What's up with the Olajuwon Sculpture Project????

Mehdi · Feb 14, 2008

my fellow muslim i love the dream for everything he has done for houston the rockets and the NBA well deserved cant wait to see this

Luckyazn · Feb 14, 2008

A-Train said:

It's not happening...It's over, done, finito, gone, finished, terminated, through, see ya later alligator, not happening, hasta la vista baby, not a snowball's chance in hell....

We're going into the Kelvin Cato winning the three point shootout chance of Hakeem getting a statue of himself outside of Toyota Center...Justin Guarini accepting his Oscar for best actor and his Grammy award in the same year...Michael Jackson, Jenna Jamison, and Anna Nicole Smith all being guest stars on Seasame Street...Me and ZRB both predicting victories in the same Rockets game thread...

Let me know if you need any more clarification on the issue...
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I guess pigs are flying

WhoMikeJames · Feb 14, 2008

They better not use the dildo jersey.

ClutchCityReturns · Feb 14, 2008

This is freaking awesome.

First of all, I'm just glad it's happening. Second, I already have tickets for that game AND it'll be against Shaq now...so he'll be there when they honor the one center he could never conquer.

I love it.

ron413 · Feb 14, 2008

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bigtexxx · Feb 14, 2008

Sounds great - Dream was a great player

thelasik · Feb 14, 2008

bigtexxx said:

Sounds great - Dream was a great player
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i like how you edited your post. you are lucky i didnt quote your earlier post.

bigtexxx · Feb 14, 2008

thelasik said:

i like how you edited your post. you are lucky i didnt quote your earlier post.
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Thanks for the comliment, man

can't wait to see the statue

v3.0 · Feb 15, 2008

Won't there be something in the HOF when Hakeem gets inducted that might be against muslim faith also? A plaque or his section in the HOF? Just wondering.

Will Hakeem be there at the game when they unveil it?

tallanvor · Feb 15, 2008

So a sculpture of Dream posterizing Muhammad is out of the question?

T-Mac1 · Feb 15, 2008

tallanvor said:

So a sculpture of Dream posterizing Muhammad is out of the question?
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I suggest you edit this post ! Muslims will be offended ! we certainly don't need that in here !

tinman · Feb 15, 2008

I wish they made a statue out of this so the gay bulls fans can slap themselves

t_mac1 · Feb 15, 2008

well deserved. he's the greatest houston athlete in my opinion. what he did in those 2 years were so memorable to most houston fans that you cannot think houston rockets without the dream.

the only thing i regretted for hakeem was that he couldn't finish his career in houston. .

i wish he would go to more houston games

t_mac1 · Feb 15, 2008

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dedicated to the dream

LCII · Feb 15, 2008

They should have a sculpture of Olajuwon doing the dreamshake on Robinson

t_mac1 · Feb 15, 2008

LCII said:

They should have a sculpture of Olajuwon doing the dreamshake on Robinson
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you mean this?

the admiral was a boy next to the dream as he just toyed with him. i have never seen one superstar just toying with another superstar like that. that is why he is so great. i wish our stars can do that when they face other superstars, just toy with them. too bad it rarely happens.

us_marine007 · Feb 15, 2008

t_mac1 said:

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you mean this?

the admiral was a boy next to the dream as he just toyed with him. i have never seen one superstar just toying with another superstar like that. that is why he is so great. i wish our stars can do that when they face other superstars, just toy with them. too bad it rarely happens.
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lol.. im sure yao did something close to that to dwight howard earlier this year.. just toyed with him, but not as bad as how dream toyed robinson

IROC it · Feb 15, 2008

JusBleezy · Feb 15, 2008

ron413 said:

Rockets to Honor Olajuwon with Monument at Toyota Center
Monument to be Unveiled April 11

The Houston Rockets will unveil a monument April 11 honoring the greatest player in franchise history, Hakeem Olajuwon.

The artwork, two years in the making, will be placed in front of Toyota center for Rockets fans to admire and remember.
"It's a wonderful monument to the greatest player in the history, I think, of Houston sports and one of the greatest players of all-time in the NBA," Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said.

Olajuwon is thrilled with the Rockets gesture to honor his career.

"I am so grateful for their thoughtfulness to honor me," Olajuwon said. "It can't be any higher than that. I feel so humbled. I mean, like, 'Wow ... I mean that much.'"

The Phoenix Suns will play the Rockets April 11 which means Shaquille O'Neal will be at Toyota center when Olajuwon is honored.

Olajuwon is expected to be named Friday as a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. He has a sparkling resume that includes being named NBA MVP in 1994. Olajuwon led the Rockets to a pair of NBA Championships and was Finals MVP both times. He is also a 12-time NBA All-Star.

The project to complete a monument honoring Olajuwon, whose nickname is "The Dream," was not easy because it had to comply with his Islamic beliefs.

The Rockets tribute to Olajuwon is being built around his jersey and his accomplishments. It will not include a picture or likeness of himself.

"A statue is against my faith and they recognize that and we worked to be creative," Olajuwon said. "What are the things that we can do that can make it more acceptable and still accomplish the goal? I think we accomplished that."

Alexander said commissioning the project that will produce the monument to honor his greatest player was an easy decision.

"You saw what Chicago did for Michael Jordan. You saw how meaningful it is for the player. This player was as meaningful for this franchise as Michael was for that franchise," Alexander said. "We obviously wouldn't have had two championships without him. Wouldn't have been in the playoffs so many times. He's one of the truly great athletes and players in the history of the game."

Alexander believes it is important that Olajuwon's name and his contributions to the franchise are never forgotten.

"Definitely helps his immortality," Alexander said. "Definitely prolongs his greatness, forever almost. That people will say 'Who was that?' Somebody will say that's the greatest player in Rockets history."

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I always disliked that the Rockets could not put up a tribute to Hakeem, but I understood why.

However, this is great news. Heck, I'm going to just enjoy looking at it when I go into the Toyota Center for Rocket games.

This alone makes the All-Star break great. Excellent news all around.

Mad-Mac · Feb 15, 2008

I'm glad they are finally rectifying this glaring oversight on the Toyota Center.

This is long overdue, however it's good that it all worked out in a way that pleases everyone.

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