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Could Olajuwon play in todays game ?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by icewill36, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. Ziggy

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    @Clutch

    does your delete button work in today’s Clutchfans?
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    ‘WE’ know
    ‘THEY’ never will
     
  5. Air Yordan

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    Could Les be an owner in today’s NBA? :eek:
     
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    I am sure Olajuwon would be a better owner, had he 3 billions more.
     
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    Dream was Top 10 in 5 categories:
    Steals
    Rebounds
    Blocks
    Points
    and Shooting Percentage

    That's amazing.

    And he could guard most anybody 1 thru 5. Just look at him going out and blocking Starks for the win in the Finals.
     
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    What a stupid question. Hakeem played like Zion on offense when he came into the league, only he is taller and quicker. Then he developed all the moves he is famous for. Hakeem was also pretty much the best defender in the league. He had the speed and quickness to guard just about any position except point guards. He would have been a monster in a switch everything defense. So think of the hype Zion gets. Hakeem would dominate him.

    I'm going to go a step further and say the whole 95 team would dominate today. Rudy T actually developed a 4 out system for the Rockets, and they had the shooters to space the floor for Hakeem. If they had the analytics of today that had them shooting 40 3's a night they would have crushed it.

    Take the 95 Rockets and put them into the 2019 Rockets system and they would have blown peoples minds.


    RkName3P%
    1Scott Brooks.471
    2Kenny Smith.429
    3Tracy Murray.422
    4Pete Chilcutt.407
    5Mario Elie.398
    6Robert Horry.379
    7Clyde Drexler.357

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    Generated 2/26/2020.
     
  9. BackNthDay

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    Dream is Jordan's pick for his #1 Center. PeriodT. He would absolutely destroy Covington and PJ and whoever else the current Rockets would throw at him.

    Dream >>>>>>>>> PJ
    Horry >>> Covington
    Drexler => James
    Mario > House
    Sam << Russ

    Our 95 Bench would get torched by 20 Bench though
     
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    Yeah, ask John Starks. He claims he couldn't believe Olajuwon got a piece of the ball.
     
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    Nope. $80 Mill and junk bond traders can't buy a $3 billion dollar team

    You got to be a real billionaire like Steve Balmer
     
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    With MDA as coach, he would likely be sitting on the bench next to Hartenstein on a nighly basis.
     
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    Clay Davis could.

     
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    dream is 57
     
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    I'm sure since the OP's probably 13 yrs old, he never actually saw Hakeem play.
     
  17. tinman

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    that's an insult to 13 year olds
     
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    how old are you? you must not have watched him play. He would be the MVP and would of added the 3 point shot...he could make those.
     
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    It was a long time ago so facts are hazy...

    I remember thinking they were crazy to replace Otis Thorpe with Horry. Horry turned out to be one of the first prototype stretch 4.
     
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    I remember him rushing out to the arc and blocking John Starks' last second 3 to seal a GM 6 win against the Knicks
     
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