's perfect, and it's not what errors you make in life, but how you learn from them. I think Shaq is one of the greatest players to ever play baseketball. He did swear, but if you watched the game, the officials were letting them hack Shaq, but without the whole foul part. And, again, I'm not a lakers fan, I just think Shaq is painted in a bad light. I think he should be commended for not knocking Kobe out for all the comments he made.

P.S. I find it ironic that Piston fans are talking about dirty players, when they had they had the dirtiest team in the history of the NBA, the Bad Boys.

[Madison]

I think Shaq is one of the greatest players to ever play baseketball.

I've never seen Shaq play basketball . All I ever see is him running over someone and dunking. That and missing free throws. Doesn't seem much like basketball to me.

[wkelly91]

He certainly is large in mass and uses that to his best benefit....but one of the greatest

He couldn't carry the jockstraps of these big men:

Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
Kareem Abdul Jabbar

[Nomar4prez]

I think Shaq is one of the greatest players to ever play baseketball.

I've never seen Shaq play basketball . All I ever see is him running over someone and dunking. That and missing free throws. Doesn't seem much like basketball to me.

You've never seen him set a pick at the top of the key, then roll away from his man, and go up with one hand and throw down the rock? You've never seen him get the ball in the post, and spin to the middle of the lane, have 3 people collapse on him, and still make the baby hook? Yes, he uses his strength to his advantage, but he's also one of the most agile big men his size, to ever play.

[Mookie4ever]

I think Shaq is one of the greatest players to ever play baseketball.

I've never seen Shaq play basketball . All I ever see is him running over someone and dunking. That and missing free throws. Doesn't seem much like basketball to me.

He does have very good footwork and can pass.

A lot of big men have been failures. He is pretty good.

[Urge]

Yeah, Shaq's pretty good. 4th all time in points per game. 20th in total points. 17th in rebounds per game. 3rd in field goal percent. 16th in field goals made. 10th in blocks per game. 9th in total blocks.