Basketball Hall of Fame | Class of 2017

[D'Evils]

Update:

Tracy McGrady, Jerry Krause, Rebecca Lobo headline Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class

The class of 2017 will also include Kansas coach Bill Self, UConn women’s star Rebecca Lobo and Notre Dame women’s coach Muffet McGraw. Others selected include: former NBA and ABA star George McGinnis, former NCAA vice president Tom Jernstedt, European star Nikos Galis and two members of the Harlem Globetrotters -- Zack Clayton and Mannie Jackson.

Among those who failed to receive enough support from the secret group of voters includes Tim Hardaway, Sidney Moncrief, Rudy Tomjanovich, Chris Webber and former referee Hugh Evans. Several others with NBA and ABA ties also failed to be elected through various committees.

The induction ceremony will be in September in Springfield, Mass.

http://www.nba.com/article/2017/04/...a-lobo-naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-fame


The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today, at NBA All-Star Weekend, four phenomenal players, seven standout coaches, one outstanding referee, one legendary contributor and one record-setting team as finalists from the North American and Women’s committees to be considered for election in 2017.

This year’s list includes nine first-time finalists...
28-year NBA referee Hugh Evans
AP Female Athlete of the Year and ESPN Analyst Rebecca Lobo
NCAA National Championship Coach of Villanova Rollie Massimino
two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady
two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Sidney Moncrief
two-time NCAA National Championship Coach of Baylor Kim Mulkey
two-time AP College Coach of the Year Bill Self
two-time NBA Champion coach Rudy Tomjanovich
five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber

Previous finalists included ...
five-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist Tim Hardaway
theall-time winningest boys high school coach Robert Hughes
three-time Consensus National College Coach of the Year from Notre Dame Muffet McGraw
four-time Division III national champion coach Bo Ryan
10-time AAU National Champions Wayland Baptist University

http://www.hoophall.com/news/naismi...ourteen-finalists-for-class-of-2017-election/

 

[KingTaharqa]

T Mac will get in.

 

[Complex]

Timmy, TMac and CWebb are sort of all on the same level to me

Bill Self over all of them

 

[D'Evils]

Tracy McGrady, Jerry Krause, Rebecca Lobo headline Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/04/...a-lobo-naismith-memorial-basketball-hall-fame

 

[alexw]

Wtf? Webber should get in over McGrady due to the fab 5. Then when you consider his nba career compared to tmacs and you realize this is some bs

 

[RAY V.]

I see 76ers & Indiana Pacers great George McGinnis finally made it in

Congrats Big George McGinnis

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

How does webber not get in?

 

[black again]

It's about time McGinnis and that soft one-handed jumper got in...dude was a beast in his day! That 6ers team back in the finals vs Portland was one of the best teams I ever saw...I STILL can't believe they lost.

You had The Doc and McGinnis at the forwards, Caldwell and Dawkins at center, World B Free, Henry Bibby and Doug Collins at guards..and Kobe's dad Jelly Bean Bryant on the bench.

 

[woodchuck]

I'm surprised Moncrief's not in. For a minute, he was the reason I even watched Bucks games.

 

[RAY V.]

I'm surprised Moncrief's not in. For a minute, he was the reason I even watched Bucks games.

Yep him and Marques Johnson, i think Micheal Jordan said Marques Johnson
was one of his favorite players growing up.

 

[c_commander]

Rebecca Lobo? She sucked in the WNBA

 

[Complex]

Yeah, but I guess they count her college

Which means C Webb should be in

TMac getting in means Vince will get in, whenever he hangs it up. Amazing he's still playing when he was playing before Tracey and went to college.

It's funny how people question Tracey, but he was superior to Reggie Miller

 

[BlackGoku]

I wonder why Rudy hadn't made it in yet...agreed that CWebb should be making it in over McGrady...

 

[D'Evils]

I think the writers are making a point to have Webber wait due to the Ed Martin scandal.

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

If Tracy McGrady gets in and Chris Webber doesn't, doesn't that say your HOF sucks?

 

[Goingmark40]

cant believe webber didnt get in over tmac. with tmac getting in tho ,vince will be in easily

 

[fonzerrillii]

Tripping that Tim hardaway still isn't in.

 

[Southpaw]

Sidney Moncrief is not already in the HOF! and this needs to be said, "Why isn't Maurice Cheeks in the HOF?"

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

cant believe webber didnt get in over tmac. with tmac getting in tho ,vince will be in easily

They on some dumb shit
Webber actually made a difference. He made the warriors respectable when they were absolute trash as a rookie
got traded to the bullets got them to the playoffs
went to the kings which wasn't shit and made them perennial contenders as the man on that team

tmac scored a lot of points and made it out of the 1st time as a bench players for the spurs 13 years after the fact.

 

[alexw]

They on some dumb shit
Webber actually made a difference. He made the warriors respectable when they were absolute trash as a rookie
got traded to the bullets got them to the playoffs
went to the kings which wasn't shit and made them perennial contenders as the man on that team

tmac scored a lot of points and made it out of the 1st time as a bench players for the spurs 13 years after the fact.

exactly, plus the hall of fame in all leagues has one rule: can you tell the story of the game with this player?

And with the answer with webber is a resounding yes

you cant talk about the history of bball and not mention the fab5 where webber was the best player on the team
they changed the culture of college ball
then when you consider his nba numbers they are actually better than tmacs
did i mention his tv work?

if this was just the nba hall i would understand but it isnt

dude got fucked over and its time to stop letting white writers determine the greatness of black athletes.

 

[playahaitian]

Chris Webber aint in?

that is some explainable indefensible bullsh*t

Did McGrady EVER even leave the 1st round?

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

exactly, plus the hall of fame in all leagues has one rule: can you tell the story of the game with this player?

And with the answer with webber is a resounding yes

you cant talk about the history of bball and not mention the fab5 where webber was the best player on the team
they changed the culture of college ball
then when you consider his nba numbers they are actually better than tmacs
did i mention his tv work?

if this was just the nba hall i would understand but it isnt

dude got fucked over and its time to stop letting white writers determine the greatness of black athletes.

Even if it was just NBA hall he had a way better and more Impacting career than T Mac.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Chris Webber aint in?

that is some explainable indefensible bullsh*t

Did McGrady EVER even leave the 1st round?

No. While Webber was getting cheated by the lakers in the conference finals.
Sac hasn't been shit since he left....
Weren't shit before he got there...

 

[playahaitian]

No. While Webber was getting cheated by the lakers in the conference finals.
Sac hasn't been shit since he left....
Weren't shit before he got there...

His numbers in the Warriors, the Kings hell in Washington?

I do NOT understand this.

I gotta go check his numbers

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/webbech01.html

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

His numbers in the Warriors, the Kings hell in Washington?

I do NOT understand this.

I gotta go check his numbers

forget the numbers. the eye test has him in over t-mac.

 

[playahaitian]

forget the numbers. the eye test has him in over t-mac.

yup...



sidebar: boy did Chuck whoop his ass after this commercial

 

[alexw]

hell i forgot he won rookie of the year

tmac rode the bench his 1st couple of yrs