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Olajuwon overwhelming the Clippers with smoothness- circa1994

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by KnickandSteel, Mar 17, 2015.

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  1. KnickandSteel

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ez5c3Pyh8U

    2 Things you'll notice:

    1. Dream's footowork gets him to the center of the key with impunity
    2. Turnaround jumper is way too quick & smooth to stop

    Man, it was so fun watching him!! I could watch his highlights for days
     
    #1 KnickandSteel, Mar 17, 2015
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    And Dominique's creativeness also really comes through. He was a really special scorer.
     
    #2 KnickandSteel, Mar 17, 2015
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    I've never seen a player outside of Jordan with these assortment of moves. I watch clips of Chamberlain simply jumping over 6'5 guards with no solid post moves. I watched Shaq dunk his way to the HOF. But they couldn't hold a candle to Dream
     
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    KnickandSteel showing tinmac how to be a decent poster on the BBS
     
    #4 Downtown Sniper, Mar 17, 2015
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    Best post moves I've ever seen.

    If you watch closely, you can see he already knows what he wants to do before he gets the ball in the post. Sometimes, he even starts his move before he gets the ball.

    No dribbling, no waiting for the double-team. No hesitation whatsoever. That's when Hakeem was at his best.
     
    #5 ima_drummer2k, Mar 17, 2015
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    I somehow completely forgot about Dominique's post-Atlanta career. Thanks for posting these vids. Repped!
     
    #6 DCkid, Mar 17, 2015
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    How Dominique wasn't on the top 50 list is beyond me. He is definitely a top 10 scorer of all time.
     
    #7 rockbox, Mar 17, 2015
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    Scoring assassin.
     
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    He was at the brink of declining after the short Clippers stint.
     
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    Man player nicknames back then were legit. Human Highlight Film, The Dream, The Glide... etc.
     
    #10 Jontro, Mar 17, 2015
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    Brad Daugherty, over here!
     
    #11 PhiSlammaJamma, Mar 17, 2015
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    Second best part of that clip was hearing Bill and Calvin.
     
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    You don't think TMac, TJones, and DMo are good nicknames?
     
    #13 DrLudicrous, Mar 17, 2015
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    Man, That's how you play. Soon as you get the ball in your hand, MOVE!
     
    #14 EightDoobies, Mar 17, 2015
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    man he was such a beast. I almost forgot he had a good jumpshot too. Wouldn't be doing that too much if he was on this team, Stathead's puppet would never let him shoot that shot.
     
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    He's able to do that because he has such a good rapport with the ballhandlers who were skilled enough to put the ball where they knew he wanted it. The only guy who can make that kind of pass on this team is Harden, and honestly, he's too good to be simply dumping the ball down low
     
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    @ 5:30 Matt Bullard playing that matador D
     
    #17 Haymitch, Mar 17, 2015
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    Great video. Nique was 34 in that video and still throwing it down.
     
    #18 JoeBarelyCares, Mar 17, 2015
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    In the first minute of the video, Bill and Calvin were talking about someone who had an eating disorder...who was that?
     
    #19 Kevooooo, Mar 17, 2015
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    Great highlight video. He certainly is fun to watch. Definitely in the top 30 of all time.
     
    #20 HardenHardon, Mar 17, 2015
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