Howard To Train With Olajuwon Again In Offseason

Precision340 · Mar 5, 2013

dude needs to work on his free throws before anything else

Dave_78 · Mar 5, 2013

He needs to train with Calvin Murphy and learn to shoot free throws. Training with Dream is a waste of time. Training with Shaq would be too because he lacks the size and lower (and upper) body strength Shaq had just like he is missing the speed and agility of Dream.

Even if he regains his health, the guy will be completely washed up when he is 32-33 and cannot jump over everyone else in the gym.

hashmander · Mar 5, 2013

iamthejustness said: ↑

Like you alluded to in the beginning of your post, Hakeem and Moses Malone have completely different games and arguably a different pre-ingrained skill-set. Yet, Akeem was able to utilize the knowledge that Moses Malone acquired that made him successful with his personal style, and grew it into something of his own identity. I'm fairly certain Moses Malone didn't impart his knowledge of the dream shake and fadeaways to groom Akeem, but according to that specific quote, I am sure he acquired some knowledge which helped him to realize a dream shake option.

So can Dwight do what Hakeem eventually did? Odds are against him, but to not attempt to use that resource would be foolish for him. And are odds against due to skill-set to size ratio or rather, due to Hakeem being arguably the best big man to play the game? {insert KAJ, Wilt, Russell}

Some Pre-draft measurements:

Shaquille O'Neal

Height w/o shoes - 7'1"
Weight - 303 (obviously pre-draft)

Dwight Howard

Height w/o shoes - 6'9"
Weight - 240 (also pre-shoulders)

Hakeem Olajuwon I couldn't find pre-draft measurements on Hakeem. Here's what wikipedia has.

Listed Weight - 255

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Here's a video featuring Olajuwon's rookie year highlights which may shed some light on his inherent skill-set:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OSHwPJTgpPw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If the embedding doesn't work here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSHwPJTgpPw
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i'm not saying he isn't 6'9" without shoes, but remember he was a high schooler at the time, still possible to grow.

acsorelle4 · Mar 5, 2013

fallenphoenix said: ↑

his offense game has actually improved since working with hakeem
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