Hakeem vs Kareem

[jlauber]

^ Writing 10000000 words that no one will respond to doesn't make your point true

Thanks for responding.

[BlackJoker23]

[BlackJoker23]

[creepingdeath]

Shaqattack will say Shaq is greater than either of them, while lauber will say Chamberlain > Shaq. 5 pages of arguments will happen between each other, then KBlaze will chime in and write a thesis about how we can't conclusively prove that each center is better, lamenting on the state of the forum and how its gone down from the early 2000s.

Funny thing is, though: all of those posters might be biased (like everyone else), but they are still >>>>>>>>> 99% of ISH.

[jstern]

^ Writing 10000000 words that no one will respond to doesn't make your point true

It was 2,049 words. And the last post was 1,095 words long, and he wrote it in 4 minutes. That's pretty impressive.

[JellyBean]

Kareem.. without a doubt. Kareem could play at both ends of the floor. He was a good defender and a scoring machine.

[Samurai Swoosh]

Anyone who claim Hakeem was greater than Olajuwon.

[lakers_forever]

A typo does not invalidate the rest of my argument.

[jlauber]

Kareem was a MUCH better scorer. A MUCH more efficient SHOOTER. And a MUCH better passer. In their primes, they were about equal in terms of rebounding and defense.

Then, you can just take a look at the rest of their resumes...

Kareem with a 6-1 edge in MVPs, and a 6-2 edge in rings. And he scored the most points in NBA history.

Olajuwon is WELL BEHIND Kareem using almost any intelligent criteria.

[G.O.A.T]

It was 2,049 words. And the last post was 1,095 words long, and he wrote it in 4 minutes. That's pretty impressive.

I hate to spoil the suspense, but he cuts and pastes the same 50-100 responses all the time.

Also, there is no Santa or Slash

[magnax1]

I hate to spoil the suspense, but he cuts and pastes the same 50-100 responses all the time.

Also, there is no Santa or Slash

Last southpark definitely proved there is a slash...

[Round Mound]

Id go with Kareem but Hakeem is the Best CF I ever saw...Better than Duncan and Hayes

[jlauber]

Hakeem gets underrated?

THE most under-rated player on this forum is Russell. And Wilt is not far behind him in that category, either.

[RainierBeachPoet]

Kareem had more longevity, but I will take prime Hakeem over Kareem. Prime Hakeem was a monster and a far superior player than he was when younger.

i saw both of them in their primes and kareem's prime--mid to late 70s-- was better than hakeem's prime

kareem was simply dominant in the mid 70s-- defensively too

it's too bad that most people here had not seen kareem in his priime and just rely on stats or his last years in the mid 80s

you would all have a much different opinion

[jlauber]

i saw both of them in their primes and kareem's prime--mid to late 70s-- was better than hakeem's prime

kareem was simply dominant in the mid 70s-- defensively too

it's too bad that most people here had not seen kareem in his priime and just rely on stats or his last years in the mid 80s

you would all have a much different opinion

I don't recall Hakeem ever averaging 34.8 ppg in a season, nor 16.9 rpg in a season, nor .604 from the floor, nor 5.4 apg.

Kareem had FOUR seasons of over 30 ppg. He had FOUR seasons of over 16 rpg. He had THREE seasons of over 5 apg. NONE of which Hakeem EVER achieved in a single season. And Hakeem's HIGH FG% season was .538. Kareem managed to better that in 15 of his seasons.

It is just unfathomable that anyone could possibly claim that Hakeem's peak was greater than Kareem's.