[Sledge187]

If he had a real GM in the 80's around him then this guy would of won more rings then Jordan. In 86 he had a superstar in Ralph Sampson around him and knocked of the Lakers to make it to the finals. Then in 87 after Sampson got hurt the "League" said Lew Lloyed and Mitchell Wiggins failed a drug test and suspended them for two year. If Olajuwon would of had a decent player around him he could of won at least 10 titles. Then in 94 he won a championship with nothing but role players. In 95 he got another star in Drexler and easily won the championship. Greatest player ever!

[smoke a bowl]

He was the best Nigerian born player of alltime possibly lol.

[theblueprint]

very cool story bro

[YorkHunt]

OkIly dokily

[smoke a bowl]

The fukin Dream Shake.

[k13]

Best african-african.

[TheAntFather]

I believe this, players like Kobe and Dwight and many others go to Hakeem and learn moves from him in the offseason.

[will2survive]

OP: What are you smokin? The Dream is not even close to being the best. Great player just the same

[rm18]

Olajuwon in his prime was the best ever but early he was raw, but for like a 4 year stretch he was better than Jordan or anyone.

[will2survive]

Olajuwon in his prime was the best ever but early he was raw, but for like a 4 year stretch he was better than Jordan or anyone.

How many players have you seen in a lifetime? You're off on this one.

[jjgold]

Drexler was a big big time player too

One of my favorites

[81_84]

One of the most underrated for sure. When people bring up the top five centers of all time , he's rarely , if ever mentioned. Imho He's the 3rd best after Big Bill and KAJ. He's one of the best defensive players ever , in an era when playing defense actually meant something. He was a leader , had a versatile all around game , just a great player. Greatest of all time , no way. I have him somewhere around 8-10. Which hey , if your top ten all time , out of everyone who's ever played. Your bad man. Besides 45 , I'm not sure is rather build around another player from that era.

[William Walters]

The guy was amazing......and like "smoke a bowl" said.........the dream shake was unreal.

[ttwarrior1]

alot more than just role players , they were above average role players but yes they could of won more

[senseionline]

he is my favorite player

[doublej95]

he was a great player but not even top ten of all time.

[Bradyd]

Olajuwon in his prime was the best ever but early he was raw, but for like a 4 year stretch he was better than Jordan or anyone.

I would love to see what "4-year stretch" you are talking about.....

[Sledge187]

I would love to see what "4-year stretch" you are talking about.....

Stop trolling kid. Your making yourself look pathetic.

[YouHave2outs]

If he had a real GM in the 80's around him then this guy would of won more rings then Jordan....

in 94 he won a championship with nothing but role players. In 95 he got another star in Drexler and easily won the championship. Greatest player ever!

lol 94 and 95 were the two years jordan was playing baseball. jordan won 91 92 93 96 97 98. gtfo

[Jaug]

Best african-african.

[Sledge187]

lol 94 and 95 were the two years jordan was playing baseball. jordan won 91 92 93 96 97 98. gtfo

The chick in your avatar is ugly.

[Nick Papageorgio]

Life long rockets fan here, Jordan is the best ever, Mark Price #2, and Hakeem 3. End of story.

[EaglesPhan36]

The Dream Shake was the best move ever.

[YouHave2outs]

The chick in your avatar is ugly.

you clearly bang better than pro dancers on the reg. she absolutely qualifies as 'ugly'

and you think olaj is best ever because he won his championships in the 2 years jordan took off that he sandwiched on both sides with 3 straight titles (mj clearly had big time stars to help up and down his roster though, right)

[rm18]

I would love to see what "4-year stretch" you are talking about.....

age 29-33

[YouHave2outs]

Year team g gs mpg fg% 3p% ft% off def rpg apg spg bpg to pf ppg
92-93 hou 82 82 39.5 .529 .000 .779 3.50 9.60 13.00 3.5 1.83 4.17 3.20 3.70 26.1
93-94 hou 80 80 41.0 .528 .421 .716 2.90 9.10 11.90 3.6 1.60 3.71 3.39 3.60 27.3
94-95 hou 72 72 39.6 .517 .188 .756 2.40 8.40 10.80 3.5 1.85 3.36 3.29 3.50 27.8
95-96 hou 72 72 38.8 .514 .214 .724 2.40 8.40 10.90 3.6 1.57 2.88 3.43 3.40 26.9

none of olaj other seasons compare to any of these at all. these were his 4 best seasons easily.

[YouHave2outs]

Year team g gs mpg fg% 3p% ft% off def rpg apg spg bpg to pf ppg
86-87 chi 82 82 40.0 .482 .182 .857 2.00 3.20 5.20 4.6 2.88 1.52 3.32 2.90 37.1
87-88 chi 82 82 40.4 .535 .132 .841 1.70 3.80 5.50 5.9 3.16 1.60 3.07 3.30 35.0
88-89 chi 81 81 40.2 .538 .276 .850 1.80 6.20 8.00 8.0 2.89 .80 3.58 3.00 32.5
89-90 chi 82 82 39.0 .526 .376 .848 1.70 5.10 6.90 6.3 2.77 .66 3.01 2.90 33.6
90-91 chi 82 82 37.0 .539 .312 .851 1.40 4.60 6.00 5.5 2.72 1.01 2.46 2.80 31.5
91-92 chi 80 80 38.8 .519 .270 .832 1.10 5.30 6.40 6.1 2.28 .94 2.50 2.50 30.1
92-93 chi 78 78 39.3 .495 .352 .837 1.70 5.00 6.70 5.5 2.83 .78 2.65 2.40 32.6
95-96 chi 82 82 37.7 .495 .427 .834 1.80 4.80 6.60 4.3 2.20 .51 2.40 2.40 30.4
96-97 chi 82 82 37.9 .486 .374 .833 1.40 4.50 5.90 4.3 1.71 .54 2.02 1.90 29.6
97-98 chi 82 82 38.8 .465 .238 .784 1.60 4.20 5.80 3.5 1.72 .55 2.26 1.80 28.7

jordans prime, his best years. his numbers werent as good his first 2 years in the league and tailed off slightly and then dramatically after 98.
took out 94-95 as it was just a 17 game season for mj. olaj clearly superior throughout that 4 year stretch. obvious

[William Walters]

The Dream had an unreal skill set for a big man. Usually not given the credit he deserves.

[oldscho0led]

MJ said if he had to pick a center, he would choose Hakeem

[frostno98]

Obviously this thread is nothing more than to riled up the Jordan backers. Anyone who seen the two play, would know the differences. Hakeem was just a tall guy that took advantage of other tall guys that couldn't guard him like the young Shaq, similar to what Yao Ming did to everyone. He was nothing special.

[eidolon]

MJ said if he had to pick a center, he would choose Hakeem

Hakeem would be my number 1 center for a team that I was making. The guy did it all; great team player. Probably the best defense center to play the game, but he could also shoot 15 footers with no problem. He is a Duncan with even better defense...scary!

[stevenash]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/ratings.cgi

[EaglesPhan36]

Obviously this thread is nothing more than to riled up the Jordan backers. Anyone who seen the two play, would know the differences. Hakeem was just a tall guy that took advantage of other tall guys that couldn't guard him like the young Shaq, similar to what Yao Ming did to everyone. He was nothing special.

Obviously you never watched the man play. What a stupid statement. That's like saying Jordan was just another big guard who took advantage of guys who couldn't guard him. Stupid.

[rm18]

http://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/ratings.cgi

this list has Hakeem higher than most but some of those rankings make 0 sense.

Shaq #24
Kobe #59
Rodman #58
Vince Carter #48

[rm18]

Jordan was more dominant at his position but Hakeem was the better player because if you give them both the same supporting cast Hakeem will win more because it is a big mans game and he was 8 times more valuable on defense