I meant purely in terms of team success. Hakeem always performed in the playoffs. In not going to disagree with that.
Even then, your anti-Harden bias shows. Here's the playoff success records up to age 30 for both guys. Harden has outdone Dream to that point. Dream: 1 x missed playoffs 5 x 1st round exit 2 x Lost in WC Semifinals 1 x Lost in NBA finals Harden: 4 x 1st round exit 2 x Lost in WC Semifinals 3 x Lost in WC Finals 1 x Lost in NBA finals
Harden's scoring and scoring efficiency drops significanltly from reg season to playoffs. It didn't with Dream. His scoring and TS% increased.
If you take everything into consideration, then you'd have to throw in facts that Olajuwon started playing very late, 17 years old, mostly self taught, and that he was an entirely different athlete, a soccer goalkeeper. It was an advantage and disadvantage at the same time. And he went thru a time of drug related enforcement law that took 2 important players away from the team who were integral to the Finals appearance in 1986. Hakeem had to go thru and endure much more hardships than Harden. Harden had the most advanced practicing methods and sports science at his disposal. A GM and coach totally devoted to his style of basketball. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon
man these young kids don't know boys in here really trying to cape for harden with a subtle jab at hakeem smh tell 'em @topfive
Harden is built differently than most players, something fans on here don't seem to understand. It's part of why he's so successful! Him getting leaner would potentially take away from his strength, but maybe the trade-off is a bit more stamina, easier for him to dunk and a bit faster, but I doubt it works that way.
