Hakeem Olajuwon is better than Lebron James

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No he’s not , y’all love to use Hakeem ‘94 season and conviently omit how he was consistently getting bounced in the 1st round for like 7-8 years & missed the playoffs in his prime

He was nice for a big especially his skill set at the time but better than lebron :comeon:
TheColi being consistent on a take? :mjlol:

Yeah dudes love to yell 3-6 for Bron but look the other way when Discussing Hakeem getting bounced out the first round all them years and choking in '96 against Seattle :mjlol:
 

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What’s offense to you? Hakeem has a better back to the basket game, has more skilled footwork on the blocks, and has more counters.

Lebron is better at initiating offense quickly, better at running and reading the pick and roll, better passer(On an entirely different level), better playmaker (Both outta the post and on the perimeter), a better slasher, a better mid-range shooter, a better shooter off the catch, better at spacing the floor, a better three point shooter (Both off the dribble and off the catch), better ball-handler, and is a far more versatile offensive player. Let’s not even get into Lebron’s ability to manage the tempo of the game, his transition game, etc.

And even though Hakeem is better in the post, Lebron is still a goddamn monster and instant double team down there because Lebron is a GOAT-tier finisher at the rim. They do it differently but Prime Lebron was Shaq-tier finisher around the paint because he’s too strong and his touch around the rim is too good.

I was lining up to call you out on missing the last point but then you got it too. Hakeem legit didn't finish as well at the rim as LeBron does.

It is mind-blowing how good LeBron is at finishing at the rim. He's basically using his elite bball IQ to know exactly when to attack, next-level athleticism to reach that spot before anyone else does, Shaq-like strength to power through any attempted opposition and then has fine body control and dexterity to make some difficult layups even when all else fails.

These are his %'s at the rim the last five seasons:

'09-'10: 75%
'10-'11: 74%
'11-'12: 76%
'12-'13: 78%
'13-'14: 80%
'14-'15: 72% (when the back problems started)
'15-'16: 72%
'16-'17: 78%
'17-'18: 77%
'18-'19: 74%

And he's doing that on insane volume, the last three years in Cleveland he was averaging 44% of his shots at the rim.

That's an extraordinary run for a perimeter player. I don't know that we've seen anything like it before.
 

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Hakeem might be the most overrated player on this board, Not even better than Shaq let alone LBJ
 
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