That shows you how great Hakeem was. You want to be the best, learn from the best, Albeit a big center.
Did you see when Hakeem said his moves were really designed for a small forward or shooting guard because they required agility?
Goes to show you what a great athlete Hakeem was to be able to pull those off at his size.
The reason, (my theory cuz' I did the same thing) that Hakeem was so damn agile was that he played soccer in Nigeria as a young man. Soccer is a great game for many reasons, but the most important as it pertains to basketball is that you develop great footwork.
Hakeem had the best footwork for a big man I've ever seen. Prime Sabonis comes in second.
Did you see when Hakeem said his moves were really designed for a small forward or shooting guard because they required agility?
Goes to show you what a great athlete Hakeem was to be able to pull those off at his size.
The reason, (my theory cuz' I did the same thing) that Hakeem was so damn agile was that he played soccer in Nigeria as a young man. Soccer is a great game for many reasons, but the most important as it pertains to basketball is that you develop great footwork.
Hakeem had the best footwork for a big man I've ever seen. Prime Sabonis comes in second.
Hakeem was actually one of the best soccer players so I have heard, but chose to play basketball instead of soccer since he got a nice scholarship and was a broke kid at the time.
Hakeem was actually one of the best soccer players so I have heard, but chose to play basketball instead of soccer since he got a nice scholarship and was a broke kid at the time.
Yeah, I remember that too. I really think his soccer background gave him a huge edge in basketball.
He literally ran circles around other guys his size and even smaller guys.
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