In his prime I have no doubt Hakeem was the greatest big man of all time, unfortunately his prime was relatively short... I often wondered how much he could have extended his career simply by eating properly during the season instead of fasting for long periods of time. His game and his moves have not been duplicated by a big since mainly because there are not many bigs with the agility, coordination, and quickness of a SF/SG in the league and that was what his moves were designed for. Of course he was also a defensive monster and holds the all time blocks mark despite playing in an ERA where his height was nothing special.