April 28, 200521 yr Is Zo a Future Hall of Famer? he proclaimed himself a HOF, in a interview. Not a good move. He is not a HOF
April 28, 200521 yr yes hes a HOF. career 20 and 10 guy. 7 time all star. 2 time Defensive player of the year. olympic gold medalist. top 10 all time in shots blocked.
April 28, 200521 yr Yeah, he should make it in. He was the dominant center in the East for most of the 1990's.
April 28, 200521 yr Yeah, he should make it in. He was the dominant center in the East for most of the 1990's. 757308[/snapback] Patrick Ewing.
April 28, 200521 yr Yes, the NBA HOF isn't exactly Cooperstown...if you're a known name, odds are you're in...and in his prime, he was always one of the top-5 big-men in the game.
April 28, 200521 yr nope the guy, despite being a 7 time all-star (watered down due to fan voting) has only played 60+ games in 7 seasons, so there really haven't been too many seasons that he has played in more than 75% of the teams games he is a good defender & has blocked a lot shots and won DPOY twice .. but then again he was a first team defensive selection only twice he was first team all NBA once ... second team all NBA once add in the relative lack of success for his teams, i don't think he gets in
April 28, 200521 yr nope the guy, despite being a 7 time all-star (watered down due to fan voting) has only played 60+ games in 7 seasons, so there really haven't been too many seasons that he has played in more than 75% of the teams games he is a good defender & has blocked a lot shots and won DPOY twice .. but then again he was a first team defensive selection only twice he was first team all NBA once ... second team all NBA once add in the relative lack of success for his teams, i don't think he gets in 757319[/snapback] well. patrick ewing is a career 21 and 10 player. comparable to zo in every way. ewing was also only a first team all nba 1 time as well as zo. ewing never made first team nba defense and never won a defensive player award. zo won 2. ewing 11 time all star. zo 7 and less years played. ewing is a guarenteed HOF so why not zo?
April 28, 200521 yr so guys who made all NBA first team once and all NBA second team once should be automatic hall of famers?! he played in a relatively weak era and could only crack the top 10 twice what makes him special enough to be HOF sure he was a good player .. but not an elite player
April 28, 200521 yr Only if they make an exception for his disease and look at his body of work before it and feel he could have gotten better. I'd have to say probably not but I would not be suprised either way.
April 28, 200521 yr Author SHAQ - better Ewing - better Robinson - better Olajuwon - better All of these guy's team made it to the finals. Can someone explain to me how you can be the 5th best and still be a HOF? I know it is close call, but I don't think he is deserving. He couldn't never carried his team in a meaningful way in the post season.
April 28, 200521 yr so guys who made all NBA first team once and all NBA second team once should be automatic hall of famers?! he played in a relatively weak era and could only crack the top 10 twice what makes him special enough to be HOF sure he was a good player .. but not an elite player 757325[/snapback] Thats only because SHAQ was in the NBA. ZO was an elite player. The basketball HOF includes college not just NBA.
April 28, 200521 yr shef - i'm not debating ewing but if i were i'd point out he was all NBA 2nd team six times, all defense second team 3 times, rookie of the year, and was more durable in his career he has also made the transition to coaching Zo was good, just not elite ... he was never a superstar in this league
April 28, 200521 yr If the requirements were as strict as baseball, he wouldn't even be close. I don't know anything about the NBA Hall of Fame, though. I drove by it once but I don't even remember where that was. I can't imagine him getting in by any standard, though.
April 28, 200521 yr SHAQ - better Ewing - better Robinson - better Olajuwon - better All of these guy's team made it to the finals. Can someone explain to me how you can be the 5th best and still be a HOF? I know it is close call, but I don't think he is deserving. He couldn't never carried his team in a meaningful way in the post season. 757329[/snapback] Not one of those guys got to the finals going against MJ. Robinson was not better. Didnt make it a finals until TD got there. Ewing was not better. Shaq and Olajuwon was better.
April 28, 200521 yr i'd say zo's career accomplishments fall a tad short of the HOF. that said, he'll be voted in anyway because of what he managed to accomplish despite a career shortened by kidney trouble.
April 28, 200521 yr Author SHAQ - better Ewing - better Robinson - better Olajuwon - better All of these guy's team made it to the finals. Can someone explain to me how you can be the 5th best and still be a HOF? I know it is close call, but I don't think he is deserving. He couldn't never carried his team in a meaningful way in the post season. 757329[/snapback] Not one of those guys got to the finals going against MJ. Robinson was not better. Didnt make it a finals until TD got there. Ewing was not better. Shaq and Olajuwon was better. 757335[/snapback] Nothing to do with MJ Zo has never sniffed the finals
April 28, 200521 yr yep .. the baskeball hall of fame includes all basketball contributions, international, collegiate, etc zo really didn't distinguish himself there either he was never a dominating force he was a good player and deserved all star in most years but he is also a solid step below the other centers of his time and in the history of the game
April 28, 200521 yr If the requirements were as strict as baseball, he wouldn't even be close. I don't know anything about the NBA Hall of Fame, though. I drove by it once but I don't even remember where that was. I can't imagine him getting in by any standard, though. 757333[/snapback] Springfield, Mass
April 28, 200521 yr SHAQ - better Ewing - better Robinson - better Olajuwon - better All of these guy's team made it to the finals. Can someone explain to me how you can be the 5th best and still be a HOF? I know it is close call, but I don't think he is deserving. He couldn't never carried his team in a meaningful way in the post season. 757329[/snapback] Not one of those guys got to the finals going against MJ. Robinson was not better. Didnt make it a finals until TD got there. Ewing was not better. Shaq and Olajuwon was better. 757335[/snapback] Nothing to do with MJ Zo has never sniffed the finals 757337[/snapback] What do you mean nothing to do with MJ. MJ went to the finals in 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, and 98...SHAQ made it to the finals in 95 in the east, and Ewing in 94 both years without MJ...the year the Heat had their best team ever they had to go against MJ and the Bulls in the Eastern Conf. is that Zo's fault. Stop hating. I feel that ZO did enough in his shortened career and due to his freak illness that he deserves to be in the HOF. Not a first ballot HOF but he should be enshrined. He had the skill level and tenacity to be there.
April 28, 200521 yr Author not hating. I have supported him and I was upseat that he was getting so little playing time. I just feel he is not a sure HOF, and he shouldn't proclaim himself as a HOF
April 28, 200521 yr zo better than robinson?! crazy robinson was rookie of the year, MVP, scoring title, rebounding title, 4 time all nba first team, 2 time all nba second team, 4 time nba defensive first team, 4 time all defense second team, 10 time all star, 3 time olympian, nba sportsman ship award, 2 time nba champion the most ppg zo ever put up was 23.2 ....... robinson equaled or bettered that amount 7 times zo had 1 year where he grabbed 11 boards a game and broke 10 boards a game 4 times .. robinson broke 11 rpg 5 times and 10 rpg 11 times zo had 4 seasons with over 3 bpg ... not once over 4 bpg ... robinson had 1 seasons with 4 bpg and 6 additional seasons over 3 bpg yeah .. they are almost on the same level .............
April 29, 200521 yr for people to put Mourning in the same breath as Shaq, Ewing, Olajuwan, or Robinson is laughable...
April 29, 200521 yr for people to put Mourning in the same breath as Shaq, Ewing, Olajuwan, or Robinson is laughable... 758019[/snapback] mourning=ewing. suck on that.
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