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Where Would You Rank Shaquille O'Neal Among The All-Time Great Centers?

 
  Shaquille O'Neal is now No. 9 on the NBA's all-time scoring list. And that's a big deal for two reasons: One, no player currently in the NBA is even close of catching him, so it's going to be a while before any other player sniffs the top ten of the list. And two, you were alive witness a historic NBA milestone. We can all agree that Shaq is one the greatest and most dominant players to ever play the game, but the real debate begins when you rank him among the other all-time great centers that have played the game. His paltry shooting from the charity stripe is the one thing that has hurt O'Neal's scoring average. If he shoots at least 70 percent from the line for his career, who knows where he would be on the all-time scoring list? But one thing you can never question, though, is the impact he made on his teams. O'Neal has reached the NBA Finals with three of the four teams he has played for in his career, and one an NBA championship with two of them. Now, this is where the real ... (link)

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