In this First Take YouTube Exclusive, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Vincent Goodwill join Shae Cornette to talk about Shaq’s comments on the NBA big man, along with bold predictions for the rest of the season.
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@tex_s_t
February 18, 2026 at 11:58 pm
What Shaq mean is where the big men avg 20 and 10 and play big protect the rim. But I think there are some young big men around the league, I think it’s getting there.
@YoungLightOfficial428
February 18, 2026 at 11:59 pm
No the big man is not back
@shaheemtaylor960
February 19, 2026 at 12:07 am
The Center position today is dam near extinct. Only a handful of true big men left. U know things are bad at the position when Draymond Green is playing Center for the warriors on the regular. Centers in the NBA these days are to busy trying to be like Kobe shooting jumpers.
@tglanzer07
February 19, 2026 at 12:07 am
who is this new clown on the show??
@ZeustheYoung
February 19, 2026 at 12:11 am
Vinnie got a 5 head high key
@tarikaltaheri
February 19, 2026 at 12:21 am
Shaw
@LeoDeRossi718
February 19, 2026 at 12:31 am
shaq is absouletly correct. centers that post up are in the paint like shaq, david robinision, hakeem, moses malone, ewing, kareem, mutombo, mourning
@Laurent_08
February 19, 2026 at 12:50 am
If they’re big , if they’re men, they are big men.
@Bailey2006a
February 19, 2026 at 1:02 am
Wow…a throwback. A show on ESPN talking pure, unadulterated sports . Calmly and thoughtfully. Great idea! Keep it up..I’m here for it! Good trio here…
@KingDee23-446
February 19, 2026 at 1:04 am
wemby a big man?? discredit everything bro is just talking
@therealmvp232
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 am
Your big man should at least be a rim protector and post presence.
@kobe2curry4rose1
February 19, 2026 at 1:15 am
The post game died when they removed the physicality on the perimeter at the start of the 2010s.
@JohanLWill7_
February 19, 2026 at 1:27 am
Don’t need to be
@AndreAlston-p3n
February 19, 2026 at 1:51 am
nothing stays the same in life and in sports, we’re stuck in our time, centers can shoot dribble etc etc
@AUB.m
February 19, 2026 at 1:55 am
Shaq gotta understand the game has evolved,kids dont just get shoved in the paint because they’re the biggest kid on the team and get left down there. Kids are learning the entire game so the can play the game at every level of the court
@AquaDolphin-f2t
February 19, 2026 at 1:57 am
Shaq is right
@jamarone5902
February 19, 2026 at 1:58 am
I’d be disappointed in Tatum and Boston if he came back early. Kids young. Don’t Grant Hill him.
@jerrylockhart3069
February 19, 2026 at 2:09 am
You’re not mentioning Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You’re not mentioning Akeem the dream Olajuwon. You’re not mentioning. lol Russel 😮😮😮
@slymongoose420
February 19, 2026 at 2:11 am
Feels like it, im telling you if any other team had a legit bigman the warriors wouldn’t have had a dynasty imo
@eddielacrosse2
February 19, 2026 at 2:12 am
Duren is a big man too I think I gotta think on this
@jos234
February 19, 2026 at 2:38 am
Giannis is not a center but he plays like one, dunking on everyone all the time is what big men do
@Humble_Legend
February 19, 2026 at 2:38 am
Homie borrowed Stephen A’s hairline to do this segment lmao
@AquaDolphin-f2t
February 19, 2026 at 2:39 am
Yaw rushing tatum back. Celtics are still in a good position they just won a championship.. they are an underrated team.. they still can do damaged without him. I’m a pistons fan.. saying this Celtics are a damaged team.
@Ironfist23yt
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 am
jakob poeitl
@typicalwhiteguy5758
February 19, 2026 at 2:45 am
Rudy Gobert should be the best big man in the league but he’s not because they don’t use him right