Two Plus Two Older Archives - most hated sports figure.... any sport?

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He's good because he's big.

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This is stupid. Do you see why?

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This is where you give me the "footwork, balance, agility for his size" crap. Then you go to "Shawn Bradley, Mutombo, Dare" as examples of big people who weren't good. Here's my point : given Shaq's OBVIOUS size/strength advantage he should be MUCH more dominant than he is. He can't shoot outside of about 6 feet. He has turned the game into a bang-fest rather than a show of athletic ability (ala Jordon/Bird/Magic/Drexler). He backs down smaller centers, initiating contact that should be considered a foul but is not, he pushes off for rebounds (never gets called), if he were even a 75% free throw shooter how many more points would he have scored? He refused to get into shape for the last 2 seasons with the Lakers and upon being traded to Miami, which he took as "disrespect", he got his fat ASS in shape and became dominant again. I guess the huge contract in LA wasn't enough motivation.
He's a big fat giant ass!

So, I guess the answer to the question is "no, I don't see why" you snippy little bitch.

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That is not why. Of COURSE he is better because he's bigger. He's a freak of nature. That's why he's a professional athlete. Do you think Carl Lewis is a joke too? He wouldn't be such hot [censored] if he couldn't run faster than everybody else. Mark Spitz is terrible. He can just swim faster than everybody else, that's why he won all those medals. Your argument is stupid.

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By thar argument, though, bullies are courageous and stronger than everyone else, not cowards who only pick on people smaller than they are. Context is everything; that's what Fish is arguing.

He doesn't like him kind of like how most people love an underdog -- you gotta love someone with the balls and the determination to try so hard to make the most of what he's got even when the odds are so slim. You gotta love those guys somehow even if you think they're crazy. Shaq can be the opposite of that -- got it all and does nothing with it. It can seem arrogant and something you just can't get behind.