Steph vs Hakeem(read op)

Cavsfansince84 · Post #1 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 12:36 am

Since I think this will be debated a decent amount in the coming years as people make a case for Steph being top 10 all time and Hakeem is often put in that #10 spot but here is how I want to compare them. Top 5 regular seasons and then top 5 playoff runs. I'm doing these separate because quite often these two things don't line up and it creates a bit of confusion in how to compare two players. I'd also like to see feedback on how people perceive them in this way. So basically make two lists, both a top 5 and then put the player you see as having the better season first while comparing their top 5 for both. As an example:

rs
1. Steph 16 Hakeem 93
2. Hakeem 94 Steph 15

ps
1. Hakeem 94 Steph 22

So on and so forth.

TheGOATRises007 · Post #2 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:21 am

RS

1. Steph 16 - Hakeem 93
2. Steph 21 - Hakeem 94
3. Steph 15 - Hakeem 95
4. Steph 18 - Hakeem 91
5. Steph 17 - Hakeem 90

PS

1. Steph 17 - Hakeem 94
2. Hakeem 95 - Steph 22
3. Stephen 15 - Hakeem 87
4. Hakeem 93 - Steph 18
5. Hakeem 97 - Steph 19

Very quickly. Maybe that's a bit biased towards Steph, but I really feel like he was the more impactful player in the RS consistently for his best seasons over Hakeem's. I think Curry was clearly better in the RS than Hakeem. He basically maintains that level in the playoffs, but Hakeem improves greatly in the playoffs compared to the RS.

Cavsfansince84 · Post #3 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:32 am

Eddy_JukeZ wrote:
Very quickly. Maybe that's a bit biased towards Steph, but I really feel like he was the more impactful player in the RS consistently for his best seasons over Hakeem's. I think Curry was clearly better in the RS than Hakeem. He basically maintains that level in the playoffs, but Hakeem improves greatly in the playoffs compared to the RS.

I do appreciate the response though I wonder if you are underrating Hakeem's defensive impact while still being a very strong offensive anchor for a number of years. It's a difficult comparison to make though imo.

No-more-rings · Post #4 » by **No-more-rings** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:50 am

Wow my post just got erased. Simply put i’d generally put Curry as the better regular season player and Hakeem as the better playoff performer.

TheGOATRises007 · Post #5 » by **TheGOATRises007** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 1:50 am

Cavsfansince84 wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:
Very quickly. Maybe that's a bit biased towards Steph, but I really feel like he was the more impactful player in the RS consistently for his best seasons over Hakeem's. I think Curry was clearly better in the RS than Hakeem. He basically maintains that level in the playoffs, but Hakeem improves greatly in the playoffs compared to the RS.

I do appreciate the response though I wonder if you are underrating Hakeem's defensive impact while still being a very strong offensive anchor for a number of years. It's a difficult comparison to make though imo.

Potentially. I found it easier to compare their playoff runs.