Skip Bayless is known for his bold statements and predictions throughout his TV analyst career. The well-known LeBron critic made another one regarding Shaquille O’Neal’s ranking himself fourth in the all-time centers list.
Bayless does not agree with the former Lakers’ superstar, claiming that he’s underestimating himself in the latest UNDISPUTED episode.
(via thesportrush.com):
“Shaq is underestimating himself here, putting him 4th. The problem with this is are we talking about a small sample size or the whole career,” Bayless said in his opening remark.
“If I’m eye-testing this. If I try to imagine Shaq vs Kareem at their greatest, I don’t think Kareem could’ve dealt with Shaq. You could agree backwards to me that “Shaq couldn’t have dealt with Kareem”.
But, Shaq did make 3 All-Defensive teams in that stretch. So, he was doing it on both ends too. And he was 7 feet 1 inches tall and probably outweighed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar by 40 or 50 pounds.
Kareem just could not have dealt with him because Shaquille O’Neal was a dancing bear. You are talking about agile, touch and feel.”
