Hakeem Olajuwon is beginning to become quite overrated here.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Regardless dominant offensive players and average defenders are more valuable in general than the other way around. For example who would you rather have? A Larry Bird/Magic Johnson or Dikembe Mutombo/Ben Wallace?

[takeittothehoop]

Regardless dominant offensive players and average defenders are more valuable in general than the other way around. For example who would you rather have? A Larry Bird/Magic Johnson or Dikembe Mutombo/Ben Wallace?

That's a bad example.. We're talking about starting fives here.

[ShaqAttack3234]

That's a bad example.. We're talking about starting fives here.

How is it a bad example? We're talking about individual players in this thread. The thread is about Hakeem Olajuwon being overrated as an individual.

[Bigsmoke]

Hakeem is the greatest center ever IMO

Jabbar just played in the league for a long ass period of time. he was ahead of my time but to me he didnt really have that much of a offensive game besides that boring sky hook ****. Hakeem had the sickest post game, he shoots the ball pretty well, amazing defender, ect ect.

[Fatal9]

Hakeem is the greatest center ever IMO

Jabbar just played in the league for a long ass period of time. he was ahead of my time but to me he didnt really have that much of a offensive game besides that boring sky hook ****. Hakeem had the sickest post game, he shoots the ball pretty well, amazing defender, ect ect.

[Bigsmoke]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1yVfJs6OcI


and these are his highlights lol.

[takeittothehoop]

How is it a bad example? We're talking about individual players in this thread. The thread is about Hakeem Olajuwon being overrated as an individual.

Hypothetical 2 on 2 matchups are just dumb. I don't like them.

[catch24]

How is it a bad example? We're talking about individual players in this thread. The thread is about Hakeem Olajuwon being overrated as an individual.

Hakeem is definitely not overrated - the most skilled offensive center ever IMO. Defensively, he's second to none, hell better than Bill Russel...certainly.

1992-93 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1993-94 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
3830 blocks - #1 all time
Career 94.9 defensive win shares - #1 all time

top 3 Center no question

[takeittothehoop]

Lol yeah Kareem had no offensive game.. He struggled to score throughout his career.

[Bigsmoke]

Lol yeah Kareem had no offensive game.. He struggled to score throughout his career.

i didnt say he counldnt score... i said he only can score one way it seems. like i said in my post, he's ahead of my time

[DC Zephyrs]

Hakeem is arguably the most complete big man to ever play the game. He's one of the few players who could carry a team on both ends of the floor.

[catch24]

Hakeem is the greatest center ever IMO

Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

[Butters]

Just because one turd makes a thread that Hakeem is the best center doesn't automaticly make him overrated.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Hypothetical 2 on 2 matchups are just dumb. I don't like them.

I didn't mean a hypothetical 2 on2 matchup. I meant a Mutombo/Wallace type player who was a domiannt defender/average at best offensive player or a dominant offensive player like Bird or Magic who are domiannt offensive players/average at best defenders.

Hakeem is definitely not overrated - the most skilled offensive center ever IMO. Defensively, he's second to none, hell better than Bill Russel...certainly.

I never said Hakeem was overrated.

[catch24]

I never said Hakeem was overrated.

didn't mean to quote you..was towards the guy with the dave chapelle avatar, lol.