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Would Hakeem Olajuwon be the best player in the league today?
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Not really
His greatest run imo was in the 2009 playoffs. That was Kobe at his peak as an overall player and the Lakers just couldn’t be stopped with him that year, he was a man on a mission
But Kobe was not on those guys level even then. He was all-time great, but still a notch below the titans
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Kobe stans don’t know what transcendent level play is
His best run was ‘09 and he was a notch below the best of the best
Kobe never dominated through a playoff run like Hakeem ‘94 and ‘95
ISO
Pass me the rock nikka
Why are you comparing a peak Olajuwon to 24 year old Embiid
Not really
His greatest run imo was in the 2009 playoffs. That was Kobe at his peak as an overall player and the Lakers just couldn’t be stopped with him that year, he was a man on a mission
But Kobe was not on those guys level even then. He was all-time great, but still a notch below the titans
Kobe 2010 and 2007- 2008 until they lost tul the celticks 2000-2001 he is one of the titans
Kobe was great but all those players were on another level than him. There’s a discernible gap between Kobe’s play off performances and those other dudes.
If I could choose a run of Kobe’s comparable to an all-time great it would be his ‘08-‘10 run compared to Jordan’s second 3-peat in ‘96-‘98
Kobe was able to approximate that era of Jordan, specificially ‘97-‘98 MJ. MJ wasn’t quite as explosive athletically (still elite) but focused on mastering his post moves and fade-away magic. Even then Jordan probably had the slight edge over Bean
Kobe stans don’t know what transcendent level play is
His best run was ‘09 and he was a notch below the best of the best
Kobe never dominated through a playoff run like Hakeem ‘94 and ‘95
You can't keep Kobe's name outta ya mouth can you?
Why is Kobe even relevant to a debate about Hakeem?
With that said, Hakeem is one of two players (the other being Michael Jordan) that are arguably better than Kobe.
whoever comparing hakeem to embiid makes me sad
i mean these fatherless nikkas didn't even wore diapers when hakeem was making nikkas head spin with his footwork.
hakeem's footwork is untouchable. nikkas been tryna learn the art of footwork, but hakeem is the master. ain't nobody touching the sensei. you go ahead keep practicin the moves, but nobody does it like hakeem.
i mean these fatherless nikkas didn't even wore diapers when hakeem was making nikkas head spin with his footwork.
hakeem's footwork is untouchable. nikkas been tryna learn the art of footwork, but hakeem is the master. ain't nobody touching the sensei. you go ahead keep practicin the moves, but nobody does it like hakeem.
TrebleMan
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It'd still be KD/Curry tbh. 3 point shot too much of a factor.
Hakeem was nice, but I think a little overrated. I've stated what happened in the WCF vs DRob and how that gets overblown, but even further Hakeem was never the best player in the league when Jordan was playing.
Hakeem was nice, but I think a little overrated. I've stated what happened in the WCF vs DRob and how that gets overblown, but even further Hakeem was never the best player in the league when Jordan was playing.
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Supreme365
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Except Hakeem has probably played with more HoF players in his career than Curry
Drexler, past prime pip and Barkley
Prime arguably best in the league kd, dpoy Draymond, prime Klay, post injury boogie
Hakeem played with Ralph Sampson too. They played with the same amount of HoFs throughout their career.
Supreme365
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Embiid has some issues with Horford but would be dominating peak dream only on the Coli
Supreme365
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Hakeem played with Ralph Sampson too. They played with the same amount of HoFs throughout their career.
Ralph Sampson is in the hall of fame due to his college career he only had about 3 productive nba seasons and even then he didn’t come close to what he was projected to be, stop with the jive