A bit of an old news. But The Cap responded to Shaq's latest criticism towards him and imo, totally outclassed the Big Fella.
I went down to LSU and worked with Shaq on the fundamentals of the Skyhook as a favor to Coach Dale Brown. I spent time with Shaq in the gym and gave him some drills he could use to develop the hook shot. But when I followed up with his Coach, Dale Brown, I was told that Shaq's father told his son he didn't need to develop a hook shot and all he needed to do was smash everything into the basket. Shaq's fathers felt that he was so overpowering physically that he should just dunk everything and not worry about developing a finesse shot like the Skyhook.
As a pro I never approached Shaq because I thought he was pretty successful dunking everything and I assumed he didn't want my help. Additionally, I was never on the coaching staff of any of his teams. I was never unfriendly to him and I would talk to him, but Shaq was enjoying his success, doing it his way. He never asked me of what I thought he should be doing and he never tried to reach out to me for any instruction and I respected that decision.
If I had any idea that Shaq wanted to learn from me, I would have been happy to have worked with him, but all indications that I had received was that he felt he was doing fine and he didn't need or want my help. I am totally surprised by Shaq's comments as I tried to respect his privacy and never got any indication from anyone that he wanted or needed any input from me with regard to how he played the game. Shaq had a great career, and I like everyone else, respect what he has achieved.
I don't know what has gotten into Shaq lately, I still respect him and enjoyed watching him overpowering every center in existence. This should be a coincidence, but all he's ever bashed as of late are Lakers greats like Kobe, Kareem, and Pat Riley (As Heats GM though). But this is the first time I seen someone that didn't go jaw to jaw with Shaq, but responded in a way that even Shaq don't have a come back for (not yet at least)
Speaking of Kareem, In promotion of On The Shoulder of Giants.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar is selling numerous merchandises with his autographs for a pretty affordable price! I think he ships outside of the US too. Link to the store:
http://store.kareemabduljabbar.com/Signed bobble head is 39.99USD + Shipping (ends on the Nov 14th I think, limited 250 bobble heads)
Signed Hardcover On the Shoulder of Giants w/ Audiobooks + Shipping
Signed poster is 99.99USD + Shipping
I have purchased the bobble head, and gotta say I love it, while its not THAT cheap, but I still think is really affordable for an autograph of a legend.
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