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Do YOU think the following 5 active players and 5 eligible players belong in the HOF (or will when their career is over, for the younger active guys)? Obligatory: this isn't the NFL HOF, not reserved for elite players. Doesn't mean just anybody gets in either.

 

Active

  • Marc Gasol
    • NBA champion
    • DPOY
    • 2x All-NBA, 3x All-Star, All-Defense
    • Holds several Grizzlies franchise records
    • Helped lead Spain to Gold in 2019, key role player on 2006 gold winning team
  • Andre Iguodala
    • Finals MVP, 3x NBA champ (Cedric Maxwell and Billups only eligible Finals MVP not in HOF)
    • 1x All-Star, 2x All-Defense
    • 13k points, 5.6k rebounds, 4.9k assists
    • Minor contributor for Gold winning 2012 Olympic and 2010 FIBA teams
  • LaMarcus Aldridge
    • 5x All-NBA, 7x All-Star
    • Nearly 20k points, 8.4k rebounds
    • 34 but still playing at high level
  • Kyle Lowry
    • NBA champion
    • All-NBA, 6x All-Star
    • Raptors all time leader in assists and steals
    • Won gold at 2016 Olympics as role player
  • Kevin Love
    • NBA champion
    • 2x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, Most Improved
    • 13k points, 8k rebounds, only 31
    • Won gold in 2012 Olympics as major contributor and 2010 FIBA as role player

 

Eligible

  • Shawn Marion
    • NBA Champion
    • 2x All-NBA, 4x All-Star
    • 17.7k points, 10k rebounds, ~3k steals+blocks
  • Ben Wallace
    • NBA Champion
    • 4x DPOY
    • 5x All-NBA, 4x All-Star, 6x All-Defense
    • 2x Rebounding leader
    • 2019 HOF Finalist
  • Chris Webber
    • 5x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, Rookie of the Year
    • College basketball POTY, 2 straight F4 appearances as part of "Fab Five"
    • Averaged 20.7 ponts and 9.8 rebounds over career
    • 2019 HOF Finalist
  • Chauncey Billups
    • NBA Finals MVP
    • 3x All-NBA, 5x All-Star, 2x All-Defense
    • 15.8k points, 5.6k assists
    • 2nd leading scorer on gold winning FIBA 2010 squad
  • Amar'e Stoudemire
    • 5x All-NBA, 6x All-Star, Rookie of the Year
    • career average of 18.9 PPG on 53.7% shooting
    • Messed around and won some stuff in Israel...

 

Template you can copy/paste, just bold your vote. Remember, not about what you think will happen, but who you think deserves it (and in case of younger guys like Love, whether you think they will or will not deserve it when they're done).

 

Marc Gasol Y | N

Andre Iguodala Y | N

LaMarcus Aldridge Y | N

Kyle Lowry Y | N

Kevin Love Y | N

Shawn Marion Y | N

Ben Wallace Y | N

Chris Webber Y | N

Chauncey Billups Y | N

Amar'e Stoudemire Y | N

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Marc Gasol Y | N

Andre Iguodala Y | N

LaMarcus Aldridge Y | N

Kyle Lowry Y | (I think his all-stars have been inflated by the lack of competition at guard in the East, he's not a "6x all-star" level player if you know what I mean)

Kevin Love Y | N

Shawn Marion Y | N

Ben Wallace Y | N

Chris Webber Y | N

Chauncey Billups Y | N

Amar'e Stoudemire Y | N (toughest one to pick for me, that very high peak, and the highlight reel fashion he did it at, gets him in eventually)

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Marc Gasol Y | N

Andre Iguodala Y | N

LaMarcus Aldridge Y | N

Kyle Lowry Y | N

Kevin Love Y | N

Shawn Marion Y |

Ben Wallace Y | N

Chris Webber Y | N

Chauncey Billups Y | N

Amar'e Stoudemire Y | N

I want to be a really tough grader and only put in Webber/Billups but I’ll let the other three in.  Not including Shawn hurts because he was so underrated.  
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Marc Gasol Y | N

Andre Iguodala Y | N

LaMarcus Aldridge Y | N

Kyle Lowry Y | N

Kevin Love Y | N

Shawn Marion Y | N

Ben Wallace Y | N

Chris Webber Y | N

Chauncey Billups Y | N

Amar'e Stoudemire Y | N

 

If it was a real HoF I'd only include Ben and maybe Amare but the Naismith is a joke.

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11 hours ago, Bullet Club said:

Marc Gasol Y | N

Andre Iguodala Y | N

LaMarcus Aldridge Y | N

Kyle Lowry Y | N

Kevin Love Y | N

Shawn Marion Y | N

Ben Wallace Y | N

Chris Webber Y | N

Chauncey Billups Y | N

Amar'e Stoudemire Y | N

 

If it was a real HoF I'd only include Ben and maybe Amare but the Naismith is a joke.

If it were truly the best of the best only C-Webb gets in.  How many injuries did he have and kept transforming his game to remain elite.  

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11 hours ago, DirtyDez said:

If it were truly the best of the best only C-Webb gets in.  How many injuries did he have and kept transforming his game to remain elite.  

C-Webb was more talented than good most of the time. He should've been a lot better than he was. Though injuries definitely played a part in that.

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Marc Gasol Y | N

-International success outs him over the top. Had just enough NBA success to get in

Andre Iguodala Y | N

-Nope. Not good enough. Played a key role for a great team, but it's not the 60s anymore. Needed more top level play

LaMarcus Aldridge Y | N

-You make 5 All-NBA teams, then you're gonna make it

Kyle Lowry Y | N

-Arguably the best and most important player in franchise history barely gets him in

Kevin Love Y | N

-Had he stayed healthy and put up some big total stats he would have had a good shot. He has a small window to still add to his resume, but I don't think he ends up doing enough to put him in

Shawn Marion Y | N

-See Andre Iguodala

Ben Wallace Y | N

-Easy

Chris Webber Y | N

-See LaMarcus Aldridge

Chauncey Billups Y | N

-This is tough. Best player on a title team gets him in I think

Amar'e Stoudemire Y | N

-See LaMarcus Aldridge

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5 hours ago, Bullet Club said:

C-Webb was more talented than good most of the time. He should've been a lot better than he was. Though injuries definitely played a part in that.

Webber was on a different level than Aldridge/Stoudemire.  Before the knee injuries in Sacramento he dealt with reoccurring shoulder dislocations during his Washington days.  He was robbed by the bball Gods.

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9 minutes ago, DirtyDez said:

Webber was on a different level than Aldridge/Stoudemire.  Before the knee injuries in Sacramento he dealt with reoccurring shoulder dislocations during his Washington days.  He was robbed by the bball Gods.

Webber definitely peaked higher than Aldridge but I wouldn't say he was a tier higher than Amare. At their best it's pretty debatable who was better.

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23 minutes ago, DirtyDez said:

Webber was on a different level than Aldridge/Stoudemire.  Before the knee injuries in Sacramento he dealt with reoccurring shoulder dislocations during his Washington days.  He was robbed by the bball Gods.

He was not on a different level than Amare.

Aldridge I'll agree with though.

The PF talent in the West in the early 2000s was just ridiculous.

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56 minutes ago, Bullet Club said:

Webber definitely peaked higher than Aldridge but I wouldn't say he was a tier higher than Amare. At their best it's pretty debatable who was better.

Amare put up numbers but was one dimensional.  C-Webb was a complete player in his prime.  

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5 minutes ago, DirtyDez said:

Amare put up numbers but was one dimensional.  C-Webb was a complete player in his prime.  

He was better at that one dimension than Webber was at anything else though. Amare was pretty easily a better scorer, they were virtually identical as rebounders, Webber was a way better playmaker and Webber was better on defense. They had comparable longevity.

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