I'm not sure this is the right forum, but I have like almost 1600 posts, so I'm untouchable. Anyway, how many fights did Hakeem get into in his younger days ? I remember he beat up Michael Cage once (surprising), any others ? Did he tend to get the upper hand in these fights ? ------------------ "norm, would you like to buy an indian scalp ? This deal isn't gonna make or break me Norm, so don't jerk me around." Harry Carey "Norm, if I had a mohawk scalp, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."
When he was at UH he nailed Olden Polynice with a totally cheap shot to the throat as they were running down the court. The refs did not see it, but the cameras caught it. As gracious and gentlemanly as Hakeem is now, he was a punk when he was much younger. ------------------
He threw an elbow into Olden Polynice's throat as a college player I believe. Wasn't he the one that also got into it with former ex-Rocket Billy "The Whopper" Paultz when The Whopper played for the Jazz? He was also involved in the Ralph Sampson-Jerry Sichting altercation. I remember a windmill punch he threw that looked like his arm came out of nowhere. I believe it was directed at Dennis Johnson or Sichting but didn't connect. He gave Barkley the finger once, and that caused Barkley to laugh uncontrollably while inbounding the ball (does that count?). A quote from Jayson Williams' book "Loose Balls" in which he attributes Hakeem as being the player having the least patience : ------------------ NBA Draft Lottery is May 20th. Start praying now. [This message has been edited by Dr of Dunk (edited May 11, 2001).]
"You don't do that! You must always give the Dream back his change!" Oh I just love that line. ------------------ The Protrolls.com message boards! Protrolls.com! Don't visit my site.
Didn't he like deck Kurt Rambis in Game 6 of the '86 Conference Finals with the Lakers (the 'Sampson Shot' game)? I seem to remember him going after somebody right INTO the Lakers bench. What a stud! ------------------
DoD, I wonder who the rookie was ? Cheivious ? Dave Jamerson ? "You must always give the Dream back his change !!" LMAO!!!! ------------------ "norm, would you like to buy an indian scalp ? This deal isn't gonna make or break me Norm, so don't jerk me around." Harry Carey "Norm, if I had a mohawk scalp, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."
He got into it with Antonio McDyess a few years ago too. ------------------ The ox is slow but the Earth is patient.
Didn't he like deck Kurt Rambis in Game 6 of the '86 Conference Finals with the Lakers (the 'Sampson Shot' game)? I seem to remember him going after somebody right INTO the Lakers bench. It was Mitch Kupchak. ------------------
And it was the ref(Kersey?) who drove the fight into the bench(where some Laker scrub got Hakeem in a headlock). Hakeem and Kupchak got into it and the ref dove right in, lowered his shoulder and drove Hakeem right into the bench. ------------------ "You don't do that! You must always give the Dream back his change!" The Rockets will be NBA champions. Believe.
Don't forget the 1986 finals against the Celts when he gave Dennis Johnson a cut under his eye. ------------------ My doctor says I am bipolar. I am going to get a second opinion. I have never had intimate desires for polar bears.
I yelled at him once from the Rice student section. "Nigerian Cougars are extinct!" I said. Then I gave him the flapping wing sign of the Fighting Owl faithful, while my buddy was waving some car keys at him. He glared at us, and I swear started coming our way. To this day I believe had Sammny the Owl (our mascot) not intervened, we were going at it. With my Joey Ramone scar still healing, I was more than ready for a Dream tattooing.
Heyp, don't sell yourself short. You seem rather enree (sp?), I think you would have given Dream a fight. Or, could have talked your way out of it. ------------------ "norm, would you like to buy an indian scalp ? This deal isn't gonna make or break me Norm, so don't jerk me around." Harry Carey "Norm, if I had a mohawk scalp, I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."
That's cool. Hakeem refers to himself in third person. So The Rock isn't the one who started it. ------------------
The rookie was Jamerson. He also got into a verbal altercation with Vernon Maxwell at practice one day because Vernon has a tendency to spit on the floor. Dream told him to not do that and Vernon went off. He told Dream "f-ck you" and then proceeded to go into the dressing room and spit near Dream's locker where they then had to be restrained. Vernon was scared of no one, however, I believe he would have lost that battle. ------------------
That sounds kinda racist to me. ------------------ President of the Steve Francis, Jamal Crawford,Larry Hughes, and Charles Woodson fan club.
Explain. I do not see where race enters into it. ------------------ "You don't do that! You must always give the Dream back his change!" The Rockets will be NBA champions. Believe. [This message has been edited by Puedlfor (edited May 11, 2001).]
The Nigerian part. Don't ever call anyone a Nigerian. ------------------ NBA Draft Lottery is May 20th. Start praying now.
"He told Dream "f-ck you" and then proceeded to go into the dressing room and spit near Dream's locker where they then had to be restrained. Vernon was scared of no one, however, I believe he would have lost that battle" -LOL. I'd have to bet on Vernon though myself. Mad Max is one dude I wouldn't want to mess with. ------------------ Get Cato out of there...
I (probably to no one's suprise) preferred the badass windmill punching Akeem. He didn't take any crap. The new quiet Hakeem took some getting used to (The championships helped to smooth that transition a little). ------------------ DREAMer's Rocket Page
Don't forget the breach of promise lawsuit. It wasn't fisticuffs but it wasn't too noble either. ------------------ I'd rather be MC Hammer than Nine Inch Nails
