Love these downloads of complete games from the 80's! Tim McCormick was better than he was given credit for. I always heard he was a big, white stiff. He was a better center than many in the league today. Just doesn't look as athletic as some today but he had good basketball skills. Its also easy to forget how incredible a young Charles Barkley was! The guy was a force of nature.
Wow. Watching this game, you get to see the lack of talent Olajuwon was playing with after all the Drug suspensions and Sampson injuries, etc.. Some of these guys like Dirk Minnifield, I had completely forgotten about, and that's after watching various Rockets videos the past week. This is the year/team, Olajuwon averaged almost 40 pts a game in the first round vs Seattle, and in Game 5 put up an historic 49 pts, 25 reb 6 block shots (making big play after big play) and still lost. Ok, I can see why now (despite winning a significant portion of their games wit those guys gone, after the initial shock). LOL Saying all that: This is one of the few Times (if ever) that I felt Olajuwon wasn't his normal self. Yes, he scored 20+ pts, and had 6 assist, and how many rebs and blocks. Yes, Phila was playing a sort of illegal defense, always having 2 guys around Dream, then 3-4 guys when he touched the ball and made his move. But that's the usual for him at this time. I get it. He usually can play both his man, and the rest of the team without his man Going Off (and/or he not significantly outscoring them). However, here his scrub opposing center scored 18-19 pts, and that's not a good look for the Best Def Player Of All Time (which I agree with), whether he respected or not. Any Who, shit happens. Barkley, after showing signs early, was kinda quiet himself. However (HOF, All Stars), Andrew Toney and Maurice Cheeks took care of the rest, as they should. Where was Dr. J? Was he retired or injured by then?
Hakeem Olajuwon 1984-85 1.2 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 3.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 20.6 ppg and 11.9 rpg Houston Team Offensive Rating: 12th 1985-86 2.0 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 23.5 ppg and 11.5 rpg Houston Team Offensive Rating: 5th 1986-87 1.9 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 23.4 ppg and 11.4 rpg Houston Team Offensive Rating: 15th 1987-88 2.1 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 4.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 22.8 ppg and 12.1 rpg Houston Team Offensive Rating: 13th 1988-89 2.6 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 24.8 ppg and 13.5 rpg Houston Team Offensive Rating: 19th (84-85 thru 88-89) 36.2 mpg, .518 shooting %, .672 ft %, 4.5 orpg, 7.6 drpg, 12.1 trpg, 1.9 spg, 3.1 bpg, 5.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 23.0 ppg 1989-90 2.1 spg 4.6 bpg es igual a 6.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 24.3 ppg and 14.0 rpg 1990-91 2.2 spg 3.9 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 21.2 ppg and 13.8 rpg 1991-92 1.8 spg 4.3 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 21.6 ppg and 12.1 rpg 1992-93 1.8 spg 4.2 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 26.1 ppg and 13.0 rpg 1993-94 1.6 spg 3.7 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.3 ppg and 11.9 rpg (89-90 thru 93-94) 38.8 mpg, .515 shooting %, .746 ft %, 3.4 orpg, 9.5 drpg, 12.9 trpg, 1.9 spg, 4.2 bpg, 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 24.4 ppg 1994-95 1.8 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.8 ppg and 10.8 rpg 1995-96 1.6 spg 2.9 bpg es igual a 4.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 26.9 ppg and 10.9 rpg (94-95 thru 95-96) 39.2 mpg, .515 shooting %, .740 ft %, 2.4 orpg, 8.4 drpg, 10.8 trpg, 1.7 spg, 3.1 bpg, 4.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.4 ppg _________________________________________________ 1984-85 Blocks + Steals per game leaders 1. DPOY 🏆 Mark Eaton 6.0 stops 🛑 per game 2. Hakeem Olajuwon 3.9 stops 🛑 per game 3. Sam Bowie 3.4 stops 🛑 per game 4. Michael Jordan 3.3 stops 🛑 per game 5. Michael Ray Richardson 3.3 stops 🛑 per game 1985-86 Blocks + Steals per game leaders 1. Manute Bol 5.4 stops 🛑 per game 2. Hakeem Olajuwon 5.4 stops 🛑 per game 3. Mark Eaton 5.0 stops 🛑 per game 4. DPOY 🏆 Alvin Robertson 4.2 stops 🛑 per game 5. Charles Barkley 3.8 stops 🛑 per game 1986-87 Blocks + Steals per game leaders 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 5.3 stops 🛑 per game 2 Mark Eaton 4.6 stops 🛑 per game 3 Michael Jordan 4.4 stops 🛑 per game 4 Manute Bol 3.9 stops 🛑 per game 5 Patrick Ewing 3.7 stops 🛑 per game 6 Alvin Robertson 3.6 stops 🛑 per game 7 Ron Harper 3.5 stops 🛑 per game 8 Clyde Drexler 3.4 stops 🛑 per game 9 Larry Nance 3.3 stops 🛑 per game 10 Charles Barkley 3.3 stops 🛑 per game 1987 DPOY 🏆 Michael Cooper 1.5 stops 🛑 per game 1987-88 Blocks + Steals per game leaders 1 DPOY 🏆 Michael Jordan 4.8 stops 🛑 per game 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 stops 🛑 per game 3 Patrick Ewing 4.3 stops 🛑 per game 4 Mark Eaton 4.2 stops 🛑 per game 5 Benoit Benjamin 4.2 stops 🛑 per game 1988-89 Blocks + Steals per game Leaders 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.0 stops 🛑 per game 2 Patrick Ewing 5.0 stops 🛑 per game 3 Manute Bol 4.4 stops 🛑 per game 4 DPOY 🏆🏆 Mark Eaton 4.3 stops 🛑 per game 5 Michael Jordan 3.7 stops 🛑 per game _________________________________________________ 1984-85 1.2 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 3.9 defensive stops (2nd in league) 🛑 per game with 11.9 rpg Houston Team Defensive Rating: 4th 1985-86 2.0 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.4 defensive stops (T-1st avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game with 11.5 rpg Houston Team Defensive Rating: 14th 1986-87 1.9 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 11.4 rpg Houston Team Defensive Rating: 3rd 1987-88 2.1 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 4.8 defensive stops (T-1st avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game with 12.1 rpg Houston Team Defensive Rating: 4th 1988-89 2.6 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 13.5 rpg Houston Team Defensive Rating: 4th (84-85 thru 88-89) 4.5 orpg, 7.6 drpg, 12.1 trpg, 1.9 spg, 3.1 bpg, 5.0 defensive stops (1st in avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game 1989-90 2.1 spg 4.6 bpg es igual a 6.7 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 14.0 rpg 1990-91 2.2 spg 3.9 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops (1st in avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game with 13.8 rpg 1991-92 1.8 spg 4.3 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops (2nd in league) 🛑 per game with 12.1 rpg 1992-93 1.8 spg 4.2 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 13.0 rpg 1993-94 1.6 spg 3.7 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 11.9 rpg (89-90 thru 93-94) 3.4 orpg, 9.5 drpg, 12.9 trpg, 1.9 spg, 4.2 bpg, 6.1 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game _________________________________________________ 1989-90 Blocks + Steals Leaders 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game 2 David Robinson 5.6 defensive stops 🛑 per game 3 Patrick Ewing 5.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game 4 Scottie Pippen 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game 5 Michael Jordan 3.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game 6 Manute Bol 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game 7 Benoit Benjamin 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game Jordan & Pippen 7.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game vs Hakeem Olajuwon 6.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game 1990 DPOY 🏆 Dennis Rodman 1.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game 1990-91 Blocks + Steals Leaders 1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game 2 David Robinson 5.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game 3 Patrick Ewing 4.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game 4 Michael Jordan 3.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game 5 Scottie Pippen 3.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game 1991 DPOY 🏆🏆 Dennis Rodman 1.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game 1991-92 Blocks + Steals Leaders 1 DPOY 🏆 David Robinson 6.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game 2 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game 3 Patrick Ewing 4.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game 4 Larry Nance 4.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game 5 Dikembe Mutombo 3.6 defensive stops 🛑 per game 1992-93 Blocks + Steals Leaders 1 DPOY 🏆 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game 2 David Robinson 4.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game 3 Shaquille O'Neal 4.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game 4 Dikembe Mutombo 4.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game 5 Alonzo Mourning 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game 6 Michael Jordan 3.6 defensive stops 🛑 per game 7 Shawn Kemp 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game 8 Vlade Divac 3.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game 9 Larry Nance 3.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game 10 Clifford Robinson 3.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game 11 Ron Harper 3.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game 12 Scottie Pippen 3.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game 13 Patrick Ewing 2.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game 14 Derrick Coleman 2.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game 15 Nate McMillan 2.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game 1993-94 Blocks + Steals Leaders 1 DPOY 🏆🏆 Hakeem Olajuwon 5.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game 2 David Robinson 5.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game 3 Dikembe Mutombo 4.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game 4 Shawn Kemp 3.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game 5 Patrick Ewing 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game 6 SHAQuille O'Neal 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game 7 Scottie Pippen 3.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game 8 Oliver Miller 3.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game 9 Chris Webber 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game 10 Nate McMillan 3.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game _________________________________________________ Hakeem Olajuwon playoffs (84-85 thru 95-96) 41.1 mpg, .530 shooting 🌠* %, .716 ft %, 3.5 orpg, 8.2 drpg, 11.7 trpg, 1.7 spg, 3.5 bpg, 5.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.8 ppg
In 1988 WCR1 Olajuwon averaged 37.5 ppg and 16.8 rpg... In 86-87 playoffs with Sampson active all 10 playoff games... Olajuwon averaged 29. Something ppg 11. Something rpg and 1.8 spg and 4.3 bpg
@Coopydoublelopp Who Told You That!? Hakeem, was always the Focal Point of the offense. Did you ever watch Houston in the Playoffs, from his first 2-3 seasons? In this game, Phila had 2-4 guys around Hakeem all the times, and his teammates weren't hitting their shots consistently until the 4th quarter when it was too late. It wasn't one of his best games IMO, and I've rarely ever seen him play unsatisfying to me, if ever. But hey, this was after all the drug suspensions and Sampson injuries, and they were still doing well at the time without them, so everyone's entitled to a Clunker especially, when you gotta fight through 2-4 defenders every time you touch the ball, in an insignificant home game, you would think you should win, after a current streak). Now, because Olajuwon played such crazy defense all over the court, he wasn't always going to "Go Off" all the time, when there was no need, cause his first passion was to Protect The Basket, and by extension the entire mid court. LOL And just like this game, he went through large stretches of his career (87-92) when his teammates weren't knocking down shots when he was 2-4 teamed. After a while that must wear on you. Just look at the talent in this game here. The Rockets also went through 3 coaches, and several wholesale Trades (except Hakeem of course) that added to the confusion and lack of cohesion on the offense. So I guess, Hakeem reserved the herculean efforts for important, big games/match ups, and the Playoffs? Lastly: This is a Bill Fitch Quote (You may love or hate him more with this, lol) at the last paragraph of this article: “I coached (Larry) Bird in Boston and Dream in Houston and I’ll tell you this: Give me Dream and Bird and any other three guys who ever picked up a paycheck in the NBA and I’ll play anybody. Anywhere. Anytime.” www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Coaches-recall-Olajuwon-s-rise-to-stardom-1637210.php So, that's how STRONGLY he felt about Olajuwon (as most people who coached/played with him; saw him a lot). PS: I know I'm 8 years late. 😁LMAO
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Love these downloads of complete games from the 80's! Tim McCormick was better than he was given credit for. I always heard he was a big, white stiff. He was a better center than many in the league today. Just doesn't look as athletic as some today but he had good basketball skills.
Its also easy to forget how incredible a young Charles Barkley was! The guy was a force of nature.
Watching 76ERS CLASSICS ain't as fun without the Doctor
Olajuwon almost averaged 40 pts per game in 88 first round vs Dallas... 35 pts 16 rebs per game in 88 WCR1...
Thanks
Wow.
Watching this game, you get to see the lack of talent Olajuwon was playing with after all the Drug suspensions and Sampson injuries, etc.. Some of these guys like Dirk Minnifield, I had completely forgotten about, and that's after watching various Rockets videos the past week.
This is the year/team, Olajuwon averaged almost 40 pts a game in the first round vs Seattle, and in Game 5 put up an historic 49 pts, 25 reb 6 block shots (making big play after big play) and still lost. Ok, I can see why now (despite winning a significant portion of their games wit those guys gone, after the initial shock). LOL
Saying all that: This is one of the few Times (if ever) that I felt Olajuwon wasn't his normal self. Yes, he scored 20+ pts, and had 6 assist, and how many rebs and blocks. Yes, Phila was playing a sort of illegal defense, always having 2 guys around Dream, then 3-4 guys when he touched the ball and made his move. But that's the usual for him at this time. I get it. He usually can play both his man, and the rest of the team without his man Going Off (and/or he not significantly outscoring them). However, here his scrub opposing center scored 18-19 pts, and that's not a good look for the Best Def Player Of All Time (which I agree with), whether he respected or not. Any Who, shit happens.
Barkley, after showing signs early, was kinda quiet himself. However (HOF, All Stars), Andrew Toney and Maurice Cheeks took care of the rest, as they should. Where was Dr. J? Was he retired or injured by then?
Hakeem Olajuwon
1984-85 1.2 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 3.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 20.6 ppg and 11.9 rpg
Houston Team Offensive Rating: 12th
1985-86 2.0 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 23.5 ppg and 11.5 rpg
Houston Team Offensive Rating: 5th
1986-87 1.9 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 23.4 ppg and 11.4 rpg
Houston Team Offensive Rating: 15th
1987-88 2.1 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 4.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 22.8 ppg and 12.1 rpg
Houston Team Offensive Rating: 13th
1988-89 2.6 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 24.8 ppg and 13.5 rpg
Houston Team Offensive Rating: 19th
(84-85 thru 88-89) 36.2 mpg, .518 shooting %, .672 ft %, 4.5 orpg, 7.6 drpg, 12.1 trpg, 1.9 spg, 3.1 bpg, 5.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 23.0 ppg
1989-90 2.1 spg 4.6 bpg es igual a 6.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 24.3 ppg and 14.0 rpg
1990-91 2.2 spg 3.9 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 21.2 ppg and 13.8 rpg
1991-92 1.8 spg 4.3 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 21.6 ppg and 12.1 rpg
1992-93 1.8 spg 4.2 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 26.1 ppg and 13.0 rpg
1993-94 1.6 spg 3.7 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.3 ppg and 11.9 rpg
(89-90 thru 93-94) 38.8 mpg, .515 shooting %, .746 ft %, 3.4 orpg, 9.5 drpg, 12.9 trpg, 1.9 spg, 4.2 bpg, 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 24.4 ppg
1994-95 1.8 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.8 ppg and 10.8 rpg
1995-96 1.6 spg 2.9 bpg es igual a 4.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 26.9 ppg and 10.9 rpg
(94-95 thru 95-96) 39.2 mpg, .515 shooting %, .740 ft %, 2.4 orpg, 8.4 drpg, 10.8 trpg, 1.7 spg, 3.1 bpg, 4.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.4 ppg
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1984-85
Blocks + Steals per game leaders
1. DPOY 🏆 Mark Eaton 6.0 stops 🛑 per game
2. Hakeem Olajuwon 3.9 stops 🛑 per game
3. Sam Bowie 3.4 stops 🛑 per game
4. Michael Jordan 3.3 stops 🛑 per game
5. Michael Ray Richardson 3.3 stops 🛑 per game
1985-86
Blocks + Steals per game leaders
1. Manute Bol 5.4 stops 🛑 per game
2. Hakeem Olajuwon 5.4 stops 🛑 per game
3. Mark Eaton 5.0 stops 🛑 per game
4. DPOY 🏆 Alvin Robertson 4.2 stops 🛑 per game
5. Charles Barkley 3.8 stops 🛑 per game
1986-87
Blocks + Steals per game leaders
1 Hakeem Olajuwon 5.3 stops 🛑 per game
2 Mark Eaton 4.6 stops 🛑 per game
3 Michael Jordan 4.4 stops 🛑 per game
4 Manute Bol 3.9 stops 🛑 per game
5 Patrick Ewing 3.7 stops 🛑 per game
6 Alvin Robertson 3.6 stops 🛑 per game
7 Ron Harper 3.5 stops 🛑 per game
8 Clyde Drexler 3.4 stops 🛑 per game
9 Larry Nance 3.3 stops 🛑 per game
10 Charles Barkley 3.3 stops 🛑 per game
1987 DPOY 🏆 Michael Cooper 1.5 stops 🛑 per game
1987-88
Blocks + Steals per game leaders
1 DPOY 🏆 Michael Jordan 4.8 stops 🛑 per game
2 Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 stops 🛑 per game
3 Patrick Ewing 4.3 stops 🛑 per game
4 Mark Eaton 4.2 stops 🛑 per game
5 Benoit Benjamin 4.2 stops 🛑 per game
1988-89
Blocks + Steals per game Leaders
1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.0 stops 🛑 per game
2 Patrick Ewing 5.0 stops 🛑 per game
3 Manute Bol 4.4 stops 🛑 per game
4 DPOY 🏆🏆 Mark Eaton 4.3 stops 🛑 per game
5 Michael Jordan 3.7 stops 🛑 per game
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1984-85 1.2 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 3.9 defensive stops (2nd in league) 🛑 per game with 11.9 rpg
Houston Team Defensive Rating: 4th
1985-86 2.0 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.4 defensive stops (T-1st avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game with 11.5 rpg
Houston Team Defensive Rating: 14th
1986-87 1.9 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 11.4 rpg
Houston Team Defensive Rating: 3rd
1987-88 2.1 spg 2.7 bpg es igual a 4.8 defensive stops (T-1st avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game with 12.1 rpg
Houston Team Defensive Rating: 4th
1988-89 2.6 spg 3.4 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 13.5 rpg
Houston Team Defensive Rating: 4th
(84-85 thru 88-89) 4.5 orpg, 7.6 drpg, 12.1 trpg, 1.9 spg, 3.1 bpg, 5.0 defensive stops (1st in avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game
1989-90 2.1 spg 4.6 bpg es igual a 6.7 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 14.0 rpg
1990-91 2.2 spg 3.9 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops (1st in avg, 2nd total in league) 🛑 per game with 13.8 rpg
1991-92 1.8 spg 4.3 bpg es igual a 6.1 defensive stops (2nd in league) 🛑 per game with 12.1 rpg
1992-93 1.8 spg 4.2 bpg es igual a 6.0 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 13.0 rpg
1993-94 1.6 spg 3.7 bpg es igual a 5.3 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game with 11.9 rpg
(89-90 thru 93-94) 3.4 orpg, 9.5 drpg, 12.9 trpg, 1.9 spg, 4.2 bpg, 6.1 defensive stops (1st in league) 🛑 per game
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1989-90
Blocks + Steals Leaders
1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game
2 David Robinson 5.6 defensive stops 🛑 per game
3 Patrick Ewing 5.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game
4 Scottie Pippen 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game
5 Michael Jordan 3.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game
6 Manute Bol 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game
7 Benoit Benjamin 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game
Jordan & Pippen 7.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game vs Hakeem Olajuwon 6.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game
1990 DPOY 🏆 Dennis Rodman 1.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game
1990-91
Blocks + Steals Leaders
1 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game
2 David Robinson 5.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game
3 Patrick Ewing 4.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game
4 Michael Jordan 3.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game
5 Scottie Pippen 3.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game
1991 DPOY 🏆🏆 Dennis Rodman 1.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game
1991-92
Blocks + Steals Leaders
1 DPOY 🏆 David Robinson 6.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game
2 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game
3 Patrick Ewing 4.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game
4 Larry Nance 4.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game
5 Dikembe Mutombo 3.6 defensive stops 🛑 per game
1992-93
Blocks + Steals Leaders
1 DPOY 🏆 Hakeem Olajuwon 6.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game
2 David Robinson 4.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game
3 Shaquille O'Neal 4.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game
4 Dikembe Mutombo 4.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game
5 Alonzo Mourning 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game
6 Michael Jordan 3.6 defensive stops 🛑 per game
7 Shawn Kemp 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game
8 Vlade Divac 3.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game
9 Larry Nance 3.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game
10 Clifford Robinson 3.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game
11 Ron Harper 3.1 defensive stops 🛑 per game
12 Scottie Pippen 3.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game
13 Patrick Ewing 2.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game
14 Derrick Coleman 2.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game
15 Nate McMillan 2.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game
1993-94
Blocks + Steals Leaders
1 DPOY 🏆🏆 Hakeem Olajuwon 5.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game
2 David Robinson 5.0 defensive stops 🛑 per game
3 Dikembe Mutombo 4.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game
4 Shawn Kemp 3.9 defensive stops 🛑 per game
5 Patrick Ewing 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game
6 SHAQuille O'Neal 3.8 defensive stops 🛑 per game
7 Scottie Pippen 3.7 defensive stops 🛑 per game
8 Oliver Miller 3.5 defensive stops 🛑 per game
9 Chris Webber 3.4 defensive stops 🛑 per game
10 Nate McMillan 3.3 defensive stops 🛑 per game
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Hakeem Olajuwon playoffs
(84-85 thru 95-96) 41.1 mpg, .530 shooting 🌠* %, .716 ft %, 3.5 orpg, 8.2 drpg, 11.7 trpg, 1.7 spg, 3.5 bpg, 5.2 defensive stops 🛑 per game with 27.8 ppg
McCray guarded Barkley early not Petersen
@3:22
Lazy pass vs Olajuwon
In 1988 WCR1 Olajuwon averaged 37.5 ppg and 16.8 rpg... In 86-87 playoffs with Sampson active all 10 playoff games... Olajuwon averaged 29. Something ppg 11. Something rpg and 1.8 spg and 4.3 bpg
GO Danny Vranes !
Hakeem could have scored a lot more points early on in his career but Bill Fitch did not make him the focal of the offense.
@Coopydoublelopp
Who Told You That!?
Hakeem, was always the Focal Point of the offense.
Did you ever watch Houston in the Playoffs, from his first 2-3 seasons?
In this game, Phila had 2-4 guys around Hakeem all the times, and his teammates weren't hitting their shots consistently until the 4th quarter when it was too late.
It wasn't one of his best games IMO, and I've rarely ever seen him play unsatisfying to me, if ever. But hey, this was after all the drug suspensions and Sampson injuries, and they were still doing well at the time without them, so everyone's entitled to a Clunker especially, when you gotta fight through 2-4 defenders every time you touch the ball, in an insignificant home game, you would think you should win, after a current streak).
Now, because Olajuwon played such crazy defense all over the court, he wasn't always going to "Go Off" all the time, when there was no need, cause his first passion was to Protect The Basket, and by extension the entire mid court. LOL
And just like this game, he went through large stretches of his career (87-92) when his teammates weren't knocking down shots when he was 2-4 teamed. After a while that must wear on you. Just look at the talent in this game here. The Rockets also went through 3 coaches, and several wholesale Trades (except Hakeem of course) that added to the confusion and lack of cohesion on the offense. So I guess, Hakeem reserved the herculean efforts for important, big games/match ups, and the Playoffs?
Lastly: This is a Bill Fitch Quote (You may love or hate him more with this, lol) at the last paragraph of this article:
“I coached (Larry) Bird in Boston and Dream in Houston and I’ll tell you this: Give me Dream and Bird and any other three guys who ever picked up a paycheck in the NBA and I’ll play anybody. Anywhere. Anytime.”
www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/Coaches-recall-Olajuwon-s-rise-to-stardom-1637210.php
So, that's how STRONGLY he felt about Olajuwon (as most people who coached/played with him; saw him a lot).
PS: I know I'm 8 years late. 😁LMAO
@34:26
Bulls 86-87
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Bucks 86-87
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Have any Charlotte Hornets games from the 80's??
01/03/1987
41:19
A. Olajuwon
PHI 102, HOU 97
Haha, at 8:00 what the hell is Tommy Heinsohn doing? lol
RIP Tommy, he was a fantastic basketball personality
Stinson always stating the obvious.