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Originally Posted by Ocotillo
There's a strong argument to be made for Hakeem over Shaq but this is kind of a silly point.
Since you brought up Penny Hardaway, Akeem had Ralph Sampson during the Rockets' 1985-86 run to the Finals. The Twin Towers. Sampson averaged a double-double that year.
What about Clyde Drexler in 1994-95? Drexler took a team to the Finals in Portland.
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Hakeem didn't win the title with Sampson. I was talking about 1994 and 1995. That's a fair point about Drexler. However, there's no doubt who was top dog on that team. It wasn't Drexler. Shaq was better than Kobe during their runs, but Kobe was more likely to have the ball in key moments.
In any case, Shaq never had a run like 1994 where Hakeem had no Drexler and carried that team.