who needs shaq? all the now wealthly woman shaq made with his huge pay offs.

shaq is the best player to ever play the game of basketball

Who the needs the Most Dominant Player Ever? hmmm... i can think of 30 NBA teams, 2 of those being the heat and....the LAKERS.

The Accountant......are you for real??

The best player ever??

Dont get me wrong Shaq is one of the most Dominant players, but i would not even compare him to the likes of

Michael Jordan

Wilt Chamberlain

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Magic Johnson

Man ....the guy CANNOT even play out a 82 game season....LOL

I'll go with you in this one Fez, Shaq is ONE of the most dominannt players of all time, but he does have short comings which goes against saying he is THE most dominant.

The bloke isn't actually durable and he shoots free throws like a chicken lays eggs, painfully.

If I had to start a franchise from scratch and I could chose one player to begin with, it would be Shaq, purely for the fact that he attracts quality players to his franchise and he's still a 20-10 every single game he does suit up for.

Would you say he is the best ctr of all time??

I would rate him 3rd behind Kareem and Wilt

Kobe certainly needs him - just a pity his overinflated ego didnt realise it!

the best player ever no one can stop him

Back to Mourning people. This is not a 'best ever' debate. Of course Shaq is dominant (or was) and any team would have him. The thread is really about what Mourning is doing for the Heat. Early in the year the Heat did not look good.

Looking at yesterday's game, they looked like a defensively tough team who run the break well.

And yes, the Lakers did need Shaq and so do many other teams, but how does he fit in at the Heat this year?

I think the only change would be....Re-inforced back boards???

...and that's because of his free throw shooting!!!

Anon: They have indirectly changed the rules for Shaq, allowing him to walk over the top of opposing centers once he gets it in the post. Other centers would get called for a charge if they tried to pull that, but Shaq is above the law.

Mourning is a pretty decent replacement for Shaq, but unless Shaq returns soon I can see Mourning struggling to play 30-35mins a night consistently.

Without a healthy Shaq the Heat have no hope of making it out of the East.

hHAHAHA nice one panther

I thought re-inforced backboards were introduced because of YOUR free throw shooting Panther?

No camel toe, get your facts right...most stadiums went back to the wooden backboards because I kept breaking the glass ones!

shaq wont average more than 10 boards for the rest of his career. but his presence in the paint is extremely valuable to the team. he clogs the key way ( paul rees esk) and in offence hes super intelligentm wether that be drawing the defence and kicking out to open shooters, or scoring at will himself. and hes clutch performances are unmatched in the league atm. hes still the catalyst for any squad hes in.

plus he doesnt need to board anymore, haslem owns the glass

Sixers Im sure would be happy to have him :-)

I caught the Heat Mavs game the other day, Mourning had 4 blocks in the first quarter and was dominating, but he's no where near the consistant big man over the full 48 minutes that Shaq is. After a while it became pretty clear that Wade (who is a freak by the way)needs another star to share the load, Dallas ended up comfortable winners.

But Kudos to Mourning for still making a massive contribution at his age, leading the league in blocks at 36 (or similar) is impressive.

I caught the Heat Mavs game the other day, Mourning had 4 blocks in the first quarter and was dominating, but he's no where near the consistant big man over the full 48 minutes that Shaq is. After a while it became pretty clear that Wade (who is a freak by the way)needs another star to share the load, Dallas ended up comfortable winners.

But Kudos to Mourning for still making a massive contribution at his age, leading the league in blocks at 36 (or similar) is impressive.

Shaq has a fair way to go to match the likes of James Edwards, Robert Parish, Dwayne Schnitzis, and Chris Dudley.

But hes still good