>>appears on my list.
>>
>>Kareem
>>Wilt
>>Russell
>>Hakeem
>
>I can see arguments for these
>
>>David Robinson
>
>But here...hmmm...not all sure about this.
>
>I'm not mad at you for putting Shaq's legacy under the
>microscope though and if you're gonna do it, lack of defensive
>accolades is the way to go.
>
>Tough sell though for a guy with 4 rings, 3 finals MVPs and 6
>finals trips, a Roy, 3 allstar game MVPs and a league MVP. It
>is very strange he only has 1 MVP though.
>

Shaq wins no rings without Kobe dominating and carrying them in some cases. I'm talking more so about the things the player could do on their own which speaks even more to passion and a desire to dominate, on an individual level, in ways other than scoring. At Shaq's size, one could reasonably expect his dominance to be inclusive of owning the paint. He didn't. That's why, he's always been sort of overrated in my book.

And to add, I'm a Lakers fan who does his best to be as objective as possible. All the other subjective stuff like him just being a complete ass irks me ways that I try not to have influence my discussions on his talent and accomplishments.

Edit:
Career highlights and awards

The Admiral -

2× NBA champion (1999, 2003)
NBA Most Valuable Player (1995)
10× NBA All-Star (1990–1996, 1998, 2000, 2001)
4× All-NBA First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1994, 1998)
4× All-NBA Third Team (1990, 1993, 2000, 2001)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1992)
4× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996)
4× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1990, 1993, 1994, 1998)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1990)
NBA Sportsmanship Award (2001)
NBA scoring champion (1994)
NBA rebounding leader (1991)
NBA blocks leader (1992)
NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
No. 50 retired by San Antonio Spurs
National college player of the year (1987)
Consensus first-team All-American (1987)
Consensus second-team All-American (1986)
3× CAA Player of the Year (1985–1987)
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1986)
2 Gold Medals Olympics '92, '96
1 Bronze Medal Olympics '88

Career NBA statistics
987 games
Points 20,790 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds 10,497 (10.6 rpg)
Blocks 2,954 (3.0 bpg)

Shaquille -

4× NBA champion (2000–2002, 2006)
3× NBA Finals MVP (2000–2002)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2000)
15× NBA All-Star (1993–1998, 2000–2007, 2009)
3× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2000, 2004, 2009)
8× All-NBA First Team (1998, 2000–2006)
2× All-NBA Second Team (1995, 1999)
4× All-NBA Third Team (1994, 1996, 1997, 2009)
3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2001, 2003)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1993)
2× NBA scoring champion (1995, 2000)
NBA 50th Anniversary Team
No. 34 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
No. 32 retired by Miami Heat
FIBA World Championship MVP (1994)
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1994)
College national player of the year (1991)
2× Consensus first-team All-American (1991, 1992)
2× SEC Player of the Year (1991, 1992)
No. 33 retired by LSU
McDonald's All-American MVP (1989)
1 Gold Medal Olympics '96

Career statistics
1207 games
Points 28,596 (23.7 ppg)
Rebounds 13,099 (10.9 rpg)
Blocks 2,732 (2.3 bpg)