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NBA Immovable object: quick, versatile types have taken over the game, but Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal remains an old-school fixture at the top of our list of the 25 best players as chosen by general managers. (NBA).
Someday, in the near future, the NBA will play a brand of basketball that almost completely leaves the traditional back-to-the-basket center out of the mix.
As 7-footers are plucked from the ranks of high school, Europe and, heck, even China, the emphasis increasingly is on versatility--passing skill, shooting range, athleticism. The game will evolve along with it, and low-post centers will be left behind.
Ah, but for now, there is one stalwart of the old guard who is clutching to the traditions of the really, really tall in the NBA. That's self-proclaimed "dinosaur" Shaquille O'Neal. As long as Shaq is in the league (he's signed through 2006, folks), ...