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You had to see him play. He was dominant, unshakeable.
I keep on seeing the guy in the 4-7 all time greats.. 2 Championships/three finals? Given that i was still a kid back in the day..
but can anyone tell me why alot of people have him 4-7?
You had to see him play. He was dominant, unshakeable.
I've watched a few recorded games of MJ. Is there anyway i can watch a whole game for any of his games back in the day? I've been browsing nonstop the last couple of hours without results..
If Hakeem is overrated, then what does it make of D-Rob? Just a scrub bible-thumper?
DRob isn't listed in the top 10.
Thank you for proving my point.
Because they're too stupid to know about the older great basketball players.
Sometimes the explanation for stupidity is just that they're stupid.
That said, Hakeem is probably around 9-10 anyway. But 4? Absolutely not even close. Even 7 is too high for him imo. But I could see the argument. . .but 4-6, just no.
Not really sure you had one.
A top 10 all time vs a top 25 all time, are you saying that if Hakeem is overrated and should be top 15, David should be top 30?
What exactly is your point?
if starting a franchise who would you pick? kobe or olaguwon
Since there's no one named olaguwon, I would take Kobe.
yeah dude was freakishly talented one of a kind for sure
Clearly Hakeem, and he's above Kobe on my GOAT list. But Kobe isn't anywhere near 4-7. He barely cracks the top 10 imo.
He has 5 rings, but his impact on the game isn't the same as the other top 10 guys. Kobe's 5 rings is the only reason he's even on mine (well, that and too many people would cry if I didn't include him).
Definitely one of the best centers to ever play the game. He was simply unstoppable.
* Olajuwon had ridiculous moves on the low block. Duncan and McHale are the only players I have ever seen with comparable (but probably not quite as good) footwork.
* He had a baseline fadeaway that was unguardable. It was similar to the move Jordan used from 96-98.
* He could face up and put the ball on the floor, making him deadly in the high post. He could hit a 15 footer too.
* A shot-blocking machine. The only other shotblocker in his class all-time is David Robinson.
* Also had comparable footspeed to David Robinson.
* He was legendary in the clutch. He blocked a shot at the buzzer in game 6 of the 94 Finals that would have clinched the championship for the Knicks. Starks was on fire from the 3 point line that game and there's a great chance that shot drops and they win the le if not for the block. Olajuwon also got the tip-in to complete an 18 point comeback to win game 1 of the 95 Finals. Those are the two really big clutch plays that come to mind right off hand, but I know there were many more.
* Olajuwon was also a pretty strong rebounder. A little more than 11 a game in his prime years from 84 to 97.
Olajuwon had no weakness in his game. The only bad things you could say about him are
(1) He was a hot-head really early in his career; in the 86 WCF Mitch Kupchack got him to go nuts and get ejected for starting a fight from a strategic elbow. He had another playoff game earlier that year when he was baited into an ejection also.
(2) When he reached TOSB-age he pulled a Ewing and still wanted to be top dog, at the expense of Pippen's game for instance. Point (1) is pretty minor since it was really only a problem the first couple of years of his career. Point (2) is a bit worse, since I seem to remember it costing them Sam Cassell. Then again, at the time Olajuwon was probably right to want things running through him at the tail end of his prime while Cassell didn't deliver at all in his last playoffs. He was definitely in the wrong wanting constant isos the year Pippen was there though.
I don't think you can make a case for him above Jordan, Magic, Bird, or Kareem, but after that, he stacks up well in comparison to anyone else.
Last edited by baseline bum; 06-16-2012 at 11:53 PM.
There is no way this can be overrated
Best Center ever imo
As shown by the video...dude could also handle and pass the ball like a guard. He was the perfect big man.
if u wanted to create the perfect center akeem would be pretty close
hakeem and overrated cannot be put together in the same sentence in the english language, tbh.
what are they teaching you lil mf'ers in english class?
His timing on those blocks is ing crazy respect.
In 1988-89 Hakeem averaged 24.3 ppg, 14 rpg, 2.9 apg, 4.6 bpg, 2.1 spg.
I would argue this amazing year isn't even in his top-3 seasons.
Never seen low-post basketball played better.
Thanks for posting that. That's one of the sickest things I've ever seen.
Hakeem went hillbilie ape crap on the 86 Lakers
Not too bad vs Boston in the Finals either
A one man wrecking crew
Most of his blocks were goaltends, but he was amazing nonetheless.
Best center I got to see at his "peak" or "prime" ...when I started watching ball Kareem was still very good and an all-star but Hakeem was a beast. He had as series aginst the Sonics in his prime that was one of the best two-way (offense/defense) series I have ever seen. He scored at will, rebounded like crazy and blocked shots. Hakeem was the best big man I have seen from rookie to TOSB.Duncan is second, Shaq third.
Plus how many centers could of dominated or at least outplayed 3 other HOF in their prime (Shaq was young but at his athletic peak) ceners in back2back championship seasons?
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