Just give me Hakeem in his prime and any other player And they will beat any other 2 Rockets. Who is going to stop Hakeem one on one and who can't Hakeem block?
Does anybody remember Hakeem complaining about Sam taking jumpers instead of feeding the post? That was in Sam's rookie season. I remember Hakeem complaining about him as well as in prior years complaining about Sleepy Floyd not getting him the ball. Sam is a whole lot better player today than he was as a rookie. He made a living off of Hakeem's reputation as a rookie. Now, he makes his own living.
This is a rhetorical question right? Dream had more heart and desire to win then the other three guys combined.... Dream and Cassell would win hands down.....heck I could play with Dream and probably bet em, but I would have to practice my three pointer a bit more first......
Let's see. Hakeem in the prime + Wilks today vs. Yao in March + Steve a year ago When fatigue is not an issue, Yao is actually great, at least not far off from Ewing. Remember Yao shot more than 60% in March. Hakeem 40 pts vs Yao 25 pts Wilks 0 pts vs Steve 30 pts Advantage Yao + Steve 15 pts. I think we should give credit to Steve as a great 1-on-1 player.
hakeem and matt maloney over steve and yao. hakeem and RR over steve and yao. hakeem and ME over steve and yao.