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Shaq is right. He is saying they have similar skill sets, not skill levels

[–] PaytonPeytonPaton@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

pop has blood on his hands

[–] Low_Beyond8134@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Bol Bol getting dnps

[–] SwishArmyKnife@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we stop with this Bol Bol shit please.

[–] _Midnight_Haze_@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Seriously. Wemby is already better than Bol Bol has ever been. A casual could see that they weren’t even close to the same league of prospect. For one, nobody for a second thought Bol Bol had any defensive ability.

[–] MVPPB5@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The BOLlercoaster as we called him in Orlando

[–] youfeelme1997@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shaqs son is buddies with Bol Bol, think they played on the same circuit team so obviously hes gonna rep his little homie

[–] Crafty-Fish9264@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shaq is supporting the kid. And there is truth in what he says. Someone can be like someone but an inferior version

[–] FaveDave85@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, and brian scalabrine is an inferior version of shaq and we are all inferior versions of brian scalabrine.

[–] shanmustafa@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

wild take to get off while wemby plays bol bol’s team and bol’s not gonna play any mins

[–] Kataneo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is such an Instagram comment section take

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[–] WarCuntSkyFuck@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Wemby is more of a Lob Lob

[–] hurrakane212@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I did not realize Shaq was an r/NBA off-season poster.

[–] itsavirus@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Shaqs just upset Wemby isn't posting people up for 48 minutes a game while Pop is trying to get all the young talent on his team to develop. Thank god they don't have a rookie head coach and they won't be affected by the stupid media voices.

[–] lifeaftermutation@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

as more and more freakishly tall guys with actual skillsets instead of being pylons enter the NBA in the future they will all be rated on a scale of 1 to 10 Bols (1 being Bol 10 being Manute)

[–] PressureMiserable@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't see it. Bol doesn't even look nearly as comfortable on offense or defense on his best day. I guess in a way he does similar things but so do a lot of big guys, it's the fluidity in which he does it, it all looks natural and is impactful where as bol is the opposite

[–] photacos@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Bol Bol looks smoother with the handle and speed when going coast to coast. Looks more comfortable doing that than Wemby has so far. Obviously I realize this is just one tiny detail about his game and doesn’t really matter too much. Just wanted to say I think Bol looks comfortable in certain situations

[–] NegativesPositives@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What I take from this is that Manute must be the nicest man ever for old heads to still be talking up his son this way.

[–] Tehni@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Must have been*

[–] willymoose8@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

met him when I was a kid and my grandmother knew him when he was at University of Bridgeport. Genuinely a wonderful man

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[–] RogdyAbaza@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Insert Chris Broussard quote from earlier today

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[–] LoxDnw@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

He can't be more right, and more wrong at the same time lmao.

[–] thy_armageddon@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Shaq is a racist against tall skinny guys, confirmed.

[–] UnhingedSupernova@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Shaq: Wemby is just Bol Bol with better hype and PR.

[–] Sir__Douglas@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

It took four games for Shaq to be jealous of Wemby.

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[–] Breasts_Enjoyer@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can’t wait to hear this boring ass take every time he has a bad game

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[–] UnhingedSupernova@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Might as well compare him to James Wiseman lmfao

[–] AcxdBxmb@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a HUGE ass cup Shaq has. O_O

[–] CyberSmok3@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Looks like a pot my mom uses to boil milk lol

[–] lillbepo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

!RemindMe in 3 years

[–] lillbepo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

!remindme 3 years

[–] mmaguy123@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Offensively, Shaq isn’t wrong.

Wemby hasn’t showed us anything Bol Bol hasn’t offensively. Highlights look good, but consistency is what actually matters. He currently has as many turnovers as field goals this season.

Defensively wemby is in another universe. In my opinion, that is where he has clear generational potential.

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[–] BigDaddyJuno@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Bol Bol is more skilled offensively than Wemby. Wemby is way more skilled defensively

[–] Guts709@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

You can blame shit like this all on the media hype. They were calling Wemby a sure fire hall of fame talent before he even played a game. Once you ignore all that bullshit, and just enjoy basketball, you'll feel much better. That being said, fuck Wemby, because he's not a Piston, lol.

[–] Cold_Carpenter_1798@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Barkley with the common W here. Shaq makes it too easy for him sometimes

[–] primzahl@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

No many can see that Wemby is just a tad overrated. Props to Shaq for being one of the early detractors. Not to say he’s going to be a bust at all, relax.

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[–] weems13@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Then Maker paves the way for the Bol Bol's of the world

[–] Fireblade09@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Did Kenny go “they both black or something”

“Wenbiyana” “Bol B-B-BolBol”

[–] FightMiilkHendrix@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Other than wemby being taller, quicker, more athletic, better handles, better passing, better shooting, better vision and much much better defense they’re basically the same player.

[–] starlb@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The disrespect to OG Thon (Rain)Maker

[–] LACIRCA2044@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Just a reminder that Kendrick Perkins said that Bol Bol would be a DPOY candidate this season

[–] pantzking@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago
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[–] dakapril77@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Manute Bol (Bol Bol’s dad?) was a decent three point shooter for a guy who was 7’7.

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[–] domdomburg@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This is Shaq being insecure about his position in the all-time NBA ranking of dominant big men. Whenever a new big star shows up, his rank could drop another notch, so he does everything in his power to talk shit and manipulate public opinion. It just shows how small and petty he is. The new players and the viewers don't deserve to be subjected to the desperate and jealous ramblings of that unhappy oaf.

[–] unbreaKwOw@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

What's with professionals in the media and not being able to say Wembanyama? It's 4 syllables and is pronounced exactly the way it's spelled. Surely it ain't that hard.

[–] oxtbopzxo@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

But Bol Bol never put the effort into taking care of his lower body in terms of mobility and flexibility training that Wemby has. Wemby can almost do the splits..this guy 7 foot 4. If he can keep his back and lowe body healthy, it's gonna be different.

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