SHAQ, A.I. and Yao Ming inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame

[DoubleClutch]

For those wondering why Yao made it, remember...its the Basketball Hall of Fame, not NBA hall of fame. All your accomplishments (High School, College, International, and Professional) are included.

Here are Yao's achievements:

Career highlights and awards

• 8× NBA All-Star (2003–2009, 2011)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (2007, 2009)
• 3× All-NBA Third Team (2004, 2006, 2008)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)
• CBA champion (2002)
• CBA Finals MVP (2002)
• 3× CBA rebounding leader (2000, 2001, 2002)
• 3× CBA blocks leader (2000, 2001, 2002)
• 2× CBA Slam Dunk leader (2000, 2001)
• 3× FIBA Asian Championship MVP (2001, 2003, 2005)

• FIBA Asia Championship
• 
  2001 Shanghai National team
• 
  2003 Harbin National team
• 
  2005 Doha National team
• Asian Games
• 
  2002 Busan National team

^^^^That's why he made it.

Penny sells a lot of foams

 

[O.iatlhawksfan]

see.. you had to it to the business side to validate his HoF.. its suppose to be about the talent you brought to the game..

Yea because Yao was a bum right?

 

[Originalman]

Man, how yall making Shaq an afterthought in this AI slurpfest.

Iverson was that dude, but Shaq was one of the most dominant men to ever play the game. And was probably the most entertaining big man ever.

And as far as culture, Shaq brought hip-hop to the league 4 years before Iverson. Iverson brought the streets, but Shaq was representing a larger % of the youth culture when he broke in.

Lowkey I like the fact that Shaq and Duncan don't have many Stans. They can be appreciated for what they did, instead of people's childhood fantasies of wanting to be like them.

Well said.

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Allen Iverson was one of the realest players in the nba.

Shaq was aight I guess

Yao is Yao

 

[Houston911]

Iverson and shaq speeches will be epic

 

[prophecypro]

I seen Izzo, Reinsdorf and Swoopes got elected as well


Strongest class in years maybe

 

[notPsychosiz]

Well deserved:escosalute:
Somewhere Ike is wearing his jersey proud

Poor Lightskin Ike...

 

[R=G]

Everyone knows Shaq is one of a kind but Iverson did so much for a guy being so small compared to the other elites in history. Barely 6'0 and all of that...he dragged his team to a victory over the unstoppable Shaq 2001 Lakers team. They escaped that first game before getting killed but he carried him and the only one I can think of getting away with that during that timeframe.

 

[GunRanger]

Congrats to AI and Shaq

But if Ming got in can I expect Penny and Grant Hill to get in as well?

GRant is a first ballot hall of famer. His college career is going to tip the scales




AI going to cry again

 

[joeychizzle]

YAO

 

[roxxthe96er]

@3Rivers @I.AM.PIFF

He told Larry take the wheel real quick

 

[Piff Huxtable]

For those wondering why Yao made it, remember...its the Basketball Hall of Fame, not NBA hall of fame. All your accomplishments (High School, College, International, and Professional) are included.

Here are Yao's achievements:

Career highlights and awards

• 8× NBA All-Star (2003–2009, 2011)
• 2× All-NBA Second Team (2007, 2009)
• 3× All-NBA Third Team (2004, 2006, 2008)
• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003)
• CBA champion (2002)
• CBA Finals MVP (2002)
• 3× CBA rebounding leader (2000, 2001, 2002)
• 3× CBA blocks leader (2000, 2001, 2002)
• 2× CBA Slam Dunk leader (2000, 2001)
• 3× FIBA Asian Championship MVP (2001, 2003, 2005)

• FIBA Asia Championship
• 
  2001 Shanghai National team
• 
  2003 Harbin National team
• 
  2005 Doha National team
• Asian Games
• 
  2002 Busan National team

^^^^That's why he made it.

Sikma has a much better resume and didn't make the hall

and all those all-star teams don't mean shyt because Yao had 100 million Li's and Wong's that voted him in year after year

 

[Ziggiy]

Allen Iverson was one of the realest players in the nba.

Shaq was aight I guess

Yao is Yao

 

[DonFrancisco]

I might get a Yao and Iverson tshirt jersey this year. Both legends.

 

[GoFlipAPack]

see.. you had to it to the business side to validate his HoF.. its suppose to be about the talent you brought to the game..

So are you saying Yao wasn't good enough? Its not so much about the business but about his impact and contributions to the game.