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\ah-KEEM ah-LAH-zhoo-wahn\
Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon (The Dream)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 255 lbs.
Born: January 21, 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria
High School: Muslim Teachers College in Lagos, Nigeria
College: University of Houston
Draft: Houston Rockets, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 27, 1984
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2008 (Full List)
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News -- May 2013
- 5/18 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List: Playoff basketball is back in Houston! After the blockb [...]The post Houston Rockets: 2012-13 Offseason To-Do List appeared first...
- 5/13 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in Team History: The Houston Rockets have played 46 seasons in the NBA, [...]The post Houston Rockets: Ranking the Best Players by Position in...
- 5/6 HoopsHabit: Houston Rockets: 5 Best and Worst Trades in Team History: Every NBA franchise has moves that determined the team& [...]The post Houston Rockets: 5 Best and Worst Trades in Team History...
- 5/1 HoopsHabit: Miami Heat: Grading Each Part of LeBron James’ Game: LeBron James is the best player in the NBA. The numbers [...]The post Miami Heat: Grading Each Part of LeBron James’ Game appeared...
News -- April 2013
- 4/19 HoopsHabit: NBA Playoffs 2013: Houston Rockets Playoff Profile: It feels like a long time since the Houston Rockets wer [...]The post NBA Playoffs 2013: Houston Rockets Playoff Profile appeared...
- 4/4 HoopsHabit: Boston Celtics: Where Does Kevin Garnett Fall on the All-Time Power Forwards List?: Kevin Garnett has seen it all in his 18 seasons in the [...]The post Boston Celtics: Where Does Kevin Garnett Fall on the All-Time...
News -- March 2013
- 3/31 Foul Line Extended: Dennis Rodman’s Off The Charts Rebounding: The 1995 San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals before losing to Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets....
- 3/13 HoopsHabit: NBA: The Evolution of the Center Position: The NBA is experiencing an evolution in the center posi [...]The post NBA: The Evolution of the Center Position appeared first...
- 3/9 Dancing With Noah: How Reggie Evans referred me to Akeem Olajuwon on December 17th, 1989: Last week I wrote a brief piece on Manu Ginobili’s 15 assists in 23 minutes of play. And previous explorations of statistical...
News -- February 2013
- 2/22 HoopsHabit: NBA: Why True Big Men Are Becoming Extinct: Voting for the NBA All-Star Game proved a sad fact: Tru [...]The post NBA: Why True Big Men Are Becoming Extinct appeared first...
- 2/22 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #19: Triple-Doubles (2-22-13): On this week’s NBA Stat Central…Recording a [...]The post NBA Stat Central #19: Triple-Doubles (2-22-13) appeared...
- 2/9 NBA Jerks: Dwama Continues Between Kobe and D. Howard: Dwight Howard is the kind of player we see only once an era. Except unlike Jordan or Lebron, the self-ascribed Superman has prin****...
- 2/8 HoopsHabit: NBA Stat Central #17: When Did That Last Happen?: On this week’s NBA Stat Central, we’re goin [...]The post NBA Stat Central #17: When Did That Last Happen? appeared...
- 2/7 Hickory-High: Video Playbook: Warriors Spacing The Floor With Andrew Bogut: This season, the Western Conference has seen recent two lottery teams make the jump into playoff contention, in large part...
News -- January 2013
- 1/28 The Picket Fence: Why the Raptors Can’t Win Close Games: Taking a break from my long awaited second part of my series on Bryan Colangelo’s three major flaws (it’s coming very...
- 1/2 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA All Decade Team 1980s: PG Magic Johnson--Gets the nod over Isiah Thomas SG Michael Jordan SF Larry Bird--Over Alex English and Dominique Wilkins PF...
- 1/1 Tyler's Think Tank: NBA All Decade Team 1990s: PG John Stockton-Gary Payton has a strong case as well SG Michael Jordan--Don't forget Reggie Miller SF Scottie Pippen PF...
News -- December 2012
- 12/5 NBA Jerks: NBA: Centers Aren’t Going Anywhere: It was all the rage earlier this year when the NBA ballot was released – without a center position. Instead, the ballot simply...
News -- November 2012
- 11/13 Cowbell Kingdom: Sacramento Kings need to stop coddling DeMarcus CousinsCK Contributor Rob McAllister on why it's time for the Kings to stop shielding their talented young center from criticism...
- 11/8 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Greatest and Worst NBA Players of All Time!: Josh Weil shares all the data you could ever hope for and shines a light on the best and worst NBA players of the box score era....
News -- October 2012
- 10/22 Back Picks: The Backpicks Top 50: This summer, as part of a project over at Real GM, I drafted my first GOAT list (Greatest of All-Time). The spirit of the project...
- 10/15 Z krainy NBA: Najlepsi silni skrzydłowi według ZkrainyNBA: Po kilkudniowej przerwie wracamy z naszym rankingiem. Dzisiaj pora na silnych skrzydłowych, wśród których jest w NBA najwięcej...
- 10/12 The Picket Fence: Say WHAT????: With the season ramping up again and a couple of preseason games done, I’m going to try and write a bit more regularly....
- 10/4 Z krainy NBA: Shaq woli Lopeza od Howarda: Klasyczny center w NBA to gatunek zagrożony wymarciem. Kilku się jednak uchowało, a najlepszy z nich w ostatnich 20 latach...
News -- September 2012
- 9/23 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James & The Myth of Olajuwon's Impact on His 1st Title: LeBron James' post game didn't need training from Hakeem Olajuwon to be good enough for a title, according to the numbers. Mike...
News -- June 2012
- 6/24 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James: No Jumper Needed For Finals MVP: LeBron James was criticized in 2011 for letting his offensive game fall apart after his jumpshot failed him. His jumper...
- 6/19 Back Picks: Top PS Games Since 1986 by Box-Only Expected Value: Recently, we’ve looked at the best playoff series and overall playoff performances based on a version of Expected Value...
- 6/14 Back Picks: Top Playoff Performers Since 1986 by Box-Only Expected Value: As a follow up to the last post that examined the best playoff series since 1986, we can use our Box-Only Expected Value (BEV)...
- 6/13 Back Picks: The Best Playoff Series Since 1986: After LeBron James‘ classic Game 6 in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals, he capped the series in Game 7 by scoring 31 more...
News -- May 2012
- 5/9 Miami Heat Index: LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan: Where's the Beef?: LeBron James comment to David Aldridge about Michael Jordan indicate His Airness is holding a grudge that started long...
News -- April 2012
- 4/9 Z krainy NBA: [Drużyna (bez) Pierścienia] Kilka kilogramów nadwagi i sporo kontrowersji… [vol.5]: Po krótkiej przerwie zapraszam na kolejne, tym razem świąteczne wydanie “Drużyna (bez) pierścienia”, w którym...
- 4/8 A Substitute for War: Searching for Bill Russell ~ Starring Anthony Davis (2012): The more I learn about basketball’s history, the more impressed with Bill Russell I am. Like many, I at one point found...
- 4/6 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Mark Cuban is full of it: Dre looks at Mark Cuban's argument to extend the minimum age in the NBA and why it's just a self serving lie. Continue reading...
News -- March 2012
- 3/4 Back Picks: Was Karl Malone Actually Good Under Pressure? Part II: In the last post, we analyzed Karl Malone‘s available clutch statistics and the bulk of his playoff statistics. The biggest...
News -- February 2012
- 2/1 Z krainy NBA: Mavs na właściwych torach: Phoenix Suns bez Steve’a Nasha nie wygrywają i to potwierdzili ostatniej nocy. Zagrali niezłe 10 minut, po czym dali...
- 2/1 Z krainy NBA: Czy wsad Griffina jest najlepszy w historii?: Dzisiaj Blake Griffin wykonał być może najlepszy wsad sezonu. Chcemy dać wam prawo głosu, żebyście wybrali swój numer...
News -- January 2012
- 1/27 Chasing 23: The Top 5 Old NBA Player Seasons of All Time: In the NBA it is said that longevity is a testament to greatness. But who has been the best of the best? Sean Cribben evaluates...
- 1/26 Chasing 23: The Chicago Bulls need a Second Star: For the Chicago Bulls to win the Championship, they will have to do what only 5 other teams have been able to accomplish and win...
News -- December 2011
- 12/21 Z krainy NBA: Złamany kciuk Gortata, debiuty Hamiltona i Westa: We wtorek zadebiutował w tegorocznym preseason Marcin Gortat. Nie zaliczy jednak tego spotkania do przyjemnych. Pierwszy raz...
- 12/17 Back Picks: SIO Leaders – Multiple Years: In the previous post, we introduced the concept of SIO – Simple In/Out – as a way of adjusting in/out numbers based...
- 12/13 Z krainy NBA: Derrick Rose multimilionerem: Chicago Bulls zrobili to, czego wszyscy się spodziewali. Nie wiadomo było tylko kiedy to się stanie. Drużyna z Wietrznego...
- 12/7 Back Picks: A Precursor to Plus-Minus: In/Out: About 10 years ago, widespread use of play-by-play data birthed a new, exciting statistical family in basketball analysis: plus-minus....
- 12/3 Back Picks: Miller Time: Reggie’s Amazing Postseason Offense: As one of the greatest shooters of all-time, Reggie Miller is an exemplar of the Spacing Effect discussed in the last post. He...
News -- November 2011
- 11/16 The Wages of Wins Journal: Who were the real Playoff MVPs of 1995?: Dre looks at the top performers in the 1995 playoffs which featured some marquee match ups with Shaq, Jordan and Hakeem. The surprise...
- 11/8 Z krainy NBA: Bloki na Jordanie – wideo: Widziałem, że w zeszłym tygodniu bardzo dużą oglądalnością cieszył się tekst o blokach niskich graczy na wysokich,...
- 11/2 Z krainy NBA: Reprezentacje Stanów Zjednoczonych 1992 – 2010 (cz. III): Atlanta 1996.: Częściowe połączenie składów z lat 1992-1994 z domieszką młodych przyniosło ostatni zespół mogący być nazywany jako...
News -- October 2011
- 10/26 Z krainy NBA: Trening Gortata z Olajuwonem: Jedyny polak w NBA już dobre parę miesięcy temu odbył treningi z jedną z największych gwiazd, którą jest Hakeem Olajuwon,...
- 10/25 Z krainy NBA: Joakim Noah chce trenować z Hakeemem Olajuwonem: Joakim Noah jest kolejnym graczem, który chce skorzystać z pomocy najlepiej wyszkolonego centra w historii NBA - Hakeema Olajuwona...
- 10/23 Z krainy NBA: Mecz dnia: 2. mecz półfinału zachodu z 1994 r.: Houston Rockets – Phoenix Suns: Dzisiaj czas na świetną rywalizację z 1994 roku pomiędzy Houston Rockets, a Phoenix Suns. Ta rywalizacja była bardzo trudnym...
- 10/19 Z krainy NBA: Mecz dnia: 4. mecz finałów 1995: Houston vs. Orlando: Na początek kolejnego tygodnia mamy dla was 4. mecz finałów z 1995 roku między Houston Rockets i Orlando Magic. Wczoraj mieliście...
- 10/10 Z krainy NBA: Mecz dnia, finał 1995 roku Magic – Rockets: Witajcie w późny niedzielny wieczór. Dziś bardzo ważny dzień dla wszystkich Polaków, bo wybieramy tych, którzy będą...
- 10/8 Z krainy NBA: Mecz dnia, 1991/92: Rockets – Warriors: Zgodnie z wynikami waszego głosowania dzisiejszym meczem dnia jest spotkanie pomiędzy Houston Rockets i Golden State Warriors...
News -- September 2011
- 9/29 Chasing 23: The Wilt Chamberlain Debate – Basketball’s Goliath Conundrum: Were Wilt Chamberlain's statistical accomplishments truly the measure of greatness? Or was he merely the beneficiary of playing...
- 9/25 Z krainy NBA: Ranking ESPN, miejsca 500-481: ESPN przygotowało kolejny ranking, który publikują już od jakiegoś czasu. Zapytanych zostało 91 dziennikarzy z USA, którzy...
- 9/14 Z krainy NBA: Shaq: Howard nie ma godnego siebie rywala: Shaquille O’Neal po zakończeniu kariery przede wszystkim zajmuje się nagrywaniem filmów o samym sobie. Ostatnio jednak...
- 9/9 Miami Heat Index: NBA Playoffs: “Murdered You On Your Own **** Awards, Part 3: The Miami Heat Index's "Murdered You on Your Own **** Award Series: NBA Playoffs Edition continues counting down the 20 best performances...
News -- August 2011
- 8/23 The Wages of Wins Journal: Why Kobe is an All-Time Great, Wade is not yet, and Iguodala might be someday: Longevity and production are required to be considered one of the greatest of all time. Players like Kobe have that on their resume....
- 8/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: Grant Hill is NO Dwyane WadeArturo provides a counterpoint in defense of Wade and argues some notable players off the NBA top 50....
- 8/21 Z krainy NBA: NBA 2k12 – legendy na parkiecie c.d.: Jakiś czas temu pisaliśmy o nowych wiadomościach na temat nowej wersji NBA2K12. Dzisiaj przybliżymy kolejne ujawnione w ostatnich...
- 8/18 Z krainy NBA: Podsumowanie 2010-11: Phoenix Suns: Dzisiaj pora na polską drużynę w NBA, czyli na Phoenix Suns. Od połowy ostatniego sezonu ta drużyna stała się jeszcze...
- 8/17 Z krainy NBA: Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon – Człowiek finezja: Dzisiaj przedstawię kolejnego zawodnika jakim był Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon. Center który swoją finezją i...
- 8/16 Back Picks: Adjusting Playoff Stats Part III: 30 Post-Merger Stars: As a follow up to a prior post on adjusting playoff statistics for 15 of the most notable recent players, I’ve expanded...
- 8/15 The Wages of Wins Journal: Arvydas Sabonis and other Centers that Aged like Fine Wine.Greg reviews Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis and how he stacks up to other top centers of the last 20 years....
- 8/13 The Wages of Wins Journal: Defending Rodman (featuring the 100 Most Productive Seasons since 1978)Arturo makes a simple argument for the Greatness that is Dennis Rodman....
- 8/10 Z krainy NBA: LeBron James też trenuje z Olajuwonem: LeBron James, praktycznie jednomyślnie okrzyknięty największym przegranym poprzedniego sezonu już teraz pracuje nad swoimi...
- 8/9 IamaGM.com: LeBron commits to 2012 USA Olympic team, has been working out with Hakeem Olajuwon: Despite original uncertainty, LeBron James will be joining fellow superstars Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant on the 2012...
- 8/4 The Wages of Wins Journal: The Top 25 NBA Players in their PrimeJames takes a look at the best primes of the top players of the turnover era (1974-2011)...
- 8/3 Z krainy NBA: Olajuwon: Howard potrzebuje więcej wolności w grze: Kilka dni temu pisaliśmy o tym, że Dwight Howard ponownie będzie trenował z Hakeemem Olajuwonem. Mamy już pierwsze informacje...
News -- July 2011
- 7/30 Z krainy NBA: Dwight Howard znowu trenuje z Olajuwonem: Dwight Howard drugi rok z rzędu wykorzystuje sprawdzoną metodę. Rok temu treningi z jednym z najlepszych centrów w historii...
- 7/28 BBR Blog: Basketball on Paper WAR and the Best Peak Regular-Season Players Since 1978: If you've been following the blog recently, I've developed a way to convert a player's Basketball on Paper stats to a Statistical...
- 7/26 Chasing 23: The Wilt Chamberlain Debate – Basketball’s Goliath Conundrum: Were Wilt Chamberlain's statistical accomplishments truly the measure of greatness? Or was he merely the beneficiary of playing...
- 7/21 The Wages of Wins Journal: North Carolina and UCLA Produced the Most Wins for the NBAMosi examines the 10 most successful schools for generating NBA talent since 1978....
- 7/4 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part II: In the last post, we looked at which superstars of this generation have faced the toughest playoff defenses during their prime...
News -- June 2011
- 6/30 Back Picks: Who Played the Hardest Defenses? Adjusting playoff stats by competition Part I: It’s a common question in basketball debates: what individuals have faced the hardest defenses in the postseason? To begin...
- 6/27 Back Picks: Most Top-10 MVP Finishes (since 1977): Since the ABA-NBA merger in 1977, 30 players have finished in the top-10 in MVP voting at least five times. No one has more top-10...
- 6/18 A Substitute for War: Silly superstars, 3-pointers are for role players!: As the Dallas Mavericks progressed through the playoffs it was noted how well their offense was faring, and how strong the team’s...
- 6/14 Z krainy NBA: Patrick Ewing chciałby trenować: Patrick Ewing powiedział w wywiadzie telewizyjnym, że nie zna osobiście obecnego właściciela New York Knicks Jamesa Dolana,...
- 6/14 Back Picks: The Elite in Elimination Games (since 1991): With the 2011 NBA season on the brink of elimination, it seemed a **** time to look at how Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have stacked...
- 6/10 Chasing 23: Why Lebron James Can’t Win: No matter the outcome of the 2011 NBA Finals, the legacy of Lebron James has taken an unfair beating and he finds himself in a...
- 6/10 BBR Blog: The Best NBA Finals Performances Since 1991 (*according to statistical +/-): With the NBA Finals locked up 2-2, it seems like a good time to look at the best Finals performances in our database (which extends...
- 6/3 Chasing 23: Shaquille O’Neal Retires from NBA and the Fu-SchnickensA farewell to one of the most unique and celebrated Big-Men in NBA history....
- 6/3 BBR Blog: Mailbag: NBA MVPs and Their Rings: BBR reader Jamey wrote in with this question: "I'm watching the NBA Finals, and one of the hosts of the pre-game show said that...
- 6/2 Z krainy NBA: Co słychać u Dwighta?: Od przedwczesnego zakończenia przygody Orlando Magic z playoffs w tym sezonie bardzo głośno mówi się w mediach o tym, że Dwight...
News -- May 2011
- 5/28 Chasing 23: 7 Things the Chicago Bulls Must Do During The 2011 Offseason: If the Chicago Bulls are to keep pace with the Miami heat, they will need to make some very strategic moves during the offseason....
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part II: In the last post, we continued our examination of high-volume and variance, looking at a dozen of the best players of this generation...
- 5/26 Back Picks: High Volume and Variance, Playoff Edition Part I: After this series of posts on volume and variance, a few people were wondering how some of these numbers would look in the playoffs....
- 5/25 BBR Blog: Losing Your (Inefficient) Leading Scorer Hurts Your Team: Last week, I ran a post (prompted by this post at the Wages of Wins) wherein I tried to determine the offensive impact when a...
- 5/21 A Substitute for War: The writing of Dirk’s third act: As you know, I get a kick out of analyzing player narratives, and narrative shifts. At any point in time, a star has at least...
- 5/14 Chasing 23: The Chicago Bulls need a #2 GuyFor the Chicago Bulls to win the Championship, they will have to do what only 5 other teams have been able to accomplish. ...
- 5/7 A Substitute for War: Supersized Humans, Missing Giants: An article from the New York Times has cause a little bit of a stir in the basketball world, really because it gives more scientific...
- 5/6 Z krainy NBA: Co się stanie z Portland w trakcie offseason: Piotr Zarychta Rich Cho, generalny manager Portland Trail Blazers wypowiedział się ostatnio na temat przyszłości drużyny...
News -- April 2011
- 4/23 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Defensive Player Of The Year: Dwight Howard – Chasing 23 Writers’ PicksChasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 Defensive Player Of The Year. ...
- 4/22 A Substitute for War: Dirk vs Aldridge, Hakeem vs Malone in ’95 and where the rubber meets the road in the playoffs: Two games into the Dallas-Portland series, Dallas has 2 Ws. Despite Dallas winning 57 games to Portland’s 48 in the regular...
- 4/19 Load O' Bull: Catch n Shoot: April 18, 2011 -- Chris F'N Paul, D12 Wins 3rd Consecutive DPOY, Dunk **** From Crash, Nenê & ... TD?: The weekend saw the 2nd-best cumulative performances by road teams in Game 1 of the first round (Neil Paine, Basketball-Reference).#5...
- 4/15 Chasing 23: 2011 NBA Defensive Player Of The Year: Dwight Howard – Chasing 23 Writers’ PicksChasing 23 Writers cast their votes for 2011 Defensive Player Of The Year. ...
- 4/13 Chasing 23: The Curious Case of Shaquille O’Neal: The Celtic's Championship aspirations rely heavily on the health and contributions of Shaquille O'Neal. However, what they get...
- 4/13 Chasing 23: Dwight Howard For MVP?: Derrick Rose is the clear cut favorite for 2011 NBA MVP. But should he be? This past week, Stan Van Gundy had a very interesting...
News -- March 2011
- 3/31 BBR Blog: Best Game Scores of 1985-86: Since we now have boxscore data from the 1985-86 regular season on the site, I thought it'd be fun to look at the top 50 individual...
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