Post by Ankly on Mar 30, 2022 16:25:57 GMT -5
Hakeem "Dream" Olajuwon is finishing up a storied college career in Houston. GM kc was quoted as saying "the best player in Houston might still be in college" much to the chagrin of the Rockets' locker room. Hakeem was a late comer to basketball (started at age 15), but he has proven to be a quick learner. After 3 years of apprenticeship in college, Hakeem is ready to show his stuff in the greatest sim basketball league on earth, TMBSL.
Offensive Skills
Hakeem is an excellent finisher inside, and he has elite fluidity around the basket when faking and feinting his post defender into a pretzel. Shot an extremely efficient 67% (!) as a Junior. His jumpshot has been a problem however with his FT% in the mid 50%'s for his college career. The jumpshot is clearly an area of needed development for Hakeem if he's going to be an efficient scorer in TMBSL, and coaches will want to stop his flirtation with the three point line at all costs.
Hakeem is a confident ball-handler after 3-years of college (only 1.6 turnovers per game) but scouts expect sharp growing pains when he is no longer a man among the boys of the SWC. Hakeem is not much of a passer as he only averaged 1.3 assists per game his final year at Houston despite being a hub of the offense.
Hakeem is an excellent offensive rebounder and may be the best rebounder in the draft on both ends.
Defensive Skills
Hakeem is an elite rim protector and knows how to use his long wingspan to alter and block shots, made all the more impressive by his relatively modest jumping ability. He averaged an astonishing 5.6 blocks per game in his final year in college. As with the turnovers scouts think it will take time for him to adjust to the pros, but there's no doubt he could become the league leader. On the ground Hakeem is an adequate post defender and projects as middle-of-the-pack in this regard among TMBSL bigs, held back by his lack of raw strength, but is exceptional for a big man defending the perimeter with his exceptional quickness and instincts, routinely ripping overconfident guards on switches.
Potential
As noted above, Hakeem only started playing basketball at 15 which speaks to definite potential for future growth, and while there are some athletic limitations no one in the class can match Hakeem's work ethic.