1. Welcome! Please take a few seconds to create your free account to post threads, make some friends, remove a few ads while surfing and much more. ClutchFans has been bringing fans together to talk Houston Sports since 1996. Join us!

Listen up kids - Hakeem Olajuwon is Underrated

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Cohete Rojo, Jan 30, 2016.

  1. Cohete Rojo

    Cohete Rojo Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Oct 29, 2009
    Messages:
    10,344
    Likes Received:
    1,203
    <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B9vFgXAPHoY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    1 person likes this.
  2. OpenLayup-Why3?

    Joined:
    Mar 4, 2015
    Messages:
    2,331
    Likes Received:
    58
    I wish Harden sustained an ACL tear and lost his all endorsements so he could mature.
     
  3. J Sizzle

    J Sizzle Member

    Joined:
    Feb 27, 2012
    Messages:
    43,478
    Likes Received:
    29,491
    You sound like a cool and rational guy.
     
    2 people like this.
  4. robbie380

    robbie380 ლ(▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿ლ)
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Aug 16, 2002
    Messages:
    23,211
    Likes Received:
    9,529
    [​IMG]
     
    1 person likes this.
  5. tycoonchip

    tycoonchip Member
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 25, 1999
    Messages:
    7,100
    Likes Received:
    5,587
    NOW THAT'S MATURE.... what he needs is to be called out by the team... especially by management and coach!
     
  6. rocketsballin

    rocketsballin Member

    Joined:
    Nov 23, 2012
    Messages:
    8,041
    Likes Received:
    1,483
    thats smart. you're smart.
     
  7. tehG l i d e

    tehG l i d e Member

    Joined:
    Feb 17, 2009
    Messages:
    22,999
    Likes Received:
    13,765
    This chick has me feeling things in my pants.
     
  8. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2013
    Messages:
    32,660
    Likes Received:
    23,334
    They should mention blocks, steals, DPOYS, and FMVPS weren't always as factor. Video did do well mentioning Hakeem's supreme competition and many of his feats.

    Video didn't mention Olajuwon's 2 rebounding titles. Another advantage he has over guys like Shaq and Duncan... not once, but twice :cool:
     
  9. iconoclastic

    iconoclastic Member

    Joined:
    Oct 10, 2007
    Messages:
    6,100
    Likes Received:
    422
    That was a nice video.
     
  10. don grahamleone

    don grahamleone Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Aug 11, 2001
    Messages:
    23,315
    Likes Received:
    33,304
    This narrator gets 10 out of 5 stars.
     
  11. sugrlndkid

    sugrlndkid Member

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2012
    Messages:
    11,480
    Likes Received:
    1,648
    Think I found my wife...:)
     
  12. DCkid

    DCkid Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Oct 15, 2001
    Messages:
    9,555
    Likes Received:
    2,505
    this was beautiful. made all the right point succinctly. five stars
     
  13. mkahanek

    mkahanek Member

    Joined:
    May 2, 2001
    Messages:
    3,300
    Likes Received:
    1,881
    That's nuts. BUT I do wish Addidas had a performance based out clause and yanked that 200M yanked out from under him. Then have Khloe caught speaking in to some d-bags meat microphone so he would exit that b.s. Lifestyle. Then, maybe then, he would look inward.
     
  14. Caesar

    Caesar Member

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2014
    Messages:
    6,229
    Likes Received:
    6,246
    When you have a player like SHAQ who didn't ever improve, was fat and lazy, and only got much much for dominant #s because all of the great centers got old or retired and had to face the likes of Tod McCouloch(sp?), a player who was routinely outrebounded by much smaller men and out blocked by much shorter big men and who played with another top 10 player and another top 30 player of all time and another who could have been a top 30 player of all time had he maintained health, this super egotistical player that is always routinely seen as greater than Hakeem? Yeah. Underrated.

    When you have Kareem. A guy who put up dominant numbers just like everyone else in the early to mid 70s, got to play with a top 10 player-Mr Triple Double and then got to play with a top 3 player ever in Magic and 3 other HOF'ers but had no out of this world numbers after the NBA-ABA merger which is common among 70s players who's stats fell down to earth coinciding with that merger that wasn't even the best player on his team for over a decade...when that player is nearly 99% seen as better than Hakeem. Yeah. Underrated.

    When you have Tim Duncan. A guy who was drafted into a team with a Top 5 Center of all time, and played his entire career with 2 other top 100 players and an endless amount of above average role players, a player who hasn't needed to be the best player on his team for the past 6 years but in his prime beat an 8th seeded Knicks team in a short lockout season, a Nets team who's leading scorer was Jason Kidd, a great Pistons team going for back-to-back which is extremely difficult as the Spurs have proven, a sad and pathetic Cavs team, a Heat team that Tim didn't even have to be 2nd best player to defeat. When this player is automatically and routinely placed above Hakeem mostly because of team or organization success, then yeah..underrated.

    When you have a guy who played with so many HOF'ers that you can't keep count, a guy who played in a league with only 8 teams, and only dominated one side of the ball and was atrocious as a scoring threat and always seen as better than you because of TEAM success, then yeah, you are underrated.

    Wilt is the only big man i accept as better than Hakeem. Both Wilt and Hakeem didn't get to play with anyone significant until they were both nearing mid 30s. Give Wilt or Hakeem a Magic, an Oscar, a Kobe, a Penny, a DWade, or a system and organization like the Spurs we'd be talking without a doubt #1 and #2 big men of all time and probably both top 3 of all time.
     
    2 people like this.
  15. ibm

    ibm Member

    Joined:
    Dec 18, 2007
    Messages:
    8,600
    Likes Received:
    60
    great post. i feel exactly the same.

    only question is,,, is td really "automatically and routinely placed above Hakeem"? never knew that...
     
  16. Caesar

    Caesar Member

    Joined:
    Jun 7, 2014
    Messages:
    6,229
    Likes Received:
    6,246
    He's almost universally seen as the GOAT PF now, which makes them place him over Hakeem. It's what i almost always see.
     
  17. ibm

    ibm Member

    Joined:
    Dec 18, 2007
    Messages:
    8,600
    Likes Received:
    60
    i agree, too, that td is the goat. but that's ONLY IN THE PF POSITION.

    overall and individually, dream is quite better than td.
     
  18. onreego

    onreego Member

    Joined:
    Jan 29, 2008
    Messages:
    2,611
    Likes Received:
    1,945
    Wow. Are you and ISOball the same person?
     
  19. Houstunna

    Houstunna The Most Unbiased Fan
    Supporting Member

    Joined:
    Dec 9, 2013
    Messages:
    32,660
    Likes Received:
    23,334
    Duncan @ PF is a farce perpetuated by Popovich to keep Tim as an All-Star starter. SA's coach knew Shaq would always get voted ahead of Duncan.

    Agreed. Unfortunately, TD will be remembered by the masses as "greater". Duncan gets ranked All-Time as high as 6th, while Hakeem doesn't even make most Top 10s.
     
  20. BamBam

    BamBam Contributing Member

    Joined:
    Nov 3, 2003
    Messages:
    9,582
    Likes Received:
    9,692
    The numbers are clear! :eek:

    [​IMG]

    Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon...FTW!!! GO ROCKETS!!! :cool:

    Watching this video (still feeling euphoric) reminds me of those ignorant Mavs fans that claimed Dirtvisky was better than Hakeem because he passed him on the all-time scoring list. Ignorance and stupidity, are common traits that seem to flourish in the DFW area! ;)

    .......
    .......
    .......
     

Share This Page

  • About ClutchFans

    Since 1996, ClutchFans has been loud and proud covering the Houston Rockets, helping set an industry standard for team fan sites. The forums have been a home for Houston sports fans as well as basketball fanatics around the globe.

  • Support ClutchFans!

    If you find that ClutchFans is a valuable resource for you, please consider becoming a Supporting Member. Supporting Members can upload photos and attachments directly to their posts, customize their user title and more. Gold Supporters see zero ads!


    Upgrade Now