Attention to Detail: Hakeem Olajuwon
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Hakeem Olajuwon had one of the most unique skillsets ever for a big man. His footwork was impeccable, his defensive timing and IQ perfect, and his court vision was nearly that of a highest-level point guard. Check out how he did it above.
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The most well-rounded Center ever. He was so good, the Rockets don't have to be ashamed they passed on Michael Jordan.
They should be ashamed they turned down the Blazers offer of #2 pick and Clyde Drexler for Ralph Sampson. I'd imagine the Rockets would use the #2 to draft Jordan or Barkley. Crazy how the history of the NBA could have been so insanely different with just that one trade.
Don't have anything to be ashamed about indeed
They're not ashamed. As one comment said: "the greatest testimonial to Hakeem Olajuwon is that the Rockets and Rockets fans have never regretted drafting him ahead of Michael Jordan."
therealist811 that could be anyone's regret that they didn't get Jordan everyone else falls short as far as what he did for the game on the marketing side of things
With hinsight, having Clyde and Hakeem, they should draft Stockton. What Hakeem lacked throughout his all career was a premiere PG.
All of these skills (knowing where teammate is; always looking up when receiving a pass) can be taken directly from football, or soccer for Americans. These skills are ever-present in football players. This is not surprising since Hakeem played football as a child.
good point he brought skills from other sports and applied them to bball.
lol football is for peasants and hill-billies in europe. Basket ball is art
enter.the.void.II What are you talking about? Both sports are extremely entertaining. Don't hate on something just because it's European.
John Chakkour
Im eruopean too but it doesn't matter, basket ball is simply 2 classes higher than football. Football is peasant sport, for short ugly guys with crooked legs and no brains
enter.the.void.II
1. We don't have hill-billies in Europe
2. Football is recognised worldwide, it's not limited to Europe and it transcends class
3. There is an art in football: the pacing(timing), the footwork, being balanced, self-awareness, accuracy in shooting/ passing. Which is why Hakeem was able to transfer those skills which not many could match and why he is such a renowned player.
this dude is THE most underrated player in nba history people only know that he won 2 rings + 1 mvp but what they forget is that he beat the showtime lakers early in his career to go to the nba finals where he lost to the celtics what people also forget is that he gave Kareem the toughest match of his LIFE while doing so oh and did i forget to mention he swept shaq's magic clean in the finals
Aanhek Kumar Ray he also outplayed ewing in the finals and schooled mvp robinson
He has to be the most underrated player of all time, he has to be!! he has to be!!
@@drbarton09 dude you can go ahead and say! Dream is the goat
I wouldn't call him underrated. He dominated in the era of the greatest assembly of superstar centers ever. Also, he's the only player to ever win MVP, DPOY, and Finals MVP all in the same season. Shaq openly about that Dream was the only center that he couldn't ever beat.
That's why I laugh on those people who rates him below the likes of Kobe Bryant or Tim Duncan... Olajuwon is easily top 3 for me (behind MJ and Lebron) I reckon he's the greatest center of all-time. You can put him in any era and he will dominate the position whenever and wherever it is.
Hands down, the best all around center in nba history
Arguably Jordan and Duncan are also "perfect" players on both ends. But they have weaknesses, Jordan lacks decent 3pt range, Duncan is not so good at range either. Hakeem had no weakness, the midrange that Duncan lacks, he had it. Olajuwon can even do crossovers and pull-ups, lol He was unreal. Considering the PG and the SF spots, we don't have "perfect" players on these positions yet.
Rafael Teles mid range that duncan did not have ???????
@@sambunaattori7027 Olajuwon is a level above Duncan, and Duncan was incredible! That says something
@@armandodelossantos736 Hakeem and Duncan are on the same level, tf are you talking about?
Don't disrespect the greatest PF like that again.
Ya number 2 would be wilt
Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon, the MOST SKILLED center of all time! And it's not even a contest!
There may have been more 'dominant' ones like Wilt or Shaq but Hakeem was the most skilled one.
Shaq was schooled by Hakeem, so not so dominant. Wilt played against small forwrds and guards... The only opponent who had, was Bill Russel who was I don't remember how many inches shorter...
@@KostasSiderisBarista I agree wholeheartedly!! Hakeem played his entire career during an era of big men the likes of whom the world has ever known.
Right off the top of my head I can name: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Patrick Ewing, Shaquille O'Neal, Moses Malone, Mark Eaton, Bill Cartwright, Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning,
David Robinson, Robert Parrish, etc. I'm not even listing all the backup centers like Kevin Duckworth and Dennis Edwards. Nor the plethora of power forwards who double team him (like Kevin McHale, Dennis Rodman, Horace Grant, Kevin Garnett, any those "Bad Boys" Pistons teams, etc.).
People used to bitch and moan about how Shaquille O'Neal was defended, the so-called "Hack a Shaq" defense.
For Hakeem, there was no night off. Every season of his entire career he faced a literal murderer's row of pounding and physical play.
@@ATLienForLife
True dat.
And he also faced constant double to triplee to quadruple teams and illegal defenses that weren't called half the time. LOL
Outstanding analysis. I swear, sometimes I want to weep at the beauty of Olajuwon's game. My favorite player ever, not only for the two championships he helped my hometown get, but also for the sheer aesthetic glory.
His game was intricate and hard to refine especially for a man of his size. The quickness needed and adaptability to what the defense gives you as a big man is insane to pull off all these spins, hooks and counters. Just the best at his position to play basketball. Never been to Houston but I’d love to visit one day.
I love Olajuwon highlights but weeping over footwork is crazy
The beat on this video is as smooth as Hakeem's moves!
The craziest thing about Hakeem is that he has the most complete offensive game any Center has ever had AND STILL be 2-times DPOY averaging 3.1 Blocks per game for his entire career. Don't tell me you're not fucking impressed by that.
My favorite big man of all-time, had no weaknesses in his game.
Absolutely flawless preparation and footwork! The best center ever. He never took a night off. It was an honor to watch him play professional basketball!!! 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Perhaps the most complete center to ever play and he's still underrated.
This guys gonna blow up, and when he does, we know that we're the OGs
oh yeahh
he needs to do kawhi leonard :)
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Arguably the most skilled player in NBA history
Easily the most skilled player in history! There's not one other player in NBA history that can do this
Exactly !
him and kobe.
i dont blame houston for picking him over jordan. amazing skill set.
thay needed a center more then the GOAT so they got a top 3 centre ever good pick up Houston
Easily the most underrated player of all time
Nice work hakeem
Left his mark on the game fer sure
Damn man. How can you defend a center that quick? Plus, he had the skills to dominate the league. If this Hakeem still plays today, he would be the best big man on the league. No doubt.
arronnov hahaha true dat bro
with these new rules, he would be considered the GOAT and Lebron would be out of the convo
Hakeem's moves were poetry in motion. So fluid and effortless. Great video!
The sample in this instrumental is as beautiful as Hakeem's footwork
Still underrated even as great as he is. He always puts opponents on the horns of a dilemma.
greatest center of all time, and i'm tempted to say goat as an overall player too. had he the proper team assembled around him (like in the mid early-to-mid 90s) and he would have won minimum 2 more rings.
GOAT player I think it`s a bit of a stretch, but I can totally see the argument for best center. Other greats always had great teammates in their primes to help them, something Hakeem never did.
Rafael Silveira i wouldn't call it a stretch when he retired in the top 10 in every statistical category, led a team to a finals win with no other all star, and has premier forwards (lebron), centers (howard), and guards (kobe) training with him to learn his moves. there are no shortages of qualifiers in his accolades. it speaks to his versatility as a player, and i really don't think there's been a player as versatile as hakeem.
How's it a stretch? Kareem played with 2 top 10 players of all time his whole career haha. Duncan spent his first 6 years with a top 5 of all time Center and top 20 player of all time. Shaq played with 2nd greatest Sg and 3rd greatest SG's of all time and the best years of Pennys career who would have been top 5 pg of all time and then spent his twilight years with Nash/LeBron/KG/Ray Allen/Peirce. Bill Russell had HOFers at every position. Wilt had Jerry West and older Elgin Baylor, two guys older people argue for GOATS but Wilt spent his prime with weak teammates for sure. Give Hakeem any top 20 talent for nearly a decade of his career and there's no reason to believe he wouldn't be standing at the top of the mountain with Michael Jordan who coincidentally could have ended up being his teammate had the Rockets not turned down the Blazers offer of #2 pick and Clyde Drexler for Ralph Sampson. Shiiiiit. Jordan, Akeem, Drexler on the same team?
+Rafael Silveira Goat is not a stretch at all let's keep in mind here that Hakeem is the only player in history to retire in the top 10 for 4 major categories Scoring, blocks, rebounding & steals that is fucking amazing just think about that only player to ever do that. He also is 1 of 4 people to record a quadruple double & this is the crazy part their has only been 5 quadruple double performances in NBA History out of them 5 he's owns 2 of those performances & he recorded them in the same month! That is otherworldly, put some respect on a goats name
GOAT is not a stretch at all, he's one of 4 players to record a quadruple double in one game and the only person to do it twice. The only player to win the Triple crown in an NBA season(Defensive Player of the year, NBA MVP, Finals MVP) Led his team to the NBA Finals in his second season against the Magic and Kareem Lakers. Not to mention in an era of big men like David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Shaquille O'Neal he was the most dominant out of all of them.
best centre of all time....
The greatest Center of all times. Considering talent alone, he is maybe the greatest overall bball player ever.
Nah his superb but no one in my eyes is more talented than The BIG DIPPER
@@coachwane video footage says otherwise! Competition says otherwise! The ability to carry a team to a championship says otherwise! Olajuwon is the goat
The baddest center of all time, so much class and finesse, light on his feet!! Nice video✊🏿
Greatest basketball player I ever saw.
Another testimony to Hakeem's Greatness: When MJ was asked what four other players in their prime would he choose in a pickup game. When it came to naming his big man he chose Hakeem Olajuwon.
He didn't say Kareem.
He didn't say Wilt.
He didn't say Russell.
He didn't say Shaq.
He didn't say Ewing.
He certainly didn't say the so-called "Admiral" to whom Hakeem humiliated in the Western Conference Finals.
He chose Hakeem! While in itself this isn't THE DEFINITIVE reason, it certainly adds to the preponderance of evidence that Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon is the GOAT of all centers. And arguably on the Mount Rushmore of all Backcourt Players. Period!
mr do it all. finished his career in top 10 in 5 categories. imo the best Center and only second to Mike to play the game
milan j funny thing is just like college football 2 beats 1 all the time. If your no.1 is Jordan then yes it holds true here too. So you must ask yourself how is Jordan no.1 when Hakeem owns him.
tor howell what?
@@maxsavage9128 Hakeem Olajuwon was 11-5 against Jordan in their first 9 seasons and Olajuwon had only played basketball for 4 years before that
G.O.A.T..... There's no one as skilled as The Dream... Best Post Game offensively by a mile! Only player in NBA history to win regular season MVP, Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year awards in the same season... Only center in NBA history to record at least 200 steals in a season... Only player in NBA history to record 200 blocks and 200 steals in the same season.. Only player in NBA history to win an NBA Championship without a Hall of Famer or All star In the 4-Round Playoff Format..... Only player in NBA history to lead his team in all 5 categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks) on to the NBA title: (1994 NBA Playoffs)...
LØRD MCD w/out MJ, im sure that hakeem wouldve been the one to make all those HOF still ringless in his place. Hes what you aspire to be as modern day big man, not only post and rebounds, but fadeaways, crossover, something u wouldnt expect from someone 7 ft tall
LØRD MCD u
How in the world can a center get 200 steals! If I hadn't been recorded I don't think I could believe someone trying to explain to me that it could be done by a center guards barely can do it!! Hakeem is unreal
Also, if people don't realize, first in blocks recorded, ninth in steals and the only center to be in the top twenty for steals.
@TheMrProtocol never in s million years can McHale match Olajuwon in the post, but McHale was great in post
Thanks for doing this video. Hakeem is my favorite player. He was a monster!
Greatest center on earth when he played. #Dream34
his footwork is second to none, and a pioneer in jerk and spin moves. want to know how he developed it? like in most places of the world, soccer was the sport that everyone played growing up...including Hakeem. He was actually a soccer player before he was a basketball player... something to think about.
exactly, football, not soccer. Foot? Ball? Soccer.... hahahaha! What's wrong with you people? Why you call american rugby football?
@@KostasSiderisBarista cuz fuck you that's why
the greatest center according to the GOAT
Olajuwon owned that goat you speak of
And he owned Jordan and the Bulls!!! Damn.
The Dream. Easily the most skilled center of All time
The Greatest Of All Time,He Made Me A Rockets Fan 🚀❤️
the sweetest of dreams
Another thing no one remember look at his playoff performances against the all-time best centers like Shaq and David Robinson and even Kareem and others. He dominated them, his numbers were incredible against them, and their numbers were terrible. He is a complete player and comes up huge at the big moments. Best center of all time, but 2nd best of all time behind Jordan. I am the biggest Hakeem fan, he is my favorite player of all time by far but Jordan is still the GOAT. But speaking of GOAT's how about Roger Federer!
I have extremely have regard for Hakeem, easily the greatest center alongside Bill Russell, Wilt, Kareem.
No matter which center you put on top you can't go wrong either way.
Most people will probably say Kareem, i didn't have the fortune to watch Kareems earlier career in the 70s, where he was dominating, but i did catch a glimpse of his greatness in his latter years, but i still consider Hakeem the most impact full and definitely skillful player over Kareem.
Kareem had arguably the most unstoppable move in the skyhook, but Hakeem had ALL the moves you can "DREAM" of, he had a counter to a counter to a counter, incredible basketball player.
Olajuwon was 11-5 against Jordan for their first 9 seasons including 5-1 against the first 3 peat Bulls! Olajuwon is the goat hands down!
@@armandodelossantos736 Plus, Jordan had at least one other Hall of Famer on his team (eg, Scottie Pippen). And at least one All NBA player (eg, Dennis Rodman).
Hakeem never had anything close to that caliber player for any significant length of time.
Always been my favorite player.
best center ever
I love this channel, man!
It's helping me a lot to work on improving my game. I'm a shorter guy who's wide bodied and big. So I usually play power forward in any games I'm in. I have a pretty consistent jumper, but I've been working on moves in the post and footwork and my finishes. Hakeem is my favorite big man to watch, so this video was a real treat, not to mention my favorite for post up help. This channel is gold, you're gonna get BIG. Keep up the great content.
Thank you! Hes the perfect candidate for your videos.
You make very good analysis and you seem to know the game very well. Thumbs up to you bro
great video man, I've been analyzing Olajuwon since I was a kid, watching and trying to mimic his moves. As a guard, the majority of my face up moves were learned by watching this man dominate the sport of basketball!
GOAT
Easily the goat
the best skilled big man of all time
Absolutely GREAT Video!!
I've watched Olajuwon for years, and you covered a good deal more than just the obvious. They're so many subtleties to his game, besides the obvious. Great job!!
You could of course make a video with more stuff.It's not done, over yet. LOL
Few things:
1) The way he blocked shots out deep, particularly on Top Of The Key+ shot attempts.
2) The Way he defended guards and forwards on the perimeter.
3) The way he recovered from guarding someone up top to protect from the lob or dump off to his man down low.
4) The way he played the pick and roll, and could switch on any player (without getting beat) while getting back for the lob or inside pass, if he didn't steal the ball to begin with.
5) The way he constantly poked at ball handlers; rebounders, and his own man to either bother, slow them down, or the steal the ball, etc..
6) His pogo stick impression when he can do multiple blocks from the same or different players, while even turning to get them (or various players) from different directions or angles. Just crazy stuff.
7) Jump shot: A) Stationary. b) Off the spin or fade away C) Off the Cross over/Stop & Pop
8) His strength: Position on the block; taking blows or shots to the hand, wrist while shooting; fighting off big guys from getting position.
9) His step Back Jumper, that's more associated with Dirk, than it is Olajuwon, the man who did it before him.
They're others (and the elaboration). But that's a few for now..
The center with a million post moves. Definition of unstoppable. Gave it his all on both ends of the floor. In depth video, great work.
Extremely in-depth and accurate analysis of Dream’s play. This video is a gem. Awesome work!
as years pass you learn to appreciate Dreams game even more just by looking at the new big men coming to the league with no skills whatsoever
Could watch the dream all day! Legend!
best modern era big man
Greatest big man to ever live
the best centar
@ 5:18 david robinson be like: "judge i got beaten in the post."
judge: how did you got beaten?
david robinson: well here's exhibit "A"
now that's an instrumental. good stuff man.
Something additional which didn't even get mentioned is not only would he get blocks but later in his career he learned to block while keeping the ball in play so the team could do something with it on the other end. It's almost surreal what Hakeem was able to accomplish
Love you for this man!!
3:53: I haven't seen anybody in the league do that in a looooong time.
Mike used to do it. Dream used to do it. I think I saw a young Barkley do it a few times.
No one else.
Steven Adams actually surprises me with a similar move from time to time!
Barkley never did that and neither did Jordan! I did see Durant do it to Ariza a few years back
Honestly, I think he's the greatest center ever, at the very least the best of the '90s. He "only" has two rings, but he's the last guy who won a championship with no true superstar to play with him(first championship).
Jon-Vegard umm, there's this guy named Dirk who won it all without any other superstars. And don't even think of mentioning 38-year-old J Kidd. Might want to consider 2004 Pistons, also.
He's so smooth it's therapeutic.
Thank you bro. Your videos are fantastic! I've watched 10 in a row!
People love today's game of 3 point shooting all game long, but i grew up spoiled watching big men dominate the post and the greatest of all in Hakeem. I miss that brand of basketball.
Love the Little Brother instrumental! Also love the fact that arguably the best yes underappreciated big man of all time gets a video on this.
this deserve more views and subs
Among the millions n millions of Jordan fans, I was one too, till I saw this man's SKILLS. I'm not referring to anything Else just pure skills, what an Effortless player. According to me Not Jordan, Hakeem is the Real GOAT. He didn't get the attention Jordan got, that's okay even Jordan might feel in his heart that Hakeem is the Real Goat not him. Hakeem in his Prime wud destroy and humiliate 10 Jordan's. What a Master piece he is.
very nice breakdown of olajuwon's moves.
This is my favourite basketball channel, extremely informative
Excellent breakdown. Loved it.
hakeem was the realest
best big man i ever witnessed play. he could do it all. good heart, work ethic, skill, effort, mobile, athletic, quick, smart, and humble. Easily underrated and best center in my opinion. He had so many moves that he changed the way the game was played and inspired many players. Great story too. this man taught kobe, amare, and etc.
You said it all bro!! nothing else to say Hakeem's play speaks for itself and all of the other centers that played against him know what's up too! no one wanted to see Hakeem.
this channel has great attention to detail! from the analysis to the instrumentals.
Greatest of all time!!!!!!! # 1 yes better then Jordan Kobe Lebron Wilt Jabber
Yup, anybody that knows basketball can't argue that
Wow! I couldn’t even watch the whole thing before I commented as you did such as great 👍🏽 job! I was just too eager to comment what an excellent job you did!
This is such an excellent video. I have nothing to say apart from that :-)
Hakeem the Dream !!!!
these videos are really cool for someone trying to learn more about basketball like myself, thanks!
Unrelated but this video introduced me to Little Brother so shoutout you for that bro
One of the best channels on youtube
3 things #1: Best basketball channel on RUclips. #2: What song is this? Shit go hard. #3: Please do a Scottie Pippen Attention to Detail.
best skilled center ever
thank you man, i dont speak english very well but thats help too much.
Thanks for this video, always looked for a video like this on olajuwon👌
Thanks... from Houston TX
Underrated defender? From 1986 to 1991, he was 1st in defensive rating in the NBA. Then won DPOY in 1993 and 1994. And is the all time blocks leader.
There's nothing underrated about Hakeem's defense. Everyone knew he was a shutdown defender.
But people try to say Bill Russell was a better defender which is hogwash
wonderful video!! very detailed and helpful for anyone who wants to perfect their game!
hey man I just started watching your vids man there great I really learn a lot. thanks to you I gotten better at my game using the details you showed us. I hope you hit one mill subs. basketball players should watch your vids. do draymond next
just started playing basket ball again, trying to develop my shot and post game since I used to be the "handles guy". I really enjoy working on dream shake and other post =)
I love basketball man
He's an under-rated passer. Most players that draw constant double-teams don't actually make you pay for doubling them... Hakeem tho... he's always been good about not only FINDING open players, but also CREATING open players by tempting double- and triple-teams off their man.
he is arguably the best of all time. Kareem won more though
Kareem played with 5 Hall of famers and still got dusted a 22y old Olajuwon!
Love it! Attention to Detail: Dirk Nowitzki
I love your videos dude. There helping me learn how to do moves I could understand how to do.
This is why Kobe went to Hakeem to train to get better After Kobe had been in the league for years and won championships - Kobe also correctly said Hakeem is the best low and mid post player Ever. It's unfortunate that Hakeem spent too many years during his physical prime with crappy teams around him. Like Drexler said, put a good team around Hakeem and you have a chance to win a championship every year. What might have been if he had just had a decent team around him from the late 80's through early 90's.
mtb rider if the Rockets played it Right the could Have gotten Mike and the Dream, the two best players (imo) of All Time. 20 championships in a row if not more
They didn't need both of them. They could have just put some decent players around Hakeem after the team fell apart in '86. But it took a change in ownership to get him some decent teammates.
mtb rider Yes they didnt need them but nowadays i dont think anyone would Pass on jordan to pair him with the dream
I wouldn't want to see that. It's not good to have all the talent piled up on just a few teams. And I like the fact that Hakeem and other players from his era stuck it out instead of trying to take the easy way like Lebron and others have done.
mtb rider he did have some weak teams but people forget he got to the finals in the 80s once with Ralph Sampson but he started having knee troubles and some of their other players were coke heads. Pretty much derailed the team for years
Great audio. I love that beat
Glad to see you made a big man's breakdown! :)
Hakeem...Quadruple Double...top 15 ever in Pts, Blks, Rebounds AND Stls...best footwork from a big ever...only MVP, FMVP, DPoY in the same season...won a ring while being the only all star in the team...won another ring while being the lowest seed Champ ever...
My favourite center of all time
Man, can you do the truth?
second this
Oath.
Amazing. Great job, man. Thank you so much.
Best basketball channel
I absolutely love this channel, I've recommended it to all my bball loving friends and i hope you get 100k subs soon. Was also wondering if you could do an attention to detail for jamal crawford
This video is insane bro keep it up
amazing. thank you for this