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“Hakeem Olajuwon is the BEST international player of all time, and it ain’t even close! For now, there’s no debate.” Chris Broussard shares why you kids just don't know how good Hakeem Olajuwon was.
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@foxsports 3 года назад

What is your favorite Hakeem Olajuwon moment?

@BaithNa 3 года назад

When he cooked Shaq in the finals

@Classicbasketballdvds 3 года назад

too many to name, but that dream shake move he put on David Robinson in 95 WCF on the baseline was crazy

@chrisisslick 3 года назад

@@Classicbasketballdvds yeah, he had David looking foolish that series. He believed he was the season mvp instead of David and showed out on him! Beast!

@Classicbasketballdvds 3 года назад

@@chrisisslick factz, and i'm a fan of both

@louismclean6662 3 года назад

Is only starting to play basketball at 16 and then basically five or six years later becoming the number one pick at 84

@egeorge2082 3 года назад

Of all the great legends of the game, imagine one dude so dominant and skilled that Jordan didn't take anything he did personally and LeBron and Kobe literally paid him for lessons when they were already in the NBA. NOW you know how good Hakeem Olajuwon was.

@cojack636 3 года назад

💯

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

He couldn’t help Lebron...his footwork still 💩

@johnmcguire7781 3 года назад

Well said bruh 💯✊🏾

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Between 84'-93' Olajuwon beat Jordan 11 out of 16 times including going 5-1 against Jordan's 3 peat Bulls. Then after Jordan got Rodman on the Bulls and Olajuwon was old and injured Jordan went 5-2 against Olajuwon making their career head to head matchups 13-10 in favor of Olajuwon. Olajuwon beat Jordan more times in 9n seasons than Jordan beat Olajuwon in 15 seasons lol people need to understand that Olajuwon is the goat

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

@@lickitysplit3985 Dream isn’t the 🐐 and Dream ha already said MJ is…Dream also had better supporting cast over his career. By 94 the tables had turned and the Bulls roster was better top to bottom minus Dream and MJ. No way Houston gets both

@victorygeorge6458 3 года назад

Hakeem The Dream proud of my Nigerian brother 👊💪 🇳🇬 🏀

@Damian-ir8gn 3 года назад

Just found out I'm 8 percent Nigerian lol..I knew there was a reason he was my favorite center....

@tgkzo2132 3 года назад

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

@ironduke6286 3 года назад

Yeah he also played so well for the Nigerian Dream Team!!! Proud Nigerian Hakeem!! amazing!!

@davidedeni 3 года назад

🇳🇬🇳🇬

@chigozieuzoh1671 3 года назад

🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

@losdawg6265 3 года назад

I am so grateful to have grown up watching The Dream play. He is criminally underrated, quite frankly. What people don't talk about enough is this. Shaq had Prime Kobe and D-Wade. Kareem had Oscar Robertson and Magic Johnson (arguably the two greatest PG's) for his ENTIRE career. Bill Russell played on teams that had the entire starting five as future hall of famers. Wilt had Jerry West. Hakeem had a bunch of role players! The best he had was an aging and nearly 33 year old Clyde Drexler added to the team mid way through the season. Dream would have won 6-7 rings if he had those guys in their primes along side him. Hakeem dominated Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Robert Parish, Patrick Ewing, Shaq and David Robinson in the playoffs. Hakeem could guard any player on the court regardless of position at an elite level. To this day, his moves have and will never be replicated. Hakeem and MJ are the two greatest two-way players in league history, and quite frankly, this isn't even debatable. Oh, and speaking of Jordan, he said Hakeem was the only player he ever feared. He also picked him as his center for his starting five. Nuff' said.

@robbyjai 3 года назад

Hakeem is the only player in NBA history who has won a championship with out a future HOF on his team. Every other NBA champion had a future HOF beside him. Thats how good and how dominant Hakeem was! I too had the pleasure of watching Hakeem playing growing up as a kid and watched in amazement has he dominated Ewing, The Admiral and Shaq. He is an inspiration!

@losdawg6265 3 года назад

@@robbyjai well said! Could you imagine if Hakeem had a prime kobe on his team for years? He would have 6 rings! Lol

@Mr20Ms 2 года назад

@@robbyjai Clyde Drexler?

@robbyjai 2 года назад

@@Mr20Ms clearly you dont know your facts. drexler didnt join until the second championship campaign half way through the season. Hakeem won his first champion ship with a team of nobodies.

@Mr20Ms 2 года назад

@@robbyjai yes that’s why I ask 😂

@jus3278 3 года назад

In my lifetime....Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Lebron James are the greatest players that I've ever seen. It was such a treat watching Hakeem growing up in Houston. Centers of today still can't touch his skill level. He's hard to replicate.

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Olajuwon is goat in my opinion and Jordan and close second. I got LeBron at #8

@smeckthebeck 3 года назад

WILL you please "DO NOT INCLUDE LEFLOP JAMES HERE"....it's not even close....

@coolnakaalaman5402 3 года назад

Hakeems weakness though is court vision. His assists came from forced pass because of double team. To his credit, Houston didn't need too much ball movement because he has 20 moves to score in the paint.

@BPIII71 2 года назад

@@JustThinkingAboutIt Boom! It was when he started trusting that his assists went up!

@eugenegardner8814 3 года назад

The best center EVER 😎 STILL to this day!!! The only player to win MVP, DPOY, FINAL MVP, AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN A SEASON!!!! NEVER BEEN DONE!!! EVER!!!!

@texastexas3759 3 года назад

Also let's not forget Dream had a quadruple double twice.

@egeorge2082 3 года назад

They took one away but the real ones know!

@ShutThePuck 3 года назад

When they weren't even trying to make headlines for it

@Israel-nb7ip 3 года назад

The best defensive AND offensive center in the history of the game. I know Kareem is the all time leading scorer and has the unstoppable sky hook, but Hakeem's face up perimeter game, ballhandling, assortment of post moves going both ways and passing from the post makes him the most unguardable center in the history of the game...DEFINITELY the best I've seen and I saw all of the 80s and 90s great centers. You could slow Shaq down by fouling him and you could play Kareem physical...you couldn't do either with Dream. Just the total package on both ends.

@texastexas3759 3 года назад

Dream just now in recent history is starting to get the respect and it's a shame it took this long. I remember it was always about Ewing, Robinson, Shaquille O'Neal ect.

@egeorge2082 3 года назад

@@DeeRG Kareem and Ali were more outspoken about their faith than Dream. Imo, his accent and background made a lot of people see him as unapproachable and playing in Houston didn't help. He was finally too dominant to ignore.

@ryanguercio7061 3 года назад

Being a Knicks fan (born in 78) this is so spot on. The dream is the best international player ever. It’s not close to me either. He destroyed the Knicks more than once. I remember the quadruple double back in 90 when I was 11. This is a great video by Chris.

@Ah-ws9nm 3 года назад

Hakeem is a top 10 basketball player to ever live.

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Olajuwon is the greatest basketball player of all time. No 23y old second year player can say they dominated the defending champ Showtime Lakers or a team as good. This was about 2 years before he became a basketball God between 88'-95'!

@greatdane1991 3 года назад

@@lickitysplit3985 Eh. Hakeem is 4th for me in all-time centers, Wilt,Bill,and Kareem are ahead of Hakeem but is one of the best blockers of the nba and his post moves are enjoyable. Is just the center spot has many talented players but Hakeem is possibly the most enjoyable center or even player to see I can tell you. Even if I never seen guys like bill and wilt. I would possibly pick Hakeem as the greatest show time center of all time.

@ethanbrandon9163 3 года назад

@@greatdane1991 You have wilt and Bill in front of Hakeem???? Come on now. Not taking away from how great they were, but the only thing they can hold a candle to Hakeem is shot blocking and defense. Hakeem has the most blocks of any player in history so I think we can agree that Dream is a better rim protector. Plus his post game, and the fact he dominated Ewing, Shaq, and especially David Robinson prove that Hakeem is at least the 2nd best center of all time. In my opinion he's better than Kareem

@greatdane1991 3 года назад

@@ethanbrandon9163 I could see Hakeem over Kareem but i can never put Hakeem over bill or wilt. He is the greatest center after the Aba merge in my opinion by my choice. There are many reasons why I have wilt and bill over Hakeem. Wilt won 4 MVPs,2 Rings, and has 2 unstoppable moves I know about his fade away and a finger roll. Bill Russell has a 6’11 body and possibly had 215 pounds in his body. Bill Russell was a unmatched defensive player going up against players bigger than him. 11 rings and 5mvps.

@sschevmale24 3 года назад

@@greatdane1991 kareem couldn't stop him and kareem was better than wilt and Russell. So yea rethink that

@RubenRodriguez-yr3ep 3 года назад

He didn’t take days off. Never made excuses. Shaq couldn’t cover him

@diesel2504 3 года назад

And he couldn't cover shaq

@2008sALINAs 2 года назад

And played some of his greatest games while fasting

@manuginobilisbaldspot424 3 года назад

I've said it before and I'll say it again...Olajuwon's run through the 1995 NBA playoffs remains the most amazing thing I've ever seen in that league. That Rockets team...a 6th seed, beat a 59, 60, 62, and 57 win team on their way to the title. All on the road. And Hakeem cooked in all four series. Against a very good Jazz team that would be in Game 7 of the conference finals the next year, then push MJ's Bulls harder than any other team in the Finals the two years after that: 35/8.5/4 with 2.5 blocks on 57% shooting. Then Barkley's Suns, who were probably the most talent team top to bottom in the league: 29.5/9/3.5 with 2.5 blocks on 51% shooting. Then head to head against the #1 team overall and the league MVP in David Robinson, he just goes OFF: 35.5/12/5 with 4 blocks and 1.5 steals on 56% shooting. Against the league MVP. He DOMINATED Robinson. And just for good measure, in the Finals against young Shaq: 33/11.5/5.5 on 48.5% shooting with 2 blocks and 2 steals a game. He did this in his age 33 year. Those two Rockets titles were no flukes. They had Hakeem.

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

Houston wasn’t getting both cuz the bulls roster improved with Kukoc etc..MJ’s dad didn’t get killed MJ was running 5-8 straight

@squanchy2925 3 года назад

@@mannyneva1760 I'm not so sure about that. The Rockets were ALWAYS a bad match up for the Bulls. Jordan himself said that they worried him and he didn't want to face that Rockets team. He COULD have beaten them because that Bull's team was still amazing but there's no guarantee. He had concern for a reason...

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

@@squanchy2925 if MJ never retired due to his dads death the 94 Chicago Bulls was getting an upgrade to the roster...Houston was going down

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

@@mannyneva1760 yeah right Jordan couldn't even get a win in Houston from 87'- 96' and lost 11 out of 16 before his first retirement

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

@@lickitysplit3985 bruh Hakeem had help…MJ gets any help he will beat your team…from USA hoop in 84through the 98 chip. By 94 the roster was improved…Houston was losing at least one. MJ and Dream are the 2 greatest hoopers all time but the Bulls had a better roster by 94…MJ should be sitting on 8-9 chips and all time leader in points and steals along with all nba and defensive teams by far. His 2 retirements in his prime got doubters fooled

@mariasegovia2675 3 года назад

He was the definition of the perfect player at his position.

@joeltorre2200 3 года назад

In terms of skillset, he is the GOAT of all big man. Better than Jabbar, Wilt, Bill and Shaq. He has no weakness. He can score inside and outside, he can defend bigs and small, he can pass and more importantly, he can shoot freethrows which is the waterloo of GOAT big men Shaq and Wilt. He has this unique mix of physicality and finesse. Only players that I can think of having these skills in their arsenal are Mj, Lebron and Kobe.

@evv5891 3 года назад

Well said!! 👏🏿👏🏿

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@evv5891 só does LarryLegend and KD wit the physicality and finesse, they wirely strong and use leverage

@joeltorre2200 3 года назад

@@gwendolyntraylor1964 no, KD and Larry didnt dominate the game because they were strong. They were supremely skilled and had high basketball iq's especially Larry Bird. Hakeem, MJ, Kobe and Lebron dominated the game with their skills and sometimes with their bully ball. They were physcially strong and supremely skilled as well.

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@joeltorre2200 absolutely there's different ways of being dominat strength wise, you can be strong in your legs, or hips, or upper body, and I'm sure every NBA top level player can disect a defensive scheme in there mind, in order to dominate offensively, but absolutely Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon are instinctively and equally the 2 most complete, skilled, dominate basketball players on offense and defense that's ever played in the BAA/NBL/NBA/ABA merger history in my view

@madadisr 3 года назад

Lebron isn't as skilled as the guys you mentioned. He's more bully ball than the plethora of moves like Hakeem, MJ, Kobe, Bird, etc...

@graysonberry 3 года назад

I could easily go with the David Robinson dominance in the WCF….but I’m gonna go waaaayyyyyy back to 1986 WCF (when he was Akeem) vs Kareem and the Lakers. Our entire neighborhood was jumping out of their chairs saying ‘who’s this Nigerian kid blocking Kareem’s hook shots.??? Who does that?’ Hakeem, that’s who. He remains our best of all time in any sport.

@bingsterc7621 3 года назад

FYI...The Dream is the GREATEST CENTER OF ALL TIME.

@xofmetleh6618 3 года назад

Over kareem and shaq? Maybe top 2 or 3 but not the best.

@bingsterc7621 3 года назад

@@xofmetleh6618 YES MOST DEFINITELY OVER Shaq and Kareem. Remember the Dream had mainly played with role players who aren't Hall of Famers, through out most of his Hall of Fame Career. Also, the Dream is a much better overall 2 way player than Shaq or Kareem. Look at their stats.

@FuShengAlex 3 года назад

@@xofmetleh6618 over Shaq yes

@anthonyhutchinson9305 3 года назад

I got Kareem #1 then Hakeem #2

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@xofmetleh6618 Regardless of Individual and team accolades, The Brotha is a Top 2 basketball player ever from a instinctive and equally skilled level standpoint on offense and defense in BAA/NBL/NBA/ABA history

@Boss3Nate 3 года назад

Not only best international player of all time, but there are also tons of ppl that would pick The Dream as their starting center in their all time starting 5.. He was unreal

@Boss3Nate 2 года назад

@@JustThinkingAboutIt I literally said he’s the best…

@joshiles 3 года назад

I was always a David Robinson fan, but there's no way he was the best center in Texas at that time. Nobody during Hakeem's day came close. Hakeem could play inside, outside, didn't matter. I gotta agree very underrated. Man I miss the NBA of my youth. I can't even throw Shaq in the conversation if I'm honest.

@itsmoosietime2292 3 года назад

Shaq in the 90s. He might have lost to Hakeem but that was a baby shaq but shaq was giving him problems

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@itsmoosietime2292 We all love Shaq and Olujawon, never forget Taco Bell was a sponcer promoting the Shaq vs Dream match-up in the 1995 NBA finals and it lived up to the hype, btw, the teams Shaquille O'Neal was the Number1 featured player on were swept atleast 6times during the playoffs, 1994 1st round Pacers sweep Magic, 1995 NBA Finals Rockets sweep Magic, 1996 Eastern Conference Finals Bulls sweep Magic, 1998 Western Conference Finals Jazz sweep Lakers, 1999 Western conference semi finals, Spurs sweep Lakers, 2007 1st round Bulls sweep Heat, Shaq got criticized heavy by the media and the old school players for those 1990s playoff failures and then clearly Shaq became Superman, a more skilled and physically dominat player during that Lakers early 2000s decade dynasty, hushed all that noise up from naysayers, and Shaq got into better shape and had a late career resurgence in Phoenix in 2009 after 2 injury plagued campaigns in 07 and 08, just so you know, Ben Wallace made Shaq work extra hard in 2004, 2005, 2007, definitely Hakeem was the Center of the 1990s decade and Shaq was the best Center of the 2000s decade

@itsmoosietime2292 3 года назад

@@gwendolyntraylor1964 90 basketball was so much different. Look at them teams the competition was competition. And mj was mj

@sschevmale24 3 года назад

@@itsmoosietime2292 prime shaq aint beating prime Hakeem

@raybass1938 2 года назад

@@itsmoosietime2292i always had about that excuse from Shaq fans about the 95 finals "well that was baby Shaq". By that line of thinking baby Olajuwon put it on Jabbar in the 86 western conference finals then.

@ecnumber1fan 3 года назад

Thank you! Very well said! Hakeem the Dream Olajuwan!

@deangelopit10 3 года назад

Thanks for that Broussard, I lived all that...I'm from H-town

@TREK1305 3 года назад

I watched him as a kid. He was phenomenal & very athletic.

@keyroncampbell 3 года назад

Me too... Had a poster on the wall of him in 95..

@ambroseonwuka413 3 года назад

In my opinion, Hakeem "The Dream" is a top ten player of all time. Nigeria and H-town in the house

@mr.w4904 3 года назад

Definitely

@davidlitwin7735 3 года назад

I think I would agree with that. Top 10-12 100%

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Hakeem Olajuwon is the greatest basketball player to ever live and its not even close

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

@@davidlitwin7735 Olajuwon is the greatest basketball player to ever live

@davidlitwin7735 3 года назад

@@lickitysplit3985 I wouldn't go that far but I think theres an argument to be made that he's a top 10 player all time. Maybe better than just top 10.

@JabbyMayoCD 3 года назад

My favorite player, glad to see him getting the respect he deserves. Used to love going to see him play growing up.

@vernmane 3 года назад

This man's skillset was so diverse it's criminal. He could do anything on the court.

@razkable 3 года назад

if i needed a center for today's nba under these rules i am picking hakeem first...over anyone....hakeem kd lebron mj and kobe..no one is beating us...pick a better 5...i dare you...i don't need a pg with these 5 on the court

@clarkg5946 3 года назад

Hakeem was incredible. Simply dominant on both ends of the court. Definitely top 10 all time in my book.

@Quasiloks 3 года назад

For me, he is only second to Michael Jordan in terms of the GOAT, he was just phenomenon, and he does everything quietly you will never see him boosting he's better than so so and so. A complete gentleman on and off the Court.

@jameskaruga6730 3 года назад

agreed and he was pleasant to watch too with his dream shake moves

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@jameskaruga6730 so equally skilled at both ends of the court, especially during that 1994 game6 of the NBA finals when Olujawon switched out on the pick to the wing area and blocked John Starks potential game winner that forced a game7 back at the summit, David Robinson was agile, but idk know to many nba bigs that got cat like quickness and instincts that Hakeem got

@MrTimLee84 3 года назад

He's great. But let's pump the brakes a little

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

@@MrTimLee84 he’s dead on you don’t know hoop so you say that...Dream was top dawg at the center position peruod

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@MrTimLee84 we understand you 1 those irregular millenials, but seriously, watch game film of all the centers from George Mikan, William Felton Russell, Neil Johnston, Bob Petit, Wilt Chamberlain, Willis Reed, Zelmo Beatty, Nate Thurmond, Walt Bellamy, Clifford Ray, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dave Cowens, Wes Unseld, Jack Sikma, Moses Malone, Robert Parish, Pat Ewing, Mount Mutombo, Jeff Rulan, Arvidas Sabonis, David Robinson, Vlade Divac, Alonzo Mourning, Olden Polynice, Shawn Bradley, Shaquille O'Neal, Yao Ming, Rik Smits, Bill Laimbeer, Ben Wallace, Brad Daugherty, Dewight Howard, Al Jefferson, Roy Hibbett, Joel Imbiid, Myles Turner, Nakola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, and so on, then watch game film of Hakeem Olujawon, full games, then see if you can see similarities or if any Center from any era that can match the overall skill-set and influence of TheDream

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Olajuwon is the only player to record at least 200+blocks(287) and 200+steals(213) in the same season. The season after he did that, Olajuwon recorded 174 steals and 376 blocks and still didn't get DPOY either of those years! But somehow Rudy Gobert just won his 3rd DPOY with 66 steals and 190 blocks SMH! This is why Olajuwon is the goat

@h.j.victory6103 3 года назад

He is so underrated, and underappreciated.... He is my favorite center in my lifetime..

@raybass1938 2 года назад

He's not only my favorite center he's my favorite player regardless of position.

@juanr.3314 3 года назад

Thank you for speaking up for Hakeem. One my all time favorite player..

@georgiaboytj 3 года назад

This was dope!!! You kids don't know he was beast in nba jam!!

@jamesmartin9401 3 года назад

Hakeem is underrated in a media sense. However, when you talk to people, especially other NBA players, there is an almost worshipful reverence of his game and of him. He is the guru. Superstars and Hall of Famers, not to mention WHOLE TEAMS wanted to study under his tutelage. You can imagine him sitting on a mountain top, waiting for the devoted to come learn his wisdom. He is Master Oogway. He is Obi-Wan Kenobi.

@johnmcguire7781 3 года назад

IT’S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!! Right on Chris! Let em know! Dream 2 humble 2 toot his own horn... but y’all better put some RESPEK on da Dream’s name bruh! 🐐🤘🏾💯

@jeremyhemp8241 3 года назад

Loved watching Olajuwon on NBC back in 90's when I was in high school. He was so fun to watch.

@abuabdoalwaheed9967 3 года назад

I couldn't agree more Jeremy; man the 90s were the basketball days not like now.

@dominicomusi8753 3 года назад

Love listening to Chris Broussard's commentary!

@0Caracalla 3 года назад

Hakeem was probably the most athletic and agile of all the great centers. He did some massive carry jobs for Houston- especially the first championship.

@Joseph-lz5er 2 года назад

Imagine forming an all-time ethnic Nigerian squad with Olajuwon, Giannis, Bam Abadeyo, and Victor Oladipo. Insane how loaded this team would be.

@futurekillerful 3 года назад

To me Hakeem is a top 7 player of all Time and I have him over Russell on the big men Mount Rushmore list.

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Olajuwon is the goat

@futurekillerful 3 года назад

@@lickitysplit3985 i got jordan but i can respect someone who has hakeem

@greatdane1991 3 года назад

@@futurekillerful My Mt.Rushmore is Wilt,Bill,Kareem,and Hakeem. Sorry Shaq

@kentjason21 2 года назад

I was so blessed to be able to watch dream from the time I was 9 yrs old, turned on the tv to see him playing my favorite player at the time bird in the finals in 86, and every since that day the dream was my favorite player and I've been a rockets addict since, we've been fortunate in Houston to have great centers and players for a long time but dream will always be number 1, and it's not even close, this man is the most beloved htown athlete ever next to nolan

@robbyjai 3 года назад

amen brother!!!! i grew up watching hakeem the dream and as much as i loved jordan Hakeem the Dream will always be my favourite player of all time!!! The dream shake is phenomonal !!!!!!!!!

@chrisisslick 3 года назад

Top 10 player of all time! H Town in the bldg!

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@DeeRG Regardless of Individual and team accomplishments, Olujawon equally top2 in BAA/NBL/NBA/ABA history, interms of instincts and the combination of skills on offense and defense

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Olajuwon is the goat

@selfbradley7742 3 года назад

He was the TRUTH AND DANGEROUS ON THE COURT

@msarek4100 3 года назад

Dream was better than Shaq and Shaq has said as much. The second half of LeBron's career came from working with Hakeem

@kaptain314 3 года назад

Yea I seen those highlights too. He gave Orlando Shaq that work

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@kaptain314 reports are LeBron reached out to Olujawon during the summer right before the start of the 2011-2012campaign, u know

@moneyman9295 2 года назад

@@gwendolyntraylor1964 yea because after the loss to dallas everybody said Bron had everything but a post game , and with his size, strength he should have a post game , he got with Hakeem in the lockout summer and from then on out Bron been a monster in the post , its footage of the workout on YT somewhere

@eadekolu 3 года назад

Thanks for the education lesson

@elnardowebster2842 2 года назад

Hakeem Olajuwon is one of a kind. The ability to score face to the basket and posting up. The ability to defende on the perimeter and down low. The truly unique physical gifts. The truly unique technical gifts. I know many people think differently and I'm not here to argue, but in my opinion he's the GOAT. Not international....GOAT period.

@neyunyan3207 2 года назад

God bless u Bru, this is the best thing I've ever seen. I love u

@peterstark4562 3 года назад

Best skilled center of all time. He was physically and mentally tough as well. Won 2 rings during the golden era of big men.

@chakab3076 3 года назад

Imagine if he had players like Pippin, Stockton, KJ, Price, Hardaway or Dumars to play alongside him during his career.

@haroldmolefi9891 3 года назад

Bro

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

If he got Pippen...Pippen would’ve remained 💩 like he was cuz he wouldn’t have had MJ to practice and train with...Dream had a better team but MJ was superior and Dream will tel you that

@chakab3076 3 года назад

@@mannyneva1760 I bet you dream would have preferred Pippen over any of his teammates as you put them superior..

@mannyneva1760 3 года назад

@@chakab3076 not without MJ grooming Pippen cuz he was 💩 before MJ trained with him...sorry you think Pippen was a star when he came to the league...cuz he wasn’t and was an all star in 4 of the 6 championship season...what he is is overrated

@chakab3076 3 года назад

@@mannyneva1760 with or without Jordan he would have been one of 50 greatest, don't underestimate him

@alandthekidd 3 года назад

The only player to have a winning record over Jordan. He was mentored by the great Moses Malone, not bad.

@denniscox4700 3 года назад

I'm no fan of Isaiah Thomas, but I thought I heard he had a winning record over Jordan

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@denniscox4700 plus Those Boston Celtics Larry Bird led on the court teams that had 5 hall of fame players and a Hall of fame coach swept the younger inexperienced Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan led on the court teams twice in the 1986 and 1987 playoffs, yes Isaiah, Larry teams both have winning records against Michael teams in the regular season and playoffs, but those were veteran championship roster teams beating Jordan teams in the late 1980s and 1990, Bulls shoulda forced a game7 against the Pistons in the 89 ECF, had it not been for the sharpe elbow to the face that Scottie Pippen took from Bill Laimbeer of the opening minute of game6, Bulls replayed them in 1991 of course, and that Pistons 3straight trips to the NBA finals 1988,1989,1990 was no more wit there last playoff series wit the core of Rodman, Johnson, Thomas, Salley, Edwards, Laimbeer, Agguire, Dumars, Woodridge, coming against the Knicks in 1992, then the rebuild process for Detroit took place, as you know the Bulls Dynasty was birthed

@razkable 3 года назад

thomas beat mj more then anyone..do your research young fella

@alandthekidd 3 года назад

Which Jordan and which Bulls? Hakeem despite how bad his teams were, logged a winning record over MJ over a career. From Jordan’s rookie year through the 1989-90 season, Jordan’s Bulls logged just a 10-20 regular season record and 6-12 postseason record against Thomas’ Pistons - good for 16-32 overall. Jordan went 9-4 against Thomas in the regular season and 4-0 in the playoffs after the 1989-90 season - 13-4, overall.

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@alandthekidd it's a team sport, not a individual challenge

@delmccormack7001 Год назад

I completely agree. I grew up watching NBA in the early 80's. The Dream shake was unstoppable. Hakeem deserves a place in the pantheon.

@MrSotero123 3 года назад

His post moves were SO ELITE that even legendary players like Lebron and Kobe wanted to learn from him. He was a CENTER! That really says something!

@U_1984 3 года назад

soccer and handball! Hakeem is a legend! Much respect to the international community for excelling in basketball. Love when international players excel! Love it when people from different parts of the globe gen involved and start embracing basketball. We need more people from Africa, Eastern Europe, South/Central America, Caribbean and Asia. Makes the game that much more interesting.

@mrrational2046 3 года назад

His footworks changed the game

@sabrecatsmiladon7380 2 года назад

I never regained interest in the NBA after Hakeem retired....................What a great player and even better Human Being!! Willpower and determination

@arianprofit 2 года назад

You’re the best Chris! From Clutch City

@rjalforque4764 3 года назад

Yah, no doubt about it! Olajuwon and Nowitzki.

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@DeeRG comedic

@_Some_Guy_ 3 года назад

brousard spitting straight factsss

@Minolla 3 года назад

It's crazy that he's never being mentioned as one of the greats. 🤔 Something ain't adding up.

@silewis9396 3 года назад

Because most media outlets have their darlings - MJ and Lebron. A lot of fans are also pining for Kobe now that he's gone. Hakeem and a handful of others then get way less mentions than they should

@bradfordlee7384 2 года назад

When Michael Jordan pick you as starting Center on his dream team then you know you're a Bad Boy. MJ said he gotta have Hakeem as his Center on his team.

@scootermcgoot 3 года назад

Always my favorite player of all time, so much skill and power. one of the true GOATS. Classy and cool

@mohamedkhaireh9356 3 года назад

Imagine Clyde Drexler, Ralph Sampson and Hakeem Olajuwon were drafted together with the Rockets? The Lakers, Celtics, Pistons and Bulls' dynasties of the 80s and 90s may never have happened.

@romeosavic2998 2 года назад

and its 2021... he was perfect center

@raymondehiemere5500 3 года назад

Thanks Chris... Hakeem is a model on & off the court. Minimal talking, plenteous acts of enduring legacy.

@anwarsadat6825 2 года назад

Great player. And even a nicer human being. Just class all the way through.

@gregcamp4290 2 года назад

Amen my brother..he is way underrated

@EricOutler 3 года назад

forget the hype, Dream is a REAL g.o.a.t.

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Olajuwon is the goat, period

@hrjw 3 года назад

I feel bad for all the kids who didn't saw Hakeem play. You guys truely missed something great

@jpinet25 2 года назад

Every time I shut the eyes ... I dream ... & I see Hakeem shaking 💥✨🔥

@clarissawestbrook2203 Год назад

Hakeem Olajuwon is an incredible NBA player and one of the most underrated NBA players of all time. He is a top ten NBA player of all time in my opinion.

@abdinasiraden8875 3 года назад

Respect my favorite player

@Ah-ws9nm 3 года назад

Hakeem outplayed Admiral, Shaq, Barkley twice Malone twice , and Ewing all in a playoff series in a 2 year span.

@rooseveltdarbey9493 3 года назад

That's why his two championships hold so much weight.

@brendafirebrand8810 3 года назад

The Dream - a Nightmare Matchup - ahead of his time!

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

There never had been another before and there never will be another Olajuwon

@dame2511 3 года назад

Put some respect on his name🔥🔥🔥💪🏾

@braddivac3561 3 года назад

You're forgetting Giannis when you talk about the potential future best international players. The man already has two MVPs and DPOY.

@lickitysplit3985 3 года назад

Yeah but nowadays players are getting DPOY with 66 steals and 190 blocks while Olajuwon was recording 174 steals and 376 blocks and still not getting DPOY awards. Olajuwon could've been DPOY every season for his first 12 seasons

@kevinthomes1046 3 года назад

With way the games are officiated and played today you can't compare today's greatness to past greatness. I would love to have seen him play in the past because he would have developed his game to compete. He is long way from Hakeem.

@tuneunleashed 3 года назад

@@lickitysplit3985 The man is a 2x MVP, Allstar MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP and an NBA CHAMPION at the age of 26 so....if anything Giannis has a shot to take over the title as the greatest international player of all-time. Crazy thing is they both wear #34

@kenney0313 3 года назад

Dream is easily Top 10 ALL-TIME, and probably Top 5. To be honest, Dream was to Center, what MJ was to SG, and they did that in the same era...literally. There's no way you lose if you start your Rushmore with MJ & Dream.

@karlinwilliamson9329 2 года назад

Can't argue with truth. Great analysis.

@ROUBA33 3 года назад

GOAT Center 💪

@sxc5rhcp 3 года назад

The should make a movie about Dream

@TheFrankencrx 3 года назад

Its called "the air up there"

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@TheFrankencrx plenty of documentaries of the Houston Cougars and Rockets, plus film on Hakeem Olujawon, equally from a compete, instinctive, skill-set view on both sides of the court, The man is top 2 goat player in BAA/NBL/NBA/ABA history

@richardmanuel9812 3 года назад

Coming to America

@jimmyfaherty8588 3 года назад

My favorite player. Ever. Props

@jakersak2 2 года назад

I'd love to see you do an episode on Mugsy Bogues

@MrKing8050 3 года назад

The greatest center of the 90s

@mohammadqubbaj3600 3 года назад

Of all time

@eugenegardner8814 3 года назад

EVER 😎 not just the 90's

@gwendolyntraylor1964 3 года назад

@@mohammadqubbaj3600 Mr William Felton Russell and Hakeem TheDream Olujawon are the greatest centers of all-time, top 10 players in BAA/NBL/NBA/ABA merger history 1TheBlackCat 2TheDream 3Bill Russell 4Magic 5BlackMamba 6TheHickFromFrenchLick 7Shaq 8TheBigfundamental 9Pip 10TheBigTicket 11ChefSC30 12TheCaptainAbdulJabbar 13TheLogo 14Sam Jones 15George Mikan the 1st mega star in BAA/NBL/NBA/ABA merger history, 16TheBigDipper 17KD 18LBJ 19MrInSide the originator of the fade-away jumpshot 20Rick Barry, props to TheCaptainWillisReed, Hondo, Kevin Johnson most underrated player ever, TheAnwser, TheTruth, JoJo White, The Big O, Jerry Lucas, Dave DuBusschere, TheBigE, Walt Bellamy, Bob Mccadoo, Lenny Wilkins, Adrian Dantley, Bobby Dandridge, JaMaal Wilkes, Marques Johnson, David Robinson, Don Barksdale, Wat Misaka, Pat Ewing, Chuck Cooper, Earl Lloyd, Nat Clifton, Wes Unseld, Reggie Miller, Antonio Davis, Shawn Kemp, Clark Kellogg, Larry Nance, Don Nelson, Red Auerbach, Sam Barry, Al Attles, Phil Jackson, Wayne Embry, John Thompson, Tex Winter, Johnny Bach, Jim Cleamons, Greg Popovich and so on

@mohammadqubbaj3600 3 года назад

@@gwendolyntraylor1964 you really think I'm going to be reading that script

@mohammadqubbaj3600 3 года назад

@@gwendolyntraylor1964 you a lebron hater

@big-l5771 3 года назад

Good reminder to make him a international great. After all his accomplishments yes he was the best and my top 5 centers in no order ever to play in the NBA

@mickyomokotun2209 Год назад

He was so great. They named him the Dream

@deenugent473 3 года назад

My favorite Rockets' player is Hakeem Olajuwon #34! The '94 & '95 Championships were great and I was able to witnessed live in Houston.

@Chris-ir8yy 3 года назад

I can listen to Chris talk sports ALL DAY

@texasturner2313 Год назад

Hakeem was probably the best all around player to ever play. He was a star on both ends of the court.

@MDeezyTV 2 года назад

Hakeem is arguably the #1 C of all time. He changed the game. And the best nickname of all time for sure.

@klutch192 2 года назад

The most talented center to ever touch a basektball IMO. He has no holes in his game. Every other center had a flaw somewhere. Hakeem was the greatest at all facets of the position.

@Slaveship-zh8vx 2 года назад

With living in "H" town (Houston) during the days of Phi Slama Jama, to me the greatest regular college basketball team (and I never liked college basketball), in known history. We thought that Houston would pick the local boy Clyde Drexler when he came out of college a year earlier than Hakeem and then Hakeem when he came out but instead Clyde went to the Blazers and we were mad. I watched that dude his whole career and was astonished by his play on the court. To me he was the best center of all time. Yes I watched Wilt, Russel, Kareem, Ewing, Robinson, Morning, Parish, Malone play. I have never seen the great footwork, ball control, defensive prowess that this man had. Didn't really move like the centers that we were used to. The man had a great game.

@randywatson1296 3 года назад

I finally agree with glow stick

@moutonnoirnewyork8768 3 года назад

"The DREAM SHAKE" anyone! and don't get me started the David Robinson press conference!lmao

@jacobjones5269 Год назад

My favorite Dream stat is he’s the only guy to finish top 10 in a season in both rebounds and steals… And he did it 10 seasons in a row!..

@jfree77040 2 года назад

He got the name Dream because him landing at the campus of UH was a dream for Guy Lewis. It was reported that Dream was 6’7” but when the taxi drove up to the campus. Lewis, said he got out of the taxi and came out almost 7’0” and he was almost fainted😂😂

@BryanX64 2 года назад

I think Olajuwon is underrated because 3 of the 4 of the other GOAT centers - Wilt, Kareem and Shaq - all played and won for the Lakers, one of the biggest sports franchises in the world. Bill Russell, the greatest winner in sports history and who also played for the storied Celtics, is the other. But Hakeem absolutely belongs up there with them. Another super underrated stat is that he's top 10 in steals as mentioned in the video.

@ousmanedanfo6304 3 года назад

Chris Broussard thank you!!!!

@jonhattanaguilar3939 2 года назад

" and if you don't know, now you know...."

@emmanueldarreysax5238 2 года назад

Nigerians been making history since God knows when... If you agree smash the like button

@Titova-prababa 3 года назад

Olajuwon is one of the top 10 players in nba but he is not international he played for team usa in 1996

@jasonstarr2036 2 года назад

"You know it’s a good thing these guys can’t get out of the west. We' ve got no answer for that big monster." Michael Jordan on Olajuwon in 1992 after a loss to the Rockets 110-96 in regular season.

@charlieprince8671 3 года назад

We a kid I was a fan of the Magic era Lakers as a team.... But Hakeem has always been my single favorite player of all time. Best 2 way player of all time.