The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice. _________________ 14-5-3-12
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:45 pm Post subject:
ocho wrote:
The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice.
By the league's standards that got TMAC in there, there are about a million other dudes that should be granted entry.
Is Iman Shumpert gonna be in the Hall some day>? How about greg foster? He won a ring. Where does it end?
Agree, he was nothing special, there were 40 guys in the 80's that were easily as good as him, that are not in there...! _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.”
The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice.
By the league's standards that got TMAC in there, there are about a million other dudes that should be granted entry.
Is Iman Shumpert gonna be in the Hall some day>? How about greg foster? He won a ring. Where does it end?
Except this isn't the NBA Hall of Fame. This is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. We have people who never played in the NBA that are inducted. The criteria is not just stats but how they contributed to the game of basketball.
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:24 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
ocho wrote:
The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice.
By the league's standards that got TMAC in there, there are about a million other dudes that should be granted entry.
Is Iman Shumpert gonna be in the Hall some day>? How about greg foster? He won a ring. Where does it end?
Except this isn't the NBA Hall of Fame. This is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. We have people who never played in the NBA that are inducted. The criteria is not just stats but how they contributed to the game of basketball.
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice.
By the league's standards that got TMAC in there, there are about a million other dudes that should be granted entry.
Is Iman Shumpert gonna be in the Hall some day>? How about greg foster? He won a ring. Where does it end?
Except this isn't the NBA Hall of Fame. This is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. We have people who never played in the NBA that are inducted. The criteria is not just stats but how they contributed to the game of basketball.
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
Players like Iverson and Tmac get inducted because they were franchise players and had to carry the burden of their teams. Them being exceptional scorers and made multiple all star teams and won scoring championships no doubt helped their cause.
Putting out names like Iman Shumpert and Greg Foster....come on, you damn well why Tmac is way ahead of those guys.
As far as AC Green goes, most people who aren't familiar with the Lakers just remember him for his ironman streak. I don't think that gets him into the Hall of Fame.
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:57 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
lakersken80 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
ocho wrote:
The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice.
By the league's standards that got TMAC in there, there are about a million other dudes that should be granted entry.
Is Iman Shumpert gonna be in the Hall some day>? How about greg foster? He won a ring. Where does it end?
Except this isn't the NBA Hall of Fame. This is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. We have people who never played in the NBA that are inducted. The criteria is not just stats but how they contributed to the game of basketball.
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
Players like Iverson and Tmac get inducted because they were franchise players and had to carry the burden of their teams. Them being exceptional scorers and made multiple all star teams and won scoring championships no doubt helped their cause.
Putting out names like Iman Shumpert and Greg Foster....come on, you damn well why Tmac is way ahead of those guys.
As far as AC Green goes, most people who aren't familiar with the Lakers just remember him for his ironman streak. I don't think that gets him into the Hall of Fame.
Clearly the Iman and Foster references were jokes, but the AC Green thing is real. He is one of the best ambassadors the game has, in addition to his streak. When I say he embodies the very qualities of what someone deserving of HOF enshrinement is, I think he has an excellent case.
TMAC and AI definitely have their merits. AI deserves it 100%. If I had to vote between TMAC and AC it wouldn't even be close.
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
AC Green made the all-star team once. He made second-team all-defense once. TMac was a seven time all star and made the all-NBA team seven times (first team twice). TMac has exponentially greater qualifications for the HOF than AC Green.
The issue is the chasm between what the Hall is and what individual fans wish it were. Judging by precedent, he has a good case. 7 consecutive All Star selections. Several All NBA selections. A couple scoring titles. I personally agree with your sentiment and wish the Hall were a bit more selective, but it is what it is. It wasn't even a controversial pick for the voters. He was a first ballot choice.
By the league's standards that got TMAC in there, there are about a million other dudes that should be granted entry.
Is Iman Shumpert gonna be in the Hall some day>? How about greg foster? He won a ring. Where does it end?
Except this isn't the NBA Hall of Fame. This is the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. We have people who never played in the NBA that are inducted. The criteria is not just stats but how they contributed to the game of basketball.
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
Players like Iverson and Tmac get inducted because they were franchise players and had to carry the burden of their teams. Them being exceptional scorers and made multiple all star teams and won scoring championships no doubt helped their cause.
Putting out names like Iman Shumpert and Greg Foster....come on, you damn well why Tmac is way ahead of those guys.
As far as AC Green goes, most people who aren't familiar with the Lakers just remember him for his ironman streak. I don't think that gets him into the Hall of Fame.
Clearly the Iman and Foster references were jokes, but the AC Green thing is real. He is one of the best ambassadors the game has, in addition to his streak. When I say he embodies the very qualities of what someone deserving of HOF enshrinement is, I think he has an excellent case.
TMAC and AI definitely have their merits. AI deserves it 100%. If I had to vote between TMAC and AC it wouldn't even be close.
Its fine to have a different opinion as to how people should get in. That was the point of my last post. Everyone has a different idea. Id venture to guess most people would laugh at the idea of AC in the Hall. The thing about the actual HOF voters is theyre pretty consistent. Any perennial All Star/All NBA type player is an easy in. _________________ 14-5-3-12
The standards for the basketball HoF are a joke. In a fair and just world, McGrady probably shouldn't have made it, certainly not first ballot. But compared to most of the nobodies they trotted out this year, he's an absolute legend. I mean, honestly, who's visiting the Hall of Fame to see Tom Jernstedt?
The standards for the basketball HoF are a joke. In a fair and just world, McGrady probably shouldn't have made it, certainly not first ballot. But compared to most of the nobodies they trotted out this year, he's an absolute legend. I mean, honestly, who's visiting the Hall of Fame to see Tom Jernstedt?
I think for any Hall of Fame you eventually run out of players who are automatic locks...There are just so many superstar players with championship credentials and usually those players have won multiple rings and have their own era. This applies to any Hall of Fame out there, whether it be the basketball, NFL, MLB, etc.
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:30 am Post subject:
Bol wrote:
The standards for the basketball HoF are a joke. In a fair and just world, McGrady probably shouldn't have made it, certainly not first ballot. But compared to most of the nobodies they trotted out this year, he's an absolute legend. I mean, honestly, who's visiting the Hall of Fame to see Tom Jernstedt?
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:33 am Post subject:
Aeneas Hunter wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
AC Green made the all-star team once. He made second-team all-defense once. TMac was a seven time all star and made the all-NBA team seven times (first team twice). TMac has exponentially greater qualifications for the HOF than AC Green.
TMAC was a much better player but AC has a record that will never be broken.
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
AC Green made the all-star team once. He made second-team all-defense once. TMac was a seven time all star and made the all-NBA team seven times (first team twice). TMac has exponentially greater qualifications for the HOF than AC Green.
TMAC was a much better player but AC has a record that will never be broken.
Which one the Ironman streak or the Viginity streak?
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Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:17 pm Post subject:
lakersken80 wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
Aeneas Hunter wrote:
dubaholic1 wrote:
OK so by that logic how the hell is AC Green not in? I think of all the players not being considered, AC is the one that gets me the most upset about the selection process. TMAC was good, yes he was. But AC Green's record should represent the very definition of why someone is enshrined.
AC Green made the all-star team once. He made second-team all-defense once. TMac was a seven time all star and made the all-NBA team seven times (first team twice). TMac has exponentially greater qualifications for the HOF than AC Green.
TMAC was a much better player but AC has a record that will never be broken.
Which one the Ironman streak or the Viginity streak?
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:28 pm Post subject:
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AC Green, seriously ?I can't imagine what he did that was special.
A nice player and a guy who played injured alot, sure, but he's someone who never stood out in a crowd talent-wise or accomplishment-wise or contribution-wise. There are many better team-players at his own position still waiting to get in from forty, thirty years back and more, as well as from time recently as well. Bobby Dandridge, Sidney Wicks, Hap Hairston and Shawn Marion lead the pack in this regard. When AC is inducted, the bar is set too damned low.
AC Green, seriously ?I can't imagine what he did that was special.
A nice player and a guy who played injured alot, sure, but he's someone who never stood out in a crowd talent-wise or accomplishment-wise or contribution-wise. There are many better team-players at his own position still waiting to get in from forty, thirty years back and more, as well as from time recently as well. Bobby Dandridge, Sidney Wicks, Hap Hairston and Shawn Marion lead the pack in this regard. When AC is inducted, the bar is set too damned low.
AC Green getting voted into the All-Star game posting averages of 14/10 over Karl Malone and his 31/11 is one of the funniest snubs ever. Never underestimate the power of the Lakers fan base. _________________ KOBE
Basketball Reference has a good formula where they compare a HOF candidates qualifications against the qualifications of people who made the Hall.
McGrady has a 95.5% rating. For context, everyone player from the 60s on with a score of 80% or higher is in the Hall. So he was pretty much a cinch to make it.
I get that McGrady doesn't seem like a Hall of Famer. But that's true of half the guys in the Hall.
As someone else noted, the perception of who is in the Hall is much different than who actually is in it. There are a lot more Jamal Wilkes, Adrian Dantleys and Dave Bings in the Hall than MJs, Magics and Wilts in the Hall.
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:05 pm Post subject:
70sdude wrote:
AC Green, seriously ?I can't imagine what he did that was special.
A nice player and a guy who played injured alot, sure, but he's someone who never stood out in a crowd talent-wise or accomplishment-wise or contribution-wise. There are many better team-players at his own position still waiting to get in from forty, thirty years back and more, as well as from time recently as well. Bobby Dandridge, Sidney Wicks, Hap Hairston and Shawn Marion lead the pack in this regard. When AC is inducted, the bar is set too damned low.
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