Judging from the above data, it is obvious that O 'Neill can't beat Duncan. Duncan is the first power forward in history and the only one who can restrain O 'Neill at both ends of the inside attack and defense. But in fact, it is more accurate to say mutual explosion. I watched every playoff game between the Lakers and the Spurs. At that time, Duncan was the strongest point of the Spurs and O 'Neal was the strongest point of the Lakers. No one is the same.
In fact, in those days, neither of them took the initiative to prevent each other, and the nba rarely arranged two trump cards to fight. The first thing is that they have suffered too much physical damage. O 'Neill was carried by the general, and Duncan was not O 'Neill's main defense. O 'Neill and Duncan have different positions on the court. Duncan was a power forward and later played as a center. The centers of the Spurs are Robinson, Ness, Muhammad and Oberto. When Duncan changed to center, O 'Neill was unable to defend, so there would be cooperation between them, and generally they would not be the main defensive force. Robinson is O 'Neill's main defender.
Secondly, the Lakers doubled Duncan more than doubled Shaquille O 'Neal. At that time, the Spurs Pakmanu didn't play, the general was old, Duncan dragged the team, and the Lakers at least had Kobe Bryant. At that time, the Spurs lost on the outside. They never lost on the inside. O 'Neill himself said that he and Duncan could only blow each other. Don't look at Duncan's lazy thinking that he is physically disadvantaged. As far as the power forward position is concerned, no one can match Duncan in physical talent. In particular, Duncan met a famous teacher in his career and kept healthy every year. Duncan himself is very competitive, not only losing weight, but also rich in offensive means, so although the floor flow is still excellent in the later period. O 'Neill can't compete. His height and weight are all there.
Speaking of the time when O 'Neill and Duncan fought, one was in his twilight years, and the other was just starting out, and they never met at their peak. Duncan's peak was in the playoffs in 2003. I remember that the Spurs played against the Lakers in Game 5, and Duncan succeeded in singles O 'Neill six times in the fourth quarter, which made the Lakers lose confidence and won the Tianwang Mountain. In Game 6, the Spurs 1 10-82 defeated the Lakers.
In the promotion year, Duncan averaged 28 points 1 1 rebounds against the Lakers. In the final game of the finals against kenyon martin and Kidd's Nets, Duncan got 2 1 point, 20 Nets, 10 assists and 8 blocks of quasi-four pairs of horror data, which was also Duncan's second championship that year. Established the personal honor history of MVP and f MVP. Duncan really had no solution in those days.
O 'Neill's peak came in Duncan's second year in the NBA. Once in the regular season, O 'Neill took Duncan and Robinson out, and there were five substitutes! One man made 22 fouls inside the Spurs! There were four people around the basket, and O 'Neill turned around and buckled! This is the true portrayal of O 'Neill in his prime. But then Robinson was old and Duncan was young, not as good as O 'Neill in his heyday!
When Duncan grew up, O 'Neill was already a dying hero. He felt that the time when O 'Neill met Duncan was unfair, just like a parabola. O 'Neill was the highest point or about to be the highest point, and then he fell. Duncan is the starting point. Of course, the starting point is quite high, and the back is higher, otherwise he is not a champion.
But if they are all at their peak, I estimate that Duncan will still be bombed by O 'Neill, and it is hard to say whether they will explode with each other. Speaking of the previous four centers, which one is weaker than Duncan? Who hasn't been bombed by O 'Neill? Even Olajuwon and O 'Neill just bumped into each other.
All in all, O 'Neill is better than Duncan in personal crushing pressure, which is beyond doubt. When you watch the ball, give it to O 'Neill, and you will feel that the ball is there. Just like Curry and Durant now, you feel practical, and O 'Neill makes people feel more practical. Of course, Duncan is not weak. Duncan is the kind of player whose data can't reflect the effect, and his role on the court is far higher than that reflected by the data. As for the number of championships, Duncan really leads, no matter how to find reasons, success or failure to identify heroes.