One thing that I always liked about Shaquille O'neal is that he was always willing to give Hakeem Olajuwon the respect and admiration he deserved.  Even upon his entry into the league, when asked who the greatest center in the game was, he would always reply, "Hakeem."  Even when leading up to their collision course during the 1995 repeat Championship run (I love saying that), Shaq remained respectful, and dare I say "humble" regarding all things Hakeem.  For all of the macho head games, crazy interview comments (i.e."Ericka Dampier"; "The Rupaul of Big Men"; and his utter dislike of one David Robinson), and on-court tactics, Shaq seemed to know where to draw the line regarding our beloved Dream.  As a matter of fact, I can only think of one time that I saw Shaq do something intentional and out of anger towards Dream:  The very last play of the 1995 NBA Finals.  I believe that his action in that one moment was a culmination of the embarassment of getting to the pinnacle of his basketball dream, and having it viciously snatched away --not because he laid an egg, but because the other guy/team was just simply better.  I had the pleasure of meeting pre-Laker Shaq one day...

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