Hakeem is in my top 2 all time. No one accomplished more with less around him throughout their career than Dream did. Read the man's player profile and count how many times you read the words "the only player in NBA history" or "the first player in NBA history."
Wilt has the most “only player in nba history” and “first player in nba history” by far not even close. He’s also done more with less relative to his competition. Sure hakeem had less help throughout his career but not relative to his competition. Especially in the 90s when winning. Wilt would’ve easily won against bird had he been given those 80s rockets with Sampson
@@beenizz5102really? Because the 86 celtics is considered the best celtics team ever and one of the nba best team ever. Wilt never could beat inferior celtics teams then how would he of beat the best celtics team?
@@jlobiafra This isn’t about anyone who considers the 86 Celtics team the best. I can find plenty of folks that think the 60s dynasty is the best Celtics team or other eras Celtics but that’s not what I’m here for I’m not here for consideration in peoples opinion I’m here for facts lol. The facts are the 60s Celtics not only are the goat dynasty with 8-0 streak but have teams objectively better than the 86 Celtics with more chemistry, overall greater offense defense and rebounding and leadership and coaching combined and lastly wilt easily defeats the 86 Celtics if he could defeat the 67 Celtics and could beat teams that outnumbered his own by 2 or more Hall of famers 3 different times in his postseaon career especially in an era where Robert parish and mchale are bbq chicken and the rules are far easier for wilt able to wrist carry and backdown punish and no one able to come close to him on the boards, shot blocking, scoring and efficiency combined, at his position passing, stamina, durability, jumping, speed etc… not hard to understand how wilt destroys the squad and his team takes the victory
Great reaction man! The thing with Hakeem is that he was elite in both offense and defense. Early in his career he had that bad temper and he overcame that. He could finesse and he could also bang. He even made his free throws. He's the best center of all time imo.
Lot of people have Jordan #1. There were very few who could get inside Jordan's head, Dream was one of a select few. Jordan admitted it. He also says his first pick on a team would be Hakeem and they would never lose. Imagine that 2 man game.
Hakeem was having his way..poetry in motion!Watching him back in the day..Hakeem made no mistakes,amazing basket ball I.q.He was the total package...only player in history,to win a championship,he being the only AllStar!An amazing achievement..exemplary!
I really don't get how someone can put Shaq over Hakeem. The only thing Shaq ever had over Hakeem was Kobe. Can you imagine Hakeem in his prime playing with young Kobe? LOL
@@fun-vids6669 I agree. Hakeem had the better offensive skill set and he was 3X the defender Shaq ever was. Hakeem was the original big man version of what people praise Kyrie Irving over offensively and a defensively even better defensive player than Dikembe Mutombo, Only Kareem and Wilt were better centers and even that is questionable due to them having better teammates than Hakeem.
Grew up in Houston, watched all of Hakeem’s years, and it’s terrific he’s getting his due respect. Got to know his nephew a bit, and Hakeem sounds like a truly stand-up guy. Obviously a physical freak, and highly skilled. But the thing that really shows his character is that he was CLUTCH.
Hakeem the Dream Was a nightmare for his opponents he was almost unstoppable during his time in the NBA he had some of the best skills I've ever seen for a big man his size quick and effective
Hakeem added something new to his game every year. He use to easily dance through double, triple and quadruple teams and dominated both ends of the court EVERY NIGHT. Greatest all around center ever!
Hakeem and Kobe are most skilled players in NBA history. Olajuwon definitely top ten of all time. He did more with less. Every player on everyone’s top ten list played with another All Star player. Give Olajuwon another All Star for the major of his career and he’ll probably wins 5 or 6 championships.
I've always thought the same. People rank Shaq above Hakeem mainly because Shaq has 4 rings and Hakeem as 2 rings, but Shaq always had another star player with him. What did Hakeem have? Nothing in 1994 except role player Kenny Smith, and then an old but still effective Clyde Drexler in 1995 that was no longer an All-Star. Everyone saw what Hakeem did his 2nd year in the NBA when teamed with All-Star Ralph Sampson, they went straight to the Finals. Give Hakeem at least ONE All-Star, doesn't have to be another superstar like Kobe or Dwayne Wade, but just another All-Star, someone like Mitch Richmond, Kevin Johnson, Sean Elliot or someone like that and I PROMISE YOU, Hakeem at least equals Shaq's 4 rings, if not exceed them and get 5 or 6. Give Hakeem a superstar teammate and Hakeem is right there in the 80s and 90s challenging guys like Magic, Bird and Jordan for championships every year. NBA history would have been totally different.
Hakeem was the best all-time center. I remember the hype when he first came to UofH. I was a student at TSU and would go over to UofH and watch him practice. In the beginning he was still learning how to play the game and couldn't speak English well. One of the first things he learned to say on the court was "IN YOUR FACE" with a deep african accent! 😂 lol, those were the days.
Even though Shaq was more dominant and just an overall brute force, Hakeem was the best big man to ever play the game. Russell and Wilt played against each other and that was it Kareem did his thing, but THE DREAM did him, Shaq, Ewing, Admiral, and everyone else, including Moses! Yup I’m a native Houstonian, I seen it all!!!! It’s not all stats… Watch some more videos! You’ll see.
My #1 all time Center. The Houston Rockets will never have another Hakeem Olajuwon so savor the moments of the good ole days. Thanks for the memories Hakeem.
5 Players in NBA history have recorded 100 steals and 200 blocks in the same season. Hakeem, David Robinson, Kareem, Ewing and Ben Wallace. Wallace 1 time, Ewing twice, Kareem 4 or 5 times, Robinson 6 times. Hakeem did it 11 straight seasons and missed it his rookie year with 99 steals. Hakeem was 1 steal away from 12 straight seasons of 100 steals and 200 blocks in a season.
The Twin Towers! Loved my Rockets back then. I started watching basketball religiously in 83 as an 8th grader. I had watched since 79, but only to see Bird n Magic and when the Rockets were on. I knew of Jordan, but was so happy to see Hakeem get picked! The Man is a Dream....Unbeatable
I believe Olajuwon was the most skilled center all around in his era and possibly of all time. We have yet to see another like him just like we have yet to see another Jordan.
Let's get something straight about your end comments. Jordan played in 1995 and Orlando beat them. He was number 45. Houston had someone like Jordan. His Name was Clyde. Houston could have beaten them that year. cheers.
What research? I’m pretty sure everybody knows the story about Michael Jordan‘s return late season and losing to the Orlando Magic and coming back next season with the most dominant NBA season from start to finish that we have ever seen to kick start a second 3peat. Thats my GOAT tho🙂↕️
Hakeem made something of mothing he did not have any holl fame plyer in his team but he made and won his 1st champion in my opinion he is second greatest player after MJ
did you watch the series. Shag had a better team in Orlando and played with much better players and coaches and he was not nearly as good of a defender as the dream. Shaq played with better guards throughout his career which is overlooked. and stats dont tell the whole story, that's not how you judge players in such a complex game like basketball.
The Rockets always faired well against the Bulls. I think they could have beaten the Bulls at least once. What could have been. Jordan feared Hakeem. The Bulls had no one who could stop him.
Jordan respected him, didn’t fear him. And I loved how Jordan would shrug off the regular season and itch to meet an opponent that was successful against him during the regular season in the playoffs. But Hakeem is the best center I’ve ever seen.
@@spitnificent OK, fear perhaps is a strong word, however, he is noted as saying “it’s a good thing the BIG MAN can’t get out of the west”. Nobody on the Bulls could stop Hakeem. One thing I hope we can agree on is it would have been a really good series. I don’t think the Bulls would have demolished the Rockets as some think. Jordan and Hakeem were both truly unstoppable players, and great in all aspects in the game of basketball. The series could have gone either way. The Rockets had a better starting 5, while the Bulls had the better 1-2 punch.
Wilt , Kareem, Dream. Old Kareem avg 35 points first 8 games against Dream. Media not kind to Kareem Top 3 all time scoring rebounds and blocks. 10 finals 6 rings. Last ring 41 years old. Last finals MVP 38 years old. 6 MVP awards. 2 scoring titles. 2 times blocks leader . Look it up. To much to list. Akeem most skilled. Sky hook most unstoppable shot ever. Boring 6 rings 6 MVP
Top 10? He’s the Greatest center ever! and top 5 player or better all time I’ve been watching basketball for close to 50 years and still do that man should be in the GOAT conversation statistically Forbes magazine says he’s 1 and I will not disagree with them he retired in the top 10 in every statistical category if he had another all star had would have a lot more titles ask Shaq or Jordan how good Hakeem was!
Wilt n Russell by far the 2 greatest big men ever so we gotta stop with the goat stuff always quick to label players greatest ever but it’s for sure a great amazing entertaining highlight reel from an all time great fosho
Wilt was horrible in the playoffs and finals. Bill had minimal offense and both of those guys couldn't buy a freethrow. I'll take Dream over them any day.
@@dancaswell3703 then you’d lose horrifically if you had to run into guys like wilt and Russel. Despite both having bad FT shooting they did everything so great that they impacted winning more than the best free throw shooters in their era and all time effortlessly. Wilt can shoot as far as hakeem can in varying ways but is a far better shot blocker, versatility, stamina, fade shooter, hook shooter, finger roller, defensive IQ, shot block timing and without committing oneself, post entry denials, playing the passing lanes, faster, stronger, jumps higher, in another universe in every aspect of Playmaking and every aspect of rebounding All hakeem will do is give your team more fancy footwork in post spin moves and reverse pivot spin n fake outs. Something that’s a complete infant in front of wilts overall attributes and abilities. You stand no chance objectively and well documented lol Finals and playoffs wilt averages are far and wide above anyone else’s in nba history. Not to mention intangibles that are on display. It only gets uglier for you Bill Russell is a far better defender and rebounder and passer than hakeem is a better scorer than bill. Hakeem can’t even beat bill in every aspect of scoring either for he can’t go coast to coast at the speed bill can and leap over a defender in a single bound from a step in the FT line to score nor can he do sky hooks and reverse pivot sky hooks like Bill can. For someone who only has scoring as a better skill than Bill Russell out of the 5 major aspects, That’s a complete joke to not even be better at every single aspect of scoring. 2 greatest bigs and players ever objectively proven and easy to know when bias is removed
@@beenizz5102 If Hakeem played in Wilt's era nobody would talk about Wilt. Wilt nor Bill had the agility of Hakeem. Then add his exceptionally quick hands from years of hand ball. Hakeem had more talent on offense and defense than both Wilt and Bill. If you go by careers Bill is the unquestioned GOAT. If go by stats then Wilt has a major argument as the GOAT. If you go by watching what the players and what they can actually do, then Hakeem is the unquestioned GOAT.
@@KevinThomes False but I appreciate your love for Hakeem’s style of play. Unfortunately this is all style that your confusing with greatness and overall skill. It’s Allgood tho many people don’t understand this and make this mistake. But yeah, your simply talking about the style you like watching hakeem do when it comes to offense and what hakeem was allowed to do on top of that due to easier far less strict rules With all that being said, hakeem would be nowhere near what wilt is if he played in wilts time. It would be domination on wilts behalf and even more of the same if wilt played in Hakeem’s era due to wilt being allowed to backdown punish and wrist carry and easier stat counting rules slower pace to conserve energy etc… it’s literal child’s play among child’s play in the 90s for wilt against hakeem and all others. Not even close. All objectively proven by observation and documentation too The proof lies in not just the documented easier rules hakeem is used to and harder rules wilt is used to but also the fact that hakeem is only better with foot work and handle to score while wilt is even faster than hakeem when it comes to raw speed, far stronger, jumps higher, is taller, far more stamina and durability, far better passer, far better fade, far better hook, far better finger roll, far better shot blocker, and even an overall better defender being able to keep up with forwards and guards and force steals the same way hakeem is able to and you can look that up in videos on UA-cam Twitter and search the basketball archives it’s all documented Lastly wilt is also in another universe as a rebounder than hakeem is in. He’s also the more efficient scorer under far harder circumstances Therefore there is no reason to assume hakeem is gunna dominate wilt and not be dominated by wilt when he’s only a better ball handler, ball faker FT shooter and foot work but a far worse shot blocker, same kind of defender of perimeter and smaller players and steal getter, far worse rebounder, far worse passer, worse hook shot worse finger roll less efficient worse fade shot maker etc… all under easier circumstances Bill Russell is another one. Clearly jumps higher than hakeem and is faster than hakeem. Doesn’t have Hakeem’s footwork. But bill is far greater than hakeem defensively and rebounding wise and even passing wise than hakeem is better than bill at scoring Superior Scoring on Hakeem’s behalf to the extent he is better (only 5ppg with all those moves he has for a career under easier circumstances) will never be good enough to trump bill Russell’s superior 1-5 goat defense, far superior rebounding, and far superior passing. 2 different universes of players. Hakeem is fun to watch tho I’ll give you that. Same way Jamal Crawford and Vince Carter are very fun to watch but nowhere near as great overall as the boring Tim Duncan
Hakeem was better than Jordan. Michael Jordan would have never won 2 titles with that Rockets team just imagine Hakeem with prime Pippin Grant and Tony K. He would have won 6 too
Hakeem was a rookie, who was still learning the game. After a season, he outplayed those HOF talents, and outscored Bird when they met. He just had no team around him. 3 crackheads suspended, and Ralph's knees gave out. He lost all 4 starters on his team.
The intangibles are too many here ...hmmm where do you start here ... ??? Definitely top 10 player of all time Top 3 big men of all time behind only Kareem and Wilt Best best 2 way player of all time tied with MJ at 1st { 2 quadruple doubles out of 4 ever recorded} Best post player of all time Best defender of all time { He has the defensive trophy in his name} Best shot blocker of all time One of the best NBA patented signature moves Most skillful and talented big man of all time
Bulls office used to harass MJ about Hakeem outplaying him in the head to heads. It was said MJ always looked forward to playing Houston in the 90s, because Dream was the only 1 he viewed as an equal talent on the court.
I wouldn't say almost all on the same team but easily could have been. Rockets could have just drafted Clyde which they should have. To get Jordan they could have traded Sampson to the Bulls and drafted Jordan. Centers and bigs were viewed more highly than guards at that time so the Bulls would have certainly made that trade.@@cavitycreep
Hakeem is in my top 2 all time. No one accomplished more with less around him throughout their career than Dream did. Read the man's player profile and count how many times you read the words "the only player in NBA history" or "the first player in NBA history."
Top2 player, not just center!!!
@@leramfreeman2950 100%
Wilt has the most “only player in nba history” and “first player in nba history” by far not even close. He’s also done more with less relative to his competition. Sure hakeem had less help throughout his career but not relative to his competition. Especially in the 90s when winning. Wilt would’ve easily won against bird had he been given those 80s rockets with Sampson
@@beenizz5102really? Because the 86 celtics is considered the best celtics team ever and one of the nba best team ever. Wilt never could beat inferior celtics teams then how would he of beat the best celtics team?
@@jlobiafra
This isn’t about anyone who considers the 86 Celtics team the best. I can find plenty of folks that think the 60s dynasty is the best Celtics team or other eras Celtics but that’s not what I’m here for I’m not here for consideration in peoples opinion I’m here for facts lol. The facts are the 60s Celtics not only are the goat dynasty with 8-0 streak but have teams objectively better than the 86 Celtics with more chemistry, overall greater offense defense and rebounding and leadership and coaching combined and lastly wilt easily defeats the 86 Celtics if he could defeat the 67 Celtics and could beat teams that outnumbered his own by 2 or more Hall of famers 3 different times in his postseaon career especially in an era where Robert parish and mchale are bbq chicken and the rules are far easier for wilt able to wrist carry and backdown punish and no one able to come close to him on the boards, shot blocking, scoring and efficiency combined, at his position passing, stamina, durability, jumping, speed etc… not hard to understand how wilt destroys the squad and his team takes the victory
There was no other center ever like Hakeem, the greatest of all time
Hakeem was so good, Kobe went to him for footwork/post up lessons
Yup all facts
Great reaction man!
The thing with Hakeem is that he was elite in both offense and defense. Early in his career he had that bad temper and he overcame that. He could finesse and he could also bang. He even made his free throws.
He's the best center of all time imo.
And was Jordan's kryptonite.
Lot of people have Jordan #1. There were very few who could get inside Jordan's head, Dream was one of a select few. Jordan admitted it. He also says his first pick on a team would be Hakeem and they would never lose. Imagine that 2 man game.
No one was mj kryptonite but himself
He was the best center ever, there will never be another like him.
Glad some people know their basketball!🔥
Hakeem is my G.O.A.T. just look at this video and what he did with no Allstars helping..no one else did that..
Hakeem was having his way..poetry in motion!Watching him back in the day..Hakeem made no mistakes,amazing basket ball I.q.He was the total package...only player in history,to win a championship,he being the only AllStar!An amazing achievement..exemplary!
But don't forget, Rodman was playing with Robinson that year in 95 and it didn't even matter to Dream. And Still Dominated!!
Exactly!!
When no one can guard you, the name on the jersey don't matter.
I really don't get how someone can put Shaq over Hakeem. The only thing Shaq ever had over Hakeem was Kobe.
Can you imagine Hakeem in his prime playing with young Kobe? LOL
I never thought of it like that. Good angle
@@BU_TV today it's all about the single player, but it will always be a team sport where a Bruce Brown Jr. can make all the difference in the world
People who say that just don’t know basketball whatsoever not only was Hakeem better but it wasn’t even close at all
You know what, that is true. if you would have gave Hakeem Olajuwon Kobe things would have been a whole lot different.
@@fun-vids6669 I agree. Hakeem had the better offensive skill set and he was 3X the defender Shaq ever was. Hakeem was the original big man version of what people praise Kyrie Irving over offensively and a defensively even better defensive player than Dikembe Mutombo, Only Kareem and Wilt were better centers and even that is questionable due to them having better teammates than Hakeem.
In the 95' Finals, Shaq scored most of his points on 37y old Charles Jones, not Olajuwon. Olajuwon was holding Shaq scoreless in the clutch
Grew up in Houston, watched all of Hakeem’s years, and it’s terrific he’s getting his due respect. Got to know his nephew a bit, and Hakeem sounds like a truly stand-up guy. Obviously a physical freak, and highly skilled. But the thing that really shows his character is that he was CLUTCH.
That boy could really shake and bake
Hakeem the Dream Was a nightmare for his opponents he was almost unstoppable during his time in the NBA he had some of the best skills I've ever seen for a big man his size quick and effective
Dude was a moooonstar
@@BU_TV For sure
Hakeem added something new to his game every year. He use to easily dance through double, triple and quadruple teams and dominated both ends of the court EVERY NIGHT. Greatest all around center ever!
Elite on both ends of the floor, best big ever 💯
Hakeem and Kobe are most skilled players in NBA history. Olajuwon definitely top ten of all time. He did more with less. Every player on everyone’s top ten list played with another All Star player. Give Olajuwon another All Star for the major of his career and he’ll probably wins 5 or 6 championships.
Fair to say. My list of top 3 skilled players no order: Kobe, Hakeem, Jordan,
MJ Bird Wilt Hakeem and Kobe
I've always thought the same. People rank Shaq above Hakeem mainly because Shaq has 4 rings and Hakeem as 2 rings, but Shaq always had another star player with him. What did Hakeem have? Nothing in 1994 except role player Kenny Smith, and then an old but still effective Clyde Drexler in 1995 that was no longer an All-Star. Everyone saw what Hakeem did his 2nd year in the NBA when teamed with All-Star Ralph Sampson, they went straight to the Finals. Give Hakeem at least ONE All-Star, doesn't have to be another superstar like Kobe or Dwayne Wade, but just another All-Star, someone like Mitch Richmond, Kevin Johnson, Sean Elliot or someone like that and I PROMISE YOU, Hakeem at least equals Shaq's 4 rings, if not exceed them and get 5 or 6. Give Hakeem a superstar teammate and Hakeem is right there in the 80s and 90s challenging guys like Magic, Bird and Jordan for championships every year. NBA history would have been totally different.
Hakeem is easily top 5 all-time and the best defensive player of all time. He was a superstar on both ends of the court.
Hakeem was the best all-time center. I remember the hype when he first came to UofH. I was a student at TSU and would go over to UofH and watch him practice. In the beginning he was still learning how to play the game and couldn't speak English well. One of the first things he learned to say on the court was "IN YOUR FACE" with a deep african accent! 😂 lol, those were the days.
Even though Shaq was more dominant and just an overall brute force, Hakeem was the best big man to ever play the game. Russell and Wilt played against each other and that was it Kareem did his thing, but THE DREAM did him, Shaq, Ewing, Admiral, and everyone else, including Moses! Yup I’m a native Houstonian, I seen it all!!!! It’s not all stats… Watch some more videos! You’ll see.
Wow !!
Dude Hakeem beat Shaq and DRob like a dirty rug.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 lmao
His post moves are amazing .... what a player.
Hakeem all day!🏀🔥🏀
Hakeem is 10th in NBA history in steals. IN STEALS.
Underrated
Hakeem was the best all round player of all times, Best Center of all times, Even Jordon was scared(his talent) of him!
DREAM was the best
My #1 all time Center. The Houston Rockets will never have another Hakeem Olajuwon so savor the moments of the good ole days. Thanks for the memories Hakeem.
Poetry in motion.....The Dream was a pleasure to watch work. I miss those days . H-Town in the house!
The Dream in my top ten.
5 Players in NBA history have recorded 100 steals and 200 blocks in the same season. Hakeem, David Robinson, Kareem, Ewing and Ben Wallace. Wallace 1 time, Ewing twice, Kareem 4 or 5 times, Robinson 6 times. Hakeem did it 11 straight seasons and missed it his rookie year with 99 steals. Hakeem was 1 steal away from 12 straight seasons of 100 steals and 200 blocks in a season.
The Twin Towers! Loved my Rockets back then. I started watching basketball religiously in 83 as an 8th grader. I had watched since 79, but only to see Bird n Magic and when the Rockets were on. I knew of Jordan, but was so happy to see Hakeem get picked!
The Man is a Dream....Unbeatable
AKEEM IS THE COAT OF ALL CENTERS !!!!!!! USE YOUR EYES, NOBODY COULD STOP HIM. NOBODY!
Summer pick up games at Fande Rec Center in Houston. NBA players from all over played there.
He was and he will be alwase the G.O.A.T
The best footwork for a 7footer
@@tigerwilliams7262 cosign!
I believe Olajuwon was the most skilled center all around in his era and possibly of all time. We have yet to see another like him just like we have yet to see another Jordan.
He should be in your top 10
He is in Jordans Top 5
That alone says enough
Gotta respect Mike for that
Let's get something straight about your end comments. Jordan played in 1995 and Orlando beat them. He was number 45. Houston had someone like Jordan. His Name was Clyde. Houston could have beaten them that year. cheers.
Thank you!!
Houston always dominated Chicago. That was mentioned in this video.
G.O.A.T. sir.. and Jordan came back with 17 games left and didn't make it to the finals! Research please...
What research? I’m pretty sure everybody knows the story about Michael Jordan‘s return late season and losing to the Orlando Magic and coming back next season with the most dominant NBA season from start to finish that we have ever seen to kick start a second 3peat. Thats my GOAT tho🙂↕️
Hakeem made something of mothing he did not have any holl fame plyer in his team but he made and won his 1st champion in my opinion he is second greatest player after MJ
did you watch the series. Shag had a better team in Orlando and played with much better players and coaches and he was not nearly as good of a defender as the dream. Shaq played with better guards throughout his career which is overlooked. and stats dont tell the whole story, that's not how you judge players in such a complex game like basketball.
If Ralph never gotten hurt or if he has Clyde at early in his career he would have probably won more championships
GOAT
There has never been a center that can guard him. That person doesn't exist. You double, he can still defeat it. You have no chance against the Dream.
Imagine Jordan and The Dream on the same team,…Jordan would have had 10 rings.
The Rockets always faired well against the Bulls. I think they could have beaten the Bulls at least once. What could have been. Jordan feared Hakeem. The Bulls had no one who could stop him.
Jordan respected him, didn’t fear him. And I loved how Jordan would shrug off the regular season and itch to meet an opponent that was successful against him during the regular season in the playoffs. But Hakeem is the best center I’ve ever seen.
@@spitnificent OK, fear perhaps is a strong word, however, he is noted as saying “it’s a good thing the BIG MAN can’t get out of the west”. Nobody on the Bulls could stop Hakeem. One thing I hope we can agree on is it would have been a really good series. I don’t think the Bulls would have demolished the Rockets as some think. Jordan and Hakeem were both truly unstoppable players, and great in all aspects in the game of basketball. The series could have gone either way. The Rockets had a better starting 5, while the Bulls had the better 1-2 punch.
At least once nah more like 2 or maybe 3
@spitnificent jordan did in fact feared him
Wilt , Kareem, Dream. Old Kareem avg 35 points first 8 games against Dream. Media not kind to Kareem
Top 3 all time scoring rebounds and blocks. 10 finals 6 rings. Last ring 41 years old. Last finals MVP 38 years old. 6 MVP awards. 2 scoring titles. 2 times blocks leader . Look it up. To much to list. Akeem most skilled. Sky hook most unstoppable shot ever. Boring 6 rings 6 MVP
Shaq got smoked. Your probably weren't even old enough to remember....and shame on you for not having Dream in your top 10..
I remember
Top 10? He’s the Greatest center ever! and top 5 player or better all time I’ve been watching basketball for close to 50 years and still do that man should be in the GOAT conversation statistically Forbes magazine says he’s 1 and I will not disagree with them he retired in the top 10 in every statistical category if he had another all star had would have a lot more titles ask Shaq or Jordan how good Hakeem was!
Yes
Wilt n Russell by far the 2 greatest big men ever so we gotta stop with the goat stuff always quick to label players greatest ever but it’s for sure a great amazing entertaining highlight reel from an all time great fosho
Wilt was horrible in the playoffs and finals. Bill had minimal offense and both of those guys couldn't buy a freethrow. I'll take Dream over them any day.
@@dancaswell3703 then you’d lose horrifically if you had to run into guys like wilt and Russel. Despite both having bad FT shooting they did everything so great that they impacted winning more than the best free throw shooters in their era and all time effortlessly. Wilt can shoot as far as hakeem can in varying ways but is a far better shot blocker, versatility, stamina, fade shooter, hook shooter, finger roller, defensive IQ, shot block timing and without committing oneself, post entry denials, playing the passing lanes, faster, stronger, jumps higher, in another universe in every aspect of Playmaking and every aspect of rebounding All hakeem will do is give your team more fancy footwork in post spin moves and reverse pivot spin n fake outs. Something that’s a complete infant in front of wilts overall attributes and abilities.
You stand no chance objectively and well documented lol
Finals and playoffs wilt averages are far and wide above anyone else’s in nba history. Not to mention intangibles that are on display. It only gets uglier for you
Bill Russell is a far better defender and rebounder and passer than hakeem is a better scorer than bill. Hakeem can’t even beat bill in every aspect of scoring either for he can’t go coast to coast at the speed bill can and leap over a defender in a single bound from a step in the FT line to score nor can he do sky hooks and reverse pivot sky hooks like Bill can. For someone who only has scoring as a better skill than Bill Russell out of the 5 major aspects, That’s a complete joke to not even be better at every single aspect of scoring.
2 greatest bigs and players ever objectively proven and easy to know when bias is removed
@@beenizz5102 If Hakeem played in Wilt's era nobody would talk about Wilt. Wilt nor Bill had the agility of Hakeem. Then add his exceptionally quick hands from years of hand ball. Hakeem had more talent on offense and defense than both Wilt and Bill. If you go by careers Bill is the unquestioned GOAT. If go by stats then Wilt has a major argument as the GOAT. If you go by watching what the players and what they can actually do, then Hakeem is the unquestioned GOAT.
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False but I appreciate your love for Hakeem’s style of play. Unfortunately this is all style that your confusing with greatness and overall skill. It’s Allgood tho many people don’t understand this and make this mistake. But yeah, your simply talking about the style you like watching hakeem do when it comes to offense and what hakeem was allowed to do on top of that due to easier far less strict rules
With all that being said, hakeem would be nowhere near what wilt is if he played in wilts time. It would be domination on wilts behalf and even more of the same if wilt played in Hakeem’s era due to wilt being allowed to backdown punish and wrist carry and easier stat counting rules slower pace to conserve energy etc… it’s literal child’s play among child’s play in the 90s for wilt against hakeem and all others. Not even close. All objectively proven by observation and documentation too
The proof lies in not just the documented easier rules hakeem is used to and harder rules wilt is used to but also the fact that hakeem is only better with foot work and handle to score while wilt is even faster than hakeem when it comes to raw speed, far stronger, jumps higher, is taller, far more stamina and durability, far better passer, far better fade, far better hook, far better finger roll, far better shot blocker, and even an overall better defender being able to keep up with forwards and guards and force steals the same way hakeem is able to and you can look that up in videos on UA-cam Twitter and search the basketball archives it’s all documented
Lastly wilt is also in another universe as a rebounder than hakeem is in. He’s also the more efficient scorer under far harder circumstances
Therefore there is no reason to assume hakeem is gunna dominate wilt and not be dominated by wilt when he’s only a better ball handler, ball faker FT shooter and foot work but a far worse shot blocker, same kind of defender of perimeter and smaller players and steal getter, far worse rebounder, far worse passer, worse hook shot worse finger roll less efficient worse fade shot maker etc… all under easier circumstances
Bill Russell is another one. Clearly jumps higher than hakeem and is faster than hakeem. Doesn’t have Hakeem’s footwork. But bill is far greater than hakeem defensively and rebounding wise and even passing wise than hakeem is better than bill at scoring
Superior Scoring on Hakeem’s behalf to the extent he is better (only 5ppg with all those moves he has for a career under easier circumstances)
will never be good enough to trump bill Russell’s superior 1-5 goat defense, far superior rebounding, and far superior passing. 2 different universes of players.
Hakeem is fun to watch tho I’ll give you that. Same way Jamal Crawford and Vince Carter are very fun to watch but nowhere near as great overall as the boring Tim Duncan
😂 they call Jordan the goat😂
Not!!
He is. Hakeem is 2nd goat.
Il take Jordan at number 2 Hakeem at number 1 I won’t disagree
who do you have in your top ten
Hakeem is better defensive player than Jordan Shaq , Robinson Ewing Malone Barclay Duncan Koby LeBron Steph Durant and all the players right now
Cmon man your indecisive, olajuwon dominated, olajuwon never got credit where credit is due, hakeem is the man bottom line
Hakeem was better than Jordan. Michael Jordan would have never won 2 titles with that Rockets team just imagine Hakeem with prime Pippin Grant and Tony K. He would have won 6 too
Hakeem led a 6th seed team to a championship all series the Rockets didn't have home court advantage Jordan Shaq Koby LeBron Steph didn't do that
Top 15🙄😂
Hakeem IS/WAS better than Shaq
Love the Dream but Bird would pass the ball between his legs and make him so mad.
liar!
Hakeem was a rookie, who was still learning the game. After a season, he outplayed those HOF talents, and outscored Bird when they met. He just had no team around him. 3 crackheads suspended, and Ralph's knees gave out. He lost all 4 starters on his team.
The intangibles are too many here ...hmmm where do you start here ... ???
Definitely top 10 player of all time
Top 3 big men of all time behind only Kareem and Wilt
Best best 2 way player of all time tied with MJ at 1st { 2 quadruple doubles out of 4 ever recorded}
Best post player of all time
Best defender of all time { He has the defensive trophy in his name}
Best shot blocker of all time
One of the best NBA patented signature moves
Most skillful and talented big man of all time
Facts!! Well said! I agree with many points
Best center in league history and owned MJ too Jordan feared Hakeem
Fear is a stretch. He respected him. Mj didn’t fear anyone
Bulls office used to harass MJ about Hakeem outplaying him in the head to heads. It was said MJ always looked forward to playing Houston in the 90s, because Dream was the only 1 he viewed as an equal talent on the court.
Hakeem Jordon and Drexler were almost on the same Rockets team
MJ respected him, never feared him. Best believe MJ didn’t mind meeting Olajuwon in the playoffs.
I wouldn't say almost all on the same team but easily could have been. Rockets could have just drafted Clyde which they should have. To get Jordan they could have traded Sampson to the Bulls and drafted Jordan. Centers and bigs were viewed more highly than guards at that time so the Bulls would have certainly made that trade.@@cavitycreep