Lakers in 4. Maybe 5. They were unstoppable that year.
Rdxenti
Which year? Because we had a Kobe/Shaq team that also had Gary Payton and Karl Malone and it was terrible.
Blindobb
Lakers would eat that team for lunch and still be hungry
National_Secret_5525
Shaq is the great equalizer
hlin32
I got my lakers! But it depends how they officiating the game
jaccson23
They cant guard AD imagine what Shaq would do to them
Apart-Bad-5446
The game is so different you can’t really compare. The pace, shooting, defense, rules, etc., I’d lean with the Lakers but it really depends on how the game is going to be played.
CabbageStockExchange
The way I’m seeing it. Prime Shaq obviously obliterate anything guarding him sure. Kobe will be ruthless. But I think what’s really the key is this team has too much size for the warriors even outside of Shaq
We saw this year how they were troubled by our bigger guards. That 01 Lakers team had Shaw/Kobe/Harper all at 6’6” to cause problems. Curry/Durant will get theirs sure but I see them getting gassed having to contend with our larger lineup.
TheGrimReaper_x
I don’t care if the Warriors had kd, they can’t stop Shaq. He’s fouling everyone out. Sucks he never stayed in shape. Could’ve been the goat.
LAFAN4LYFE
2001 team We destroy them
madridista521
I think they would have no answer for Shaq on defense but they will absolutely kill Shaq in the pick and roll.
Ct2kKB24
Warriors have zero counters for Shaq, whereas lakers have a lot of pesky on and off ball defenders they can throw at curry/Durant/klay.
Just the mismatch of Shaq though tilts the series too far in the lakers direction. He was an all nba level defender and rim protector too so it’s not like the lakers can’t just have him protect the rim and funnel people into the paint.
Shoeguy24
Lakers. No answer for Shaq and Kobe would make it hard for Steph offensively.
Weapon530
Heavy favorite Lakers in any era. Derek and Robert were tremendous defenders.
WyattHerb16
Not well at all
GeoffreysComics
Shaq goes for 40 and 20 each game. No one stops the Shaq.
Richardduh
Lakers in 3
e90t
The Lakers 2001 team was unstoppable. The Warriors wouldn’t have an answer for Shaq. You double him, and Kobe goes off. Fish was lights out shooting 51.5% from 3 in the playoffs. A combo of Rick Fox and Horry would slow down and frustrate KD. Ty Lue could run around and catch Steph, and worst case, Kobe could shut him down during crunch time. Lakers in 5/6.
SnooHedgehogs2050
They’d lose but it would be closer than a lot of people expect
ruwheele
Does absolutely fucked satisfy the quesiton?
hifioctopi
They’d get fucking mauled.
dweeeebs56
KD would give us problems, but they have no answer for Shaq or Kobe.
_Zee_a1
Lakers don’t have an answer for their perimeter shooting. If we had trouble against the Kings, imagine against these warriors who had better shooters and were better defensively.
TheMuffingtonPost
Probably pretty well. It’d be a tough series. Sure no one is guarding Shaq, but by that same token no one is guarding Steph or KD. It would probably come down how efficient could GS be from outside.
206WithAFish
Warriors definitely still win, but it might be close. Warriors in 6 would be my guess
yworker
Small ball line up against Shaq. I would die to see it.
RedLicoriceJunkie
They would try to get Shaq in the pick and roll, but coaches would have a plan by then.
StOnEy333
Who’s rules we playing by? If it’s the rules in 2000, the warriors could not physically hang. If it’s nobody can touch anybody like todays game; the warriors might, might, have a chance.
IAmDominion
They don’t have an answer for Shaq, sure, so Diesel can feast all gameand Kobe will always get his. Shaq can keep them out of the paint, but perimeter defense is a problem for the Lakers. They have Kobe, who can lockdown either Klay, KD or Steph and then what? Shaq can’t gaurd out there. Good series.
RevolutionaryTax8962
Shaq is unstopable, yes, but he had a less than avarage condition compaired to the rest of the NBA and so I dont see him scoring between 50 and 70% of his team’s points before getting gassed, and so more and more inefficient. Steph is that good as well offensivly against an avarage defence, so in my opinion, are Kobe and the rest of the lakers good enough to slow down Steph and Klay? Yes, yes they were. Is Kobe Fucking Bryant good enough defensivly to slow down Steph and Klay so that Shaq can do his thing on offense? Yes.
Good luck Ws, but they are losing even with Durant.
Dadlifebestlife
they lack the size and more importantly depth to deal with shaq. They’d have multiple players fouling out every game.
_Nolofinwe_
Lakers in 5 because of Shaq
Unstoppable
LudwigNasche
If we had prime Shaq/Kobe Durant would not be a Warrior
xxTCOxx
lakers in 3, they get scared so much we offer them a “mercy kill” rule, which allows them to forfeit game 4 to stop the embarrassment shaq and kobe would do to them for another game… shaq might average 50 on mcgee and draymond
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Lakers in 4
No answer for shaq. Lakers in 5.
Lakers in 4. Maybe 5. They were unstoppable that year.
Which year? Because we had a Kobe/Shaq team that also had Gary Payton and Karl Malone and it was terrible.
Lakers would eat that team for lunch and still be hungry
Shaq is the great equalizer
I got my lakers! But it depends how they officiating the game
They cant guard AD imagine what Shaq would do to them
The game is so different you can’t really compare. The pace, shooting, defense, rules, etc., I’d lean with the Lakers but it really depends on how the game is going to be played.
The way I’m seeing it. Prime Shaq obviously obliterate anything guarding him sure. Kobe will be ruthless. But I think what’s really the key is this team has too much size for the warriors even outside of Shaq
We saw this year how they were troubled by our bigger guards. That 01 Lakers team had Shaw/Kobe/Harper all at 6’6” to cause problems. Curry/Durant will get theirs sure but I see them getting gassed having to contend with our larger lineup.
I don’t care if the Warriors had kd, they can’t stop Shaq. He’s fouling everyone out. Sucks he never stayed in shape. Could’ve been the goat.
2001 team
We destroy them
I think they would have no answer for Shaq on defense but they will absolutely kill Shaq in the pick and roll.
Warriors have zero counters for Shaq, whereas lakers have a lot of pesky on and off ball defenders they can throw at curry/Durant/klay.
Just the mismatch of Shaq though tilts the series too far in the lakers direction. He was an all nba level defender and rim protector too so it’s not like the lakers can’t just have him protect the rim and funnel people into the paint.
Lakers. No answer for Shaq and Kobe would make it hard for Steph offensively.
Heavy favorite Lakers in any era. Derek and Robert were tremendous defenders.
Not well at all
Shaq goes for 40 and 20 each game. No one stops the Shaq.
Lakers in 3
The Lakers 2001 team was unstoppable. The Warriors wouldn’t have an answer for Shaq. You double him, and Kobe goes off. Fish was lights out shooting 51.5% from 3 in the playoffs. A combo of Rick Fox and Horry would slow down and frustrate KD. Ty Lue could run around and catch Steph, and worst case, Kobe could shut him down during crunch time. Lakers in 5/6.
They’d lose but it would be closer than a lot of people expect
Does absolutely fucked satisfy the quesiton?
They’d get fucking mauled.
KD would give us problems, but they have no answer for Shaq or Kobe.
Lakers don’t have an answer for their perimeter shooting. If we had trouble against the Kings, imagine against these warriors who had better shooters and were better defensively.
Probably pretty well. It’d be a tough series. Sure no one is guarding Shaq, but by that same token no one is guarding Steph or KD. It would probably come down how efficient could GS be from outside.
Warriors definitely still win, but it might be close. Warriors in 6 would be my guess
Small ball line up against Shaq. I would die to see it.
They would try to get Shaq in the pick and roll, but coaches would have a plan by then.
Who’s rules we playing by? If it’s the rules in 2000, the warriors could not physically hang. If it’s nobody can touch anybody like todays game; the warriors might, might, have a chance.
They don’t have an answer for Shaq, sure, so Diesel can feast all gameand Kobe will always get his. Shaq can keep them out of the paint, but perimeter defense is a problem for the Lakers. They have Kobe, who can lockdown either Klay, KD or Steph and then what? Shaq can’t gaurd out there. Good series.
Shaq is unstopable, yes, but he had a less than avarage condition compaired to the rest of the NBA and so I dont see him scoring between 50 and 70% of his team’s points before getting gassed, and so more and more inefficient. Steph is that good as well offensivly against an avarage defence, so in my opinion, are Kobe and the rest of the lakers good enough to slow down Steph and Klay? Yes, yes they were. Is Kobe Fucking Bryant good enough defensivly to slow down Steph and Klay so that Shaq can do his thing on offense? Yes.
Good luck Ws, but they are losing even with Durant.
they lack the size and more importantly depth to deal with shaq. They’d have multiple players fouling out every game.
Lakers in 5 because of Shaq
Unstoppable
If we had prime Shaq/Kobe Durant would not be a Warrior
lakers in 3, they get scared so much we offer them a “mercy kill” rule, which allows them to forfeit game 4 to stop the embarrassment shaq and kobe would do to them for another game… shaq might average 50 on mcgee and draymond
LAL 127 – 48 GSW