Comments on: H.O.F. Watch – Mitch Richmond

By: JBO

JBO — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:21:50 +0000

Mitch Richmond should get into the Hall of fame. I don’t know what the author of this article is talking about or even thinking. Like what Coach Smith said:
1st “10 seasons” 21+ points per game
All star game MVP
Olympic Gold Medal
5 All Nba Teams
Ranks 9th in 3 pointers made
NBA Champion (he still won one)
One of the best shooting guards 80′s-90′s

By: Coach Smith

Coach Smith — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:45:52 +0000

B.S. I’m am ashamed of the so-called basketball fans for even debating this–

1ST 10 SEASONS OF HIS CAREER 21+PPG
ASG MVP
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
5 ALL NBA TEAMS
#9 NBA ALL TIME 3PT SHOOTER–

whats the problem.. i can give a **darn** about what market he played in.. that’s why american sports make me sick– it’s a got darnit popularity contest- if Alex Pimpernickel averages 40ppg in Idaho, he wont get the recognition of a 15ppg guy on the East Coast! it’s sickening… stop THESE media market BIASED OPINIONS AND REWARD A DAMMMMMMMM GOOD PLAYER

By: dp

dp — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:32:02 +0000

I don’t know. I think all HOF’s are too liberal about who gets in. I mean come on, twenty years from now HOF’s in all sports are going to be riddled with soooo many names. I think that voting shouldn’t take place until 20 years after you retire or something like that. Becuase the people who make the HOF should be only those who transcend time.

By: djKianoosh

djKianoosh — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:34:35 +0000

i think the dreaded east coast bias might work against him a lil’. i dont know if people here in the northeast hold him to such high regard. shoot, he was practically forgotten for while back there. I dont remember him doing anything for the lakers. numbers seem nice, but not sure the impact is there. only 4 playoff appearance is pretty weak, and that includes the one with the lakers where he didn’t do anything.

personally I put more importance on playoff impact for the HoF and relative greatness of a player. That’s why you can always say AI is 100x better than Vince Carter even though Vince has a more impressive athletic ability. I know playoff success is a factor of the team, but in the NBA, that’s how it works. Really good players become great with team playoff success. Since mitch richmond didn’t have any playoff success, I dont think the HoF voters will think he’s deserving. he’s probably OUT.

By: kowtz

kowtz — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:29:47 +0000

HE played and just played… never cried to be traded because he’s teammates suck…

IN…

By: the_don_mega

the_don_mega — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:59:14 +0000

Rock is in… he even made the cover of NBA Live ’97!!! The dude is in!!! He got mad skillz and his shooting touch is down right ridiculous!!! He’s legit!!!

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:30:19 +0000

I’d vote IN, but barely. His numbers are certainly HOF-worthy and he was one of the best at his position for a long time. He really fell off at the end of his career, but that shouldn’t prevent him from making it.

By: Sacto J

Sacto J — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:21:27 +0000

First off ~ Finally a great debate, and it’s good to see some of the responses, and no offense to Moxie in the west, but if you’re going to go out on a limb, you betta know yo stuff. That would be Wayman Tisdale who was on the Kings, later to find professional success as a bass guitar soloist. Mitch just shot the rock. and shot the rock. and shot the rock. I think his numbers are H.O.F worthy, and he got a chip. Argue all you want how he got it, would you give Malone the same crap? or the Glove? You still have to pay your dues even if you don’t get as much tick, and for an older player in the L, that’s sometimes harder than when you are getting burn. Mitch’s jersey is retired here at Arco, and I think that he earned a spot in the hall, for sufferage, if not for his ridiculous stats……(of course I’m biased here,)
IN!!

By: AY

AY — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:17:23 +0000

I can already see who the dime is putting on this Friday: Michael Jordan.

Rock is in, he’ll be in this year.

By: K-Dizzle

K-Dizzle — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:11:07 +0000

What Russ said

How do you even overlook 10 straight seasons of 21+ ppg,
rookie of the year, gold medal, chip, and 6 all stars/5 all nba nods

Never played with a second option; was the only option. I remember watchin Rock on NBA Action just killin dudes who had only him to stop, outside, mid range, posted up….and he locked down good 2′s daily.

It’s funny dudes on here here almost throwin down cuz Rasheed was kinda seen as controversial.
Ain’t no controversy here. If Michael Jordan says you are the toughest matchup he’s ever had, you get IN by default
It’s not Mitch’s fault that the Kings management sucked. He was the KG of his day where management took his prime years, but he still balled hard.
INININININ