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Old 07-11-2010, 05:54 PM
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I have always thought that. We would have had the best basketball team of all time. But at the time Jordan was underrated, Sampson was overrated, McCray was overrated, and Drexler was underrated. Hindsight is 20/20.
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Old 07-11-2010, 10:25 PM
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.... Sampson was overrated....
He got hurt. Before his injury, he was not under-rated.
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Old 07-12-2010, 03:37 PM
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I think you meant overrated. But he WAS. In Olaijuwon's first year, Olaijuwon was already clearly outplaying Sampson, who came out of college being touted as the best big man of all time. For a big man, Sampson was extremely athletic and also a good shooter. But he was lazy and he didn't have a head for the game.

I remember in his first year as a Rocket he tried to get the coach fired for working the players too hard in practice. I remember when he disappeared against the Celtics in the playoffs. I remember when he got booed by his own fans for dribbling the ball up the court like he was a point guard and getting it stolen over and over. And all these were BEFORE he got injured. No head no heart.
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Old 07-18-2010, 01:18 PM
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I have to admit it, I have about given up on Okoye. He has had 3 years to get it right, so it is about time to move on.
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Old 07-20-2010, 09:37 AM
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PK, the Portland trade offered us Drexler AND the no. 2 overall for Sampson, so we necessarily would've had Jordan, Drex, and Hakeem. The Celtics/Lakers would've had nothing on us.
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Old 07-20-2010, 02:18 PM
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PK, the Portland trade offered us Drexler AND the no. 2 overall for Sampson, so we necessarily would've had Jordan, Drex, and Hakeem. The Celtics/Lakers would've had nothing on us.
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