#Hakeem Olajuwon

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Only three players in the history of the National Basketball Association 🏀 had blocked 100 shots and accumulated 200 steals in an 82 game season

Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen & Hakeem Olajuwon

of these three NBA superstar caliber Players, Jordan’s the only one to do so twice in a row

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Hakeem Olajuwon arrives at his hotel before All-Star Weekend (February 1997)

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COOL: NBA

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TOP 10 NBA ALL-TIME CENTERS OF NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 38,387 (24.6 ppg), 17,440 (11.2 rpg), 5,660 (3.6 apg)

Wilt Chamberlain - 31.419 (30.1 ppg), 23,924 (22.9 rpg), 4,643 (4.4 apg)

Bill Russell - 14,522 (15.1 ppg), 21,620 (22.5 rpg), 4,100 (4.3 apg)

Shaquille O'Neal - 28,596 (23.7 ppg), 13,099 (10.9 rpg), 2,732 (2.3 bpg)

Hakeem Olajuwon - 26,946 (21.8 ppg), 13,747 (11.1 rpg), 3,830 (3.1 bpg)

Moses Malone - 29,580 (20.6 ppg), 17,834 (12.2 rpg), 1,889 (1.3 bpg)

David Robinson - 20,790 (21.1 ppg), 10,497 (10.6 rpg), 2,954 (3.0 bpg)

Patrick Ewing - 24,815 (21.0 ppg), 11,617 (9.8 rpg), 2,984 (2.4 bpg)

George Mikan - 11,764 (22.6 ppg), 4,167 (13.4 rpg), 1,245 (2.8 apg)

Bill Walton - 6,215 (13.3 ppg), 4,923 (10.5 rpg), 1,590 (3.4 apg)

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Strive Masiyiwa (1961- ) •

The bottom pic features Dikembe Mutombo (who just passed away - rest in peace), Hakeem Olajuwon and Strive Masiyiwa. The two NBA legends collaborated with Strive Masiyiwa on a number of projects, mostly dealing with humanitarian concerns.

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Gilbert Arenas' Hakeem Olajuwon Comments Are Why Team USA Can't Win FIBA

Among the things that FIBA play really highlighted, is how far removed NBA play is removed from fundamental basketball basics in 2023.

The lack of post players, rebounders and power forwards, has got to be among the top 3 reasons the USA lost to Lithuania and then Canada, but leave it up to Gilbert Arenas to ignore all of that in his reaction to the rumours that Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to train with Hakeem Olajuwon this offseason.

When American Olympic track and field runner, Noah Lyle, made those comments about "NBA champions not being real world champions", he set off a conversation about the USA's approach to global sporting competition.

Since Team USA's elimination at the hands of Canada in the most recent FIBA tournament, there has been discussion surrounding the quality of America's big men in comparison to Giannis, Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid.

However, Gilbert Arenas chooses to ignore all of this evidence, the fact that team USA lost to a team with Jonas Valanciunas, the clear erosion of fundamentals like boxing out, and a clear lack of inside scoring bigs in his assessments of what Giannis wil gain from working with Hakeem Olajuwon.

Olajuwon's resume as a trainer doesn't even need mention, however, Giblert's comments also show how American players have done themselves a disservice by getting away from the basics.

Truth be told, it's kind of weak that LeBron, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry are basically coming out of international retirement to help the US in the 2024 Olympics.

The US doesn't need all of that to win. What they would benefit from is some continuity and having guys who are still in their prime on the team.

For example, every international tournament, the US basically puts a whole new team together, and while some turnover is good and even necessary for Team USA, they need to have a core group of guys that plays in consecutive international tournaments.

You know, I blame myself for the existence of Gilbert Arenas as a content creator because I keep watching his stuff even when he's clearly talking out of his face.

See, Gil's position is that skills win games, but he fails to understand that FIBA rules do not include a 3-seconds in the paint violation. That, and the fact that the dimensions of the court are more narrow, means there is less space for skill guys that need to create space.

Jalen Brunson, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and Tyrese Haliburton, all struggled mightily with the FIBA rules, and while they weren't helped at all by Steve Kerr's commitment to small-ball, they also didn't have the advantages when they tried to go 1-on-1. Gilbert is ignoring all of this very real evidence of the limitations of skill and off-the-dribble shooting in FIBA competition.

I'll admit, I do appreciate some of the nuance that Gilbert brings in honestly comparing the past players to the present, because it often tends towards being a very one-sided conversation, given that most mainstream analysts are in thier 50's and 60's.

We've evidently created a monster, and Gilbert is way, way, way, out of line with these comments, and should American basketball follow in his thinking, there will be more L's awaiting them in international play.

I've been doing some photography for a new basketball league called the Tshwane Basketball Association, and I've posted some of my recent favourites below. Enjoy!!

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Hakeem Olajuwon • “Dream Shake”