<p>Hmm, this may seem like a crazy question to you, but I think it's actually quite interesting.</p>
<p>Well, as we all are aware of, Shaquille O'Neal is one the best centers in NBA history. He's done what many young players can only dream of doing, and what many others wish they could have done. From his stats, to his rings and his overall presence, he's become a mogul for the sport of basketball and a mentor/model to many basketball hopefuls. He's a household name. I guarantee you that at least 80% of the American population has at least heard his name. Not only is he known in the states, but he is also known very well on the global level.</p>
<p>Now, let me take the above paragraph and tweak it just a bit.</p>
<p>Well, as we all are aware of, Harvard University is one the most prestigious schools in the United States. It has done to education what many other schools can only dream of doing, and where many people only wish they could have gone. From it's fine programs to it's diverse student body and it's overall academic dominance, it has become a representation of elite education and a goal for many college-bound teens. It's a household name. I guarantee you that at least 80% of the American population has at least heard of Harvard University. Not only is it known in the states, but it is also known very well on the global level.</p>
<p>Scary, isn't it?</p>
<p>Shaq was voted to the ASG (all-star game) over the other deserving NBA centers for the same reason that Harvard is widely accepted as the finest educational institution in America. They both bring along with them connotations stronger than they themselves actually are. Williams College will provide you with an education just as great, if not better, than Harvard's. Dwight Howard will provide you with a just as exciting, if not more, ASG than Shaq. But, the masses know of Harvard and O'Neal and not of Howard and Williams.</p>
<p>dukies right Shaq is not the best. he is just the most "prestigious".</p>
<p>The ivy league in basketball right now is prob like</p>
<p>Shaq
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Dwyane Wade
Kevin Garnett
Yao Ming
Dirk Nowitzki</p>
<p>....or somewhere along these lines. I mean some of these ppl might not be having a good season but their names are well known. Gilbert Arenas is doing pretty good but he's like one of those really good schools that doesn't have much of a rep...(among non-basketball fans.)</p>
<p>Shaq used to be the most dominating player in the NBA, but he was far from the most skilled, I mean he could not shoot free throws as we know. But as to Wilt Chamberlain being one of the best ever, I disagree. He did have AMAZING stats like 100 points in one game, and in one season averaging 50.3 per game, and he like shaq could not shoot free throws. But the huge difference is the game is so different now, more complex, with teams now allowed to play zone and also when wilt was playing there were 7 seven-footers in the entire league, now there are maybe 2 or 3 per team. Not to say that he sucked, but I think he would have a little harder time if he played nowadays. </p>
<p>So my point was he is not UNQUESTIONABLY the greatest player ever, but he was pretty darn good. I still would rather build my team around MJ or LeBron than Wilt, if I had the chance.</p>
<p>Wow man you have no life and/or are very strange if you think like this. I also love how you throw around that 80% and expect people to believe it when you have no actual clue what the percentage really is.</p>
<p>shaq has eaten out at my favorite italian food place on long island theres pics( its 5 minutes away from my town...nothing to special..about the area except for a lot of large houses..my house is pretty modest compared to them JLOs has a house near my house..thats the most exciting thing about my area and thats not exciting for me..)</p>
<p><em>ignores the discussion about basketball</em> ...Sorry. All I could think about was that the OP used "it's" instead of "its." In a paragraph about Harvard.</p>
<p>Nah, they don't have to have perfect grammar. But the juxtaposition of the grammatical mistakes and the name of one of the nation's most prestigious institutions of higher education is mildly amusing and ironic. Mildly. When I wrote the above post, I debated with myself as to whether or not I should even include the sentence fragment (see, I continued the irony by mentioning Harvard in a fragment, rather than a complete sentence), "In a paragraph about Harvard." Maybe I should have just left it out.</p>
<p>... Um, maybe I should just leave. Ya know--I think I will. :)</p>
<p>"Wow man you have no life and/or are very strange if you think like this. I also love how you throw around that 80% and expect people to believe it when you have no actual clue what the percentage really is."</p>
<p>First of all, I'm female. lol I wasn't even trying to make the 80% seem like a statistical fact, it was a guess. </p>
<p>"<em>ignores the discussion about basketball</em> ...Sorry. All I could think about was that the OP used "it's" instead of "its." In a paragraph about Harvard."</p>
<p>And to you, I wrote that in maybe 5 minutes, not checking my grammar.</p>