The mere fact that a center from the 80-90s is teaching SG's, PF's and SF's his moves today, says it all about how nice Hakeem was. The moves he was doing as a center was moves actually for smaller players.
I'm 31 and grew up in Houston. Definitely took for granted how good Olajuwon really was. Hands down the best post footwork in NBA history. People forget that he played in the golden era of centers, and he kicked the shit outta all of 'em. In his prime, he was the best center of all time. It's crazy that he can still move like that at 50.
It’s hard to take this all in without subtitles, but this man just basically showed us a majority of the Dream Shake package. If I was a grade school aged Center or Power Forward, I’d be telling these drills hundreds of times a day. Ultimate cheat code.
if u look at hakeem- he had relatively short legs- and low hips- therefore his centre of gravity was much much lower than a man of his size- more like a guy 6'6" than almost a 7 footer. so because he had a low centre of gravity- he was essentially much faster and mobile than anyone he played against.
Just took a frame by frame look to try to figure out the differences between their moves. They had different pivot axis. And dreams' back and hip were almost on the same dimension to utilize them as a bigger shield to protect the ball and put on more impact on anything on the path (the path itself is more like going around the defender) while Melo's hip always extended out and like a skater and his path was more like trying to cut through the room close to the defender. So Melo's hip was more like a weapon for breaking through and crushing defender. His path was more like a straight line. This causes Melo's leg behind can not bend enough to provide the second time power to have another motion in the middle of the spin process. Yes, dream's move was more like a two motion spin move and Melo's only had one. There were a lot more details came into play. Dream is a true master.
Dream is more balanced and upright, and this allows him to select either pivot foot easily. Pick slim move to either side... Melo does move more linearly I agree.
Great breakdown. The way I saw it, melo os thinking ahead and going straight to the counter (second) move without truly selling the setup (first move). For instance on the face up dribble to middle then spin to baseline, Hakeem steps right foot first into lane as he dribbled, then really sticks his left foot down into defender toward hoop to sell that he’s going toward lane before pushing off that left leg for power going into his spin. Whereas melo does not stick that left foot down so hard and is already pulling his right leg back for the spin before he’s sold the drive to the middle.
Hakeem is a once in a lifetime talent, he is the most skilled center to have ever played and a tremendous athlete. His movements are so decisive, exact and smooth, that even at this age and years after retirement he was looking better than most current players. Most modern players just rely on their physical gifts to perform, this man relied on his skills and assisted them with his talents. His foot work, weight transfers, spatial awareness and touch were (are) just Awesome! Man is a genius.
Everybody has something to say about the mistakes he's making, but yet he's one of the best post players in the league, besides is this not him PRACTICING on his post moves?
@@lukhaveya6709 wdym tho?he is the best post player but now that he gotten old,he just arnt big or atheletic as the dream, thats why he fall off but he was like the best post player in his prime
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga Whwn he was young,lebron and kobe said melo was the hardest player to guard,now that he is old,he is not as good,and he was occasionaly giving the blazers 18 or 20 points now that he gotten skinny
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga Almost everybody except bron is declining like crazy at that age and melo has thrown his ego away for the blazers,he has also been decent as a 3rd option and started to play defense.how is that not an accomplisment?he is no longer a cancer and contributing well,da hell u got to hate on a guy like him for?
Watching Hakeem play basketball, and slowly go through his moves, it may look easy, but just the continuous doing of these moves to have the footwork in the back of your head, so you don't think what move your going to do, it comes naturally to what the defence gives you, is amazing. My favourite big man!
I though a lot about it, and finally, BOOM. Hakeem is so fluid because, you see, he's like Bruce Lee. He's water, fluid like water. Hakeem is Bruce Lee of Basketball!
Cain Beezle They can barely use it consistently. Melo and Kobe are really the ones that mastered Hakeem's teachings. Dwight Howard usually just goes for the running jump hook. Lebron only goes for back down back down, then shoot. With Melo and Kobe, it's unpredictable.
Cain Beezle Yes but did Howard and James use Hakeem's moves consistently and with a lot of variation like Melo and Kobe? No. That was the original argument, and you changed it to Howard being consistent in the playoffs.
Cain Beezle lol guys from the open court makes fun of howard not having any post moves. Defensive dwight is a beast but offensively he has little in the table
Cain beezle, LeBron and Melo are in different positions than Dwight Howard so they don't need to use post moves as much as Dwight needs to. I'm not saying that they can't I'm just saying they don't have to do as much but Dwight does because he's a center
In my lifetime Hakeem Olajuwon Bernard King James Worthy and Kevin McHale are people who had moves in the post I hope Zion Williamson finds Hakeem Olajuwon and works on his footwork
My problem with this is why do they wait so late in they careers to holla at Olajawon? The only ones I seen utilizes his moves is Kobe, he took Hakeem's post moves and mixed it with Jordan's fade away. Also LeBron, once he got with Hakeem, LeBron got rings....Dwight Howard sucks
It's b/c when the players are young, they just blow by the defenders and take the ball to the hole. It's only when they're past 30 and have lost a step that they decide to add a post game/moves. Jordan only developed his fade-away and started using a lot of post moves during his 2nd 3-peat run. By then, he was over 30.
Way too much skill for Carmelo lmao!!!! Hakeem almost look like a ballet dancer, his style is elegant and powerful at the same time, impressive for his age...
+Lucien Henry hes been doing this shit for decades. lol he should have it mastered, a lot of players nowadays lack the fundamentals and thats where he shines and made him a legend.
Ye, in FIBA rules. But NBA allows the pivot foot to be moved shortly before the ball touches the ground. It's cheesy yes, but it's how it's always been.
MrBeatboxmasta U will not teach meh how to talk in engrish. Or I tell on you to mah mothah. Seriously now, I meant cheesy. Cheeky works even better, but the point I tried to put across doesn't lose on meaning. The main part is the one before "cheesy", the second sentence to be exact.
Man the dream would torch these young boys if he was in the NBA right now. I forgot how smooth he was in the paint, it's like watching an artist perform.
By rules the refs would consider the first step a 'Gather step' aka not a travel. If we're being real it's a travel, but the refs will never call that.
just wondering isnt that a travel? Coz Hakeem had his pivot move first then one dribble and spin to the rim. If there is any lack of basketball knowledge or rules, please let me know coz i ve been pretty confusing for a while
+Lau Jooo Everytime they do that slight jump? that means no pivot foot has been established yet. As a result it doesn't matter which foot they move first. Also as long as the pivot foot doesn't touch the ground before the ball is dribbled, then its not a travel.
The timing is off by less than .3 seconds so anyone who can catch that as a ref big up to them. With game speed a difference of .3 or less seconds can never be called when you slow these moves down you see his non pivot foot hit the floor before the ball.
Fellas, this was 7 years ago. Relax. I love Kobe just as much as everyone here. With that being said, Kobe for me is second. I still believe that MJ and Dream were better post players. Kobe for me would be third on the list.
Only people I seen benefit from Hakeem are Kobe and Melo. Dwight is truly a lost cause lol has the body and athleticism to be a top 5 center. Oh well. Can't teach heart and hard work
Melo is pretty slow at learning. Hakeem was jabbing with this non-pivot foot then dribbling and spun after. Melo is straight away moving with his pivot foot then spinning. The difference is Hakeem's way you draw defenders to the side and you spin to the space left by the defender. Melo's way is traveling plus the defender hasn't moved yet and his is spinning right back at him.
+J Lee yeah its hard for players like that to break a habit they've made over years- and to build up their fundamentals again. I've noticed guys that height- can't learn to control their bodies as fast. its why hakeem was such a freak
Dream, thank you for teaching this move 2:30 to Amar'e Stoudemire. I was so amazed when I saw him doing it in the low post. Now it's his favorite move. I also see why Mike Woodson made the move for Melo to the 4 and I agree.
I'm pretty sure Hakeem's move at 2:29 was a travel. He moved his left foot which is his pivot foot before he dribbled, did he? Well, i know refs usually didn't call it, maybe because it was very smooth. Am I right?
Hakeem is A true Professor to the game wit SO MUCH Talent Pure Talent that Man still has & STILL he can do its extraordinary to watch.........These guys are Amazin Athletes to the game of Basketball smh
Man that spin move.... so smooth it put my computer to sleep...
Good one; lol...
Melo couldn't sell it like dream though. That subtle fake to the right then spin left is deadly
@@sandman1133 nobody can except for Dream.
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Olajuwon looks like he's dancing. His technique and his movements are so majestic, a true master of his art.
The mere fact that a center from the 80-90s is teaching SG's, PF's and SF's his moves today, says it all about how nice Hakeem was. The moves he was doing as a center was moves actually for smaller players.
@63curtdog This aged well.
Hakeem is soo fast for his age
and too smooth for his age
Fast?? They are doing stationary drills. Let's see him engage in a full court 5 on 5
Bad Drivers for his age. Obviously not against people in their prime
Bad Drivers And he was only 50 when this video was made. Would definitely dominate still
cabatumuchdrip lol
Hakeem's post game is truly an art form.
I'm 31 and grew up in Houston. Definitely took for granted how good Olajuwon really was. Hands down the best post footwork in NBA history. People forget that he played in the golden era of centers, and he kicked the shit outta all of 'em. In his prime, he was the best center of all time. It's crazy that he can still move like that at 50.
Why would Olajuwon want something to do with to Knicks
Damn, you're forty now. And I bet Olajuwon is still at beast at 60 hahah!
I'm surprised that The Dream still moves better than these current basketball players. This just shows what a magical era the 90s were.
Mchale footwork was extremely nice also
i love how hakeem focuses so much on the fundamentals of the first dribble step
hakeem looks 10x smoother doing all the moves haha
As it should be he is center and these moves are his moves. Anthony's game style not like that
Duh its his moves
Melo's got such a sweet jumper!
Hes 50 years old and still seems to be quicker than basically every center there is in the league today , incredible.
And not just centers apparently haha
Dream has so much bend. He's always in a ready position. Every spin covers SO much ground. He's 1 of 1.
Olajuwon so fuckn smooth ;-) Htown baby!!!
surulere lagos guy.....
The greatest footwork and greatest spin move of all time. Long live The Dream.
It’s hard to take this all in without subtitles, but this man just basically showed us a majority of the Dream Shake package.
If I was a grade school aged Center or Power Forward, I’d be telling these drills hundreds of times a day.
Ultimate cheat code.
Im having goosebumps just watching this,.....
if u look at hakeem- he had relatively short legs- and low hips- therefore his centre of gravity was much much lower than a man of his size- more like a guy 6'6" than almost a 7 footer. so because he had a low centre of gravity- he was essentially much faster and mobile than anyone he played against.
You should get a job with espn or something
this makes alot of sense
Just took a frame by frame look to try to figure out the differences between their moves. They had different pivot axis. And dreams' back and hip were almost on the same dimension to utilize them as a bigger shield to protect the ball and put on more impact on anything on the path (the path itself is more like going around the defender) while Melo's hip always extended out and like a skater and his path was more like trying to cut through the room close to the defender. So Melo's hip was more like a weapon for breaking through and crushing defender. His path was more like a straight line. This causes Melo's leg behind can not bend enough to provide the second time power to have another motion in the middle of the spin process. Yes, dream's move was more like a two motion spin move and Melo's only had one. There were a lot more details came into play. Dream is a true master.
Dream is more balanced and upright, and this allows him to select either pivot foot easily. Pick slim move to either side... Melo does move more linearly I agree.
Great breakdown. The way I saw it, melo os thinking ahead and going straight to the counter (second) move without truly selling the setup (first move). For instance on the face up dribble to middle then spin to baseline, Hakeem steps right foot first into lane as he dribbled, then really sticks his left foot down into defender toward hoop to sell that he’s going toward lane before pushing off that left leg for power going into his spin.
Whereas melo does not stick that left foot down so hard and is already pulling his right leg back for the spin before he’s sold the drive to the middle.
Hakeem's Dream Shake will always gonna be a lifetime forever ✨️
Hakeem is the perfect example of the impact that footwork can have on your game.
keem's footwork is absolutely gorgeous and so smooth even at 50
Happy Birthday Mr Olajuwon! God blessed us all with the talent that you showcased and now teach to anyone. Thank you!
Hakeem's spin move is STILL sick! The guy really had the best footwork I have ever seen. Really GREAT :)
Yea his footwork is great because he played soccer in Nigeria first
The Dream still has more game than 80% of the centers in today's league...
Hakeem ,please, come back, we need centers like you !
Hakeem is a once in a lifetime talent, he is the most skilled center to have ever played and a tremendous athlete. His movements are so decisive, exact and smooth, that even at this age and years after retirement he was looking better than most current players. Most modern players just rely on their physical gifts to perform, this man relied on his skills and assisted them with his talents. His foot work, weight transfers, spatial awareness and touch were (are) just Awesome! Man is a genius.
Everybody has something to say about the mistakes he's making, but yet he's one of the best post players in the league, besides is this not him PRACTICING on his post moves?
Didn't age well
@@lukhaveya6709 wdym tho?he is the best post player but now that he gotten old,he just arnt big or atheletic as the dream, thats why he fall off but he was like the best post player in his prime
Exactly! Being willing to swallow your pride and realize there's always areas of your game needing improvement is a true sign of greatness.
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga Whwn he was young,lebron and kobe said melo was the hardest player to guard,now that he is old,he is not as good,and he was occasionaly giving the blazers 18 or 20 points now that he gotten skinny
@IG: confused_melo For FACTS #Ginga Almost everybody except bron is declining like crazy at that age and melo has thrown his ego away for the blazers,he has also been decent as a 3rd option and started to play defense.how is that not an accomplisment?he is no longer a cancer and contributing well,da hell u got to hate on a guy like him for?
Watching Hakeem play basketball, and slowly go through his moves, it may look easy, but just the continuous doing of these moves to have the footwork in the back of your head, so you don't think what move your going to do, it comes naturally to what the defence gives you, is amazing. My favourite big man!
I respect both of these men. Salute! ✊🏿
Hakeem's footwork is quite impressive. He had long limbs and good speed for such a big man.
This man at whatever age he is moves better than the whole Nba, legendary.
Wow Hakeem! The elegance of his movements!! Beautiful !!
Every move Dream does is fluid and has a counter. That's why he was so unstoppable
Melo never has to worry about travel, he can pass the half court with only one dribble and not being called
jam mor *Lebron.
I'm jealous by how tall these fools are man... If only...
Christian Ascencio and graceful as a feather
+Christian Ascencio In another life you will be an NBA Athlete
Yeah-sorry it sucks to be short and White.
Chris Ascencio Your just a jealous person.period
Only if you aspired to be basketball players tho. A lot of 6’6 awkward lanky guys wish they were normal or slightly above average height
Smooth as butter, Mr. Olajuwon, smooth as butter!
can’t believe something like this is for on youtube so good
I though a lot about it, and finally, BOOM. Hakeem is so fluid because, you see, he's like Bruce Lee. He's water, fluid like water. Hakeem is Bruce Lee of Basketball!
EqualsDeath the black one 😂
Dream was an absolute master at foot work . Melo was very coachable, he has some of the best foot work in the NBA now.
Thank You
Incredible footwork...just incredible
I love how Melo releases the ball.
That subtle move at 1:14 looks like no big deal, but when done properly it makes a big difference when a defender tries to guard it.
Man i love watching Melo play his post moves jumpshot everything
thankss man
is it me or does it look like hakeem could play in the nba in his current shape
k randy no
In todays league most certainly
Nah your right. Maybe 6 points 6 rebounds. That's still somethin..
Pretty sure he can still dominate in this little cupcake era
@@gujeffrey5433 dominate ? Hell no
some people just have the body to go along with the skills set. all that teaching wont do much when they go back to their old habits
Hakeem Olajuwon Nigeria need you.
Hakeem was a footworking artist. No words for him.
Melo and kobe are the only guys who truly mastered hakeem's teachings
Cain Beezle They can barely use it consistently. Melo and Kobe are really the ones that mastered Hakeem's teachings. Dwight Howard usually just goes for the running jump hook. Lebron only goes for back down back down, then shoot. With Melo and Kobe, it's unpredictable.
Cain Beezle Yes but did Howard and James use Hakeem's moves consistently and with a lot of variation like Melo and Kobe? No. That was the original argument, and you changed it to Howard being consistent in the playoffs.
Cain Beezle lol guys from the open court makes fun of howard not having any post moves. Defensive dwight is a beast but offensively he has little in the table
Amare uses it too but no has mastered it yet.
Cain beezle, LeBron and Melo are in different positions than Dwight Howard so they don't need to use post moves as much as Dwight needs to. I'm not saying that they can't I'm just saying they don't have to do as much but Dwight does because he's a center
In my lifetime Hakeem Olajuwon Bernard King James Worthy and Kevin McHale are people who had moves in the post I hope Zion Williamson finds Hakeem Olajuwon and works on his footwork
If that happens... 😭😭😭😭 It's over.
Hakeem switching up the footwork like crazy. I'm with melo,that spin was mind blowing when trying to execute
ahh... the dream is so smooth, i could watch him all day
Legends training camp 2K 13 increase in my midrange before the playoffs
My problem with this is why do they wait so late in they careers to holla at Olajawon? The only ones I seen utilizes his moves is Kobe, he took Hakeem's post moves and mixed it with Jordan's fade away. Also LeBron, once he got with Hakeem, LeBron got rings....Dwight Howard sucks
Melo don't need his moves though he gifted offensively and great in the post with footwork
It's b/c when the players are young, they just blow by the defenders and take the ball to the hole. It's only when they're past 30 and have lost a step that they decide to add a post game/moves. Jordan only developed his fade-away and started using a lot of post moves during his 2nd 3-peat run. By then, he was over 30.
LeBron join heats that’s why ...he didn’t learn much from Hakeem .. Kobe is the only one
Jerry Teo huh I see his training with Hakeem a lot in lebrons game
Melo was only like 28 here
melo has the smoothest release ever...so beautiful to watch.
Thanks for this I know he trained with Tyson and Amar'e but this is the first clip I've seen of Melo with Dream.
Way too much skill for Carmelo lmao!!!! Hakeem almost look like a ballet dancer, his style is elegant and powerful at the same time, impressive for his age...
+Lucien Henry hes been doing this shit for decades. lol he should have it mastered, a lot of players nowadays lack the fundamentals and thats where he shines and made him a legend.
melo is pretty skilled
he's straight teaching him how to walk!!! (moving pivot foot)
Ye, in FIBA rules. But NBA allows the pivot foot to be moved shortly before the ball touches the ground. It's cheesy yes, but it's how it's always been.
Arnold Schwartzenegger I think you meant to say "cheeky". :P
MrBeatboxmasta U will not teach meh how to talk in engrish. Or I tell on you to mah mothah.
Seriously now, I meant cheesy. Cheeky works even better, but the point I tried to put across doesn't lose on meaning. The main part is the one before "cheesy", the second sentence to be exact.
Reiner Markus MOUGNOL fuck you.
u not playing in the NBA so STFU!
Man the dream would torch these young boys if he was in the NBA right now. I forgot how smooth he was in the paint, it's like watching an artist perform.
man, i love their job!! :D
The Move he is doing at 6:00 has to be a travel right? switching his pivot foot before he dribbles.
TechnicianIAm #1 I was thinking the same.
It is a travel, but in a real game they don't get calls by doing this.
By rules the refs would consider the first step a 'Gather step' aka not a travel.
If we're being real it's a travel, but the refs will never call that.
After Carmelo doing this drill Hakeem says "you are travelling" and shows how to do it right.
Maybe b4 u receive the ball,u just jump step for me its not a travel for fiba and nba.
Kobe is only one who actually "got it".
Hakeem his spin moves are so smooth i tried to use his moves to my games ang it really help me so much
This is education. Thanks Hakeem!
just wondering isnt that a travel? Coz Hakeem had his pivot move first then one dribble and spin to the rim. If there is any lack of basketball knowledge or rules, please let me know coz i ve been pretty confusing for a while
+Lau Jooo Everytime they do that slight jump? that means no pivot foot has been established yet. As a result it doesn't matter which foot they move first. Also as long as the pivot foot doesn't touch the ground before the ball is dribbled, then its not a travel.
+Lau Jooo travel all day
+Lau Jooo If the ball has left your hands by the time you lift your foot, its not a travel, they will never call it.
+Justin James this is correct, no established pivot foot no travel. You see Curry use the 2 handed dribble into hop-step all the time.
Melo looks likena highschool player lol
HAKEEM WAS A BEAST BACK IN THE DAY!
my father and the dream, doubt it could get any better than this
Will all these moves be called a travel in fiba?
yes
Young Teck Tan yes, ofcourse
the problem is in the nba they often leave their pivot before dribbling but normally it doesn´t get called
Yup
The timing is off by less than .3 seconds so anyone who can catch that as a ref big up to them. With game speed a difference of .3 or less seconds can never be called when you slow these moves down you see his non pivot foot hit the floor before the ball.
I would say it's a tie between MJ and The Dream for being the best at the low post ..
kobe
__Sages kobe as well u dumb if you don’t acknowledge that
@@Wasupde I respect olajuwon and jordan. Jordan is goat but kobe has the best footwork ever..
markobe08 Hakeem has better footwork than Kobe bro
Fellas, this was 7 years ago. Relax. I love Kobe just as much as everyone here. With that being said, Kobe for me is second. I still believe that MJ and Dream were better post players. Kobe for me would be third on the list.
Todo un maestro HAKEEM
Sadly, I'm not seeing another Olajuwon type come through. Truly one of a kind.
Then gets in the game and forget everything 😂
Only people I seen benefit from Hakeem are Kobe and Melo. Dwight is truly a lost cause lol has the body and athleticism to be a top 5 center. Oh well. Can't teach heart and hard work
sadly ur right
tyson chandler too a lost cause
Ryan Lowe nah dwight doing good this season i see him using the moves more and more with his age hes starting to probably realize
Bron learned a lot too!
Ryan Lowe dwight lacks lower base. If u see Hakeem, his base his wide so it creates space against his defenders
Melo..the smoothest jumper to ever grace the NBA within the last decade
that dream shake is so smooth!
when i was 25 i learn this by myself. i am now 51
MUSICTEACHER2012 and your point is?
BREAKING: music teacher becomes nba post player
Melo is pretty slow at learning. Hakeem was jabbing with this non-pivot foot then dribbling and spun after. Melo is straight away moving with his pivot foot then spinning. The difference is Hakeem's way you draw defenders to the side and you spin to the space left by the defender. Melo's way is traveling plus the defender hasn't moved yet and his is spinning right back at him.
+J Lee yeah its hard for players like that to break a habit they've made over years- and to build up their fundamentals again. I've noticed guys that height- can't learn to control their bodies as fast. its why hakeem was such a freak
THE TEACHER is giving epic lession to Melo. Priceless.
hakeem is amazing
the move he taught at 2:22 yes im pretty sure thats a travel
IMAGINE WATCHING THIS AND SLANDERING HAKEEM
Melo is so much of a banger, all of his moves are toward the basket.
Dream, thank you for teaching this move 2:30 to Amar'e Stoudemire. I was so amazed when I saw him doing it in the low post. Now it's his favorite move. I also see why Mike Woodson made the move for Melo to the 4 and I agree.
I'm pretty sure Hakeem's move at 2:29 was a travel. He moved his left foot which is his pivot foot before he dribbled, did he? Well, i know refs usually didn't call it, maybe because it was very smooth. Am I right?
+Albany Nys Its the NBA the only place where that is allowed
No thats not a travel at all.
Melo got cakes bruh... call me gay but y'all now its true
know*
Brandon Collister looking at a man's ass??? Gay. You must me
Hakeem is A true Professor to the game wit SO MUCH Talent Pure Talent that Man still has & STILL he can do its extraordinary to watch.........These guys are Amazin Athletes to the game of Basketball smh
It was a good training session Melo.
Maybe Hakeem should teach him how to play better defense instead of more offensive moves.
Keem moves are so fluid and smoove! Like he gliding
Hakeem in tremendous shape...
Absolute magic vs none. Hakeem is supernatural.
The dream 😢❤
Hakeem has such great footwork.
Teaching how to travel... Unimaginable! The travelling dream! 1rst move he teaches is how to switch the ground foot = travel!
cause he's got one of the sweetest pull-up J's in the league, I think thats reason enough, and he posts up quite a bit
Nice training, Hakeem.
hakeems footwork is so smoove!!!
Here to see Olajuwon
Goes to show just how much you watched him this season... He played PF this whole season.