Will anyone reach Dream's Block Shot record?

Kareem and Wilt both had more career blocked shots than Hakeem, but they didn't start keeping stats on blocks until 1973; thus Hakeem has the record. Given two other players have more blocks, this is a breakable record. Especially given how the elite players are now defying the age curve through advance training and nutrition:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110128&sportCat=nba

 

The center position has changed so much that unless it changes again, I actually think it will be difficult enough to break into the top 5 or 10 as is for anyone that came into the league in the new millennium.

Another thing that's so impressive is that Hakeem got the record in the 95-96 season, so he had until the 01-02 to build on the record.

 

NEVERRRRRRR

 

Duncan would of had a shot had he not spend 4 years in college.

 

Hassan Whiteside.

 

How's Dwight Howard doing in the block department?

 

with the way the rules are setup nowadays to make it easier for perimeter players by opening up the paint, its going to be hard.

 

you can't camp under the paint

the protected zone

even if not in the protected zone, you're much more likely to get called on body contact

over 50% (probably more) of the centres in the nba are power forwards, with better jump shots than post games.

 

Defense is a lost art.

Big men are a dying breed.

No. No one will ever beat Deke let alone break Hakeem's record. The only way would be if Tim Duncan played at a consistent level for like 60 years.

 

That's pretty much impossible to match.

3+ blocks a game for his career.

Duncan is really solid at blocking for his career and he would pretty much have to play 12 more seasons at a high level to beat that, lol.

 

Under current rule, yes. But sometimes all it needs is a rule change.

 

That's what has to be considered, the rules that change how the game can be played, it's much harder due to paint regulations today. In that clip Hakeem most of the time just camped in the paint and waited to block MJ at the rim. LOL You guys have no logic when you dog on guys like D. Howard saying how Shaq would destroy him back in 92-93 when the way Shaq dominated by bulling to the basket is outlawed in today's low post world.

 

Among active player Josh Smith and D Howard are the best candidates, but neither one of them have a realistic chance. Too many fouls are called, plus the defensive 3 second rule make his record untouchable at the moment.

But the game changes, so the NBA could one day cycle back to defense, but not any time soon.

 

When you look into a Rocket fans' DNA, it looks like this :

 

There is no current player that can beat it, unless Howard plays like 25 effective years, lol.

 

Lol Smith or Howard would have to average something like 3.5 a game for the next 10 years without missing extended time.

 

Completely agree.

Too bad you're a 99er fan, and not a Rocket fan.