"Our offense is like the pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!"

Shaquille O'Neal's quote is a humorous contrast of his group's offense to the famous mathematical theorem, the Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem specifies that the square of the hypotenuse of an ideal triangle amounts to the amount of the squares of the other 2 sides. To put it simply, it is a mathematical equation with no answer. By comparing his group's offense to the theorem, Shaquille O'Neal is suggesting that his group's offense is so powerful and unpredictable that it is difficult to stop. He is recommending that his group's offense is so strong that it is like a mathematical equation with no response. In other words, it is unbeatable. This quote is an amusing method of expressing the strength of his team's offense and the confidence he has in it.