Next 10 or 20 OLD Time Basketball players that will make Hall of Fame status

SportsItUpCards

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knows who will be next in line for the Basketball Hall of Fame? Who do you think or now will get into the Basketball HOF next? I'm talking about "old time" players. I'm not sure how they pick them so I was wondering maybe somebody knows the process and maybe you know who will be going in next or at least going into the votes as one of the players/coachs that has a chance to get into the HOF? Any help is appreciated

SportsItUpCards

Anybody know Basketball?

TomGshotput

Basketball Hall-of-Fame is less than 40 miles from where I live, so I visit occasionally. Giving someone a plaque is completely capricious

Every year it's more and more coaches, pioneers, a few referees, an ok player with a compelling story. Obviously these people should be celebrated, appreciated, learned from and studied. But enshrinement in the Hall-of-Fame needs to focus most heavily on people who could actually do something great with a basketball in their hands. Sadly it has become so watered down by arbitrary choices that it hard to see it as a truly great honor

GOODLIEU

Well put TOMG. Basketball fans should check out the November issue of SLAM magazine which has a article "B-Ball's Hall Of Shame" that pretty much concurs with your comments. The HOF better straighten out their act or as you said they will lose any credibility they once had.

mexisar

I also don't get why it seems its easier for anybody to get in lately except NBA players.

BobaFett72

I'm fairly certain that I could get into the basketball HOF for my awesome 3 point shooting in the backyard.

That...and my vicious, thudding bricks off the backboard (heck I prided myself as being nicknamed the BRICKMASTER!)

I want my damn plaque!

SportsItUpCards

<< <i>I'm fairly certain that I could get into the basketball HOF for my awesome 3 point shooting in the backyard.

That...and my vicious, thudding bricks off the backboard (heck I prided myself as being nicknamed the BRICKMASTER!)

I want my damn plaque! >>



LOL, they should give you a plaque! I think there giving them to people like coach's and so on because I guess without a great coach there wouldn't be that great player. If it wasen't for Bruce Lee's teacher I don't think he would be what he was lol. You gotta give respect and recognition to all of Basketball, not just the players. Sure the players are the main event but everybody counts! So, does anybody know whos gona be going in next? Whatever position the person, anybody, do you know or who do you think is going in next? Thanks again.

TomGshotput

You already got your answer. Next year Olajuwon and Ewing will make it, along with three or four others. Only way to guess who they might be is to know the personal favorite of someone on the selection committee

And if all the non-players were so important, why is basketball the only sport to honor people in these sort of ratios? Everyone does count, but not equally. There are many people capable of doing what Jerry Colangelo did, but he just happened to be in the right place at the right time. No one outside of NBA all-star teams could play as well as Chris Mullin. Which one is in the Hall-of-Fame? To truly make a difference in the sport while wearing a suit requires a person to be the absolute best of their generation. Many coaches and executives from every generation are being inducted. And often they are being enshrined for reasons other than basketball

SportsItUpCards

<< <i>So why is basketball the only sport to honor people in these sort of ratios? Everyone does count, but not equally. There are many people capable of doing what Jerry Colangelo did, but he just happened to be in the right place at the right time. No one outside of NBA all-star teams could play as well as Chris Mullin. Which one is in the Hall-of-Fame? To truly make a difference in the sport while wearing a suit requires a person to be the absolute best of their generation. Many coaches and executives from every generation are being inducted. And often they are being enshrined for reasons other than basketball >>



I think Chris Mullin has a little while to go before they would consider him, don't they have to wait a while before they could be inducted? Look at Jordan hes not in yet but it dosen't mean hes not going to be inducted. Which person got into the HOF for reasons other than Basketball? I'm just curious because I never heard of that before. I think the people who are in charge are doing the right thing. I can see if it was like a couple of people doing the picking or something but its not, theres many people involved in the choosing of who gets in. So does anybody have an idea on whos next or what? LOL. Thanks again

TomGshotput

Drazen Petrovic most certainly made the Hall-of-Fame for what happened away from basketball. There are a lot of people who did as much as John Chaney did while on the court, but didn't recieve so much praise for outside activities

Chris Mullin became eligible in 2007, he could still make it, but didn't in his first try

SportsItUpCards

<< <i>Drazen Petrovic most certainly made the Hall-of-Fame for what happened away from basketball. There are a lot of people who did as much as John Chaney did while on the court, but didn't recieve so much praise for outside activities

Chris Mullin became eligible in 2007, he could still make it, but didn't in his first try >>



Nice to hear about Chris Mullin, hope he makes it the next time around. I really don't know much about Petrovic so I have no clue why he made it or should not made it. Why do you think he got in? Never did know to much about him. Thanks again.

GOODLIEU

Possible canidates, Players<
NBA: Olajuwon,Ewing,Mullins'Ralph Sampson (More for his College Career)
Vintage NBA that should have been in there years ago: Adrian Dantley,Artis Gilmore,Dennis Johnson
International Players: Oscar Schmidt,Sabonis
Women: Possibly Cynthia Cooper
At this point I just hope they do some catch up with the players and cool it for a couple of years with the Coaches,Contributors and Refs

GOODLIEU

Dražen Petroviæ (October 22, 1964 – June 7, 1993) was a Croatian basketball player. A tireless shooter and prolific scorer, Petroviæ is arguably the most celebrated basketball player ever to emerge from Europe. He is considered the crucial part of the vanguard to the present-day mass influx of European players into the NBA






STATISTICS FOR DRAZEN PETROVIC



- Sibenka Sibenik

- Cibona Zagreb

- Real Madrid

- Portland Trail Blazers

- New Jersey Nets

- Yugoslavian and Croatian National team







Drazen at Sibenka Sibenik



Season Games Points Average
1979/80 16 13 0.8
1980/81 20 39 2.0
1981/82 24 392 16.3
1982/83 31 758 24.5


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Drazen at Cibona Zagreb

Seas-season | G-games | TotPt-total points | PtsPG-point per game

| CH-career high
Domestic League European League Intercontinental cup
Seas G TotPt PtsPG CH G TotPs PtsPG CH G TotPt PtsPG
84-85 20 653 32.2 112 15 463 30.9 / / / /
85-86 21 910 43.3 / 15 555 37.0 / 6 118 19.7
86-87 21 781 37.2 / 8 270 33.8 62 5 152 30.4
87-88 19 715 37.6 / 12 401 33.4 / 5 173 34.6
Total 81 3059 37.7 / 50 1689 33.8 / 16 443 27.7

* From 1984-88 Drazen led Cibona in scoring with 34.4 point per game scoring 5750 points in 167 games.


* Most points: 112 vs. SMELT Olimpija (Slovenia) on October 5. 1985
* Most points in European league: 62 vs. Katkan (Finland), Korac Kup-October 21. 1987
* Most 3-pointers: 9 vs. Limoges (France) on January 22, 1986.

Domestic cup

* In the period of 1984-88 Drazen has played in 20 games scoring 559 points. (28 ppg)
* Most points: 55 vs. SMELT Olimpija February 7. 1986.

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Drazen at Real Madrid

DL-domestic league | EL-european league | DR-defensive rebounds | TR - total rebounds | Ppg-points per game Seas G Min DR TR Ast 3pts 2pts 1pt Pts Ppg
88-89 DL 36 1219 107 148 153 85/217 263/427 245/281 1026 28.5
88-89 EL 11 386 30 35 35 35/76 68/125 60/70 301 27.4
Total 47 1605 137 183 188 120/293 331/552 305/351 1327 28.2




* Most points in history of Spain Finals: 42 vs. Barcelona /88-89(Game 4.)
* Most 3-points made in history of Spain Finals: 8 vs. Barcelona /88-89(Game 2.)
* Most points in European League: 62 vs. Snaidro Caserte 88/89


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Drazen at Portland Trail Blazers and New Jersey Nets

Personal High | Team High | G-games | Min-minutes | 3pt-three points | FT-free throws | Reb-rebounds | Ast-assists | Stl-steals | Blk-blocks | TotPt-total points | PtsPG-points per game Seas Team G Min FG 3pt. FT Reb Ast Stl Blk TotPt PtsPG
89-90 Portland 77 967 .485 .459 .844 111 116 23 2 583 7.6
90-91 Port-NJ 61 1015 .495 .354 .832 110 86 43 1 623 10.2
91-92 Nets 82 3027 .508 .444 .808 256 252 105 11 1691 20.6
92-93 Nets 70 2660 .518 .449 .870 190 247 94 13 1564 22.3
Career Totals 290 7669 .506 .437 .841 669 701 256 27 4461 15.4
Playoff Totals 29 609 .474 .324 .696 51 42 12 1 297 10.2

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Drazen for the National Team

YUGOSLAVIA: 155 games, 3258 points, 21.0 points per game

CROATIA: In the period of 1992-93 Drazen has played in 40 games scoring 1002 points or 25 point per game.



Olympic Games in Barcelona:

Games: 7 | FT 42-57 | 2Pt 44-82 | 3Pt 14-36 | Rebounds: 13 | Assists 22 | To 19 | Blocks - | Pts 172 | Point per game: 24.57


Most points: 48 vs. Estonia on May 31, 1993.

SportsItUpCards

WOW, that guy was young, very sad story. They probably inducted him because he was so good that they just counted his stats and then timesed it to so and so years and they came out with some pritty high stats or something like that.

benderbroeth

being from portland i remember him so very well, truly sad story.

gregmo32

Just to point out a key stat for Petrovic that a lot of people don't know...

112 points in a European Professional Game .

That is tough to do. And he averaged about 24 points per game in his final season in the NBA. He was on his way to being a perennial All Star...