NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal reacted to comments by Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors that his pick and roll with Steph Curry would destroy Shaq. The four-time NBA champion said the Dubs would be six or even seven seed in the Western Conference in his era.
He named the Lakers, Spurs, Jazz, Trail Blazers and Kings as the teams that would be above the Warriors. Shaq also said Golden State earned his respect, but he still thinks the Lakers with him and Kobe would come on top.
Via Michael Kaskey-Blomain of CBS Sports:
“I like Draymond. I like guys that voice their opinion. I try not to get personal with guys. I like him, I like the way he plays. You have to listen to his points. He made good, key points. He said in their era. He didn’t say in my era … In my era, THEY would have been the six or seven seed. You had us, you had San Antonio, you had the Utah Jazz, you had Portland, you had White Chocolate and C-Webb.
“But again, it’s his opinion. I try not to get personal with people’s opinions. But however, Mr. Draymond, like you said, I would’ve torn your ass up on that block.”
Listen to the full episode of The Big Podcast With Shaq (starts at 16:10 mark):
