Hakeem gets way more respect on youtube then he ever got from the NBA and sports media. They like to act like he don't exist.

@OldSchoolCurt

7 жыл бұрын

freelancepimp best center of all time

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

freelancepimp that's cuz the video proof is here on KZread and not some politically charged obnoxious ESPN bullshit show! Olajuwon is the GOAT!

@intelligencecycle3523

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed man

@younggod3906

4 жыл бұрын

Sterlin Jordan facts. I was just starting to type that.

@Comin4mine

4 жыл бұрын

@Sterlin Jordan ​ mandodelossantos2 It is politics but I think it has something to do with Africa too. The NBA has been promoting basketball in Europe and China for a while now if they are promoting it in Africa it is a recent thing. If you watch any FIBA there is some ballers in Africa. Hell its scary!!! From my understanding, The majority of basketball outreach in Africa has been done by players independently.

Hakeem at his peak was the most complete center I've seen. Tim Duncan had a top 5 career. Duncan better career. Hakeem was the best player.

@siam9914

4 жыл бұрын

Hakeem had better peak. Duncan had better career

@geonidas6098

3 жыл бұрын

Duncan had higher ball IQ, better passer, better range, nothing forced, better court awareness, and was ready from day one, dream had to develop and peeked late in his career. He was the best 5 and better than all other 5's talent wise, but not better than Jordan or Tim. Rings, stats and history prove that. He had 5 years on top much respect for the dream.

@TheCocoband

3 жыл бұрын

@@siam9914 Tim Duncan was at peak from the moment that he got in the league. Hakeem at his peak averaged 21 shot from 91 to 96. Tim Duncan one Time took 18.6 shot in 2002 . Hakeem averaged more blocks than Tim Duncan in the regular season, but in playoffs Tim Duncan is diferente animal.

@Coldskin1

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheCocoband tim duncan had a franchise team not way would have titles after 2005 as an only star

@krob8823

2 жыл бұрын

Facts. And I'm a Duncan and Spurs fan .

"Hakeem was the only guy who did what he is supposed to do.". Facts.

I'm from Houston... Jordan was the greatest, but nobody is upset we drafted Dream...

@VictorShephard

6 жыл бұрын

kylef84 Houston did the right thing picking Hakeem. The 84 draft was loaded. If they picked Bowie #1, there would've been a problem.

@michaelleslie6992

5 жыл бұрын

kylef84 Jordan is not best player period. Most hyped most marketable but he did lose

@younggod3906

5 жыл бұрын

Facts

@jaredbowen3527

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Leslie everyone lost so is no one the best player?

@pickzkickz

4 жыл бұрын

Olajuwon owned Jordan btw.

Hakeem is proof positive of how soccer skills can go a long way in improving the footwork of basketball players

In the 1988-89 season Hakeem Olajuwon had 213 steals and 278 block shots

@eyesallred

7 жыл бұрын

Unreal

@TheTlewis3074

6 жыл бұрын

Horry was a true ring chaser. He was a big shot maker, I'll give him that but he won because of big men like Duncan. He should just thank him instead of throwing shade this way. The truth is in the stats, the rings, the MVP's the long string of 50 win seasons. Maybe Duncan didn't speak to him enough, but no way Hakeem was 50 times better.

@TheTlewis3074

6 жыл бұрын

Zion Vain You call Manu and Parker superstars? They are both 2nd tier stars and only because they played with a superstar in Duncan. Neither of them could carry a team on their own. Lebron never won until he had superstars on his team. So you're just hating Bro. Nobody wins on a bad team. Not even Hakeem. Drexler, Horry, and all those guys were just as good as what Duncan had around him. Come on man!

@TheTlewis3074

6 жыл бұрын

Zion Vain Then why couldn't he win with the "Super Team" of Pippen, Barkley, Drexler? Don't say cause they were too old. The Celtics did it with and older team. Dream was a great player, but he only won those two rings because Jordan let him.

@TheTlewis3074

6 жыл бұрын

Zion Vain If Hakeem was the leader he should have got Barkely in line. Instead he let Charles move him out of the post and take over the team. He should have told him to get his fat butt outside and let him know who was the man. He didn't, and as a result they lost with all those stars on the team. You're just making excuses and calling names.

Hakeem my favorite center all time 👍🏾👍🏾

@nclay211

6 жыл бұрын

Chaz Loc30's shaq

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Shaq got swept 5 times in the 90's with Penny and Kobe and almost got swept by the 04' Pistons with Ben Wallace avg 10pts agame! He Can't even shoot!

@vighneshramesh2569

6 жыл бұрын

OH hell no PRIME SHAQ was much better

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Vighnesh Ramesh Prime Shaq was Orlando Shaq! Even Lakers Shaq almost got SWEPT in 04' with prime Kobe and only won against scrub centers!

@yvans.

5 жыл бұрын

Michael c because in a 2000’s Michael Jeffrey Jordan was not anymore in a league.

Hakeem was the better player overall. This is really no question, have you seen these career stats when Hakeem played LESS games overall than Duncan. Also, Hakeem has the ability to carry the load on both ends of the floor. Timmy had the better overall career. No doubt that 5 Championships, 3 Finals MVP's and 2 Regualar Season MVP's. There was also an argument about KG being as good as Timmy as players, but that's a whole different outtake.

Hakeem is underrated. I will always remember the 1995 playoffs where Hakeem took MVP Robinson to school and then swept shaq!

@mtbrider6119

6 жыл бұрын

Put Duncan on these teams and they probably wouldn't even have made the playoffs. Lucky Duncan drafted into a great situation with a very good team and a great coach. Anyone would excel in that situation.

@pf210

6 жыл бұрын

And they still have the same amount of rings as each other and Timmy has 5 Duncan has accomplished way more than Hakeem and super teams he would put together like with Pippen Clyde and Barkley....

@israeliteunite6026

5 жыл бұрын

@@mtbrider6119 You idiotically downplay how great Tim Duncan was c'mon man. He made popovich you type as if it's the other way around.

@israeliteunite6026

5 жыл бұрын

You say he swept Shaq like it was a 2000s Shaq. It def holds weight an leverage because it's still a championship but when you talk about skooling or dominating a player that's with a grain of salt, 11 years of Allstar experience with a championship up against a 3rd year kid. Hakeem Olajuwon told Kenny Smith in the early 2000s we couldn't beat this Shaq, end of discussion. This internet age is bonkers, do you have any idea just how great Shaq was in the 2000s.?

@ShevStaxBeats

4 жыл бұрын

F P super teams? All those dudes were old and done when they hooked up. Tim has a super team. Keem pretty much played his entire career by himself with role players. Won a chip in 94 being the only all star on his team and beat a team with 3 all stars

Dream was a beast and and lets remember that Hakeem was dropping buckets and playing defense.

@Shonan2024

7 жыл бұрын

Evening during Ramadan other centers couldn't touch him. "Yous" a bad man when you been fasting all day and then go give a NBA center the blues. Hakeem wasn't nothing to play with.

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

He couldn't even drink water from sunrise to sunset and he dropped 40 on all star centers heads. He's gotta be the GOAT !

@henryvenzon4929

6 жыл бұрын

javier carrion same as duncan

@blackzom12

5 жыл бұрын

henry venzon Duncan played D, but not even on the same level as Olajuwon.

Olaujuwon embarrassed David Robinson the same night he got his MVP award!

@pauline9503

5 жыл бұрын

Bottomline duncan got 5 hakeem got 2 in d era where mj was retired... End of discussion asshole

@clivewarren3403

5 жыл бұрын

@Danny Eric Benavidez Hakeem killed Dave. He hit him up for 35 in that series and said "I'm going to David's house to take my MVP." Don't even bring up Robinson. As great as Robinson was Hakeem schooled him. Hakeem wasn't eligible to be on dream team 1 at the time he was not a citizen

@clivewarren3403

5 жыл бұрын

@Danny Eric Benavidez exactly. Timmy wasn't even finals MVP every time lmao

@clivewarren3403

5 жыл бұрын

@Danny Eric Benavidez okay so you're a homer. Have fun bigging up Robinson vs Hakeem. Hakeem demolished him. Everybody knows that. Every NBA legend will tell you that. You wanna talk about making a team better? Hakeem won with no all-star or HOF player on his team. He carried role players to a championship then he and Clyde did it again the next year. Meanwhile Tim wasn't even finals MVP for every chip. Congrats to the Spurs for being the best team of the 2000s but Tim Duncan is not on the level of Hakeem Olajuwon. The only argument you have is Spurs were good. Congrats. Hakeem was a better player though. Not to mention 2 of Tim's were against joke ass teams the 8th seed knicks who shot 39% from the field and the Daniel Gibson cavs lmao

@penguin2362

4 жыл бұрын

@@clivewarren3403 robert horry is clutch and did his part. You slumped yourself. He wasnt like that dude that hit a 3 peat. With the dubs and raptors. He actually played a part and wasnt riding for fun. He was a part of those 8 rings fool.

Hakeem easily was the 2nd best player in the 90's behind Jordan...and than beyond that it's anybody's guess in ranking

@robluv4592

2 ай бұрын

Hakeem overated

yes my brother you are right hakeem had over 200 steals in the 1988-89 season and he has over 2k steals for a career and 3k assists which is pretty good..

I think Hakeem is more skilled than Kobe Bryant

@louismclean6662

3 жыл бұрын

I think when you teach somebody to become a better player I think you have knowledge they don't have so that means you might be better than them!! I'm just saying

Does anybody remember the 1988 series of Rockets vs Mavericks? Anyone know who was the 2nd leading scorer after Hakeem? Sleepy Floyd. Anyone even know who that is? No? That's what I thought. That was his 2nd best player because Ralph Sampson was injured for that season. Hakeem's stats for that series: 37.5 PPG on 57.1% FG, 16.8 Rebounds/game, 2.3 Steals/game, 2.8 blocks/game, PER of 39.0. In game 2, the man had 41 points, 26 rebounds, 4 blocks, and 3 steals. This guy was ridiculous.

@yvans.

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. Never heard of that series. Lord

I don't see the debate. Hakeem hands down

@OldManClutch

7 жыл бұрын

BoogieDollars absolutely ... without question

@darryljones8195

7 жыл бұрын

In the 1989-90 season Hakeem Olajuwon averaged 24.3ppg 14.0rpg 2.1 spg and 4.6bpg

@Capdirtbag

7 жыл бұрын

Tim lasted longer then Hakeem, Dream was washed up at 33!

@rogerblewett5595

7 жыл бұрын

Duncan was better easily.. daaang this ain't even close lol

@juventinos81

7 жыл бұрын

if tim had to play with all the physical contact and all the C and PF that hakeem had to play against he wouldnt have lasted so much.and hakeem was a lot better athlete than dunkan. hakeem at 33 had 27ppg in 51% 11r 1,6s 2,5 b. dunkan never played in that level.

One minor point. Tim Duncan was a center. He was listed as a PF but he was the Spurs center for sure once Admiral retired. Dream is my favorite player and IMO the greatest center to ever play. Only Bill Russell has an argument for better than Dream. Wilt was a better athlete but a lesser player, he valued stats over victory. Shaq was extremely dominant and a physical specimen but he too had issues with his mentality and work ethic. Kareem in his prime and a vastly weaker league couldn't even make the playoffs without Magic Johnson or Oscar Robertson. If Dream had the support most other superstars had in their careers he would easily have had at least two more rings. As I like to remind people he as the center led his team in all five statistical categories in their first title run. Can a brotha get some help? He and Bill Russell were the only guys at center who you could never point to and say "you should be doing more." Dream was playing 41 minutes a night at 32 years old to carry that team. As my final note Olajuwon was drafted ahead of Jordan and NOBODY IN HOUSTON HAS EVER REGRETTED THAT. Skip Bayless is a fool. Anytime infamously dismissive guys like Shaq and Jordan both deeply respect Dream, you know that man is the truth.

Olajuwon stats end the discussion. Olajuwon play 153 less games than duncun, had 500 more points, 800 more blocks and 1100 more steals, a higher fg%,ft% . If you put Hakeem on the Spurs during Tim Duncun time the Spurs have 7-8 rings easy. Duncun never averaged 3 blocks in a game/season Hakeem did 9 times , Duncun never had a 1 spg season , Hakeem averaged 2 steal a game 5 times and a 1.7 career average. Olajuwon might be the greatest defensive player of all time, Duncun has nothing on Olajuwon. Heck in 1 year Hakeem averaged 4.6 blocks and 2.1 steals per game...That's video game #s

@dane704

5 жыл бұрын

You just ended the argument, Hakeem is clearly better.

@bbtt2335

5 жыл бұрын

facts man!

@DaudAriehBenIsrael

5 жыл бұрын

Your point puts a PERIOD on all of He debate.

@penguin2362

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Duncan is 5-1 in the finals. 3 FMVP 2 MVP 15 x NBA allstars out of 19 seasons 10 x NBA first 3 x NBA second 2 x NBA third 8 x NBA All defensive first team 7 x NBA All defensive second Rookie of the Year. Tim Duncan is about winning. Not individual stats. Yet he still is top 5 in shot blocking in history. And top 15 in all time scoring . 3 more rings than Hakeem.

@robyearwood76

4 жыл бұрын

cali penguin how many hall of famers did Tim have?

I was too young to see Hakeem play at his best but man his KZread highlights are top 3 to watch.

Tim Duncan was the main reason the Spurs front office become into what they are today. A great superstar with a low level of ego always looking to win and acepting to do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. That's what Tim Duncan was. Before Tim Duncan arrived to San Antonio the organization was a good one but nothing more than that. After him came in they just transformed themselft into a top-class organization. Not to mention the level of consistency they showed during Tim Duncan's era. He was savvy enough to adjusted himself to new roles within the team while still be efficient. I saw Hakeen played. I saw him defeated both the Knicks and Magics and he was totally sublime. For me is not a clear cut who is better between Tim and Hakeen.

Thanks for this I'm a Houston native and watched a lot of Hakeem and he really is on another level as far as skill sets he roasted Shaq, Ewing, Robinson and for Stephen Jackson if he knew basketball he would know that Hakeem actually has a quadruple double

@Shonan2024

7 жыл бұрын

Hakeem's spin move on the baseline was no joke.

@Comin4mine

7 жыл бұрын

Same here, and there is video out there of him Roasting Duncan too. None of them stood a chance until after his knee surgery.

@lilricho713

7 жыл бұрын

I understand I'll jus say that Olajuwon had way better playoff and finals stats bro I'm speaking overall I'd take Olajuwon over Tim..Hakeem played against all the great big men Duncan didn't he dominated weaker competition over the yrs other than dirk and kg they were the only real comp u can put c Webb in there wit a few others but they weren't great players

@belfor21

7 жыл бұрын

Sauce City . I wanna the Rockets to pickup Clyde Drexler and Cadillac Anderson to go along with Hakeem Olajuwon . I wanna to keep the 5 slamma Jamma in tack . I live down the street from the U of H .

@lilricho713

6 жыл бұрын

belfor21 facts

Duncan been my dude since Wake...but Dream is a level above.

@LaTaurusHarrison

7 жыл бұрын

Dr.CookiesNeedLoveLikeEverthingDoes I'm ok with that. I'd still take Dream.

@LaTaurusHarrison

7 жыл бұрын

Dr.CookiesNeedLoveLikeEverthingDoes I'm talking about playing basketball. Not Google findings. I watched both of them in their primes. I was more amazed at what Hakeem did. No slight to Duncan. He was dope too.

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Dr.CookiesNeedLoveLikeEverthingDoes bitch you're a lying ass punk

@siam9914

4 жыл бұрын

Ooooo. Idk about that. I think duncen is one of the GOAT. Best PF of all time

@siam9914

4 жыл бұрын

I think duncan had better career but hakeem had better peak (which i am not sure as well, duncan was the best player in NBA in his peak as well)

Did he really say Tim "no dunking " Duncan? Look at his highlights, he caught a lot of bodies. He just wasn't a high flyer like that, but he would catch you slipping though.

Hakeem is one of the most underrated players in NBA history.

20 times better is disrespectful but I'd definitely have to pick Hakeem!! I believe Dream and TD are similar in that both are over looked because of the other greats that played in their eras (magic, MJ, Kobe, LBJ) But Hakeem was more unguardable in the post, better defensive player, more athletic, rebounding is about equal, Hakeem. Duncan came into popovic from the get go. Hakeem didn't get Rudy T until 1993. Duncan played with David Robinson, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobli, and Kawhi Leonard over his 19 years. Hakeem got his first Hall of Fame teammate in 1995

Anyone who thinks Tim Duncan is a better player than Hakeem Olajuwon, does not know basketball

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Dr.CookiesNeedLoveLikeEverthingDoes you're gay as fuck bro!

@OmarGonzalez-gx1ks

6 жыл бұрын

Kay K. Let's see , Tim in 19 seasons had no losing season, had more MVP'S and way more TITLES. Hakeem had 7 losing seasons , NO MVP'S and won titles when Jordan retired. But I guess I don't basketball huh... lol

@pf210

6 жыл бұрын

He is better in accomplishments and consistency Olajuwon only has two rings because Jordan didn't play in 94-95 and and that's facts seriously

@thedude7567

6 жыл бұрын

Ocean View These idiots don't WTF are they talking about. You can't compare championship wins because Tim Duncan had better support, cast players around him, and a better coach his whole career. When Hakeem had shit players around him, and coaching change most of his career. Idiot.

@pf210

6 жыл бұрын

The Dude 7 Tim Duncan only had Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker name another All-Star that Timmy had?? Houston Kenny The Jet Smith Sam Cassell Charles Barkley Clyde Drexler Scottie Pippen Robert Horry??? Stop drinking that hurricane Harvey water boy...

Thank you for this video. As I person who grew up in Houston and watched or listened (showing my age) to every game Olajuwon played for the Rockets, I have being trying to explain Olajuwon's greatness for decades.

I'm fine with Tim Duncan being ranked higher than Hakeem due to rings but nobody in their right mind who knows Basketball would ever pick Tim Duncan over Hakeem Olajuwon if they truly knew. There's just another level of Basketball player Hakeem was. Jordan in an entire documentary as competitive as he was hasn't said a thing about not being picked #1 because even he knows who Hakeem was throughout his career

Again Skip is clueless. The Rockets with Sampson had a 29-53 record and were going nowhere until they drafted Hakeem. In just his second year they beat the current champion showtime Lakers 4 games to 1 in the WCF, and Hakem absolutely dominated in that series. Then they took the great '86 Celtics that did not lose even one game on their home court during the regular season to 6 games in the finals, again because of Hakeem. The team began to fall apart after that year because of drug suspensions of starters and injury to Sampson. Hakeem then had to carry weak teams that would have been nothing without him until the early 90's. Even when he got some decent role players around him in the mid 90's there was still no all star help for Hakeem and he had to lead the team in 5 categories including steals and assists for that team to have success (show me another center that could have done that). That team completely relied on him to dominate on both ends of the floor. He backed up his guards on defense and he is also the reason why that team was a great 3 point shooting team because 90% of the plays they threw the ball to Hakeem in the post, waited for the defense to collapse, and then shot the open 3's when Hakeem threw it back to them, and Hakeem could and did score through double and triple teams when the 3 point shots weren't falling. There were some solid role players on those early to mid 90's Rockets teams but they would not have had the success they had without Hakeem being such a versatile all-around player on both ends of the floor. Show me another player that could do all the things from the center position (or any position) that Hakeem did on both ends of the floor to enable that team to have the success they did - no other center could have been as much of an asset to that team that Hakeem was. Put Duncan on those teams there is no way they have that kind of success. Put Hakeem on the teams Duncan was on with quality players every single season and with one of the best coaches the game has seen every single year like Duncan had, and that team wins more rings than Duncan was able to win for them.

Just as an aside, im not a fan of Kobe.....BUT.... when a guy retires from 20 years in the league, has achilles repair and goes out on 60pts?????? DAMN!!!!!!!! Hakeem > Duncan

@AnwarLL

6 жыл бұрын

jelly He didn't have 60 pts? Westbrook makes 40 pts on 40 some shots, Kobe gives u 60 on 50 on 44% from the field. U still have to make the ball go inside the basket u know that right?

@samuel2pac72

5 жыл бұрын

A L You two guys are letting your emotions cloud your comments, it was a “true” 60 point game, it was very competitive game against a team which were in the playoff hunt, Kobe won the game for the Lakers, most is missed shots were in te first quarter and just like you stated the Rookie wanted him to shoot it as he noted in the post interview. Here’s what gets lost, he played D, especially early on when he missed those shots, I have a soft spot for stats that play D, like Hakeem, especially if they are running on fumes, coming off two career and season ending injuries in their 20th season at age 37. Also, the game was so poetic, he was struggling early and got hot but played solid defense, just like he did in the beginning of his career where he struggled and had to become a good defender to earn minutes for Del Harris. Also, in his rookie season he shot those three clutch air balls in that playoff series against the Jazz where they got eliminated, because he was the only Laker even back then fearless enough to take those. Transition that to him ending the Jazz’s playoff dreams, not really they would’ve made it if they won against the Lakers and Huston lost that game the same night which they ended up winning as it was announced late in the fourth of the Lakers game if I remember correctly, by sinking clutch after clutch shots. In fact it was an incredible moment and subjectively one of my top 10 favorite NBA moments.

This channel is food for the soul. Definitelty one of the best parts of my day.

Got a ton of admiration for Hakeem and Duncan. Both of these guys were far more team-oriented and less selfish than 99% of the superstars we have seen in the last 25 years.

Hakeem was a Dawg. I think the most skilled player ever. Jordan the Goat. But Hakeem in my top 5.

Keep in mind that Hakeem didn't start playing until he was 17. Imagine if he had an earlier start??

@samuel2pac72

5 жыл бұрын

RebelrokTv That’s not true, he started at 15 and Duncan at 14 brother. You remembered it wrong. Sources: www.quora.com/Who-are-some-players-in-the-NBA-that-started-late fadeawayworld.net/2018/06/29/10-nba-players-who-started-playing-basketball-very-late/

Tim Duncan was always a center in College. They lists him as PF because Robinson was there, but Tim is actually a center. Just like Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson played together!

I've seen a lot of people say Olajuwon is the greatest center ever.

@vernonleewarren280

4 жыл бұрын

He's definitely not the greatest center but he is the most skilled center of all time

@tbone2123

4 жыл бұрын

Vernon Lee Warren he’s like top 2 center of all time behind Shaq

@unbiasvsbias3955

4 жыл бұрын

@@vernonleewarren280 "definitely"? The gap isn't remotely that far off. Hakeem definitely has a solid case for that title. I was hesitate too at first, until you take a closer look at his career and what he has achieved.

@vernonleewarren280

4 жыл бұрын

@@unbiasvsbias3955 Olajuwon is definitely not the greatest center of all time. It's not even close. He had the best footwork of any center I've seen and he's definitely a all time great defender, but there are a few gentleman ahead of him. The first one is Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt is the most dominant player to ever to play. Way more dominant than Shaq or any other center. He wrote the record books. Yes he won only 2 champions but it's not just about rings. He stats are other worldly. He also led the league in scoring 7 times and also led the league in assists one season. And one year he averaged 50 pg and played every minute of every game that season and he's never fouled out of a game his entire career. Also keep in mind that the NBA changed the rules to stop Wilt's dominance over the league. Do your research on him. The next player is Bill Russell. He led his teams to 11 champions in 13 seasons. He also has 5 MVPs and dozens of rebounding titles. Also keep in mind that the NBA didn't start recording block shots until the 70s. He is second in rebounds after Wilt who is first. Olajuwon would not be the all time leader in block shots had they been recording them in the 60s. Wilt would own that record. In one game Wilt blocked 26 shots and pulled down 55 rebounds. Russell averaged around 24 rpg is entire career. Next is Kareem Abdul jabbar. 6 MVPs, 6 champions, won champions in highschool and college. The only player to have a unstoppable move. And is still the all time leading scoorer in NBA history. He is also a 19 time all star. Olajuwon was great but those guys were clearly better than him.

@vernonleewarren280

4 жыл бұрын

@@tbone2123 no sir

Most of his career the Dreem was the only all star level player for his team, nuff said.

"Do the Buffalo"😂😂😂😂

All your videos are straight truth thank you for clearing shit up 🙌🙌

The 3 most unstoppable basketball moves I've ever seen are the Sky Hook, the Air Jordan Fade Away and the Dream Shake. Hakeem was a sight to behold at his peak.

Taco Bell paid Robert Horry to wear that blazer for the "Steal a Game taco giveaway" promotion... He mentioned it when he came out... Maybe he needed a few dollars...

@josiahthibodeaux

7 жыл бұрын

(Laughs) man that's nice, good deal.

@DirtyWeights

7 жыл бұрын

+L-Mighty Effect True...

@jayjones3276

7 жыл бұрын

Julius Minor more than a few dollars

@mja2873

6 жыл бұрын

Julius, 🤣🤣🤣🤣

it would be nice if we could just rewind everybody's age and let them play against each other in their prime I know Hakeem olajuwon would come out on top over all of them guys were talkin about

Olajawon also beat a stacked Lakers team in the Western Conference Finals before playing the 86 Celtics. I still see Cooper laying on the floor in shock when that last second Rockets shots went in.

the ring talk will never prove one player was better then another..

@josiahthibodeaux

7 жыл бұрын

I'll gladly second that boss, honestly all it really proves is consistency is a beautiful and rare thing.

@flipdibiase9770

7 жыл бұрын

slick flair rings don't mean everything Cuz Horry won't never b a hall famer

@judemixx9387

7 жыл бұрын

flip dibiase rings do matter if you have 6 finals mvp stupid fuck

@Comin4mine

7 жыл бұрын

It's a cop-out for people who have no real argument, in other words they don't know what they hell they are talking about so they go to the ring. Barkley and Malone don't have rings but they are still arguably in the top 5 of power forwards.

@nclay211

6 жыл бұрын

freelancepimp no there not. but they were tough

Stephen Jackson lookin' like Keith Sweat lol

@jayjones3276

7 жыл бұрын

Kickinthescience poor man's Keith sweat

@kevinchavis8462

7 жыл бұрын

Kickinthescience Keith Sweat? Put down the alcohol, drugs, whatever your on.

Olajuwon would have destroyed Tim Duncan on the court, where it counts. Tim Duncan's teams won rings after the Golden Era of Centers was over. Duncan should have been playing center at 7' 1, 250 lbs. Olajuwon would have given slow footed Tim Duncan more problems than he gave David Robinson. Duncan's Spurs did win 5 championships. But he and the Spurs wouldn't have won one if they had to go through a prime Hakeem Olajuwon - period! Understand that all-time Centers are more highly regarded than Power Forwards. Being a top-5 all-time center is more highly-regarded than the top Power Forward. Moses Malone was better than Duncan also.

@TheOpinionSports

7 жыл бұрын

Rashid Sundiata you crazy! Duncan and the Spurs would have beat Hakeem, Spurs don't lose to teams who o oh have 1 super star

@ProfessorofTruth

7 жыл бұрын

I'll keep it simple: Duncan's Spurs didn't face PRIME Olajuwon's Rockets. Don't forget, The Rockets had Clyde Drexler on their second championship team. Duncan would have his confidence shaken and taken by the superiority of Olajuwon. The post-prime Olajuwon era was a vacuum that Duncan and the Spurs to flourish in.

@dane704

5 жыл бұрын

I agree except Duncan was not slow footed, watch some of his highlights. Slow compared to Hakeem yes, but quick for his size.

@markhorn7078

4 жыл бұрын

Rashid my brother you cannot reason with Spurs fans they are just like Cowboys fans and many of them actually are Cowboys fans.

Skip's arguments are totally emotional with no logic whatsoever...can't stand to hear him at times. Shannon gave numbers with performance to back up Olajuwon. All Skip can do is say Duncan is better but no proof other than hearing himself talk.

@blackzom12

5 жыл бұрын

Skip is like Trump... most people realize hes a moron, but then you have a handful of people that agree with everything he says regardless of facts.

like your analysis bro! Spot on and funny!

Tim Duncan was a great player in a great system but in no way was he ever greater than or more dominant on either end of the court than Hakeem Olajuan. In the era of the greatest collection of big men in NBA history Hakeem dominated them all every night.

Hakeem was at Least 6'10..6'10.5. Solid Discussion and Debate..#TeamHakeem

Chronicles I agree with you again. I watched Hakeems entire career. He was shockingly good when he wanted to be. I know what I am about to say will really make some people freak out, but I got Hakeem ranked #4 ALL TIME behind Michael, Bird, Magic........... Yes I have him above Wilt and I have him above Kareem. His legwork was the best all time for centers. His speed, agility, inside game and quickness is number 1 ALL time too! I take Olajuwon barely, just barely ahead of Wilt and Shaq....... Kareem in my opinion is one notch behind those 3 centers

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Tearstojoyministries.org that doesn't sound crazy! There's multiple videos of purple ranking him top 3 greatest, second greatest in the 90's, and 2nd greatest defender EVER! I got him at GOAT cuz he's done multiple things that no one has ever done!

@blackzom12

5 жыл бұрын

I'm shocked because Olajuwon should be #1 on your list.

@back2back379

5 жыл бұрын

If there was a draft with all the players in NBA history, Hakeem would go in the top 3. He'd no doubt be taken over Duncan because he was a little better offensively, a little better defensively, and a lot more athletic. Anything Duncan could do, Olajuwon could do just as well if not better. I remember being a huge fan of the Magic back in '95 and feeling CRUSHED at the way Hakeem destroyed us. To make matters worse, my grandpa was trash talking and taunting me that Hakeem was better than Shaq. I remember getting more and more upset because deep inside, I knew it was true.

@nonrepublicrat

5 жыл бұрын

whatever. who cares who you have above who?? kareem and wilt were far better then hakeem.

@shotokhan1992

5 жыл бұрын

@@nonrepublicrat kareem yes, wilt hell no

DIDNT HAKEEM HAVE QUADRUPLE DOUBLES?

@torhowell5202

7 жыл бұрын

Davy Crockett. yes 2 with in the month.

@mikefox427

7 жыл бұрын

2 of em

@josiahthibodeaux

7 жыл бұрын

These two gentlemen beat me to it smh.

@thesonofqueenidia3007

7 жыл бұрын

I ask because skip never wanted to acknowledge this during the debate.

@Ah-ws9nm

7 жыл бұрын

Davy Crockett It was argued that Duncan did it too

I'll still pick Dream over Duncan anyday, anytime.

I love the dream but besides Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan might be the 2nd greatest basketball player I have ever seen

bro I love this hakeem the dream is the man. great analysis keep it up

your best video yet

Hakeem has a winning percentage against Jordan and the Bulls.

Yes I'm a Lakers fan an your mid 2000s Duncan was the best opinion is ridiculous. Cmon dude Kobe single handily dominated any player on the opposite team. He had dudes like Chris Mihm an Kwame Brown smh then 08 he got Pau an went to 3 straight NBA finals. Kobe was the best in that era. That's almost not debatable.

Great video and comments bro u got a new subscriber keep the videos coming!! Im from Cleveland im a tim Duncan fan since day 1 best pf. Hakeem best offensive center in my opinion .20 times better? ? Horry u 20 times trippin lol

Bill Russell greatest defender of all time. My opinion. Keep up the good work.

@user-zb6ny1yg9m

3 жыл бұрын

Greatest defender with 8 team of 1960s

@gqprince2

2 жыл бұрын

Imo them and Rodman has a case for greatest.

Skip has lost his damn mind!

Hakeem is by far better then Duncan. Skip is on straight up crack !

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Dr.CookiesNeedLoveLikeEverthingDoes that's bullshit! You're a fucking troll! Kenny Smith are you serious! In the 94' Finals Kenny Smith avg 5pts a game on 38%fg!! The second leading scorer on the Rockets was Mad Max with 13pts on 36%fg and 22% 3pt!!!

@back2back379

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Duncan was behind Tony Parker one year in MVP voting, so what. And if you compare Tony Parker's stats to Kenny Smith, they're similar. Parker had a better prime and was the better scorer and scored 3 more PPG, had about same assists/game, but Kenny was the better shooter by far for 3 pointers and free throws. Olajuwon was a little better offensively, a little better defensively, and a lot more athletic than Duncan. With the possible exception of the midrange bank shot, there's nothing Duncan could do on the court that Hakeem couldn't do just as well if not better. In a draft, you'd have to take Olajuwon over Duncan no matter what situation your team is in.

TIM played in the era of great Power Forwards DIRK, K. GARNETT, C.BOSH, J. ONEAL, S.KEMP, C.WEBBER,K. MALONE, C.BARKELY , Z RANDOLPH, P GASOL, M ALDRIDGE ..ETC

Stop the Kobe hating brotha!!

Hakeem is the NBA all time shot blocker lmao 3800+

i love this channel. learning things you wouldnt on any other platform

@Emmanuel-ix4yc

7 жыл бұрын

chquan gill Facts! We even learn about basketball history.

@datawolf2318

7 жыл бұрын

Allegedly

I do like your sport take tho!! You are funny as Hell.....

My boy Tim Duncan 5x NBA champion legend future Hall of Famer

Chronicles, enjoyed you finals coverage. Will you be once again touching on the crucial topics of politics, cinema, music, history, theology, philosophy in the future ? Those were great, as well.

@dudewat212

7 жыл бұрын

edit: *your* finals coverage

I’ve been following a lot of your channel. If you were to cut off the Shaq- 3peat years, Kobe’s and Hakeems careers are very similar in terms of overall trajectory and accomplishment. Of alot of your criticism of Kobe, that same criticism can also be said of Hakeem, whom you make excuses for in this video. That being said, it’s a good argument both ways, and don’t have much of a problem with people picking Olajuwon...

That's a very good comparison. I don't know who I would pick

will you be doing a mk ultra video soon ? really would like to get some more knowledge from you on that topic

Hakeem was 6'11.

Timmy was more consistent, had the better career, but prime Hakeem was better than prime Timmy. If they switched places no way Duncan carries those Rockets teams to championships,especially the 94 team. Duncan will pass Olajuwon on the "all time list" because of the Spurs success but he simply was not the player Hakeem was

@mtbrider6119

6 жыл бұрын

Hakeem was dominating from day 1. Beat the championship showtime Lakers in '86 (Hakeem the only reason Rockets won that series). Went to 6 games against the great '86 Celtics in the finals (again because of Hakeem). After that the whole Rockets team fell apart because of drug suspensions and injury to Sampson. Hakeem then had to carry absolutely crappy teams for years until the early/mid 90's. Not Hakeem's fault he had bad teams, bad management, and bad coaching.

@johntorres6294

6 жыл бұрын

mtb rider I completely agree. Hakeem is my favorite player of all time. I'm just saying a lot of pundits are going to rate Duncan higher because of the number of championships he's won. Talent wise, Hakeem to me is a top 5 all time player. Duncan is probably 10 to 15 in my opinion.

People please! Tim Duncan was a CENTER all his career, in college, in highschool, and in the NBA!!! he was playing at PF only when David Robinson was still playing... And though he was always listed as PF for some weird reasons, he almost always played as at Center, guarded Centers and was being guarded by Centers... Even Greg Popovich said it: "When asked who the Spurs would start at center, Popovich said, “Tim Duncan, like we have for the last 15 years.”

Great knowledge, unbiased, no nonsense , agreed 100% on everything you said.

Kobe did Duncan dirty in the 08 western conference finals.. like Hakeem did Robinson dirty.. you KNOW IT and I KNOW IT!!

This is making me sick to my stomach listening tob this Hakeem and the Rockets gave Jordan and the bulls fits and thank God we got you tube to prove it. I would see Jordan throw his hands up in frustration cuz he would keep getting blocked by Olajuwon and that's REAL TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Rabah Rayan Nabil El tell em' bout that time Olajuwon blocked Jordan's buzzer beater to win the game!! Jordan thought he had a comeback in the bag lol

@RabahRayanNabilEl16

6 жыл бұрын

mandodelossantos2 I vaguely remember that, Im a have to look that game up, but they shouldn't be having this debate because Duncan is a foward and Hakeem is a center both are great players. Hakeem was more spectacular tho in my opinion Duncan was barely a better rebounder than Hakeem but Hakeem was better in blocks barely over Duncan and definitely better in steals over Duncan but Tim shouldn't get slighted for being able to play center and power forward he was a jack of all trade and Master at the same time and Olajuwon shouldn't be slighted for having only 2 rings, he played in an era where you had Magic, Kareem, Bird, Jordan, Isiah Thomas, Drexler etc, and he had dumbass coaches by the time they started to get it together he started to get old

@mandodelossantos2

6 жыл бұрын

Rabah Rayan Nabil El it was in 92' in Houston! It was like a playoff game in the middle of the regular season. Most of their games were! All of Olajuwon's numbers are better than Duncan's especially in the playoffs and Olajuwon played 150 less games than Duncan too! Not to mention Olajuwon has over 1100 more steals than Duncan too! I'm trying to tell y'all that it's not even close between them! Having said all that Duncan is hands down the greatest PF of all time and he just donated $250,000 for relief from hurricane Irma! So yeah he's a top 10 player of all time and he's better than Kobe and LeBron and Shaq and Kareem!

@RabahRayanNabilEl16

6 жыл бұрын

mandodelossantos2 LMAO I was literally trying to look it up on youtube I know I had to of seen it before because I watched all the other Houston/bulls games a year ago, but Judah said that Michael would have guarded Maxwell and helped out on Olajuwon but all the other Bulls players said it was a Nightmare to help out on Olajuwon and truth be told no one wanna admit this but Vernon Maxwell use to go in on Jordan all the time as crazy and nutty as he was LOL! Judah right its a reason Michael Jordan picked Hakeem in his top 5 that was smart on his part, and you right Bruh about him being better than Kobe, LeBron, Shaq, and Kareem

@RabahRayanNabilEl16

6 жыл бұрын

Olajuwon was like Bill Russell 2.0 real talk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

u killed me with Magic's "phenomenem" lol

Watch them both play and love them both. Hakeem could play point. Tim was just so fundamentally sound. Both were great

these videos excite me almost as if I was a kid at Christmas

"... but they both above kobe.." haha. true. but if were being fair, they both above lebron, too.

@randywatson341

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. No.

Close to the end if this video had me cracking up wit shannon going off topic again 😂😂

Appreciate your videos fam. Was wondering if youd seen the Ice Cube and Bill Maher interview where they discuss Bill's open and way too comfortable usage of the n word. Just curious what you thought about Cubes demeanor in that interview . #peace

Hakeem! Hakeem! I forbid you! Not even a real debate! Clutch City!!!

Duncan didn't start beating Shaq when Shaq got old, go look at 99 when Spurs swept lakers

@1D4ever

7 жыл бұрын

okcboi David Robinson guarded Shaq Tim Duncan didn't

@pf210

6 жыл бұрын

This dumb ass said Shaq was old😂😂😂

@gilbertbrown4183

6 жыл бұрын

idiot Shaq was 27 years old

@pf210

6 жыл бұрын

gilbert brown so whats that mean???

@gilbertbrown4183

6 жыл бұрын

Friedrich Pelayo that mean Shaq wasn't old. I'm really tired of these millennials who just started watching sports act like they know who good

Tim almost had a quadruple double Olajuwon has a quadruple-double

At the risk of starting another 3 day debate: The Spurs 'great organization' began and ended with Tim Duncan. No Duncan no rings. Tim won without Tony and Manu. During the Duncan era the Spurs won no less than 50 games in his entire 19 seasons, except for the strike season when they won the title. Since he retired they are just another playoff team and no threat to win it all. And they did not win 50 games. Pop is all of a sudden not the great coach, couldn't hang on to Kwai, and the Spurs are just another low level playoff team. The Spurs were not a great organization before Timmy and now they are just a good organization looking for another superstar to carry them. Don't see that Great organization or the great coach going very far....No Timmy.

why u always hating on Kobe. we knw he not better than Jordan . video about cheese and u bring up kb. did he give your girl 81 pumps

@chroniclesofjudah144

7 жыл бұрын

Stat Rich Lmaooo....that was funny, "81 pumps". Thanks for viewing the video.

I'll take Duncan. Team success matters, especially when you are the leader. Olajuwon's rockets had mediocre years in terms of record (even missing the playoffs). The only Duncan led team under 50wins was the lockout shortened season where there were only 50 games in the entire season (and Spurs won the championship and had league's best record). You could say that is due to Popovich, but Popovich wasn't anything to write home about before Duncan, especially since Duncan entered the league as nearly a finished product. Not only that, the Spurs were contenders nearly the whole time and could have won the whole thing in 2004(derek fischer shot with 0.4sec left)/2006(manu ginobili fouls dirk for and 1 to send game 7 into overtime)/2013(ray allen shot...duncan would have won finals mvp i think if not for that damn shot) if not for some tough breaks. I would argue that the west playoff teams from top to bottom were more loaded in Duncan's era (with the exception of having a juggernaut in the showtime Lakers, but it's not like the rockets lost to them every year). This is evidenced by the playoff records each year, in which the West is generally more stacked than the east after the jordan era (in 2008 50 wins was the lowest number of wins that could be had to enter the playoffs in the west, in 2009 that number was 51 wins). Anyway, Hakeem is an all time great, I'll take Duncan though. Hakeem's peak is what people remember (it was amazing), but Duncan was around for so long, people forget how great a post player, face up shooter/bank shot maker, and how quick he was off the dribble from 1998 until 2003.

@rogerblewett5595

7 жыл бұрын

Adrian Lopez I didn't forget.. im taking Duncan all day

@georgemacon863

7 жыл бұрын

Roger Blewett Duncan was good but the dream was the truth

@kevinchavis8462

7 жыл бұрын

Adrian Lopez So your rewarding a player more for being luckier than the other? You just said team sucess, Duncan was the leader of a better cast for the majority of his career. The Dream was better for sure. Dream did everything better than Duncan on the court.

@mtbrider6119

6 жыл бұрын

Put Duncan or perhaps any other big man on the teams Hakeem played on and there would probably be 0 finals appearances and definitely not 2 championships.

@pf210

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Bury THANK YOU RYAN!!! Rockets fans don't realize that throughout all these years that they always had name brand players from Clyde Barkley Pippen Dwight Howard now Chris Paul..smh

Both of them are in my top 5!

No center in NBA history could keep up with Hakeem.. He was the fastest center ever!

Robert Horry sounded salty against Tim Duncan 😂

@infinitknowledge7905

6 жыл бұрын

Y F A he not salty. when you play with a "proven" all around player, not just center all around player you can't help but be in aw of him. to Olajuwon go to work on the the then mvp Robinson you know who is the best and there is no doubt you will stand up for him and he is the reason for your first 2 rings, hell yeah you'll sound biased. and don't be upset because he is standing up for one of the greats of all time. Olajuwon in my book is the greatest to play the game, ask Jordan.

@blackzom12

5 жыл бұрын

Sucker Proof You and every person who liked your comment is probably mad as hell that someone spoke the truth. Who the hell in their right mind believes TIM DUNCAN should EVER be mentioned in the same context as Olajuwon? Is that a fucking joke??? Did you kids start watching the NBA in 1997?

Kobe knew how to win. That's his greatest strength.

@ChroniclesOfJudah144 whos on your Mount Rushmore of Qbs?

Man you are spot on dream best 5 ,Tim best 4 but Tim was the greater and a better player. Dream had 5 years where he was unstoppable, and they came later in his career. Dream was better and quicker in the post, but not by much, Duncan had better range, higher ball IQ, and better passing. Tim was a more complete player from start to finish. True the bigs were better in the late 80's early 90's, but the game was also slower. Tim had to face the Kobe/Shaq Lakers, Webber/Bibby kings, Nash/Stoudemire Suns, Billups/wallace/wallace Pistons, Wade/Shaq Heat, Lebron's Cavaliers, Lebron/bosh/wade heat, Pierce/Garnet/Allen/Rondo Celtics all those team were legit contenders for a chip and played a much faster style than 80's early 90's teams. Starting a team: Young Hakeem had speed, raw talent, and power, but lacked ball IQ and finesse he developed late in his career. A younger Hakeem would take time to delvelop and the development would be completely different as the pace has changed so much, so not the best choice for staring a club, if you wanted immediate impact. The older Hakeem was the best ever to play the game, the best post ever, good jump shot w/limited range, average ball IQ and a defensive master but, a slower half court style of play by today's standards. He also peeked late into his career robbing him from some agility and speed. So the best version of Hakeem would not be a prime candidate for starting a team as the pace would not suite his style of play. Would he be great? without a doubt! again the greatest 5 ever, but not the same force he was during the bang'em up half-court days. Duncan had it all from the start, for starters Duncan had a super high IQ, he could dominate but always looked for the most efficient team play nothing forced he let the game come to him. Like dream a killer post, could take you left, right, finish with both hands, face you, back you down. Duncan had a few more tricks, no dream shake, but better range, decent speed, a money bank shot, a good hook shot, awesome passing and court awareness and a defensive monster. Young Duncan had better balance, better court vision, and understanding of the game. In short, he was ready, his style of play lends itself to any type of team offense. simply more developed out the gate capable of playing fast or in a half court set. He won a chip in his 3rd year. prime Duncan was just bananas, hitting his peek while still relatively young in his career and staying prime for well over a decade while only getting better winning chip after chip. I love the Dream and he was the best, not even close, Robinson, Ewing, Shaq, he was better than all of them! Just not Tim Duncan, 5 rings, one team, 19yrs, chip in 3 different decades. You can say the coach, but players win rings. Dream also had a great surrounding cast just as Duncan did. (Horry,Maxwell,Smith,Drexler,Elie, and Cassell ) Facts are facts and stats are stats Duncan was better plain and simple and history shows it.

100 Hakeem hands down 2 twoston baby

hakeem wasnt 6'9 lol he was 7 foot tall lmfao smh

@kout31

6 жыл бұрын

Dominique Williams Actually he was 6 '10.

@rocksteady4498

6 жыл бұрын

Adam Sarduci actually kout31 is right, he was 6'10.

@Crunchysopa52

5 жыл бұрын

Hakeem himself said he was actually 6ft 10

@Romamb

5 жыл бұрын

Nope. He wasn't 7

@toosmooth7143

5 жыл бұрын

Olajuwon is about 6’11 at the most.

Ralph Sampson played with Hakeem in that finals series against the Celtic's in 1986.

Hakeem was definitely a better skilled big man than Duncan was and I'm a Tim Duncan fanboy lol! Hakeem went up against much better and tougher competition during the 80s and 90s. His footwork , Jordan's footwork and Kevin McHale's footwork was the best I had ever seen