Hakeem Olajuwon and the Rockets beefed so hard he almost left Houston before they ever got a ring
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- When’s the best time to ask your boss for a $15 million contract extension? For most of us, never. For Hakeem Olajuwon, it was the winter of 1992. Sure, the Rockets weren’t doing so hot and had just fired coach Don Chaney, but Hakeem was making less than the league’s other elite centers, so what’s the harm in asking? Beef? Is beef the harm in asking?
Yes.
First, owner Charlie Thomas and GM Steve Patterson refused to negotiate with him. Then Olajuwon strained his hamstring, and the Rockets brass was like ,“Oh yeah right, you’re not hurt, you’re just refusing to play until we negotiate your contract.” They suspended Olajuwon and took to the press with their fake-injury allegations.
Hakeem fired back in the press, really going after Thomas and Patterson’s intelligence. The word “stupid” was used quite a bit. Oh, and he also demanded a trade.
The 92-93 season rolled around and Hakeem did not get traded, though he did eventually land a contract on par with David Robinson and Patrick Ewing. Despite the ugly months, Hakeem managed to find happiness with Houston,-- it helped that ownership and GMs changed. And best of all might be Olajuwon and the Rockets took home two, that's right TWO, subsequent championships.
Written and produced by: Clara Morris
Edited by: Phil Pasternak and Ryan Simmons
Directed by: Ryan Simmons
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Welllllllllll well well. You again. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoy this beef but make sure you save a little room, we've got more coming next weekend too.
What about the weekend after that? And the weekend after that? And the weekend after that...
Imagine
Untitled: Dan Marino
Deep rewind: Aftermath of Khabib V Mcgregor
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@@jamesharper9478 no, go away
The fact i've never heard about this is probably a testament to Olajuwon's character.
Great point
Also, media coverage that was much more favorable to the league instead of players.
It's the rose-colored glasses treatment of 90's basketball.
probably also a testament to how much being with one team for the majority of the career covers up any bumps in the road
Agreed
Beef History: The New York Jets vs Winning.
Lmao
Beef History: The New York Jets vs pick bad QB.
💀💀💀💀
That's a jon boi chart party. Jets. The new browns
Lmao !!!
The Dream was so damn good that he was drafted before MJ and nobody ever questions it.
But it was the exact opposite for Sam Bowie, LOL!!!!
@@loulou7194 Portland had Drexler at 2, why draft another 2?
@@RafsanS15 100% man, i find it slightly annoying when people ridicule decisions like this with like 36 years of hindsight
@@RafsanS15 Because he didn't have an amazing rookie season? Because both Mychal Thompson and Drexler himself were confident that because of both he and Jordan's ability to play more than one position would've resulted in success? Because Sam Bowie had just come back from a stress fracture (similar fractures that Walton suffered from) who missed TWO years of valuable playing time in college while Jordan was being called "a sure-fire thing", "star material", and "in the mold of a Dr. J"?
@@ot3490 Even then, there were several red flags in regards to Bowie. Greg Oden was healthier than Sam Bowie and he had uneven legs
We need to give Hakeem Olajuwon all Praises as well as Dikembe Mutombo as well as Clara Morris for that matter she's been killing it
Clara has really been rocking in this video!
i'm sorry what does dikembe have to do with this?
Agreed, Clara's been a perfect fit for SB :)
@LMB NBA Podcast No disrespect to Dikembe, but Hakeem is on another level. Dude is a borderline Top 10 player of all time.
Jesus is Lord and Saviour
Untitled: Terrell Owens
Beef History: Talib v. Crabtree
How about Crabtree vs Talib & Sherman
Keith Harper how about Crabtree versus NFL corners?
Crabtree vs All Defenders
Both very good ideas
Crabtree had beef with everybody lmao
Ralph Sampson really could've been something man. The fact that he and Hakeem reached the Finals so early is nuts. The two could've been an all-time great duo if Sampson never got injured.
I feel like even if Ralph has stayed healthy, Houston was just up against ridiculous talent. They were up against the Showtime Lakers, the great Celtics team, and later the Bad Boys in Detroit. The 1980s was just a stacked era in the NBA
@@julianbell9161 not to mention the bulls also arrive after that so yeah that was one hell of an era
@@vittodamma2631 Yeah but the bulls woulve been dominated by a healthy Twin Tower just go to bleacher report and look and other centers play against them they all did pretty bad besides moses well beaucse moses is moses but still but yeah the team that be the twin towers were the celtics which was only beacuse there a non center focued team
Tao Wow True I agree, especially with the lack of outside shooting from basically all teams relative to today, there would hardly be any counter to that Rockets team. They could probably go for almost 70 wins every season
@@thomassong5504 Lmao i woudnt go that far but yeah i agree i do think they make the finals every year cuz i htink they perfectly countered the lakers but the celtics were a shooting team so idk the pistons hakeem woulda satrted to catch bodiess lmaooo
Daddy’s boy Patterson calling Hakeem a “fat cat” was too much. The way these teams treat their players - the ones most responsible for success - is so gross.
As she said-he didn’t get to be there. Hakeem had the last laugh several times over.
Please, the days of 'abused oppressed players' is an era ago. Now demanding a trade, breaking contracts, is as common as calling a time out. Work ethic is replaced by ped's and hgh. Player celebrities make so much money, they could care less about winning basketball. And we have our lowest rated nba finals ever, happy now?
@@livingsimpleproperties4132 because we are in era of streaming services and covid played a role in that. Nice try tho. It’s people like you why these athletes ask for so much- the fact that you see them as just your entertainment. Never mind the year round conditioning they have to and the added pressure of being season- all you have to do is whine from your couch working your 9-5
@@justanotheryoutuber1997 Your exactly right this clown is just gonna forget that the NBA finals had to compete with the MLB playoffs and the NFL season of course the ratings would be lower
That tends to happen with white management and black talent. If they have a white player to be the face of their franchise/company, they'll generally protect his image. With black talent, they're way quicker to try and discredit and defame a guy to get what they 2ant and hurt his image if he should leave or try to exercise more clout than they think he should have.
Gotta say, I think this beef was entirely the Rockets managements fault. They undervalued their franchise player because they knew he wanted to stay in the city. They refused to renegotiate his contract, they accused an extremely hard working player of faking an injury, damaging his reputation, and they denied him a trade because they wanted to sell the team. I'm glad those guys sold the team before Hakeem got his rings.
Beef History:
Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas
Shaquille O’Neal vs Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant vs Russell Westbrook
Paul George vs the Side of the Backboard
Magic Johnson vs Maurice Lucas
Kawhi Leonard vs The Spurs
Ray Allen vs George Karl
Tim Thomas vs Sam Cassell
Allen Iverson vs David Stern
Charles Barkley vs Michael Jordan
PG still has that ongoing beef
Lol pg and the side of the backboard 😂🤣🤣
Kobe and Shaq already happened
Oliver Miller vs actual beef
@@PainfullyCasual that beef is for life man
I can't believe owners used to be able to assassinate the character of their players like that. The player-empowerement era really keeps these owners in check
I mean they still try --> Kawhi vs the Spurs
@@NotaPizzaGRL kawhi is everything pop said he was. So not really
@@NotaPizzaGRL Uuuh the fans bashed Pop and Manu for saying their own.
@@dusk6159 And there were fans who to this day say Kawhi was entitled or a liar. Also talking heads on TV were mostly siding with the Spurs FO and Pop as well at the time.
Yup the players have power now
Beef History: Madden Peyton Manning vs Coach Ask Madden Plays
I swear this man always audibles
*OMAHA*
I would do a rb superstar mode back then, and half of the time he would just audible to a damn pass play. Annoying as hell
The trick was to play Cover 3 and be the safety covering the flat/hook zone while pressing the corners and spread the DEs out. It’s a lot but it slowed that bastard enough for me to win.
Tom Brady? Just run cover 2 and play as the MLB.
I had trouble against scrambling QBs that decided to develop Drew Brees like accuracy for one game.
Lmao the owner sold the team and they immediately won two straight rings damn
No MJ as well
@@tinubennappan7526 didn't matter. It saved MJ more than it helped Olajuwon and Drexler.
@@oddballskull1941 man what are you talking about? I'm basically saying the rockets would've won both years regardless if Jordan was there or not. MJ not being there saved his legacy more than it helped Dream and Glyde. If MJ lost to the rockets, it would be talked about for tbe next 50 years. Rockets won both years and they still get disrespeced today.
@@benyah3390 no doubt. Bulls never ever had an answer for Hakeem. Jordan’s legacy would be a bit different had he met the Rockets in the finals. Mostly lucky for Sampson’s injury that the franchise was ineptly run.
@@benyah3390 idk if they would’ve won in 94 but they were definitely winning with the 95 lineup
“There’s something about winning two championships in a row that makes you forget beef”
Not for Shaq and Kobe
Itz cuz they won three in a row.......if they'd lost after 2 they woulda been good
Well the beef came after that so…
I have an idea for an april fools day beef history, a lecture about the domestication of cattle.
@Roh Hahn 😎
Is that the Joker's Oscar speech?
Huh
Please do an untitled for one of the most underrated players in NBA history: Dikembe Mutombo.
He’s one of my all time favourites after Scottie.
How is he underrated, he is considered by many as one of the most iconic big man smh
Yesssss
@@randex4313 His prime coincided with Robinson, Olajuwon, Shaq, and Ewing. He was a great player but isn’t on either of these players level.
He didn’t get a ring? I just assumed he did because he played for so many teams lol
That’s last line was so threatening and ominous, I love it.
yes!!!!!!
I feel like I was tossed a basketball in a parking lot and I've been challenged to a game that seemingly exists but I have no knowledge about
I laughed so hard when the narrator said “you beautiful idiot.” This narrator is one of my faves on SB. Such a talented and funny group of people.
Unexpected 2017 Ducktales reference possibly but probably not.
Beef history: The Knicks vs. Free agency
We could follow it up with
Beef History: the Knicks vs nba draft
Stole my comment I put on "The Decision". Bruh.
@Matt Pizzano James Dolan vs NY Rangers fans
James Dolan vs. Spike Lee or Stephen A. Smith
This hurts😭😂
I’m a simple man, I wait every Sunday morning at this exact time for Secret Base’s new video and immediately click!
simplicity at it's finest
Wow. I never knew there was Hakeem-Houston beef to this extent.
Yeah, it was bad times. Fortunately, new management came in and changed everything.
Hakeem deserves to get talked about as one of the greatest players to ever do it.
I agree but in texas he's not even the best player
Hakeem is the greatest Houston player ever. No one is even close to him lol
Even though he’s been eliminated in the first round 9x, he had to literally carry teams and unfortunately it wasn’t enough.
There’s only so much one player can do.
Will Cortez Timmy D is better but that’s it.
@@Will_kid_cortez In terms of the NBA, Dream is the best player to play for a Texas team. TD and Dirk might be tied for second.
Can we get a JR Swish vs shirts beef history?
JR vs Soup
Jr vs shot clock
JR vs sobriety
JR vs Basketball IQ
I had no idea about this, great video! Also, it amazes me what front offices could get away with as far as spreading misinformation about a player. "Have to triple ticket prices" and "stadium employees would have to take pay cuts" so they could pay Hakeem. It is incredibly egregious and distasteful to see how they tried to mess with one of the greatest players of all time.
Exactly! The media and teams still try and make fans believe players are “greedy” today but it is MUCH more lowkey.
@@captaincrisis6472 That's because they know white fans will usually side with the usually white owner for some strange reason.
I really wish that we got to see a Rockets-Bulls Finals matchup
Yes, it's unfortunate because the Rockets had great success against the Bulls and could've won. Or MJ and the Bulls would've won 8 straight. We'll never know until a simulation happens.
@Nathaniel Baxter Yes exactly, without Drextler, they don't stand a chance.
this is comparable to kobe not able to go against lebron in the finals. it would have been the two of the top 3 picks of the 84 draft, hakeem vs mj
@@tobznoobs You think Lebron beats Kobe in the finals?
It could have happened in 1997 if it weren't for John Stockton.
Think about it: MJ, Pippen, and Rodman going up against Hakeem, Clyde the Glide, and Sir Charles. Would've been awesome.
A masterful, informative video.
You're a wordsmith, Clara. Expletives detract from your work, which I'm quite fond of.
Beef history: Ayrton Senna vs Alain Prost.
Yesss
Hell yeah! Donut media has a podcast called past gas and they did a 4 part series on the life and times of Senna
oh yes. Senna also had a Beef with Piquet.
there's already a movie about it. they'd basically just be summarising that.
Could also be a Rewinder: Senna Dumping Prost at Suzuka 90. Though Beef History would probably be better as they could reference how the two drivers made good after Prost retired
I’ve never heard this tale before , great production Clara! Gg thanks to all involved in this work of art!
Beef history: Lebron or KD vs hair
So funny, never heard that one before..
tbh any other greats has beef with hair
I just want LeBron to stop pretending he has hair and shave it off at this point. It might actually be the greatest career move he can make.
Reggie Miller Untitled/Rewinder/Beef History!!!
still the best 30 for 30 episode tho
One of the potential Hakeem trades was to the Pacers for Reggie Miller and Rik Smitts
Reggie Miller vs Spike Lee lmao
I didn't think anyone could bring the personality of a great Seth Beef History, but Clara has absolutely hit her stride. The comedic timing and tone give me LIFE
This is so under rated very proffessional.
one of the best sports channels
Hakeem Olajuwon was a great player and an honourable man, how dear the Rockets at the time question his commitment and integrity.
I'm stealing that 'silence is the best answer of a fool' line.
You mean "for a fool"
This is the stuff I subed for. Awesome content SB.
Don't "sube" TOO hard now, ya might tear something!
thank you for your wonderful job and the funny remarks. great to watch you !
Untitled: Jim Thome
Rewinder: Indians comeback from 12 run deficit against 116 win Mariners in 2001.
Rewinder: Tony Pena walk off home run Game 1 1995 ALDS
A Beef History video gets over 100k views in a day, this channel has grown so much! Seth & Clara are both amazing narrators makes it that much better. (I only watch basketball content).
Series idea: Focus on teams that we never thought would win or make the championship. It should be titled “Cinderella Story” (eg. 2001 Patriots, 2011 Mavs, 2007/11 Giants, 1999 Rams)
2016 Chicago Cubs, 2011 St. Louis Cardinals, the recent Stanley Cup winners. It would be great to have something like this.
Did you enjoy CHOSEN?
This is fantastic journalistic work, Clara! As a relatively new Rockets fan I am really grateful to learn about some of the history of my team!
I never knew this beef happened.
Too drunk to realize it probably
Untitled: Michael Vick.
Isn't that series for players for whom the reason they never won is complex or interesting? I feel like you don't need to be a genius to figure out what Vick's issue was.
Beef history: Ayrton Senna vs Alain Prost.
They would have to create a new series for him. Unleashed: Michael Vick
Hakeem Olajuwon is so great that the Houston Rockets never regretted taking him above Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA Draft.
This channel and delivery are very well thought out. Great narration and information about the sport I love most! Keep it up!!!
Beef history: Adam Gase vs Leveon Bell
Nothing with Adam Gase in it is worth my time our yours
Too recent to be interesting.
More like Adam Gase vs. Reality.
@im the goat Adam Gase Vs Random Drug Testing (Allegedly of course)
Man... I LOVE THIS RUclips CHANNEL SO MUCH!!! Thanks for the knowledge SB!!!
best center to ever play, he obliterated Robinson and took Ewing's ring, of course he should have been paid minimum on par with those two
Untitled: Junior Seau. I really love Seau for who he was, and I think his story on and off the field is important for all to hear
He seemed like a good guy, and we really should keep him in our memories when we try to push athletes to give up more and more of themselves for our entertainment. It is unfortunate that he didn't get a ring with the Patriots, possibly the worst consequence of the 2007 Super Bowl loss.
@@roguishpaladin ya, it sucks he didn’t get a ring after everything the game took from him
Great to hear your voice Clara. I really missed it
Yall need to do a Beef History with Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas. That would be interesting.
Part 1 Jordan got beat
Part 2 Jordan got revenge
one of the greatest players (and most underrated) in nba history getting paid 3 million a year...what a freakin' disgrace
More Hakeem Olajuwon content!!
Now you will never know why I got this many likes!!! Muahahahaha!
Savage.
😂
Damn that video would be a couple of hours
I think ive seen this comment before
Hahahahahaha
I really wish we would’ve gotten one Jordan v Olajuwon Finals!!
It’s not just the stories being told, which are fascinating, it’s the attention to detail which makes Secret Base one of my favourite content creators on RUclips
clara i love it when you get to do these videos i love seeing more female sports fans in media like this :)
female sports fans are a rare type of person indeed! few and far between but they’re great.
Been subscribed for over a year now love your channel.........
Although sometimes I miss SB NATION🤘
I actually just waited for the regular season to pass so that my request would be possible. Please do a Collapse feature on the '14 Spurs.
Too soon
What a great way to spend my bday, love these
🎉 Happy birthday! Legend says those born on the same day as a beef history will have the upper hand in all personal beefs.
@@SecretBaseSBN Omg no way you responded!!! Thank you so much!! And I’ll keep that in mind next time I’m in some😤 KEEP UP THE AMAZING CONTENT
It took the meeting on the flight to Tokyo and a local Houston mosque to help change the fortune of the Rockets. Without this, the Rockets aren’t even title contenders.
How did the mosque factor into it? Just curious, I’m not from Houston.
@@mua2 I’d assume because Hakeem is a Muslim
@@allaahjaamiibnshabazzallaa1435 yes, but what did the mosque do?
@@mua2 to answer your question there was an nbatv documentary about the clutch city rockets and in it Hakeem says he rededicated himself to the Muslim faith by going to the mosque, praying more, and becoming a more mellow person because he used to be more angry.
Roy Jones vs Antonio Tarver or Bernard Hopkins beef history please! Love this channel & beef history!
Beef History: Valentino Rossi vs every young talented MotoGP riders
Love the vids, pls de Ess the vocals it’s killin me. Again, love the heck out of your videos and haven’t rly noticed until this video but de ess?
Wow, great video about Raptors legend Hakeem!
Yes
As soon as y'all announced this, I was excited for this
Next on Beef History: Ted Stepien vs. Cleveland Draft Picks
Did you just predict this?
I love this thank you 😊👍.
Beef history Paul George versus the playoffs
Beautiful comment
lmao
Yes! Thanks for making a video on one of the greatest centers ever!
94 and 95.... The only time my city ever won a title legitimately, good times, good times...
Clara’s style definitely grew on me. Cheers to more beef vids in the future 🥂
Can you imagine buying a professional basketball team for only 85,000,000?!?
Basketball topics really keep this channel alive
Hakeem and Kemp were my favorite players on the 90s. Least 1 got a ring!
Clara Morris: “Beautiful Idiot” ®️
Good opening line 👍🏻
god as a knicks i kinda wished he had gotten traded
Great topic, great stuff, I do remember this and having been there there I should
Do a sports beef on Red Auerbach vs Phil Jackson.
i didnt know this was a thing. id love to see that
@@rickfox804 it was. He (Red) was pissed because basically Phil surpassed his wins record and had the potential to win more championships than him. I dont think phil did though. Red won about 16 titles.
@@deondavis05712 As a coach, Red won 9, Jackson 11, so Phil does own that record. Red did win 7 more as GM/executive.
Can you please do a video on boxing?
Greatest player to ever wear a Raptors uniform, Hakeem Olajuwon
Yes indeed, but not the greatest raptor of all time, that would go to vince carter....if only hakeem played his prime in toronto
Kawhi might have challenged that
@@BondandBourne Don’t put Kawhi in the same sentence as Hakeem.
And imagine if Vince Carter stayed at the Raptors forever & his trade demand has failed. Probably the Raps would get a championship in 2009.
@@wazzup233 definitely a topic for another video, but I think they'd definitely have one by 2009 had VC not missed that shot vs Philly (they wouldn't have won the chip that year, but it would have set the stage for a true contender).
Maybe Hakeem would have joined a happier overall squad and added a 3rd ring to his collection?
LOL at Clara narrating beef history. Whenever she narrates, it’s always going to be sooooo funny. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Beef history: The Washington Football Team vs Monday Night Football
Each of the SB writers has their own sort of vibe to their videos. Clara's videos have this hat-on-backwards coolness of an old college friend telling me a story :)
This comment is underrated as hell, I agree with you, I see her as that nice aunt that comes to your house to bake some cake and share some good high school stories on a rain day. I love her.
Very mild beef if I may say so.
I would love for you guys to do another beef history on international football. I loved when you did the Romário x Edmundo one and I feel like there is a lot of material in the sport to do a Texas BBQ worth of beef.
José Mourinho x Pep Guardiola
Carlos Vela x Mexican national team
Maradona x England
Maradona x Brazil
Luis Suarez x People who don't like being bitten
Neymar x Cavani
Souza x Botafogo team (this one is a very curveball and only Brazilian fans would know but it is probably the best one material-wise. Involves one player doing crying gestures to the other team, the other team's supporters calling him "garbage man" and many other gems)
Edmundo vs Batistuta
I’m wondering how many of these articles you use and quote for this series were written by Peter Vecsey, the master-chef of BEEF?? 😂
I love the Rockets and Olajuwon, but this really was a thing: by early 1992, it looked like Hakeem was fed up with the Rockets lack of championship progress and wanted out. It was a close call, and something I think remained in doubt until the Rockets reeled off a 15-game winning streak in early 1993. Disaster averted for the Rockets, since, like what usually happens with a superstar of Olajuwon's magnitude, the team wouldn't received equal value.
This is why the Bulls would’ve beaten them! Love both teams! 90s was the best! Great work!
great video with good commentary and an interesting topic
clara is becoming one of my favourite narrators she’s dope
Clara, this is one of your best ones yet!!! I always thought that Hakeem and those Rockets we're happy! Great deep dive on how owners are greedy idiots and 95% of the time the players are right.
In the spirit of the Wilpons officially selling the Mets, can we get an Untitled episode for David Wright? In terms of WAR, he's the greatest homegrown position player the Mets ever produced. The Wilpons did that man wrong for years by not giving him the supporting cast he needed, and by the time he finally reached a WS, he was on borrowed time.
As a Mets fan. I cry about how cheap the Wilpons were. And to let the talents of David Wright and Jose Reyes go to complete waste.
@@JoshDaGreat16 There's a great article on Good Fundies outlining a comprehensive list of shitty things that Jeff and Fred have done since they bought out Nelson Doubleday.
My personal favorite little factoid: Jeffy boy has never had an actual job title outside of the Mets. He played baseball in college, he got drafted by the Expos as a favor to Fred, and then decided to go work with his daddy. The man is the epitome of a trust fund baby.
It's astounding that these two sleazeballs ran an MLB franchise in the biggest city in the country
I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I remember, back in the days of NEWSPAPERS, there were articles that we were going to bring Hakeem Olajuwon to Seattle, for Benoit Benjamin, Derrick McKey, Dana Barros, and Mike Cage.
Imagine the 96 sonics with Hakeem on the team as well might not finish as high due to losing some depth
Objectively speaking, her dialogue was the best in Beef History
Seth I marked this on my calendar cos I was hoping you’d be on this episode buuuuuuuuuut no. Why Seth why
Top 10 player ever
I like this lady’s voice! Very soothing and intellectual.
Roy Halladay Untitled episode 😢 may he rest in peace past 3 years
clara ur voice is half reason i watch these videos
Clara you’re an awesome narrator, and I love Secret Base as a whole as well!
Crazy! I knew about this beef, but didn't know all the quotes that came with it. Dream had every right to ask for a trade from Houston, but only because they wouldn't give him a raise, but because the organization didn't even put a decent team around, after the 86 Finals run, until 92.