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Could Olajuwon play in todays game ?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by icewill36, Feb 25, 2020.

  1. mockster

    mockster Member

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    What kind of question is this?.

    AD and Embid both play similar [closest to it] and they are successful

    If anything Hakeem was ahead of his time for a big
     
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    TheRealAllpro Morey only fan

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    napalm06 Huge Flopping Fan

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    He would probably like blending Anthony Davis and Kawhi Leonard into one player.
     
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    madbomber Rox4Life! #FreeJVG

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    There was a highlight reel with Hakeem that was amazing . It had the “It Was All A Dream “ song playing in the background . Anyone have it ? Can’t find it on YouTube .
     
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    Olajuwon wouldn’t need to shoot threes.

    He’s go down to the post and either have 500 points or 200 assists per game.
     
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    Lol at the grizzlies not giving a single flying **** right now.
     
  7. OkayAyeReloaded

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    Why not, here you go, enjoy!

     
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    A better question: is Hakeem in his prime a better player than Anthony Davis today? It's Hakeem, and thats not really debatable. What skillset, stat or even measurable would Davis have on Dream?

    If Hakeem were in the modern NBA, we'd be debating whether he or Lebron was the better player and who had the greater legacy.

    Dreams game transcended his time in the league. In the era of ground and pound, he dominated with athleticism and skill, which are the dominant forces in the game today.

    There is not a single big in the game today that a GM wouldn't trade for Hakeem.
     
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    Dream was a 6’10” guard, people who never saw him play don’t understand the dude would cross you up and J you in your grill.
    Then turnaround and pick up your pg on the perimeter and rob his ass. Dream could play in any era and would average 40 points n today game.
     
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    Stats so inflated today, who cares? "Could these guys play back then?" should be the question.
     
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    Dallas weren't contenders until the mid to late 2000s.
     
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    People's opinion are theirs but to say Giannis (at current stage of his current career) is better than Hakeem is rubbish.

    Even the legends with no rings Iverson, Barkley, Stockton, Malone, have at least appeared in the NBA finals. Can add Harden and Russ to that list. Bucks haven't made it out of the semi yet.

    For this one am bring out the spray.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Yeah, I think it was taken down. :( I know what you're talking about. I used to watch that all the time.
     
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    All u have to do is image the Dream in a era that you could not hand check. He would average 40 points and have a higher FG%
     
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    No other Rocket has represented the City of Houston more PURELY than Hakeem Olajuwon
    @Jontro
    No other thread has represented the PURE TROLLING FROM A NON ROCKETS FAN than this one.
     
  16. Jake Tower

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    This. A million times this. The worst 3P shooter on that team was Drexler... at 36%
     
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  17. Jake Tower

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    I know that video but I think it was removed.
     
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    It had Jay Z in it too right? It seems to be gone. There was one really big bball mix channel that was deleted a while back that had a lot of my favorites. That's too bad.
     
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    This is what should happen to you r account
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