Comments on: H.O.F. Watch – “Too Early”

By: Rashard Roy

Rashard Roy — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:02:32 +0000

Of all these cats you mentioned
few will breakthrough
and few will fall

My list of guaranteed HOF?
D12, CP3, Deron (maybe), AI, and Kevin

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:37:56 +0000

Put me down as someone who isn’t really down with this “too early” HOF list.

If indeed the editors are running out of ideas, I would love to see a historical look back at some players not in the Hall who perhaps should have been. Bernard King and Adrian Dantley head that list, but there were a good number of players in the past whose Hall credentials are definitely worthy of debate.

By: gdon

gdon — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:15:20 +0000

drew gooden? what a twisted joke. The only thing he’s good for was that messed up patch of hair on his neck.

By: smity

smity — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:10:35 +0000

Also Dime- How Could you all leave Drew Gooden’s beard off of the “Too Early” HOF Watch???!!! I am outraged.

By: smity

smity — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:07:30 +0000

I hope that this doesnt signal the end of the series. if so i understand, for yo can’t go on forever, however i think that any further names mentioned would be just as debated as the names mentioned so far (and thats cause people just love to debate). If there won’t be any more HOF watch—i don’t know. i expected to see a rasheed feature. theres still a lot to talk about though (for example there are a bunch of players who are not in the hall that by all standards should be right?) But i agree with Myrie. This HOF watch series definately had me (at work) checking back to see if the newest candidate had been mentioned (except for on “take it easy fridays” when there was no rush to see the newest obvious pick- but it was still great)

By: dagwaller

dagwaller — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:59:04 +0000

But so would Bo…and he’s not.

By: fiyaman

fiyaman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:58:58 +0000

yeah .. they need to sign me to a contract.. i’d play for less and 100K

By: Junio

Junio — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:50:37 +0000

using the gale argument, grant and penny woulda be in….

By: Myrie in NY

Myrie in NY — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:34:25 +0000

Flyman–
Good points. But doesn’t that make it sad? Where is all the HOF level talent or careers?

I guess it just goes to show how difficult it is to be a pro athlete and produce continually.

By: fiyaman

fiyaman — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:24:08 +0000

Myrie in any league at any yr only 10% (more or less) of the players are really HOF quality so saying that they’re arent that many in the L might be correct but so what its always been like that. The majority of the players are just average there are only a few thet really standout. Thats what make the HOF talk so easy to select. You dont hear any mention on McDysee, Mobley, G. Wallace, Mike Finely, Odom, Kurt Thomas, J. Terry,( I can go on forever. ). These are all very good players but in the L they are just average or maybe slightly above but not HOF material.

I would say, of the 30 teams there is really only 1HOF player per team (there are exceptions i.e. Boston, Heat, Spurs) but generally u dont find more than 2 HOF players on a team at a time. If each team had 2 HOF playes that would still only be 60 out of the 300+. I like this thing DIme thought (even though some suggestions suck) but dont hate on them for coming up with it. IN THIS CASE YOU WANT TO HATE THE PLAYER NOT THE GAME. the game is cool the palyers need to be bettr