New collection unveiled: Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon

DeRozan#1Fan · 11-18-2012, 12:15 PM

Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon

A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to collect one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players that I remember watching and rooting for when I was a kid. There were many to choose from...Jordan, Pippen, Magic, Kareem, Ewing, Miller, Malone, Bird, Barkley, Stockton, Robinson, Drexler, Worthy, and Hakeem. I was drawn to Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. I loved his game as a dominant big man during his time, his intensity, I loved the way he moved on the court, his defense, love his nickname "The Dream" (but he was a nightmare for his oppponents!), and of course was is awe of his trademark move the Dream Shake. It was fun watching him play and see him skillfully destroy his oppponents. I remember that I used to dream about being a shorter version of Olajuwon, so I practiced his shake and spin moves on my own on the court. But, I couldn't come close haha.

On that note, I've been inspired to slowly pick up some of his cards for my collection. It has been a blast searching for the ones I have already picked up, and I plan on tracking more of his cards as I continue on my search for The Dream.

Enjoy the gallery of cards displayed below on what I have added to my collection so far.

Rookie card: I picked this up from the Toronto card show last week

Inserts and Parallels

Autos (unnumbered)

Past & Present Auto

Autos (numbered)

Chronology 20,000 Point Club #/25

UD Black 50 Greatest #/50

Panini Preferred Choice Blue Die-Cut Auto #/15

National Treasures Century Auto #/25

Gold Standard 24K Autographs #/25

Panini Preferred Auto #/15

Jersey numbered Autos: Numbered 34/xx. I love having jersey numbered cards in my player PC's, so I had to grab these when they came up.

UD NBA Reflections Signature Reflections Auto #34/50

SP Game Used Significant Numbers Jersey Auto #34/34

Multi-player pairings on the same card:

Topps Stadium Club Co-Signers with Tim Hardaway

UD Premiere Parring Autographs with Yao Ming #/20

UD Exquisite Endorsements Triple Auto with Bill Russell and David Robinson #/15

Jersey / Patch autos:

Limited Decade Dominance Jersey Auto #/10

And my only patch auto so far which is a beauty!!!...Panini Absolute Heroes 4-color Prime Patch Auto #/5

Whew, I think that's about it for today. I am always on the lookout for more of Hakeem's cards, so let me know if there's anything that you have that I can add to my new collection.

Thanks for viewing my post, and I would just like to end this off by saying that...

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though Olajuwon was a nightmare opponent for those who had to face him during his prime, some Dreams are actually made of...

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Rainbows ... lol

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That's all folks! Hope you enjoyed the gallery!

~ Roy

11-18-2012, 12:15 PM	#1
DeRozan#1Fan Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 848	New collection unveiled: Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to collect one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players that I remember watching and rooting for when I was a kid. There were many to choose from...Jordan, Pippen, Magic, Kareem, Ewing, Miller, Malone, Bird, Barkley, Stockton, Robinson, Drexler, Worthy, and Hakeem. I was drawn to Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon. I loved his game as a dominant big man during his time, his intensity, I loved the way he moved on the court, his defense, love his nickname "The Dream" (but he was a nightmare for his oppponents!), and of course was is awe of his trademark move the Dream Shake. It was fun watching him play and see him skillfully destroy his oppponents. I remember that I used to dream about being a shorter version of Olajuwon, so I practiced his shake and spin moves on my own on the court. But, I couldn't come close haha. On that note, I've been inspired to slowly pick up some of his cards for my collection. It has been a blast searching for the ones I have already picked up, and I plan on tracking more of his cards as I continue on my search for The Dream. Enjoy the gallery of cards displayed below on what I have added to my collection so far. Rookie card: I picked this up from the Toronto card show last week Inserts and Parallels Autos (unnumbered) Past & Present Auto Autos (numbered) Chronology 20,000 Point Club #/25 UD Black 50 Greatest #/50 Panini Preferred Choice Blue Die-Cut Auto #/15 National Treasures Century Auto #/25 Gold Standard 24K Autographs #/25 Panini Preferred Auto #/15 Jersey numbered Autos: Numbered 34/xx. I love having jersey numbered cards in my player PC's, so I had to grab these when they came up. UD NBA Reflections Signature Reflections Auto #34/50 SP Game Used Significant Numbers Jersey Auto #34/34 Multi-player pairings on the same card: Topps Stadium Club Co-Signers with Tim Hardaway UD Premiere Parring Autographs with Yao Ming #/20 UD Exquisite Endorsements Triple Auto with Bill Russell and David Robinson #/15 Jersey / Patch autos: Limited Decade Dominance Jersey Auto #/10 And my only patch auto so far which is a beauty!!!...Panini Absolute Heroes 4-color Prime Patch Auto #/5 Whew, I think that's about it for today. I am always on the lookout for more of Hakeem's cards, so let me know if there's anything that you have that I can add to my new collection. Thanks for viewing my post, and I would just like to end this off by saying that... ... ... ... ... ... ... though Olajuwon was a nightmare opponent for those who had to face him during his prime, some Dreams are actually made of... ... ... ... ... ... ... Rainbows ... lol . (I know cheesy, but whatever ) That's all folks! Hope you enjoyed the gallery! ~ Roy