Why wasnt hakeem on the dream team




















Maybe James Worthy or Dennis Rodman? Fun Fact Answers: Dominique Wilkins is one of only five non-centers in NBA history to average more than 26 points for an entire decade. Your email address will not be published. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. No matter how much I hate him, I respect his game. Now, it was insinuated that I was asking about him; but I never threw his name in there. More: Was Michael Jordan's gambling a problem?

He was the face of the league, entering his prime and one of the most famous people on the planet. There was more at stake than just a gold medal. The U. He was a necessity. MJ was bigger than the game in His brief absence, followed by his spectacular return, combined to fuel a legend that few stars could compete with. While I cannot tell you that the '96 crew would have beaten the '92 squad, I can insist that the latter version had some positional advantages.

Principally at center, Dream Team II had better players. Hakeem had won two titles during Jordan's absence—nearly all by himself. Olajuwon's regular season numbers do not outshine David Robinson's, but the Dream was a notorious self-pacer. Hakeem famously dominated the matchup against Robinson in the playoffs, and will thus be remembered as the better center. Oh, and by the way? In , it was quite conceivable that Shaquille O'Neal was basketball's best big man.

So speak into your TV remote and tell it to find the Olympic Channel. Then admire how easy the Dream Team made the game look but realizing it could have been much, much worse for the rest of the globe.

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