Basketball Hall of Fame Inductions

[Shamrock32]

I didn't see a thread for this so I might as well make one. The 2014 Basketball Hall of Fame inductions are going on right now on NBA TV.

The Class
David Stern
Alonzo Mourning
Mitch Richmond
Sarunas Marciulionis
Slick Leonard
Gary Williams
Nolan Richardson

I'm so happy about Zo, he's my favorite center of all-time. What a warrior, one of the best defensive 5s ever.

Richmond is a HOF now so he can't be all that underrated, but I still feel like in general he is forgotten when listing some of the best 2-guards. He's up there, one of the best of the 90s.

 

[scarhead]

The Rock!!
Salute to Zo as well.

 

[mastermind]

Took them long enough with Mitch Richmond.

Gary

 

[mrken12]

Took them long enough with Mitch Richmond.

Gary

I'm surprised Gary made it in because of his shady background.

 

[I-Hate-You]

Nolan fukkin killing it

 

[Shamrock32]

Gary Williams gave us his best Peter Vescey impression, jesus lol. Great speech, was funny too, but wow.

 

[mastermind]

I'm surprised Gary made it in because of his shady background.

Nolan got in to the HOF, and he much shadier than Gary, and he black.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Mitch Richmond played in a total of 23 playoff games in his life.

The basketball HOF is a joke.

 

[Dat Migo]

Class is trash

 

[Shamrock32]

Mitch Richmond played in a total of 23 playoff games in his life.

The basketball HOF is a joke.

I see where you're coming from but his horrible Sacramento/Washington rosters had nothing to do with his individual greatness.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

I see where you're coming from but his horrible Sacramento/Washington rosters had nothing to do with his individual greatness.

Even on garbage teams somebody has to score.

On a championship team he'd be a 3rd option at best in his prime.

 

[Shamrock32]

Even on garbage teams somebody has to score.

On a championship team he'd be a 3rd option at best in his prime.

Maybe on a superteam like Miami, the 08 Celtics or the Lakers with Shaq/Kobe... but he was pretty damn good lol. If the Warriors had a real big man to hold down the paint and he never had to get traded as he was hitting his prime, I think you might hold him to a higher standard. He was no Kevin Durant but he was one hell of a Russell Westbrook-caliber player (obviously not comparing them as players, just the caliber in which they are regarded).

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Maybe on a superteam like Miami, the 08 Celtics or the Lakers with Shaq/Kobe... but he was pretty damn good lol. If the Warriors had a real big man to hold down the paint and he never had to get traded as he was hitting his prime, I think you might hold him to a higher standard. He was no Kevin Durant but he was one hell of a Russell Westbrook-caliber player (obviously not comparing them as players, just the caliber in which they are regarded).

Meh, he was a complimentary player at best. If he was your best player, you obviously weren't going anywhere. I'm not saying he was trash. But that's why I say the basketball HOF is a joke. A guy who would have been no more than 2nd (I say 3rd) best on a good team is a HOFer. He was a good player, but HOF should mean more than that IMO.

 

[Absolut]

Sarunas Marciulionis? are they forced to take a foreign player every year or something?

 

[Absolut]

mitch richmond was a complimentary player? at best?