History revisited....Supposedly unhappy Superstar, Trade Rumors....

The Olajuwon era predates probably half the posters on this board. Still remember my favorite shirt in elementary was my 85-86 Rockets WCC shirt.

 

This has already been spoken about no reason to start a new thread on it

 

Speaking of the old days I'm surprised nobody's mentioned that Dikembe used to present huge match-up problems for Hakeem. The Rockets did not want to meet Denver in the playoffs in the year when Denver beat Seattle, and they breathed a sigh of relief when Utah knocked them out of the playoffs. And now all these years later Deke is wearing a Rockets jersey.

 

I think they were alot happier at the prospect of facing Denver rather than Seattle. Talk about match-up problems...

Yeah, remember when Olajuwon called Charlie Thomas a "coward." That was crazy.

 

Remember it well....only problem is.....Tmac has 1/69 the heart of Hakeem the Dream Olajuwon...

 

Exactly. You don't earn a reputation as the fiercest defensive player in the game unless you are in top condition and play your a$$ off every second you are on the court. Nobody ever questioned Dream's intensity on the court.

I've never seen Tmac sustain that type of concentration and fire for more than a few plays. If ever.

 

Winning changes the aspects of everything doesn't it? How much heart did Dream have before the championships? As the OP is saying, people were wondering if he's good for the team. It's ubsurd what people start thinking at times. There are certain good players that are cancers to teams. Tracy isn't one of them.

I mean let's imagine *IF* Tracy can lead us to the 'ship. Let's just humor ourselves...is he still heartless? A quitter? No fire? etc.? He has heart and fire. Just b/c someone's not a spaz like apparently half this bbs is, doesn't mean he doesn't have fire. Look at many of the ads and pictures of him on the internet in a Rockets uniform. He's yelling, pumped up, etc.

It's easy to kick someone when they are down. They guy gives it his all come playoff time. His team ends up folding in game 7s (sometimes not excluding himself). Yet every playoff series, he comes and gives it everything. What happens when he finally tastes some post season success?

I wonder what this board will say if he can finally win a series like he deserves. Oh, I know...it'll be because of Yao.

 

Wasn't it exactly Hakeem's heart they were questioning when they accused him of faking an injury???

 

Ha. You said 69 . . . .

 

You show us your hidden agenda right at the end.

It won't be because of Yao. It won't be because of T-Mac.

We won't get out of the first round with this core.

 

what punk voted low on this thread?

a thread started by 'mr scarface' ..as true Htown old school fans know, a

founding member of the getto boys

also, anytime someone brings up the hakeem days, its a great history lesson

 

The majority are short sighted There are some that take more than what the media give them into consideration.

I didn't know that there was a time when Hakeem wasn't trusted.. so thanks for the history lesson!

 

Haha, it's just the frustration of a lot of the "stuff" I read through here, so forgive me there. I am a big fan of Yao's.

I disagree with you on the 1st round thing though. I believe this team can get far. I still believe.

 

Good find. I started following the Rockets in the late 90s, so I never knew this about Hakeem. Also interesting to note that he was somewhat of a knucklehead early in his career. At least Tmac doesn't fit that type of character.

 

T-Mac's salary nearly matches the ENTIRE salary of the Houston Rockets 1st championship season (I just threw in 1994-95 salary to compare)........................if you take into account inflation from 1993-1994 and 2008.

93-94
Scott Brooks $525,000
Matt Bullard $650,000
Sam Cassell $650,000
Earl Cureton $150,000
Mario Elie $790,000
Carl Herrera $1,000,000
Robert Horry $1,200,000
Chris Jent $150,000
Vernon Maxwell $1,424,000
Hakeem Olajuwon $3,170,000
Richard Petruska $150,000
Eric Riley $150,000
Larry Robinson $150,000
Kenny Smith $2,150,000
Otis Thorpe $2,418,000

Total: $14,727,000
Total (2008): $21,024,816.68


94-95
Tim Breaux $150,000
Scott Brooks $550,000
Chucky Brown $150,000
Adrian Caldwell $150,000
Sam Cassell $845,000
Pete Chilcutt $126,300
Clyde Drexler $1,578,000
Mario Elie $1,450,000
Carl Herrera $1,350,000
Robert Horry $1,499,000
Dave Jamerson $104,000
Chris Jent $250,000
Charles Jones $150,000
Vernon Maxwell $1,833,000
Tracy Murray $1,160,000
Hakeem Olajuwon $3,169,900
Richard Petruska $55,000
Larry Robinson $30,000
Kenny Smith $2,633,000
Zan Tabak $500,000
Otis Thorpe $2,578,400

Total: $20,311,600
Total (2007): $28,262,768.58


T-Mac (2007 season): $19,014,200

 

He was faking an injury......he wanted a new contract....and when the Rockets refused to negotiate he said...and I quote from a conversation I had with Steve Patterson when he was running the Aeros Hockey team.....

Hakeem said...

"Fine, my leg hurts then."


And he was suspended by the team, and the players union and league heard both sides, and upheld the suspension.

Then the plane ride, the 14 game winning streak that year with Hakeem missing most of it with a legitimate injury and the very next year they started 15-0 and won the championship.

Yep yep...good times.

DD

 

Dream was not a knucklehead, he was hot tempered.
He was Maxwell before Maxwell, try to punk him.. see Mitch Kupchak

 

Remember when Akeem advanced past the first round multiple times before then?

 

If only this rule applied to McGrady, Alston, Aldelman, VSpan....sigh...this board used to be good...