Very difficult to compare players from different eras that played different positions. Imagine if Hakeem spent a decade in the Lebron Era Eastern Conference... Olajuwon won a second championship going through Malone and Stockton's Utah Jazz, Barkley's Suns, Robinson's Spurs, and O'Neal's Magic. All four teams had won 57 or more games that season. Not sure any other team went through a gauntlet like that. Olajuwon is also the only player in NBA history to win DPOY, MVP, and Finals MVP in one season. LeBron has never been Defensive Player of the Year. I don't know who's better, but I'm glad I got to see Hakeem Olajuwon's Houston Rockets. Not just the games I went to at The Summit, but those I watched on tv or listened to on the radio. It was a great time to be a kid.
The next big thing is Zion Williamson. This kid is the size of LBJ with the vertical of Kobe Bryant. Book it!! https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.bu...-zion-williamson-jumps-freakish-weight-2018-8 285 lbs and can dunk from the FT line. His vertical is unlike anything I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching basketball for almost 50 years.
Ehhh. Great player, but Lebron's CLEARLY a stat padder & ring chaser. Lebron may be statistically the better, but Hakeem impacted the game more & was there every time it counted. Also the path to Hakeem's championships was 10X tougher than Lebron's.
Analytics have their limitations. Morey doesn't realize that. Put him in a tougher era, with different rules, and his stats will look different too. Yes, I know I can't prove this, but there were many tough teams to go through in the 80-90's. There is a video clip of the Dream on youtube, saying Lebron is great, but Jordan is better than him.
lol @ "Book it!!" Never in the entire history of ClutchFans has someone said "Book it!!" about something that actually came to pass afterward. "Book it!!" will pretty much guarantee you epic failure around these parts, my friend.
To be the GOAT IMHO you have to have elite, if not unmatched killer instinct/competitiveness. I was born in 1960, so I only have perspective for guys I saw or remember in the late 60s, early 70s and beyond. #1 - Jordan #2 - Olajuwon #3 - Magic #4 - Bird #5 - Kobe #6 - Duncan #7 - Havlicek #8 - LeBron #9 - Stockton #10 - Isiah Thomas (the first) These guys were/are pure competitors and made you beat them personally. I don't really like Kobe, LeBron or Isiah, but they're competitor spirit has always set them apart from most players.
*** all that BS your verbal fellating of Lebitch does not make him the goat despite Morey's stupidity today
Lebron is the most overrated player of this generation. I like the guy and what he does off the court but he's got way too many fans thinking he's a god on the court.
Hakeem would have been the GOAT habds down if he was drafted by the Bulls instead of MJ. Lebron would be unleashed in the 80s, not shackled by it. Dude has Malone's body with Kobe's speed he would trample all the wings in the 80s. No need for all the skill shots he does now, just bulk up and bulldoze his way to the paint Shaq-style.
Lmao. Lebron isn’t remotely overrated. On the court he’s nearly flawless. I’d rather say Jordan is the better player but a couple more years at Lebron’s current level and it’s going to be really hard to make a case against him. The best thing you can say about Hakeem is that if you took him 1st in a history wide draft of every player that ever played, you’d be totally reasonable. He isn’t better than Lebron but a Hakeem led team could certainly beat a Lebron one and that’s all that really matters.
He's not flawless lol. He may appear flawless beating up on eastern conference teams, but he's always been known to shrink at the highest stage. Hakeem NEVER shrunk even in defeat. Lebron's has a more dynamic skill set. But Hakeem was a better basketball player, competed at a higher level against tougher competition. He impacted the game more. There was NEVER a game the ball didn't go thru Dream in the final seconds. Hakeem would NEVER avoid guarding the other team's best player. Analytics don't tell the whole story
Is Lebron James the greatest of all time. No he isn't, he tainted his legacy, By going to Miami Chasing a Ring and doing Steroids in Miami, there is evidence he is cheating. I think he is still doing steroids because he looks so skinny in the offseason with no muscle mass, when the regular season starts he is roided up. Making fun of Dirk Nowitzki sickness and getting destroyed by Dirk. Duncan is better than LeBron, Dirk outplayed LeBron, DWade, Bosh. Being Swept by GSW and wearing a cast all of a sudden, making excuses for himself. He Flops his way to the Finals with Miami, He Complains, Has a Diva Mentality, Fought with Coaches Mike Brown, David Blatt, Tyronn Lue. Screamed at the Front Office during the Trade Deadline in trading for different players, this past season. No All Star joined him with the Lakers. Which is a huge telltale sign. Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Paul George all said no to LeBron.
