wernicke Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Just thought I would give some respect to the Dream on getting elected to the HOF. Found this interesting article from 12/06 about Olajuwon's real estate prowess:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/realesta...amp;oref=slogin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Now it's time to get his coach, Guy V. Lewis, into the HOF. The man coached 3 of the 50 best NBA players of all time (only Dean Smith can match that), went to 5 Final Fours and 2 NCAA Finals, 30 straight winning seasons, set up the first ever nationally televised college basketball game (the #1 UCLA vs #2 UH Game of the Century in the Astrodome), helped integrate college basketball in Texas... ...and somehow Dick Vitale gets inducted into the Basketball HOF before Guy V Lewis?!? What "contribution to the game" has Dick Vitale given us that tops Guy V Lewis? Oh yeah, congrats to my fellow Coog, Akeem "The Dream" Olajuwon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfre81 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Love him or hate him, Vitale is an ambassador of the game and has made enough of a contribution to be in the HOF. But not before Guy Lewis.If it wasn't for the Whittenburg/Charles airball-pass he'd have been in a long time ago.But of course this is nothing but deserved for Dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojeaux131 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 The only player ever to win MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Finals MVP all in the same season. Way to go, Hakeem the Dream, [Always on Top] Olajuwon. An excellent athlete, businessman and all-around awesome guy (he speaks at least 6 languages fluently, including French, Arabic and three Nigerian dialects). Plus, he went to U of H.This is neat too, if not a little old.http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/realesta...juwon,%20Hakeem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Congrats Dream! You made a lot of memories for this kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 ESPN.com did a list of best centers and he came in somewhere between 4 and 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 This means nothing without Guy V. in the Hall. You don't coach three top 50 players along with the success he had in the NCAA tournaments and be left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 ESPN.com did a list of best centers and he came in somewhere between 4 and 6.Bill Russell felt Hakeem was the best center to ever play the game since he marvelled on defense and offense . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Bill Russell felt Hakeem was the best center to ever play the game since he marvelled on defense and offense .Is that right? Cool. Where did you hear him say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The Dream Shake was a soccer move. My favorite part is at 3:55 when he says he still does it, haha. I feel sorry for his brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Is that right? Cool. Where did you hear him say that?An interview a few years back. He mentioned when it came to both ends of the court, Hakeem was the best !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottf Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 As a native Utahn now living in Houston, Hakeem and The Rockets broke my heart many times as they would eliminate my Jazz from the playoffs. The year or two Jordan retired, Hakeem was easily the best player in the league. For a short period of time, he was as dominant as any player that has ever lived. Hakeem is the greatest center I've had the pleasure of watching in my lifetime. Much Respect Dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 The Jazz gave just as much grief as the Rockets dished out, that's for sure. Pretty good rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottf Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 The Jazz gave just as much grief as the Rockets dished out, that's for sure. Pretty good rivalry.True Dat...And they may be meeting in the first round of this years playoffs too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Bill Simmons ranked the greatest MVP races and one with Hakeem was in third. Here's what he had to say:THE THIRD GREATEST MVP RACE EVER1993: Charles Barkley averaged a 26-12-5 for the 62-win Suns and won because everyone was tired of voting for Michael Jordan, which became awkward when Jordan cremated the Suns in the Finals. In fact, MJ finished third in the voting behind Hakeem Olajuwon, who submitted one of the greatest all-around seasons of the modern era (averaging a 26-13 with 150 steals and 342 blocks). Any time three of the greatest 20 players peak during the same year, that's a pretty good MVP race.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...=simmons/080415 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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