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Where Do You Rank Olajuwon All-Time As A Player?
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top 5 center
He invented the center forward position that Tim Duncan made his own. He is one of the most diverse players in that position. Overall I would have to rank Him 7 Because of the way that he played that spot was different than most HOF centers, before him or during his same time.
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Somewhere after Russell,Wilt,Kareem....after Shaq also,so 5-7.
WAAAAAYY better than Shaq. They're not even on the same planet. He actually led the league in rebounding and blocks, which Shaq never did.
C/S, Kobe tracked this man down to teach him some moves. One of the best low post players to play in the NBA.
Good take. I pretty much agree (assuming you mean #7 big man and not #7 player ever overall).
Rick Ronson
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no but as a center 
top 10
top 10
I miss the days of a TRUE center in the NBA, Olajuwon was a pure example of that. Now you got PF playing center, if a young Olajuwon was in the league dude would be killing these wannabe centers in the paint. Olajuwon is an all-time top 5 center, overall a top 20 player of all-time.
A notch below Russel, Wilt, & Kareem and several notches above Shaq and Ewing
I have to go with this here, cause dude had every skill in the book when it came to that position.
He's in my top 5 greatest big men and my Top 20 list.
with all due respect shaq is not in the top 5.......
Scorsese
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Scorsese
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I'm going to be a little biased since I grew up in Houston but he was the most complete center I ever seen. It's funny how people seem to forget how he outplayed Ewing & Shaq in the finals. He also destroyed David Robinson that one playoff series when Robinson robbed him of the MVP.
Top 10 All time, Top 5 Centers.
I can see that argument, but I disagree. There were rule changes for Shaq. Shaq was the most DOMINANT Center since Wilt in my opinion. Shaq wasn't as talented as The Dream, but he was certainly more dominating. If you gave him the ball low on the block, you were getting dunked on, or you were hacking him. Those were your only options.
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I was about to say the same, "The Dream" owned every center in the league during the 90's.
Notice the critics always diss Portland for taking Sam Bowie over Jordan.
Well those same critics NEVER diss Houston for taking Olajuwon.
Well those same critics NEVER diss Houston for taking Olajuwon.
Top 5 center of all time.
Lets not go too far now. Dude was a monster in his own right but lets not act like he housed shit for an entire decade. Dream was a great player no doubt, but his true dominance was only about a 3year span, which didnt take place until his early 30's. Between the ages of 31-33 is where this guy just went apeshit on the league. Dream was a great player throughout his career, but he was truly dominant for about 3 of those years. Not a knock on him be any means but it definitely serves to separate him from the best of the best. He's between 5-7 on my list.
Yeah, A top 5 Center!
man hakeem played in the 80's when the lakers and celtics and pistons were wreckin shop. he was still one of the top guys in the league. it's hard to dominate when you got kareem in the same conference. he fuckin owned shaq, ewing, and d-rob.