dude signs autographs back in the day <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/zaaHPl_bQ8s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> keeping the bench calm <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/t28rZn6l33s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I would rank him as the best bench energizer we ever had. And I do ultimately believe it had an impact on winning the title. The team was really having fun and played loose.
Even better, for the love of God can we please retire Mutombo's number?! It is an absolute travesty that man hasn't had his number retired by any team in the league.
Relax. He's not even eligible for the HOF, yet -- retired in 09. Teams don't have rules like that for retiring numbers, but it took the Rockets 6 years to retire Hakeem's number.
Only because he inadvertently helped set up the Harden trade by falling in love with Kendrick Perkins.