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Hakeem Olajuwon's Greatest FORGOTTEN Playoff Run

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, May 19, 2019.

  1. tinman

    tinman Contributing Member
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    The Night King never got the 99 eye raven
    @heypartner
     
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    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
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    Hakeem is arguably the greatest playoff performer ever.

    He features a lovely increase in production over the regular season.
     
    #2 Houstunna, May 19, 2019
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    Took the team to the finals in his second year
    Defeated defending champions
     
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    Thanks for this tinman. People tend to forget that Dream beat an all time great team with multiple all time great players in just his 2nd year. Boston was too much for us. Lucas could have changed the finals outcome but no excuses. I do consider that to be the “lost Rockets team” that no one talks about.

    I believe he is also the only player in nba history to win a ring(94) with teammates who never made an all star team in their career.

    Am I missing anyone else?
     
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    Thorpe was an all-star for the Rockets in 91-92. Cassell also made an all star team well after he left Houston (2003-04 with Minnesota).

    Still, winning a championship without another bonafide star was an incredible feat.
     
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    Thanks.
     
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    Fun fact: In the 93-94 title year, Hakeem hit .421 from 3-point range. :eek:
     
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    Dallas Cowboy fans think it’s time for tinman to move beyond the 90s.
     
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    Dallas Cowboy fans can suck it
     
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    you are wrong about 1994. Otis Thorpe made the All Star team and Sam Cassell did with the Clippers (however he was a top point guard for many years)

    OT never got credit cause he was so humble . Dude played like 500 games in a row.

    [​IMG]

    In 1995,

    Drexler obviously was an Allstar many times and nba legend
     
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    GTFO
     
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    Dream is forever.

    This is called Clutchfans after Clutch City. Thus meaning Clutch City is forever.
     
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    Take that for load management.
     
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    Williamson JOSH CHRISTOPHER ONLY FAN
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    Fun video. But dude definitely didn't want to touch the possibility that the league conspired against us to get half our team banned for cocaine so that they could continue to have Lakers/Celtics Finals appearances.
     
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    I forgot all about Thorpe making the all star team. Cassell was great but I never saw him as an all star. Good stuff.
     
    #15 BaselineFade, May 20, 2019
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    The local drug dealers conspired against us. Crack/Coke hurt several nba teams in the 80’s, but I think we were hit the hardest.
     
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    Wait the world is still talking about people who started religions thousands of years ago

    It should be fine to retell a story that's just as good as those

    Clutch City til the end of the days
     
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