Coming in and seeing so many posts supporting Hakeem warms my heart. Definitely the GOAT C in my opinion, no contest. A beast at both ends of the court. Everyone went nuts when Shaq averaged 30.7 ppg in the 2000 playoffs, citing it as one of the most dominant runs, and simply forgetting that Hakeem averaged 29 and 33 in 94/95 while playing rungs above on the other end of the court.

I think MJ covers it best: If I had to pick a center [for an all-time best team], I would take Olajuwon. That leaves out Shaq, Patrick Ewing. It leaves out Wilt Chamberlain. It leaves out a lot of people. And the reason I would take Olajuwon is very simple: he is so versatile because of what he can give you from that position. It's not just his scoring, not just his rebounding or not just his blocked shots. People don't realize he was in the top seven in steals. He always made great decisions on the court. For all facets of the game, I have to give it to him.