You need another hobby sir. Diversify that portfolio. 1999 is fresh meat now. Not something to identify as.Stop living in the past. Edit. Respect the passion.
Yes. Actually he's one of the most portable players for any era in NBA history. He's better than Embiid, Joker and Davis, all who are perennial all stars and on winning teams this year.
The only legitimate way to consider this would be if a young Olajuwon was about to be drafted. The player in this video would definitely go No.1 today and dominate. Also remember he got this good by seeking and playing against Mose Malone during summers of college. He would probably done a similar thing in this era to develop for the current NBA (Bonus highlights of a young Drexler too...)
if you are so convinced of the answer then why start a thread asking what amounts to be a rhetorical question from your point of view? do you recall hakeem catching up to rod Strickland and blocking his shot? he had speed and quickness and he would do just fine defensively in the league now and who the heck would stop him? if you put a team with 4 shooters around him and couldn't consistently double him then what good would length do? btw did you see the sonics constantly play illegal defense to make sure they were not just "standing around" watching the ball get dumped to him?
Well hakeem was like a point center so hed be fine. Think if rudy gobert actually had dribble skills and actual offensive game The player that couldnt play now is lakers/heat era shaq. He would foul out in tye first quarter with his post bully ball. Defenders would wait for the hammer back down and fall over.
Yes unstoppable. Hakeem had a center body but moved like a guard. This question is illogical because all truly great players at that level transcend conventions of their times. Isn't playoff basketball slowed down to half court anyway? If true. It's where he would dominate. If you are referring to the pace and space.... Hakeem is quick enough to dominate with blocks and rebounds, his recovery is among the best I have ever seen. Hakeem was excellent free throw shooter. He literally has no flaws he could even hit a occasional 3. it wasn't promoted to do so then but if he did I'm sure he would be able to. No matter how the game is played then or now. He is so dominate in every facet of the game that even if we never asked him for offense he would still affect the game. Hakeem has a couple of quadtrouple doubles to his name. His beautiful offensive game was born out of necessity to help the team. Once no one could stop him.... you just keep feeding. Just like we do Russ and Harden. Same thing..... we used to play inside out, now we play outside in. Concept is basically the same with a little more emphasis on 3's. Draw attention to get others or yourself a high percentage shot.
No one should ever question Hakeem Olajuwon On a site called Clutchfans Named after the championships won by Hakeem named Clutch City Do Laker fans question Kobe or Magic or Kareem or Wilt ?? Doubt it @Zboy These people on here might as well be Mavericks or Jazz fans
Lol@ You. Just because he switched onto John Starks (in the first of his back to back titles) and shut down the danger man multiple crunch times DOES NOT mean he didnt do it other times. The world is more than youtube highlights
