NBA Scouting Report: Who's the most intimidating player?
Shaq's a bully and KG can embarrass just about anyone, but Charles Oakley is an on-court body guard.
Updated: January 31, 2003, 10:50 AM ET
By By Terry Brown
What you don't know about Charles Oakley could hurt you.
"Hell no," said one NBA scout. "If Karl Malone was
there or Alonzo Mourning still playing, Ron Artest
would never get away with that nonsense he pulled with
Pat Riley. Let's put it this way. If anybody cheap
shots Jerry Stackhouse, Charles Oakley is coming in
the game to cut that B.S. out.
"And every team needs that."
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