Prime Hakeem Olajuwon 1995 Playoffs Highlights - G.O.A.T ! | Bonus Video

[@jahleelx9270]

Hakeem is super underrated.

[@zhugelianges]

Cant disagree with that

[@DC5Boss]

I don't care what nobody say I got Hakeem over Shaq, Kobe, Steph, KD. This guy took away Barkley, Malone, Stockton, Robinson's, Rodman, Shaq and Penny soul in their primes. He took their lunch and ate it and nothing they could have done guy was a beast. Best player in the 1990s besides Jordan.

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

Phenomenal one I definitely agree with you I got Hakeem Olajuwon currently ranked ahead of all those guys. Now maybe Steph can surpass Hakeem because he still May win another championship.

[@DC5Boss]

@@rooseveltdarbey9493 championships is only one part of the story Hakeem was dominant on both sides of the court. While Steph is only offensively gifted he's not ahead of Hakeem, that guy was NBA first team and NBA all defensive team throughout the latter 80s and the 90s. Hakeem is in my top 10 while Steph is top 15 at best.

[@eduardogonzalez2357]

He could affect the game at both ends. He was a great defender as well

[@FebreezeAd]

The most skilled center we will ever see

[@zhugelianges]

True lol

[@megagalvatron281]

You got that right

[@Antilluminati]

You must've missed Nikola Jokic.

[@Leejo30]

@@Antilluminati embiid is better then jokic

[@carlossuarez3445]

@@Antilluminati hakeem was better.

[@myjayln]

Can never have too many clips of the most aesthetically pleasing center of all time! Appreciate it man!

[@zhugelianges]

You’re welcome bro!!!

[@Antilluminati]

Respect to Hakeem, but that would be Nikola Jokic, who's even more complete than Hakeem was in his prime... And Jokic his prime is yet to come

[@jtimagesartDivergentFRST]

@Antilluminati til jokic wins a couple chips , he'll be #2 for me. Personally, I'm taking hakeem.

[@eyesallred]

@Antilluminati You must be talking about offense only, because It's zero-comparison on defense. Hakeem defense is on a completely different level than Jokic can fathom.....a whole 50% of the game is defense

[@johncarlollavor2146]

Arguably the Greatest Individual Playoff Run in NBA History.

[@zhugelianges]

Dude averaged 33/10/3 and beat Shaq and MVP DRob during his 95’ run. That’s pretty insane. I think his run in playoffs are underrated.

[@jakkeday1]

Definitely! The Rockets were the 6th seed! Lowest seed to ever win the title. No home court advantage in any of the playoff series. They beat the top 3 teams in the West to get to the Finals Then they swept the top team in the East. Hakeem basically carried that team. Drexler was a great player but wasn't an all star that year meaning Hakeem was the only one on that Rockets squad!!

[@TooDuStrong]

@@zhugelianges Don't forget Barkley and Malone...... No one went through tougher competition while being the only all star on the team.....and the only one to make it to the HOF on the entire roster.

[@knoxharrington666]

​@@TooDuStrong I agree but Drexler was a star player too

[@STEP_BACK_3]

​@@knoxharrington666he was no longer all-star when he joined Houston

[@louismclean6662]

Top five all Time!!!!

[@zhugelianges]

Can't disagree with you...

[@Gjoshfreeman]

He was before my time, but he's the best center you'll ever see. He dominated everyone

[@pickzkickz]

Goat is accurate....

[@edmondlau511]

The '95 Rockets run was ridiculous. Beat a Malone-Stockton Jazz team (60 wins), a prime Barkley Suns team (59 wins) and a prime Robinson-Rodman Spurs team (62 wins). And they did this without homecourt in any round before sweeping the 57 win Magic led by Shaq and Penny, again without homecourt. This and the Dirk led 2011 run have to be the greatest runs to the title in NBA history.

[@Leejo30]

Nah, Steph curry just topped everyone’s playoff run performances with 2022s

[@anthonycarter2497]

@@Leejo30 hell no wtf, dirk and hakeem basically won by their lonesome

[@609mandingowarrior6]

​@@Leejo30 bruhhh u a goofy not even close

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

@@Leejo30 😂😂😂🤦

[@Leejo30]

y’all are all sad he beat the 2x mvp then he beat the grizzlies the #2 team

[@TELEthruVOXx]

3:48 that layup was against all 5 defenders

[@zhugelianges]

That’s not fair! lol

[@ahmedaljubali1026]

Infinite is the accurate number of his attacking moves And i dont understand how a center moves this smooth and fluid

[@zhugelianges]

I don't understand neither lol

[@davidhenderson1950]

back in the hakeems day i couldnt watch enough basketball my all time fav player shall always be olajuwon the skills in every erea of the game was magical and just look at the other centres in the game at that time

[@noelweru4485]

The dream with post moves that will NEVER be replicated. That dude wz unstoppable during the entire playoffs & produced a master-class of a performance. Still get chills watching this guy strut his stuff.

[@treveondaniels1722]

Best Center of all time

[@texasturner2313]

One of the most complete players to ever play in the NBA. Hakeem was a superstar on both ends of the court.

[@Ontiming2023]

Played defense an offense equally

[@lindareavis5971]

1994/1995 what a awesome time it was in Houston.. going to the games and see this team WIN .. I’ll never forget it

[@mateo3235]

Yo I think this dude is the greatest 2 way player ever..jordan was amazing as well but this dude shut down the paint and drop 25,30 while being doubled and tripled smh sometimes forget how unreal this foo was

[@ChrisM07]

The Rockets also played in a system where they moved the ball around as a team instead of heavily relying on PG play like most teams, it was extremely difficult to gameplan for them that's why trying to use single coverage on the Rockets wasn't that effective overall they had a lot of good facilitators. The Magic is a good team to compare them to because both played an identical style of ball they usually relied on Penny and Shaq in having their offense run properly, what the Rockets did particularly late in those games was not double team often and the Magic would go through shooting droughts. The Bulls did the same thing the following year, the difference was they did it for the majority of the games and not just in the latter half.

[@maneee635]

I been saying this for yrs but People only focus on championship and Commercials

[@rafaelmeza725]

One of the greatest players of all-time, undoubtedly,💯👍🙌 but Jordan is the undisputed 🐐🐐😤😏💯😎

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

Hakeem made David Robinson look helpless.

[@Ontiming2023]

Man his foot work in the post now you see where Kobe got those moves Hakeem said the moves he created works better with smaller guys than him cause they are faster even tho he was slow doing it, it was effective

[@Dee--Jay]

Bring back big men like this

[@zhugelianges]

I wish NBA could bring back big man like Hakeem too...:(

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

Yessir

[@VinOptimaxxx]

Hakeem is one of a kind I'm afraid!

[@thetexan8997]

In the best defensive era of the nba, there were no answers for Olajuwon or Jordan when they wanted to score. In the best defensive era of the nba 2 of the best defenders were Olajuwon and Jordan. Undisputed...

[@donphares9006]

I can see with my own eyes the goat

[@screwheadtx3658]

Preach !

[@Musa-M8]

Unguardable

[@zhugelianges]

Very True

[@garrettlittle5335]

As a suns fan and Phoenix resident that series against the rockets really hurt becuase we blow a 2-0 leads which would have been our best chance to win the finals

[@ball-ft-boys2466]

u might win it now

[@609mandingowarrior6]

​@@ball-ft-boys2466 nope same story 2-0 against the bucks

[@carlossuarez3445]

3:50 he owned everyone. He was just inspired those playoffs, a man on a quest

[@Ontiming2023]

Man his foot work in the post now you see where Kobe got those moves Hakeem said the moves he created works better with smaller guys than him cause they are faster even tho he was slow doing it, it was effective

[@check-yb2yx]

Thank you! Best big ever.. Really not close

[@zhugelianges]

You’re welcome 😇

[@zhugelianges]

How about Shaq and Wilt? What do you think bro?

[@mateo3235]

@@zhugelianges shaq wilt and Kareem maybe more dominant offensively cuz the size they possesed..but skill wise na thats all DR34M..defensively its not close like no doubt dr34m defensive goat..my opinion of course

[@zhugelianges]

Agree with you bro

[@jaymoney6233]

Destroyed MVP Robinson & Shaq in the same postseason!That sums up Hakeem's game perfectly!!!He was a beast against anybody

[@zhugelianges]

Very true, no one can stop Hakeem during his prime

[@jaymoney6233]

@@zhugelianges Agreed!I feel Hakeem is very underrated in the media but real basketball fans know his worth!!!Thanks for this video

[@ChrisM07]

You know how they say no team in that era could match up w/the Bulls especially when they had Rodman? This Rockets team actually could, the Bulls most dangerous lineup was when they went small with Kukoc and Rodman at PF/C Horry was practically a more athletic version of Kukoc and the Rockets in the WCF with the Spurs showed they could handle Rodman down the stretch most of the games. Robinson/Rodman and O'Neal/Grant were the top 2 C/PF rebounding frontcourts that year so they were actually stronger than the one the Bulls had, the 96 Magic were the closest thing to the Rockets that Bulls team went up against and the Magic had a lot of injuries in that series.

[@melvynsngltn27]

What about the rest of his career

[@losdawg6265]

For 20 consecutive minutes of this video, Dream didn’t do the same move twice. He never did. His moves and countermoves seemingly knew no end.

[@zhugelianges]

That's why Hakeem is one of the Greatest Centers in NBA history.

[@kevinr5187]

He could do anything he wanted to!

[@muhammedking3963]

Since ive been watching ball ive got him over Shaq Kobe Duncan Lebron besides Jordan he's greatest player ive seen im sticking to it

[@armandodelossantos736]

He also owned Jordan too

[@muhammedking3963]

​@armandodelossantos736 u must be a lebron fan

[@Shawnpee3496]

Kevin McHale "moves" perfected and more.

[@brianjenkins9772]

The best foot work that ever played the game

[@dannypham4162]

will never be another Olajuwon.....

[@StayAKTV]

@16:19 name a center in NBA history with a iso game on the wing as smooth as Hakeem? Nightmare for whoever guarding him. @16:36 and then he comes back down the floor and hits a NO-LOOK TURNAROUND FINGERROLL!! Hakeem could do WHATEVER TF he wanted on the court. GOAT status

[@seveneleve7-11]

Greatest international player

[@johnblackbasel393]

Paired with Otis Thorpe. Unstoppable "phi slamma jamma" MJ & Olajuwon were two players for you as a fan, you could rely on each one of them. They would always overcome whatever Pat Riley, & G. Popovitch would throw at them.

[@CuriosCaliffo]

i therefore conclude... this era looks beautiful but 90s basketball gets things done

[@djtorres6504]

Good job bro. Brings back allot of memories.

[@brandedmcgowan9414]

I want to see his defensive prowessness as well such as them fly swatters and soccer like steals

[@2ktwoways]

the best centet ever

[@Defender80s]

THE DREAM. THE MOST SKILLED CENTER-POWERFORWARD OF ALL TIME! YOU ARE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR BASKETBALL! LOVE YOU DREAM! BEST OFFENSIVE FOOTWORK FOR A CENTER-POWERFORWARD AND SECOND QUICKEST FOOTWORK AFTER BILL RUSSELL. MR. BILL A CENTER-POWERFORWARD-SMALLFORWARD.

[@kauffmann101]

Guard skill and footwork with 7ft body -Only Olajuwon

[@elijahflythe829]

Best center of all time

[@zhugelianges]

Partially agree. I would pick Kareem over him. Wilt and Russell, perhaps on par with him? Anyway, still one of the GOAT tier player. Thanks for your comment, bro.

[@elijahflythe829]

It’s apples and oranges to see his finesse around the basket along with the ability to hit step back jumpers the dirk one legged fadeaway his arsenal does it for me

[@zhugelianges]

@@elijahflythe829 Yes Dude could jumpshot, fade away, face up, post up, use the quickness, had the speed, and utilize a lot of post moves Probably the big man with the most all-around arsenals Or I would say the Best Skilled Center (And one of The Greatest) Ever

[@2ktwoways]

facts

[@toosmooth7143]

The Dream was awesome when he played.

[@maximinoandentuarvallecas7065]

a panter, a genius

[@henikechi4423]

clyde drexler who came in your club to do back to back ! what a banger clyde drexler !!!

[@christopher.j.m]

1:35 u are never gonna see another center juke a big man and a guard at the same time like that ever again

[@ericjackson9769]

He was the MAN

[@JayTeeAyy]

1:33 that’s just plain rude 😂

[@offtop5784]

i love your channel

[@austinevans8131]

Tell LeBron to watch Hakeem this is how u lead a team to a championship with regular players his team not team up with all-stars to win a championship

[@Keith_E]

The best center of all time

[@abdulmoshoodokunnu5333]

95 Hakeem wasn’t prime Hakeem. Defensively, he already took a slight step back. His apex was the 92-93 season

[@dustinwilson1678]

93-94 was in my opinion the year he won DPOY.

[@ChrisM07]

Not regular season but playoffs wise it was.

[@stevenrogers8939]

Hakeem is the real GOAT

[@williamoddo1686]

My God this rockets team would have crushed Jordan and the bull's.

[@ChrisM07]

They'll use the "they didn't have either Rodman or Grant" excuse, forgetting both played w/actual dominant big men that year (MVP and MVP runner up at that) and the Rockets were still able to handle them. Rodman's defense on Shaq in particular has overrated him into people thinking he's stopping faceup moves or turnaround fadeaways, not happening.

[@Propain4eva]

1:35 Beauty

[@Ontiming2023]

Man his foot work in the post now you see where Kobe got those moves Hakeem said the moves he created works better with smaller guys than him cause they are faster even tho he was slow doing it, it was effective

[@Propain4eva]

@@Ontiming2023 Yea I believe I heard Hakeem say that he was able to be that nimble as a big because he focused a lot on the other players stance and played against it which forced them onto their weak foot and they couldn’t move fast enough to contest his shot.

[@ivinolove3960]

wow

[@renzopeterson153]

My starting 5 is: Payton ( '96), Jordan (93'), Pippen ( 94'), Rodman ( 95') and Olajuwon (93').

[@ryanupchurch9683]

I wish I had a Time Machine. One to make the Ali and Tyson fight. Two to make the bulls rockets matchup. Three to bring the dream to dominate this new sissy nba

[@damnplaylist]

Kenny highlights with help from the Dream

[@zhugelianges]

No problem, bro

[@zhugelianges]

Special Thanks to the following channels, @Z.Highlights @f9ish @House of Highlights @SANFRANFANAD @MaalDweb

[@uHMixahh]

I now understand why embiid gets compared all the time, hakeem was a bad man

[@thetexan8997]

No comparison...

[@trashman1791]

greatest playoff run ever, destroyed all of the best teams in the nba

[@qball7794]

@ 3:50 quintuple team can't stop Dream

[@313thugboss]

OLAJUWON #1 JORDAN #2

[@goldenstatewarriors4011]

Hakeem is Kareem with more offensive moves

[@armandodelossantos736]

Kareem was never ever Olajuwon. Olajuwon wouldn't let 6'9 Dave Cowens beat him

[@nenriu]

x is a meeting spot

[@rudyperez3842]

They need another ownership let s get rid of Tillman Fertita

[@sungjaepark8623]

Total Package~!!!

[@zhugelianges]

!!!!!

[@VADORT]

More a power forward than a real center

[@stevesparks2001]

Hakeem was not a real center? Back away from the crack pipe!

[@slingblade8963]

Kids these days think Joel Embiid is a great player and MVP calibre...

[@zhugelianges]

Joel Embiid is good Though he is far away from standard of Hakeem, not in the same tier tbh

[@thomassankara1391]

I'm so glad I have a player nearly as dominant as him on my favorite team, the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis became the 3rd Player to win MVP, DPOY, FMVP after Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon. That Championship was extremely sweet, I hope Giannis can follow in Both MJ and Hakeems footsteps and repeat after winning his 1st Championship.

[@zhugelianges]

Thanks for your comment in my Hakeem video. I have made a video for Giannis for his heroic playoffs performance in 2021 as well, you can check the following, kzbin.info/www/bejne/faDdpHyKrMl3eac Thanks bro!

[@armandodelossantos736]

Yeah but Jordan and Olajuwon recorded hundreds of steals and blocks while Giannis wins DPOY with 66 steals and 61 blocks

[@dustinwilson1678]

Yeah but Hakeem was the only player to win all 3 awards in the same season in 94.

[@aa0022788Love_People]

這年季後賽場均33分 強的跟鬼一樣

[@zhugelianges]

畢竟季後賽史上PER值第一人

[@christopher.j.m]

1:50 u ain't ever gonna see another cancer square up at 22 feet out and got nothing but net consistently ever again

[@ad_nauseam8391]

feat. Donald Trump

[@armandodelossantos736]

Now the world is missing president Trump

[@stevesparks2001]

Yeah for those who are too young, Trump was a Democrat and they loved him! He was even at Chelsea Clintons wedding, then he switched parties and the same people called him Hitler!

[@ogiebaltazar9893]

I still think Jabbar is better offensively

[@screwheadtx3658]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@elparco1]

Very good player, but not the GOAT.

[@armandodelossantos736]

Olajuwon is the goat even Jordan was helpless against him

[@stevesparks2001]

I will be real and state that who is the GOAT is open to opinion, a lot of variables to consider, but for me, the player he played against he will always be the GOAT!