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Post by John on Sept 19, 2007 19:15:44 GMT -4
Just thought that this article on ESPN by Marc Stein about whether or not a separate NBA Hall of Fame should be built because of repeated slights. i know that there are some guys on here who like NBA history, like nate and jason. for example, don nelson with 5 rings as a player with the celtics and who is 3rd highest in coaching wins repeatedly gets snubbed while players like joe dumars, dominique wilkins and chris mullin can't get in on the first ballot. on the other hand, the hall of fame repeatedly elects tons of college and international players and coaches. david stern isn't interested in a separate Hall but recognizes that the election process should change. i thought it was a good read though.
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Post by stevegamer on Oct 8, 2007 1:51:15 GMT -4
3 points:
1. Ballot # doesn't really matter - if they get in they get in. If you really care about ballot number - the 3 guys you mention are either mising rings or outstanding individiual performance. None of them are that big a deal - they got in quickly. People make too big a deal over ballot number.
2. Whining about Dumars/Dantley not being in when Texas Western's historic team wasn't in is STUPID. Actually, STUPID isn't strong enough.
3. Stein could use a functional brain. Check this gem, for example:
"Of 20 players elected over that span only 14 were NBA alumni."
First: 70% of the players elected played in the NBA. 70% is not a small percentage.
Second: Women were elected, as is part of the Hall's set of inductees. 0 women play in the NBA. Let's say you have 1 of every 5 inductees be women, for example: you'd have 4 women, which leaves 2 non-NBA male players.
You can use stats to lie pretty eassily, but he can't even do the light lifting to get it right.
ESPN is pretty much horseshit these days.
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