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word up!!!definitely needs to get hijacked. all of those guys you mentioned should have been in.

and i know that opens up a pandora’s box in terms of the selectivity and the process. i just think the process of how the naismith HOF enshrines people needs to be transparent.

the names of the people who vote for the hall are kept more secret than the truth behind the kennedy assasinations, and that needs to change. but pro only? i don’t agree with that.

i do think we need to hijack the HOF, though. any such institution without bernard king, artis gilmore, sidney moncrief, andrew toney, James Worthy, George McInnis, mo cheeks, DJ, spencer haywood, marques johnson, roger brown, paul westphal, mel daniels, tex winter, jerry tarkanian, the great players and coaches at historically black schools that weren’t allowed roster spots in the pros and others that i’m sure i missed, is a complete and utter farce.

We could debate the issue of prerequisites for the HOF ad nauseum. However, what we should do in wake of President Elect Obama’s victory, is mobilize our efforts to affect “change” in their processes. If we are,truly, honest the HOF should be inclusive of professionals only.
So, let us organize and avocate for, at least a voice (NBA or NBPA) to be involved. It is incredulous and amateurish of the Naismith Hall to exclude the league which embodies its membership. Better yet, let us create our own a Hood HOF or The Real Basketball HOF.

Ali,

Off of the subject, best streetball backcourt that I have seen has to be : Baron and Gil Zero. They were unbelievable for a couple of summers up at EBC America. I would love for them to be together in the “L”. Their synergy and explosiveness would be overwhelming.

and you’re correct about laettner, manning and ralph not winning three straight ncaa chips. but they were outstanding, phenomenal players in college who, minus Walton’s one transcendent season, had comparable professional resumes.

and walton did get a league MVP. but that was an aberration, when you fully examine his credentials. he was comparable, in the pros, to buster douglass – one great fight, and rather ordinary afterwards.

i’m not hating on bill, i used to watch him at the boston garden in ‘86 from 8 rows behind the celtics bench when i was in prep school. and i marvel at his college exploits. i just think he was enshrined more for the “what if he never got injured factor,” based on three stellar college years and one in the nba. but you make some compelling, vaild points.

I think that alone gets him in, especially when the only reason he didn’t produce life-long numbers was due to injuries – those other guys you mention just weren’t stellar pro players, even when healthy.

Props to you, Ali, as well. Moncrief and the late 70s Bucks were my favorite players/team growing up – I was a huge Junior Bridgeman fan.