Whether fair or not, this season in the court of public opinion will sway a lot of people. That said, I agree it won't affect the HoF enshrinement
It depends on whether it's a dip (as is likely) or a permanent downturn. If he is bad for all of this year and all of next year (to make something up), he suddenly turns into the worst contract in the NBA... yes, he still presumably would make the hall of fame, but it would definitely mar his career if (again, not likely, but IF) he has his best season at age 32 and then falls off a cliff while making more money than God.
I guess there is a chance that Dame just fell off but I think that's highly unlikely. I think what's far more likely is that he's going through a period of adjustment. I guess we'll all see but I think everyone on this board that's making a big deal of this and saying shit like "I hate to say it" don't actually hate to say it and are hoping that no one else can have the Dame we had. More petty stuff... possibly brought on by that petty Miami or bust bullshit but still petty all the same. Damn, throughout this forum whether it's about Dame or Scoot or whatever, people need to give new situations some time to settle in. I'm not surprised by all of the knee jerk reactions but it does further hurt the credibility of those who have these takes.
Statistically he had one of his best with Billups. Since that fact is out there, we may move on to other topics that possibly you'll be right on. Just not this one.
Many times it’s been said by many people who are supposed to know that he had his best statistical season last year for the short time he was playing. It is debatable what his best season was? He did make the WCF at one point.
People will definitely think about it if he does not recover his form. They will not think about it in regards to the HoF. 2 very different things.
