“If you’re not a top 10 player, I don’t know who you are” has to be the most casual take I’ve ever heard from a NBA legend💀

Reminds me of when Shaq was doing a post game interview with Christian Wood and said he wasn’t familiar with his work, and Wood said “Aw man you a casual” 😂

Shaq has shown throughout his entire adult life that he’s more than willing to coast by on his innate ability rather than take steps to become better. With his comedic ability, he could be an S tier commentator but instead we have to deal with a grown man that gets in his feelings anytime someone points out that he’s wrong.

I remember that time he tried to prove everyone who accused him of being a casual wrong, he tried talking to Jokic in his first language, as if knowing Jokic's nationality would make him look smarter than the rest. Problem was that he spoke in Russian and of course, Jokic is not Russian, he's Serbian.

Shaq is the perfect example of playing professionally doesn’t mean you know what you’re talking about

Shaq is a tough person for me to judge. As a basketball fan he comes off as arrogant, disrespectful, closed-minded and clearly someone who was so gifted at basketball he never actually learned anything about the sport yet no one had the heart to tell him... but on the other hand, Shaq the celebrity is loved, every other celebrity in other walks of life speak highly of him. He is seen as humble, charitable and genuine. It's so polarized that I feel like he 2 people lol. As a basketball fan I can't stand him. But as a celebrity outside of basketball I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a fan.

Shaq is the biggest man child I've ever seen. The best example of that is his constant bullying of Dwight Howard just because he dressed as Superman at the dunk contest.

Been over Shaq for atleast 10 years now and he persistently proves me right for my decision year after year.

THIS is why players stopped being able to vote for awards 😂

“Shaq the casual”

Shaq is why, when it comes to basketball I talk to the General and save some time. The General a hooper hooper fr fr.

As soon as Shaq said he only knows the top 10 guys was when his credibility as an analyst went completely down the toilet. When your job is to talk ball you have to know more than the top 10 guys

That meme about how Shaq “wasn’t familiar with your game” is apparently apt for describing Shaq’s entire knowledge of the league.

At least Chuck is genuinely funny

Shoutout JJ & Tim Legler for being quality analysts as former players…we don’t have many

Rusty looks like those playground parachutes we used to have kids run under back in the day

the way he says it like its so cool, its almost like he takes pride in being a casual.

Shaq was really going to practice only knowing Kobes name and nobody else 🤣

Remember, he didn't know Sacramento had a beam until like 30 games into the season, so when it was brought up he genuinely thought it was their first win since Fox had been drafted.

Shaq been doing this so this ain't new

Shaq once said "It's called basketball, not basketstrategy" arguing against strategy in basketball with Charles and and that should be clear indicator of how much he knows about the game. Like Barkley is at least cares about the game and how it's played.

This is why the "he's an NBA legend, his opinion is more valuable than yours" argument is bullshit. Shaq doesn't know shit about today's league.

Shaq is if Flight was 7 ft, 300+ pounds and actually played in the league

I could understand NBA legends not knowing players, like Larry Bird basically went AWOL after the Pacers so if he asked who Rui was, it would make sense. But being a literal halftime commentator it is your job to know these guys, my brother in christ you just watched the game.

Shaq should be in the GOAT conversation. He's not cause he got lazy. You're surprised that a man who didn't put his full effort into his real career, doesn't take his side job seriously.

Shaq quoting Einstein 🤣

This is why most athlete opinions shouldn't be taken seriously. Chuck is taken more seriously than most, because he's self-aware and doesn't view himself as a god, like so many other great athletes.

I feel like this is the same conversation we always have about Kendrick Perkins. The modern sports commentator landscape on network tv thrives on rage bait like this and now people are making KZfaq videos about it. Shaq got the attention he wants. We all clicked on this video, and tnt got the hater clout

Rusty been looking a lot skinnier lately good shit bro

shaq is an nba analyst that doesn’t watch nba games like what make it make sense😭

4:32 made me die bro💀

I'm definitely a casual when it comes to keeping up the current NBA but even I can name more than just the top ten players in the league 💀

When luka dropped his 40 triple double and hit the game winner in the bubble and shaq said “so? Seen it before.” It’s his job and at that moment I realized he’s a hater cause he didn’t fulfill his potential because he was lazy

I’ve watched one sixers game with JJ commentating (never seen his podcasts) and he said that embiid always shoots a pull-up when the ball crosses over to his left hand. Man, if you haven’t watched embiid, keep a lookout for this because it is hilariously accurate

5:59 that clip made me spit out my food 😂

This is why I can't take every statement NBA/Former NBA players make seriously. I remember watching Luka Doncic torch the Clippers (scoring a 40 point Triple-Double) on a bum ankle in Game 4 2020 and Shaq said he wasn't impressed by it. And that was Luka in his Sophomore season.

Kenny on all the smoke said that shaq was constantly fucking around and not watching the games. One time during the half time show shaq said that deandre jordan needed to do this and that when in fact, deandre wasnt playing that game. It was only after this that shaq would actually watch the games. I like shaq (generally speaking), but that said a lot about his attitude. Even if ur not watching every single dribble attentively and ur on ur phone from time to time, u gotta at least watch the damn game and not only start to do it cuz u got caught/embarrassed. Wont pretend like i know a bunch about hachimura, but i at least know of his existence. This isnt some random dude who got signed to a 10 day contract, though u should still know that since its ur job. This is a kid who has been in the league for a couple years now. I dont need to know much about him, but man, ur getting paid to cover the league/players and u dont know who this person is? Thats straight up embarrassing man. Hes not a top 10 player so u dont need to know him? Well thats very unprofessional and i guess personal accountability dsnt mean shit.

Shaq is just comic relief and that's the only reason they have him on there.

You have a good point about JJ Redick, specially now that his podcast has grown much more than a mic in his basement. His takes aren’t even something that basketball fanatic can’t figure out themselves, he says what he sees. But he sounds analytical and genuine so it seems that it is a “new media” because we haven’t had it in a long time.

“SHAQ’s Casualties” is GENIUS!!!! 😂😂😂😂

It was funny when it was fringe g league guys but Christian wood and Rui are good rotation players, he should be more embarrassed

I completely agree with here but at this point I haven't really taken anything shaq says for real, and just watched inside the NBA for fun and not for analysis like I used to

when he said "top 10 player" I'm like bro 10 is the max cap of players you know about off hand????

Inside the NBA was completely destroyed by Shaq. When it was just Ernie, Kenny and Charles this show was classic. It seemed like it was just some buddies talking about basketball, and it was truly funny and informative. Now it’s just Shaq and Charles bickering with each other half the time, and then some actual basketball knowledge every once in awhile.

it’s just so strange how u see him stressing hard work to his kids when he does stuff like this, and struggled to stay in shape during his career

Shaq “Casual” O’Neal 😪🤣

Maybe someone can help me with this, but how exactly do you make these videos? What equipment do you use and how do you get the highlights

Shaq's hilarious his first meme of the year.

In Shaqs twilight years when he wasn't anywhere near a top 10 player, I completely forgot who he was.

He get's paid to just watch ball and give takes, WHY DO I KNOW MORE THAN HIM FOR FREE!?

If shaq sees this video he's gonna be like: "I have four rings, you have zero, you don't know whatchu talking about"

in Shaq's defense, Rui hasn't played like that over the last few years...

The funny thing is that what he basically said is: I have no idea about the nba. NBA has 500 something players, when you know 10 of them you basically have no idea what is going on and we shouldn't even listten to your opinion.

Its embarrassing for the sport. NFL, NHL, and even MLB commentators wouldn't get away with making those comments. Shaq played ball the same way. He didn't put in the effort and got away with just doing the minimum. Fire Shaq!

*Jesse Pinkman Voice* “HE CAN’T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS”!!!!

"In a group of friends there's should always be a funny one in order for it to work" That's Shaq, just the funny one.

4:31 what the f was that hahahaha I thought my internet was messed up.

Shaq is also the same guy who didn’t know the Warriors played in Oakland (at the time) even though he spent a majority of his career with the Lakers and play in the same division as the Warriors

This is the first video of yours I'm watching, I'm glad KZfaq recommended it. You're a really smart guy

I would consider myself a casual NBA and I know who Rui is

"Got bricks, yo, Shaq free throw" Freddie Gibbs - Ice Cream

It's one thing to be a normal person and be a Casual but to be a nba legend and be one is just wild

I've watched a single basketball game so far this year and I'm still subbed to your channel as well as a few others 😭😭

Shaq is literally the definition of old head

Shaq being an nba analyst and saying this is so wild lol how can you have any take on the nba if you only know 10 players lol

The problem with his comment is it’s simply not true. He just chose to shit on Rui for no reason. You think Shaq doesn’t know Porzingis, Buddy Heild, KCP, Marcus Smart, etc etc. None of those guys are too ten players but if they end up in a trade his reaction wouldn’t be the same. I don’t get why old guys shit on young guys when they should be building them up.

The thing is that sports are a form of entertainment. Analysis is second to entertainment and always will be

"Achimoomoo" - Charles and Shaq probably

To be fair. no way Shaq doesn’t do inside the NBA other than to have fun. He’s sitting on millions and millions, he shouldn’t feel the urge to do scouting reports 😂

I know a lot of elite players growing up who had no interest in the sport they were gifted at

I think that the point shaq was trying to make is that this trade does not make them contenders, and that is what the lakers should be doing. It obviously makes them a little better, but It is not a solution for their roster.

Saying he only knows the top 10 is a weird take as well, top 10 is subjective and it implies he doesn't even know the top players for 2/3s of the leagues teams

Inside the nba succeeded and is good for the nba and will continue to succeed becuase its for very casual fans. If you watch more than 2 games per week or ever watch film just skip it honestly 🤷🏻‍♀️

The clip between him and Donovan Mitchell was so awkward. Tells the guy on national tv "he doesn't have what it takes to get to the next level." In some backwards way to motivate him smh. Mitchells response, "Ight"

Shaq is like Lil Wayne when you ask him about other Rappers ... Always says he never heard of them lol

I'm here for the algorithm. Shaq slander is appreciated

Looks like he's...... Shaqtin' A Fool, I'll see myself out...

Shaq literally only played in the nba cause of blessed genetics i wish somebody could humble him

I feel his comments on the pod were coming more from Shaq as a Lakers fan and his disappoinment in them trying to be back at contender level But indeed he has some of the casual takes

I'm a casual NBA fan, the reason I'm subbed here instead of watching Shaq or most of those kinds of basketball talkheads is cause I DON'T want only casual, surface-level hate-style remarks. NFL is more of my jam but I appreciate this channel making me appreciate NBA much more

I still remember on Shaqtin when he said "Montreal Harelle..."

Shaq’s advise for every player in every situation: “Be more aggressive.”

Shaq really does have a point though. It’s not a diss to the other players, but a challenge to step their game up.

Sounds like something NBA twitter would cook up

Bro watches NBA for a living and is still a casual

Shaq maintains his relevancy through the rest of the tnt team carrying him. I’ve always preferred chuck as an analyst, he’s better and knows how the game has evolved, yet whenever shaq and chuck disagree, shaq says he’s correct only because he has rings and chuck doesn’t

Just to emphasize your point: Dwight Howard is a future 1st ballot Hall of Famer and arguably a top 50 player of all time, but because Shaq has spent the last 15 years clowning the dude, now even the league thinks Dwight is a bum because no one signed him this season even though he's still a great role player and he was left off of the 75 team, the same team that has *Carmelo Anthony* in it. You can legitimately make the argument that Shaq's shortcomings as an influential member of the NBA media has ruined the reputation and career of one of the game's all-time greats (I know that Dwight had his missteps as well but it shouldn't have been enough to ruin his legacy).

I think what he contributes from this point forward will establish whether Shaq is right or not to not know who he was. If he does nothing of note, it’s not quite as disrespectful. Jeremy Lin being unknown to Kobe Bryant comes to mind.

I’ve never seen this many people just get this take wrong. This is hilarious.

Well at least Shaq is honest lol

I find both shaq and chuck never pay attention to bad teams . That’s why whenever they do who he play for chuck just bombs the test

I just subscribed just cuz I felt the same way about Shaq I’ll be watchin future and past vids!!!!!! You got me here now bruh!!! Plus prize picks is my job 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣

Shaq is allowed to have an ego, fine. The problem is that he's in a position of influence & is contantly making some very questionable comments.

Glad to see Rusty didn't do a 3 minute ad for PrizePicks this time.

Charles Barkley is also a casual but he at least follows his former teams in the Suns and Sixers.

Thing is former players are usually the worst at being analysts. Being an analyst requires developing a skill set to breaking down players strengths and weaknesses, schemes, how teams employ those schemes, how teams counter those schemes, etc. It's not as those players can't do it, they often did it while playing, it's just that once they stopped playing they stopped putting in the work and get overconfident in their opinions because they played. Being a former player doesn't mean you're good at analyzing a game just like being a former player doesn't mean you'll be a good coach or GM. Each job requires a different skills so that's why I scoff at people who say "he played the game" because it doesn't mean that much in a job where you're supposed to be analyzing the game. Being a former player can be enormously helpful in informing your analysis but that is just one aspect that can assist, you still need to put in the work to be good.

There is a difference between knowing baseball and knowing the NBA Shaq knows baseball.

Rusty I love you and you are almost 100% right on this video. That said Inside The NBA is still an amazing show

Sorry, forgot to comment about the actual video. A very well made piece with a somewhat unusual subject. You bring up some great points. One of them being that JJ Redick is bringing more nuance and actual basketball insight with more respectability and accountability to basketball media. This is a great development. I think it has to do mostly with new media clashing with old media. These days, most, if not all of the old media content is very basic entertainment and drama. But due to content being way more democratized, being easier and cheaper to produce, we have many alternatives and it results in more quality, more diverse approaches and opinions and more professionalism. The good channels get more views and grow, supported by algorhythms, viewer count and support and (as a result) more money. Compare one of Alexhoops video breakdowns or Thinking basketball to any of the old media analysts on ESPN, the difference in quality and knowhow is insane. Even just our good friend Jacob sitting in a chair with a phone or a baketball in his hand has so much more interesting things to say than a bunch of old celebrities that mostly goof around. We are living in a new age, where the old media slowly dies and the new media takes over. Thank you for sticking up to Shaq and for the interesting video.

4:33 thought I was in the twilight zone