Shaquille O’Neal’s son Shareef is already making waves at just 15-years old and already 6-foot-8. Unlike his father, he has a mid-range game, capable of scoring from the perimeter and can handle the ball. So instead of patterning his game after his father, Shaq wants his son to learn from someone else.
via New Orleans Times-Picayune‘s John Reid:
Instead of pushing him to pattern his game after him, O’Neal said he’s told his son to learn the game by watching power forward Anthony Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans’ transcedent star who finished fifth in the league’s MVP voting last season.
”I told him to watch Anthony because he’s probably going to be the same height and have the same type of build,” said O’Neal, who returned to Baton Rouge to host his annual annual LSU Life Skills Golf Classic at Carter Plantation on Friday in Springfield. ”Not skinny, but long.
”He’s (Davis) probably the best at that position. He can run, rebound, dominate take over games. He’s going to do his thing this year.”
At just 22-years old and three seasons in the NBA, Davis was selected to the All-NBA First Team last season, is a two-time All-Star, and is predicted to be the league MVP really soon by star Kevin Durant and many others. Definitely a great person to model your game after.
