NO... Shikamaru without a DOUBT.
1. Shikamaru doesn't know the basics of FTG (Minato only told Naruto and Sasuke).
2. As noted by Sakura, the Kyubi chakra link was basically omnipresent meaning Shikamaru didn't know that it was also there.
As such, Shikamaru was left to devise a strategy with the following:
People who could create weak earth walls, a somewhat injured Killer Bee. A it mattered little since they were enclosed in a barrier.
So really Naruto happened to be a person with insider knowledge. In addition, Kurama spoke with Naruto earlier, and likely between the two of them or upon Kurama mentioning the link at least, he could make the plan.... though even then he didn't know if it would work.