Título: Hakeem Olajuwon
Seção: Dream Shake
Background: Hakeem Olajuwon was born to Salim and Abike Olajuwon, working class Yoruba owners of a cement business in Lagos. He was the third of eight children. He credits his parents with instilling virtues of hard work and discipline into him and his siblings; "They taught us to be honest, work hard, respect our elders, and believe in ourselves". Olajuwon has expressed displeasure at his childhood in Nigeria being characterized as backward. "

Conteúdo: "The best footwork I've ever seen from a big man"  --Pete Newell  Olajuwon established himself as an unusually skilled offensive player for a big man, perfecting a set of fakes and spin moves that became known as his trademark Dream Shake. Executed with uncanny speed and power, they are still regarded as the pinnacle of "big man" footwork. Shaquille O'Neal stated: "Hakeem has five moves, then four countermoves - that gives him 20 moves." Olajuwon himself traced the move back to the soccer-playing days of his youth. "The Dream Shake was actually one of my soccer moves which I translated to basketball. It would accomplish one of three things: one, to misdirect the opponent and make him go the opposite way; two, to freeze the opponent and leave him devastated in his tracks; three, to shake off the opponent and giving him no chance to contest the shot." The Dream Shake was very difficult to defend, much like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky-hook.  One notable Dream Shake happened in Game 2 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals against the Spurs. With David Robinson guarding him, Olajuwon performed a cross-over, drove to the basket and faked a layup. Robinson, an excellent defender, kept up with Olajuwon and remained planted. Olajuwon spun counterclockwise and faked a jump shot. Robinson, who was voted the 1995 NBA MVP, fell for the fake and jumped to block the shot. With Robinson in the air, Olajuwon performed an up-and-under move and made an easy layup.  Olajuwon has referred to basket

user: What is Dream Shake?

assistant: Olajuwon established himself as an unusually skilled offensive player for a big man, perfecting a set of fakes and spin moves that became known as his trademark Dream Shake.

user: What did these moves consist of?

assistant: Shaquille O'Neal stated: "Hakeem has five moves, then four countermoves - that gives him 20 moves."

user: Did it always work against his opponents?

assistant: The Dream Shake was very difficult to defend, much like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky-hook.

user: When did he begin using the Dream Shake?

assistant: One notable Dream Shake happened in Game 2 of the 1995 Western Conference Finals against the Spurs.

user: Has anyone else used the Dream Shake?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: What else can you tell me about the Dream Shake?

assistant: Olajuwon has referred to basketball as a science, and described his signature move in vivid detail: "

user: How does he see it as a science?

assistant: "When the point guard throws me the ball, I jump to get the ball. But this jump is the set-up for the second move, the baseline move.

user: Has anyone ever used the dream shake to defend him?

assistant: Robinson, an excellent defender, kept up with Olajuwon and remained planted.