October 9
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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He has already adopted the nickname "Dream," something Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon emphatically put in the NBA lexicon. Given how Grizzlies rookie Hasheem Thabeet looked until the team's first two preseason games, you could understand the snickers. Thabeet must be dreaming, right? The No. 2 overall pick in the June draft didn't come close to dominating the rookie/free-agent showcase at Las Vegas in July. Then, the 7-3 Thabeet often wandered aimlessly through Grizzlies' training camp at Birmingham-Southern College. First impressions hardly suggested "HasheemTheDream," as his Twitter account states. He seemed more like HasheemTheLostCause, a rookie asleep for too many stretches on the ..."