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"I think he would have been a good 3-point shooter" - Hakeem Olajuwon's draftmate suggests "The Dream" would've been more dominant in today's era
Not that the 3-point line wasn't present, but it wasn't the norm then. Decades later, discussions still arise about whether ...
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"He could sit there and dribble with his foot" - Hakeem Olajuwon’s draftmate recalls The Dream’s soccer skills which gave him added finesse
And he could sit there and dribble, like just boop boop boop with his foot, like kick it up in the air … and switch feet. He ...
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"Jesus God, this man is so strong and so agile" - Patrick Ewing recalls his first duel with Hakeem Olajuwon
Patrick Ewing and Hakeem Olajuwon’s legendary rivalry began in the 1984 NCAA Finals and continued through iconic battles in ...
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Steve Kerr on what separated Shaq from Hakeem, Ewing, and David Robinson: "He always had this physical advantage"
Yet, according to Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, who was traded to Orlando just months after O'Neal's debut, he ...
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Dwight Howard was the only one who didn't complete the Hakeem Olajuwon program: "He didn't need your bread. He's giving you a gift"
"Olajuwon is giving you a gift ... Picture him blending his physical gifts with moves like Hakeem's Dream Shake or Tim Duncan's 15-foot bank shot—it might have made him nearly unstoppable.
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"We talk all the time, not just about basketball" - James Harden on being mentored by Hakeem Olajuwon on and off the court
"We talk all the time, not just about basketball, but about life in general," Harden reflected on his connection with ...