[Malika Andrews] Victor Wembanyama on Hakeem Olajuwon’s advice to him, “You don’t need to wait to win, you can do it right away if you’re that good”
I know Hakeem pulls up to Toyota Center looking at Alpi in disgust lmao
Hakeem really made our biggest rival into the goat man what the fuck
I’ve said the rockers were cursed after trading away Hakeem in his final season to toronto of all places.
Nah, they were cursed after signing Harden.
Were you not around for the TMac and Yao era? That team was snake bit long before Harden was around.
Very good chance they genuinely were not around for that lol
They were the most relevant they’ve ever been for years when they got Harden
Even though they lost, that series against the Warriors in 2018 was legendary. Could not believe my eyes when they were putting the clamps on the greatest team in history
you gotta un-retire his number for that
To be fair he’s like 8 feet tall, he’s everyone’s biggest rival
I’ve been a Houstonian since before I was born.
I always thought it was Jazz/Lakers growing up. We’ve played GSW more times in the playoffs than SA. We’ve played Seattle and Phoenix more times in the playoffs. Shit my dude, we’ve played BOSTON more times in the playoffs and they on the other side.
Rockets and San Antonio have played once in 30 years! And one more time in 45 years!
45 years, 2 series, not close, idgi.
this shit is frying meeeee
Like that one Kobe moment.
Man 😔😔😔
It’s still amazing how timeless Hakeems moves are. That even today his footwork and post moves are still implemented in the league and that they are still drastically effective if you master them from guards to bigs.
True “Fundamentals”
I remember going to basketball school as a little kid in Argentina in the early 90s. I was tall so the coach made me watch Hakeem videos
I think its amazing that to this day, even with how much he also tries to teach it, nobody ever got to his level of post game footwork
I think Kobe did a pretty damn good job
Weird comment. Hakeem didn’t invent footwork. He was doing things that he saw Kevin McHale do, who was doing things he saw Willis Reed do…
indeed, for you see Hakeem’s “dream shake” is merely a piddling derivative of McHale’s far superior and more prescient cream shake. i am very smart!
I feel the same way about Steph Curry! As if nobody before him made three-pointers. It’s all derivative
Wemby has conquered Shaitan and will convert to Islam and be the next Hakeem and Kareem combined lets gooooo
Wembanyallah 🙏
And then he gets a skyhook or even just a regular hook shot after converting.
Chad Wemby literature book recited vs virgin Chet picture book
Love that Hakeem is in Wembys corner. Like how many legends is that now?
KG, Jamal Crawford, Hakeem outside of the San Antonio legends Duncan, Robinson, Ginobili, Parker.
It’s a lot.
That’s what happens when you seek wisdom. Rarely do you find greatness that’s not willing to share it with the right suitor.
It would be hilarious to see Dirk added to this list
God damn that fadeaway will be deadly for Wemby.
Opened game 7 with a bank shot last night
You guys act like getting support from a legend is like catching a Pokémon or something. Or like gathering the infinity stones to steal their signature move.
Believe it or not, Wemby could work on a similar fadeaway without actually speaking with Dirk…
He could but why not learn it from the best practitioner of that shot?
I mean he could…but people here have this weird view of sports. I think they play too many videos games….like meeting a new character unlocks a new move or something.
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Uhh
It’s that scene in avatar the last Airbender where he see his past selves.
Tbh i feel like every legend has been rooting for him
Hakeem already did this in 1986 and was unlucky to run into that year’s Celtics who have an argument for being the best team of that decade. Hopefully this year’s Knicks can repeat the history.
they had an argument for best team of the century
Hakeem “Chase Your Dreams” Olajuwan
Or as the shaolin monks told him in the ancient scriptures:
“The skilled do not wait for the moment; they make the moment.”
Hakeem probably sees some Ralph Sampson in Wemby
I get what he is saying, but this also sounds like some Carl Weathers acting advice from arrested development.
Yep, that is how things work all right
If you’re good enough, they just let you win.
No shit
Makes it funnier that Hakeem “waited” for 10 years and Jordan retiring to have that run
Made the Finals in year 2, but aight.
Did he win
has wemby?
This could age really poorly.
It will not age poorly, because of grammar.
Jordan was there for 95. And Jordan retiring is on him, not negative for anybody else who were competing.
how is that funny dummy?
Well, he made it to his first Finals in his third year in an era where the West was ruled by the Showtime Lakers. But he lost to the Celtics.
This is Wemby’s third year too … .
Jordan played in 1995 btw, it’s not hakeems fault bulls didn’t make it to the finals
u cant say he had it easy as a 6th seed
I think you’re a moron. flair up if you’re gonna yap about the player that had a winning record against the bulls and one that Jordan didn’t want to play against.