Shaquille O’Neal and the Pyramid (With J.A. Adande) | Book of Basketball 2.0

Book of Basketball 2.0

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🗓️ 12 November 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Chapter 3: Was Shaquille O’Neal the one Pantheon player who could have been top five if he really wanted it? Would vintage Shaq have been better or worse in 2019? Were Shaq and Kobe always destined to turn on each other? Was 'Kazaam' better than 'Steel'? And where does Shaq rank on Bill’s 100-player Hall of Fame Pyramid? These questions and more are broken down in our second Pyramid Podcast, with Northwestern University’s director of sports journalism, J.A. Adande. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Episode five of the Book of Basketball 2.0 podcast is brought to you by State Farm.
0:04.6	You never know it's going to happen during the NBA season or in life.
0:07.8	Thankfully, with the State Farm agent on your team, you can be better prepared for the unknowns,
0:12.0	life throws your way. Look at Shikillo Neal. Drafted by Orlando, goes to LA,
0:17.6	goes to Miami, goes to Phoenix, goes to Cleveland, goes to Boston. Who would have guessed any of that?
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0:27.7	and get a teammate who can help you prepare for uncharted territory. State Farm.
0:33.9	Meanwhile, the Google Assistant is ready to help you get more down with just your voice in the car
0:38.5	at home, every day, take your phone. The Assistant has been really helpful in recording this Book of
0:42.8	Basketball podcast series. Very few people on the earth have seen more professional basketball
0:47.9	games in person than my dad. When I want to ask him about a person person before I was able to join
0:52.6	him, I can just say, Hey Google, call dad. A little help hands free. Just say, Hey Google to get
1:00.2	started. We're also brought to you by one of the world's last good websites, the ringer.com,
1:05.5	as well as the ringer podcast network coming up. J A Don De, my old ESPN colleague is here to talk
1:13.5	about Shikillo Neal and his place in the Hall of Fame, Pantheon. My name is Bill Simmons.
1:21.2	This is the Book of Basketball 2.0.
1:51.6	The Book of Basketball pod, Shikillo Neal. I graduated from college with a 3.04. You impressed?
2:02.0	You did better than me. And you know what? I wouldn't change a thing. I worked for our school
2:06.7	newspaper. I announced games in our radio station. I wrote a weekly sports column. I spent way too
2:11.4	much time hanging with friends partying and procrastinating and creating memories. Could I have
2:15.4	pushed myself for a 3.5? Yeah, maybe. I wouldn't change a thing. Guess who else wouldn't change
2:21.3	a thing? Shikillo Neal. Shack was a dominant NBA superstar, not the best. He was memorable, not
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