How different was the illegal defense then compared to the current post defense the league allows? Just curious.
Eaton played bigger on defense than Yao. Its like he always had his arms in the air. The guy was also a bigtime shotblocker. Plus, early hakeem wasnt like later hakeem. The early version of dream didnt have the deadly 15 ft or off the dribble moves.
One-on-one, I'd go with Eaton. The correct answer is, of course, the Seattle SuperSonics and their illegal defense. FWIW, I met Shawn Kemp at a Houston titty bar several years back (go figure) and talked to him for some time. I told him all about how much I hated playing against him and the Sonics with the fits they'd give Dream and the Rockets....all in all he was a super-nice guy.
i got a better one, i saw kemp in diamonds in 96. Now for those unfamiliar, diamonds was anything goes over off mlk and griggs before the 3ft rule.They used to walk around in nothing but stillettos and didn't close until everyone left. Most people hit that spot after the club closes. I walk in and see kemp chillin.
No one ! Hakeem dominated every center they threw at him. In the playoffs it seemed the Sonics had his # but today George Karl's defense would be illegal. Hakeem still scored 50 against them in an overtime loss in the playoffs !!!!! He was definately a Dream
Lol how is that better? Did you talk to him and tell him how much you hated him? I can't remember the name of the club, but it was some dump off Westheimer. "Ritz Too" or some such thing. There were only a couple girls there and they were fugly, and there were only a handful of customers with Kemp just chilling at the bar. It was not the place I'd expect to hang with an NBA player, but this is Shawn Kemp we're talking about here, so who knows.
Glad someone said Hanzlik, that was my choice for in the pros. In college I'd say Sam Bowie. Yes that Sam Bowie; the one who was drafted instead of Michael Jordan. He clearly had talent and potential. Too bad he majored in broken legs. As a watcher of defense first, I'd love to have seen how he grew.
David Robinson made Dream play both ends. Mark Eaton just stood tall on D. But my pick is Charlie Thomas.
The elbows of the Utah Jazz were pretty formidable... Hakeem owned everybody in his prime. His skill level was top 10 all time in the NBA.
I was going to say david robinson is underrated against hakeem because the way hakeem destroyed him in the 95 playoffs but david did make hakeem work on offense when they were in their primes
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You couldn't double-team a player until he had the ball back then. Once the offensive player got rid of the basketball, the 2nd defender needed to run back to his own man or double the next person with the ball - he couldn't continue to double the player without the ball.
Yeah, illegal d was different, but its not like they called a lot. Also, it was like mortal combat in the post.
