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[nbcsports]Dreaming of Working out with Hakeem Olajuwon

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, Oct 26, 2011.

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All these players want to train with Dream cause

  1. they want to improve their low post game

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  2. they were impressed by his mvp, finals mvps, dpoy, and high rating on nba 2k12

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  3. the lockout forced them to watch all those classic 90s rockets games on nbatv

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  4. working out with Dream > working out with Tim Grover

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  1. tinman

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    http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports....g-out-with-hakeem-olajuwon-its-a-pun-you-see/

    Joakim Noah dreaming of working out with Hakeem Olajuwon. It’s a pun, you see.

    Matt Moore

    Oct 23, 2011, 11:36 PM EDT


    Hakeem Olajuwon’s such a popular guy. NBA Hall of Famer. Iconic center. And apparently every NBA player wants to work with him. Kobe Bryant worked with The Dream two years ago. Dwight Howard the past two summers. LeBron James recently.

    Well, add one more to the list of people who want to get in line to see how the Dream Shake works. Bulls center Joakim Noah, the most offensively limited of the bunch, told BasketSession.com that he also wants to work with Olajuwon. As transcribed by HoopsHype:

    Have you discussed things with Hakeem yet?

    Joakim Noah: Not yet, but that’s something I would really like to do. Everybody knows that he has helped the guys who have come to work out with him tremendously. Just to be able to live this experience would be great. We’ll see later if it helps me or not, but at least I will have tried everything I could to get better.

    via HoopsHype – NBA Rumors.

    Noah’s offensive strength is mostly in putbacks and the occasional mid-range jumper. His hook shot is unreliable, but he’s got it. However, there is some gain to working with Olajuwon. Particularly, Olajuwon can teach Noah how to get a better feel for his opponent, and use footwork to get closer to the bucket. And as good as a defender as Noah is, Olajuwon can teach him quite a bit about defense as well.

    It’s good to see Noah being proactive. The Bulls need another legitimate weapon, and Carlos Boozer‘s only going to be … you know, Boozer-ish. Noah gives them the best chance at a legitimate weapon with upside. Even a little bit of improvement could make a huge impact on the Bulls’ offense, which, despite Derrick Rose‘s brilliance, wasn’t gangbusters last season.

    We’ll see if Hakeem’s got time in his busy schedule for the abrasive Broakim.
     
    #1 tinman, Oct 26, 2011
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    Yep, I saw this, pretty awesome. So far this off season, I know Hakeem’s worked out with Dwight, Lebron, Gortat and Garrett Siler, DeAndre Jordan, the Lopez brothers…and now Noah is seeking out his services as well. I wish our young big men would do this too, especially since they're not getting training from McHale right now.

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    #2 redhotrox, Oct 26, 2011
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    damn, hakeem looks younger for some reason
     
    #3 HombreDeHierro, Oct 26, 2011
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    yea, he been working on coming back to the rockets...duh...where u been. :rolleyes: :p
     
    #4 greatpacha1, Oct 26, 2011
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    I wonder if Hakeem watches scolas post moves
     
    #5 mr. 13 in 33, Oct 26, 2011
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    Please tell me you are not insinuating that Scola is a better post player than Hakeem...
     
    #6 RedRedemption, Oct 26, 2011
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    There's a rumor that Hakeem picks who he is going to work out with; they can't necessarily just call up and demand that he train them.
     
    #7 napalm06, Oct 26, 2011
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    Pretty sure if says yes to working out with Robin Lopez, Garret Siler, and DeAndre Jordan, that he'd say yes to Rockets' players if they asked too.
     
    #8 redhotrox, Oct 26, 2011
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    HELL NO!!!!!
     
    #9 mr. 13 in 33, Oct 26, 2011
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    I love seeing the height difference between players like Lebron and Hakeem, it makes everything he achieved even more amazing.

    He dominated every Center he played against in an Era where Center's were the integral part of offense and defense, and he did it at a massive height disadvantage.
     
    #10 Burko, Oct 27, 2011
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    its the new thing nowdays working out with hakeem
     
    #11 blackistan, Oct 27, 2011
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    It's going to be a bunch of people trying to dream shake each other.
     
    #12 tinman, Oct 27, 2011
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