Hakeem Olajuwon

“Keep moving the ball around and dump it inside to Hakeem.” – Rudy Tomjanovich Sounds pretty easy right. Wrong. While Hakeem Olajuwon was one the most dominating centers that the NBA has ever seen, the defense usually didn’t let him get easy buckets inside the paint. Or at least try not too. The offense that coach Tomjanovich used during the Houston Rockets back-to-back championships relied heavily on Hakeem’s post skills and the ability of their outside shooters to knock down wide open looks

The Houston Rockets are 21-7 and in third place in the Western Conference. Their all-world superstar, James Harden, is among the NBA’s leaders in points (27.7), while he also leads the Association in assists (11.8). There are many factors that have contributed to Houston’s success this season, but the team’s progress can ultimately be traced back to the moves made by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in the offseason. After infighting and chemistry issues plagued the Rockets during the past few

Why Athletes Are Good Role Models Ever since the ancient years, we have admired athletes and the hard work that they do to achieve their goal of winning. We idolize them and wish we were more like them. What happens though when the realization sinks in that they are human too and that some of them do get greedy and selfish? A lot of athletes are model citizens that you should really look up to, but there are also some bad apples in the bunch that ruin it for everyone. Athletes can inspire

Michael Jordan was a great basketball player, but he was not the best athlete of all time. He played two professional sports, he played baseball and basketball, and he was great at basketball but not so great at baseball. Michael was a really famous athlete and he was among the best, but he was not the best. There are a lot of great athletes in all sports such as basketball, baseball, football, etc. When you hear about players in some of the sports, names such as Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, and Tom

I grew up in rural North Carolina. From the day I was born I bleed NC State red. My father, a graduate of NC State taught me how to be a Wolfpack fan. I have heard the story of the 1983 miracle season many times. I have been to countless Wolfpack games. This is my take on that miraculous run of 1983. The day was March 27, 1980 and NC State had just hired a new basketball coach. He was a fiery Italian from Queens New York named Jim Valvano. He had previously coached at Iona College in Rochelle

Jordan felt it was the right time to leave UNC and enter himself into the NBA draft (McCormick 17). It is known as the worst NBA draft pick in history when the Portland Trail Blazers selected Sam Bowie for the first overall pick. Next to go was Hakeem Olajuwon, who actually turned out and ended up becoming a hall of

At last week’s match against the New Orleans Pelicans, where the Houston Rockets won 100:95, two Houston Community College students were shadowing Rockets employees on a game day at the Toyota Center. The Houston Community College is an educational partner of the Houston Rockets. Although not everyone is needed on the court, there are many more things to do on a game day from security, concessions, cameramen and journalists, dancers and performers and among many others, promoters. The HCC students

Emmanuel Mudiay looked up at the scoreboard and there was only three seconds left. They trailed by two points to the former state champions, St.Vincent Irish, who were led by their star freshman LeRoyal King. Mudiay then got the ball from the inbounds pass and tossed up a prayer, hoping to pull the upset on the Irish. As he fell down to the ground, he heard only the sound that mattered, a swish. Mudiay then looked back to the scoreboard and the score was now 71-70 and he was being carried off the

Why are we so fascinated with Michael Jordan and his accomplishments and career? What is it that Michael Jordan is trying to tell us in his short, but amazing, commercial? Most of America idolize this individual, Michael Jordan. We ask ourselves, how has one individual accomplished so much and come so far from pretty much nothing. In this short “Maybe” video we find a lot of our questions have been answered. While watching this video, for the first time, I was blown away with all that he states

I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It By Charles Barkley The former NBA phenom, Charles Barkley, takes readers on an in-depth tour of his career and the difficulties he faced in his memoir, I May Be Wrong But I Doubt It. From growing up in a poor African American family living in Alabama to being named the NBA's most valuable player in 1992, Barkley discovered that working hard would allow him to accomplish anything he ever desired. Barkley's raw tone depicts no regret as he discusses more than just his