Prime Hakeem Olajuwon | Only player to win FMVP, MVP & DPOY in the same season

[k0kakw0rld]

One of the greatest forces the game has ever seen. He dominated all of his peers, which included young Shaq, David Robinson, and Patrick Ewing. Back-to-back championships 1994 & 1995.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2THieFVulEA&t=7s

He was a master in the post and a defensive juggernaut.
Speaking of post moves. He taught many players/greats, past and present, how to operate in the post.
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Kobe Bryant
Yao Ming
Carmelo Anthony
Amare Stoudemire
Dwight Howard
JaVale Mcgee
Blake Griffin

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LeBron James
Kevin Durant
Giannig Antetokounmpo
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MOST BLOCKS IN NBA HISTORY | A record which I am sure will take centuries to get broken (Wemby or not)
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[SouBeachTalents]

Tbf Russell would've done this as well, probably a number of times, they just didn't have the award back then. He and Wilt would've also ran away with the blocks record, probably shattering Hakeem's mark.

Him dominating Shaq is also a myth, I remember dankok made a great post outlining when they defended each other Shaq absolutely held his own. it's not fair he gets lumped in with Ewing & Robinson who he did destroy.

You left off the most impressive aspect of that season, that he carried one of the 3 worst championship rosters ever to the title that year. His best teammate was Otis Thorpe for Christ sake.

[sdot_thadon]

Tbf Russell would've done this as well, probably a number of times, they just didn't have the award back then. He and Wilt would've also ran away with the blocks record, probably shattering Hakeem's mark.

Him dominating Shaq is also a myth, I remember dankok made a great post outlining when they defended each other Shaq absolutely held his own. it's not fair he gets lumped in with Ewing & Robinson who he did destroy.

You left off the most impressive aspect of that season, that he carried one of the 3 worst championship rosters ever to the title that year. His best teammate was Otis Thorpe for Christ sake.

Yeah both Wilt and Russell would accomplished this feat at least once Russell probably for half his career lol. And if they did track blocks back then it would be Wilt or Russell's record still to this day. These guys are reported as having 10+ block games that werent even tracked.

I saw those Rockets 1st hand during that period and I agree he won with the least help in the sense of star power ever, but im conflicted watching the team day in day out that season and the few that followed because those guys were good solid players, just not allstars. I think to this day ive never seen a collection of clutch role players like Hakeem had around him. Several of those guys nail game winners in the regular season and series winning shots during this stretch if memory serves me well.

[sdot_thadon]

Tbf Russell would've done this as well, probably a number of times, they just didn't have the award back then. He and Wilt would've also ran away with the blocks record, probably shattering Hakeem's mark.

Him dominating Shaq is also a myth, I remember dankok made a great post outlining when they defended each other Shaq absolutely held his own. it's not fair he gets lumped in with Ewing & Robinson who he did destroy.

You left off the most impressive aspect of that season, that he carried one of the 3 worst championship rosters ever to the title that year. His best teammate was Otis Thorpe for Christ sake.

Yeah both Wilt and Russell would accomplished this feat at least once Russell probably for half his career lol. And if they did track blocks back then it would be Wilt or Russell's record still to this day. These guys are reported as having 10+ block games that werent even tracked.

I saw those Rockets 1st hand during that period and I agree he won with the least help in the sense of star power ever, but im conflicted watching the team day in day out that season and the few that followed because those guys were good solid players, just not allstars. I think to this day ive never seen a collection of clutch role players like Hakeem had around him. Several of those guys nail game winners in the regular season and series winning shots during this stretch if memory serves me well.

[Carbine]

'94 was likely considered one of the biggest carry jobs ever but he did has Clyde in '95 who was a top 3 #2 option in the league during that time.

[Real Men Wear Green]

The praise is deserved but unless Wemby had his career cut short by injury he will take the blocks record. Wemby has the potential to be the greatest defensive player most of its have ever seen.

[Real Men Wear Green]

The praise is deserved but unless Wemby had his career cut short by injury he will take the blocks record. Wemby has the potential to be the greatest defensive player most of its have ever seen.

[1987_Lakers]

The only time Wilt had a shot of doing this was in 1967, but Russell led the Celtics to the #1 defense that season so he might not have gotten DPOY that season.

If Walton doesn't get hurt, he most likely accomplishes this in 1978.

Was going to add Kareem in 1971, but Thurmond made All-Defensive First Team over him that season so probably not.

[gengiskhan]

Reason My Top 6 GOAT list is LOADED and LOCKED....

1.GOAT 2.Wilt 3.Kareem 4.Magic 5.Bird 6.Hakeem................thats Top 6. LOCKED!.

Reasons: Bird beat Hakeem in 1986 finals.

Anybody who puts Shaq or Kobe or LBJ above Hakeem's dominant mid-90s run have no clue about NBA and the Bball game overall.

Had Hakeem played in today's era, He would've beaten LBJ with 5 season MVPs and 5 FMVPs atleast.

[k0kakw0rld]

Tbf Russell would've done this as well, probably a number of times, they just didn't have the award back then. He and Wilt would've also ran away with the blocks record, probably shattering Hakeem's mark.

Him dominating Shaq is also a myth, I remember dankok made a great post outlining when they defended each other Shaq absolutely held his own. it's not fair he gets lumped in with Ewing & Robinson who he did destroy.

You left off the most impressive aspect of that season, that he carried one of the 3 worst championship rosters ever to the title that year. His best teammate was Otis Thorpe for Christ sake.
With this logic, how do you then can consider Jordan as the goat? Other greats could've, should've, would've if, if and more if...You guys really love to talk like that innit?

[SouBeachTalents]

With this logic, how do you then can consider Jordan as the goat? Other greats could've, should've, would've if, if and more if...You guys really love to talk like that innit?
This isn't a matter of could've, should've, Russell literally would've accomplished this multiple times had the awards existed then.

[Jasper]

2021 when giannis won his ring who was the block record for that year - name player ...

[BarberSchool]

Olajuwon still doesn’t get his full measure of proper respect.
Even after all these years.

Top ten player all time, on everyone’s list.
Absolutley no question.
By corrective force if necessary.

[Phoenix]

Olajuwon still doesn’t get his full measure of proper respect.
Even after all these years.

Top ten player all time, on everyone’s list.
Absolutley no question.
By corrective force if necessary.

I think he does. His biggest legacy points( MVP, 2 rings, 2 FMVPs) were achieved between two seasons, 94 and 95. If he didn't check off those boxes, he'd likely be considered( rightfully) the best player to never win a ring, but nobody with that distinction would be considered top ten overall( he is in terms of ability/talent/peak, but that's a different conversation).

[Baller234]

Olajuwon still doesn’t get his full measure of proper respect.
Even after all these years.

Top ten player all time, on everyone’s list.
Absolutley no question.
By corrective force if necessary.

Here's the problem when it comes to Hakeem.

By all accounts I believe he is the most talented big man to ever play the game. To me he was the final evolution of all the great bigs that came before him. The total package.

Wilt, Russell and Alcindor usually get the nod over him on all time lists... but not because they were better basketball players. It has more to do with how great they were during their time and how far ahead of everyone else they were. In my heart of hearts I believe that Hakeem surpassed all of them in terms of pure ability, but those guys were innovators and game changers on a level that he wasn't.

Their legacies loom over the sport to a much larger degree. You can't tell the history of basketball without talking about Russell/Wilt/Alcindor, but if push comes to shove you could probably skip over the Hakeem chapter or condense it to a single paragraph.

[Akeem34TheDream]

he was ok

[Nowoco]

Olajuwon still doesn’t get his full measure of proper respect.
Even after all these years.

This just isnt true at all. He is praised all the time. He's on a lot of top 10 lists these days as well. In fact, you see these type of threads come up on here and all over social media daily so I'd love to know how or why exactly you feel he doesnt get respect. He's one of the very few ATGs who seemingly everyone loves.

[Phoenix]

This just isnt true at all. He is praised all the time. He's on a lot of top 10 lists these days as well. In fact, you see these type of threads come up on here and all over social media daily so I'd love to know how or why exactly you feel he doesnt get respect. He's one of the very few ATGs who seemingly everyone loves.

Yep. We now have the benefit of hindsight but if you go back to the early 90s, Hakeem hadn't separated himself from guys like Barkley, Ewing, Robinson, Malone etc. The fact that he's generally thought of as being a top 10 player is a testament to the amount of respect he garners for what he did ( especially) in 94 and 95. Before that him, Ewing and Robinson were basically considered on the same level. I'd actually argue those two might have been thought of in even higher regard as of 92, because Ewing was battling Jordan for eastern conference supremacy, Robinson was seen as the player of the future and 'Akeem' was thought of as a malcontent before he fully adopted his faith and added the 'H'. Remember the old IBM award given to the best statistical player? Robinson was practically winning that shit every year. Some people have forgotten that at one point he was considered to be 'Bill Russell with an offensive game'.