1994-1995 Orlando Magic: Believe In Magic [#8]: Shaquille O'Neal | Penny Hardaway

Shaq and Penny and Nick and 3D were a team that could have won a couple of titles if they stayed together!! Fortunately got a chance to see them as a kid in Orlando. ✊🏽✊🏽

Coach Hill and the Orlando Magic management fucked the finals up, allowing Shaq to be in the studio recording his album. Allowing 3D flying around on a jet ski and Penny being the whole day, every day in the mall with Nick Anderson. Brian Hill made no adjustments, allowed them to play calculated sloppy defense on which Huston could answer quickly. He never allowed Shaq to play defense 1 on 1 against The Dream and them Houston guards smelled blood and caught fire. I watched those games probably thousands of times on VHS and it brakes my heart every single time! I was a huge Penny fan since day one. Like AI said Mike was his guy, Penny was my guy. Never wanted to be like Mike, I wanted to be like Penny! Patterned my game after him, rocked the same goatee, had his shoes, have his white, blue and black jerseys, by now 23 cards, a book and my biggest dream is to meet coach Hardaway, sit down with him and just chat for an hour or two! I know I´m bias here, but without injuries he might be the best point guard to ever step foot on the basketball floor and probably top 5 players of all time!

Penny Hardaway is truly a LEGEND. The GOAT 🐐 of Memphis College Basketball. If it weren't for he's knee injury earlier in his NBA career. He could have won a Championship ring. And into the ranks of Bird, Magic, MJ, Pippen, Shaq, Kobe, A.I., LeBron, Olajuwon, and many other Hall of Famer. God bless Penny. Thank you for your great skills and talent, and contribution to sports of basketball 🏀 👏

Penny 🐐 hardaway

Penny was so talented it was terrifying 😳

This was the most exciting time to be young and in Orlando. So much fun.

The greatest, most electrifying team to never win the championship.

One of the best teams ever really. Maturity and staying together they could of won some titles. Who knows if Shaq stayed what would of happend. When he left the team went downhill putting all the load on Penny and he got hurt. What if always sounds good and it didn't happen. Still one of my favorite teams to watch growing up.

Nick Anderson was one of the best two way players and 3D was the best three point shooter in the league they were a incredible squad wasn't just the Shaq and Penny show they had a squad running teams out of the gym.

And to think they booed the commissioner when he said Orlando traded the drafts of C.webb to GSW for Penny but quickly forgot about C.Webb after Penny suited up and balled out.

The starting five Orlando had that season was just huge. As for Nick Anderson, he was one of the three best two-way guards that season.

I loved these magic teams they were fun to watch

Penny and 3 draft picks what a monstrous deal

I was lucky enough to grow up in Orlando and my father had season tickets from the inaugural season in 89 up until 96-97. Hands down Nick “the quick” Anderson is still one of my all time favorite players. Lol don’t even get me started with 3D. I got lucky and attended Magic basketball camp as a young teen. Best sports memories of all time. I also went to high school with Shaqs two sisters and half brother. Those were the days!

The greatest team that never won

one of my favorite videos

Greek Freak to me is like the new Shaq but I think Dwight Howard was the closest to him with the power and game before his back injuries.

If Shaq stays and Penny stays healthy that team wins at least two titles. Sad.

My favorite YouTube video ever🙏love my Magic

Got swept by the Houston Rockets in the Finals. Shaq's weakness was free throw shooting. He invented a new version of Kareem's sky hook - the jump hook.