You don't have to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time to be in the pro basketball hall of fame. Joe Dumars and Dennis Johnson are not two of the greatest players ever of all time and their in the Hall Of Fame. The Pro Basketball Hall Of Fame is the easiest to get into.
@86pimp3 DJ and Dumars are in because they were among the best all-around players of their day. They could do everything, were great clutch players and brought a lot of intangibles to their teams. DJ's defense on Magic, most notably in the '84 Finals, and Dumars' on Jordan during the Pistons-Bulls rivalry were what made their teams great. The only problem was they both got overshadowed by some of their teammates' accomplishments.
in baseball players such as sandberg and ozzie make the hall of fame primarily due to defense, why not in basketball? Jones is one of the best defensive players ever in the NBA thats HOF period. Too much focus on offense
@kingdomoftheworm Yea, that's because the entire Celtics team hated coach Bill Fitch and were losing on purpose to get him fired. The entire Celtics team admitted it years later. The Bucks didn't beat them with talent.
@Flipper79able If you have read Larry Birds book he says the exact opposite and admits that the Bucks were a team to be feared. He also talks about how many people thought they gave up on Fitch, and says that is not the case as well. If you read the book he talks very highly of Fitch for pushing him in practice, and remember this is Larry Bird saying this not some big Milwaukee fan.
You have to be one of the greatest players of all times to make it into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame..they were All-Pro, and they certainly earned that honor..but HOFers, I don't know..
jones was perhaps one of the top 5 defensive players of alltime. He won numerous defensive accolades and made many all nba first teams. I do understand your point tho.
He was one of the best top 5 defenders ever, you're right about that..great player, I got mad respect for him..however, his offense was lacking..so to think he could make it to the HOF being a one-dimensonal player is just stupid..and youd be to think that.
@bobbymarsh1 No doubt players like Mo Cheeks and Bobby Jones, and Artis Gilmore, should be in the Hall Of Fame, but I think Petro deserves to be in, too. He, along with Vlade Divac, were the first two European players to really make it in the NBA, but was inducted more for his international accomplishments as part of the Yugoslavian national team..
Did Larry say anything about playing Marques Johnson. The both of them usually gave each other high praise.
DeeNice681 2 months ago in playlist ABN NBA Classic
I have never heard any of the Celtics from that team say that Flipper.
DeeNice681 10 months ago
I have never heard any of the Celtics from that team say that.
DeeNice681 10 months ago
Mo Cheeks - Toney - Dr. J - Bobby Jones - Moses. WHAT A TEAM!!
Salva46 1 year ago
Moses Malone was the "missing piece to the puzzle" for the 76ers
FRSFreeState 1 year ago
"Fo fo fo fo" as Moses Malone predicted
FrsBigeasy 1 year ago
You don't have to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time to be in the pro basketball hall of fame. Joe Dumars and Dennis Johnson are not two of the greatest players ever of all time and their in the Hall Of Fame. The Pro Basketball Hall Of Fame is the easiest to get into.
86pimp3 1 year ago
@86pimp3 DJ and Dumars are in because they were among the best all-around players of their day. They could do everything, were great clutch players and brought a lot of intangibles to their teams. DJ's defense on Magic, most notably in the '84 Finals, and Dumars' on Jordan during the Pistons-Bulls rivalry were what made their teams great. The only problem was they both got overshadowed by some of their teammates' accomplishments.
kingdomoftheworm 1 year ago
in baseball players such as sandberg and ozzie make the hall of fame primarily due to defense, why not in basketball? Jones is one of the best defensive players ever in the NBA thats HOF period. Too much focus on offense
bobbymarsh1 1 year ago
The bucks didn't even deserve to make it that far.
Flipper79able 2 years ago
bullshit. they got shafted on calls in that series big time.
mockfan2002 2 years ago
@Flipper79able Are you serious? They swept the Celtics in the previous round.
kingdomoftheworm 1 year ago
@kingdomoftheworm Yea, that's because the entire Celtics team hated coach Bill Fitch and were losing on purpose to get him fired. The entire Celtics team admitted it years later. The Bucks didn't beat them with talent.
Flipper79able 1 year ago
@Flipper79able If you have read Larry Birds book he says the exact opposite and admits that the Bucks were a team to be feared. He also talks about how many people thought they gave up on Fitch, and says that is not the case as well. If you read the book he talks very highly of Fitch for pushing him in practice, and remember this is Larry Bird saying this not some big Milwaukee fan.
Spoontown 4 months ago
b.jones sounds like rodman
relysaa 2 years ago 3
You have to be one of the greatest players of all times to make it into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame..they were All-Pro, and they certainly earned that honor..but HOFers, I don't know..
LuigiLaker 3 years ago 2
jones was perhaps one of the top 5 defensive players of alltime. He won numerous defensive accolades and made many all nba first teams. I do understand your point tho.
bobbymarsh1 2 years ago
He was one of the best top 5 defenders ever, you're right about that..great player, I got mad respect for him..however, his offense was lacking..so to think he could make it to the HOF being a one-dimensonal player is just stupid..and youd be to think that.
LuigiLaker 2 years ago
For what jones did he is HOF. He sacraficed points. Cheeks should also be in the HOF but you got players like petrovic in. Shame.
bobbymarsh1 3 years ago 2
i understand both of you guys. I've said the same thing regarding petro. He couldv just been an all pro too and not a HOFamer. He wasn't good to me.
bobbymarsh1 2 years ago
@bobbymarsh1 No doubt players like Mo Cheeks and Bobby Jones, and Artis Gilmore, should be in the Hall Of Fame, but I think Petro deserves to be in, too. He, along with Vlade Divac, were the first two European players to really make it in the NBA, but was inducted more for his international accomplishments as part of the Yugoslavian national team..
kingdomoftheworm 1 year ago