Marbury will get in, but it will take him a long time because of how he is viewed for his NBA career.
Yao Ming is a 1st ballot HOFer? Ahead of Chris Webber? Really? The NBA is a f*cking joke...
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Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Word, if he gets in he'll have to wait for a minute.
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But did he take an #8 seed past the first round by beating a #1 tho ?
He's only in because he's Chinese or whatever
The Devil's Advocate
Call me Dad
it's mattering right now apparently
What's wrong with him being chinese?
It should be noted that as a contributor he could have gotten in much earlier. Yao wanted to wait it out though which is why it took this long
He had a great, albeit short, prime where he was getting you 22/10. The talent was there, the NBA career simply wasn't long enough in this day and age to merit getting into the HOF, but when you factor his entire body of work as a player and more importantly as a contributor to basketball he absolutely deserves to be in.
He had a great, albeit short, prime where he was getting you 22/10. The talent was there, the NBA career simply wasn't long enough in this day and age to merit getting into the HOF, but when you factor his entire body of work as a player and more importantly as a contributor to basketball he absolutely deserves to be in.
Axe starbury what yao did for him. Star would be laying in a ditch if yao didn't bring the nba to China. Jeremy Lin wouldn't even exist
NO NO NO! My fault for not clarifying. I also agree that Yao was a 1st ballot. He was a beast as well. He earned it, even with a career riddled by injuries.
I think Grant Hill is one too, maybe not 1st ballot. Not Penny, Derrick Rose ehhhhh
I think it gets too wishy-washy when they talk about impact over numbers. Let's take a player like Reggie. They only show highlights of 1 game, he's a 5x all-star that didn't pass, rebound, create on shot, play defense and wasn't really a scorer as they were viewed in his era. His W% against the Knicks was like 30% and his playoff record is 3-3, but his career is overvalued. Or the talk of Robert Horry getting in for being a role player that basically did his job. Then there's not even talk of Grant Hill getting in when he was Lebron before Lebron, with Triple doubles at a better clip. for me, if they want to make it about impact, cool...but they keep switching it up based on the players they want to get in at any time.
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
So Yao Ming is justified being in the Basketball Hall of Fame because of his race? That's ludicrous. No other sport inducts people based on this metric and basketball shouldn't either. The Basketball Hall of Fame has no legitimacy now that it is inducting players based on their race and popularity--and not based on their actual ability and achievements.
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Disgustya Stallone
Man Who Owns 2 Microwaves
son thats what im saying
Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Reggie is actually a great example. If you recall, a lot of people were surprised to learn that he didn't get in on his first try. However, once one looks at Reggie's career, it isn't too surprising.
C-Webb, imo, is in a similar position. Granted, I think C-Webb is a better player than Miller. However, like Reggie he'll make the hall, just not in his first or second try. He def better make it by the third or fourth though.
He's not going in because of his race, but his impact on the global game.
Nothing we can do bout that
godkiller
"We are the Fury"
He's not going in because of his race, but his impact on the global game.
Nothing we can do bout that
Yao Ming's impact on the global game reduces down to his race and popularity so that's a distinction without a difference. You have no argument.