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"Would you like to work for a management that say all these things?" - Hakeem wanted to leave the Rockets before he started winning championships there
"Everything had been about the Celtics and the Lakers back then," said former Rockets player Jim Petersen. "Everybody was kind of looking for the Celtics and the Lakers to be matched up ...
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Timberwolves vs. Rockets: Everything You Need to Know – Tickets, Injury Updates, Start Time, TV, Stream & Radio Info
Wolves vs. Rockets tips off at 7 PM on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. The game will be broadcast and streamed on FanDuel Sports Network, with play-by-play announcer ...
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"He could sit there and dribble with his foot" - Hakeem Olajuwon’s draftmate recalls The Dream’s soccer skills which gave him added finesse
But the Houston Rockets, holding the coveted first pick ... and they pop it up in the air,” recalled Jim Petersen, who was selected alongside Olajuwon in the third round by Houston.
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"I think he would have been a good 3-point shooter" - Hakeem Olajuwon's draftmate suggests "The Dream" would've been more dominant in today's era
Not that the 3-point line wasn't present, but it wasn't the norm then. Decades later, discussions still arise about whether "The Dream," as Olajuwon was affectionately called, would have been even ...