Which active players are locks to make the HOF regardless of what they do on the court from this point on?</p> </p> </p>
Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, Shaquille O'neal, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Gary Payton, Reggie Miller,
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Petey)</div><div class='quotemain'> Shaq, Duncan, Kidd, Nash (2 MVPs)... they are what I would deem as locks.</p> -Petey </p> </div></p> No Garnett or AI?</p> </p>
Dikembe...</p> 4 Defensive Player of the Year awards2nd All-Time in blocks8 time All-Star3 All-NBA selections6 All-Defensive selections</p> Then throw in all his other personal and humanitarian accomplishments</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate)</div><div class='quotemain'>Dikembe WILL NOT make the HOF.</div>I wouldnt go so far as to say he is a lock, but I think he is worthy of consideration. If the voters take into account all he has done for basketball in Africa, his career, and his humanitarianism, I think he gets in.
Shaq, Kobe, Kidd, Nash, KG, Tim Duncan</p> on the bubble: AI, Dirk (MVP's always get love), Payton, Reggie</p> Outsiders (based on numbers/current averages); Shawn Marion, Paul Pierce, Deke, Elton Brand (needs to be traded to be taken seriously by the commitee), CWebb, TMac (another david thompson/bernard king/Mitch Richmond?)</p> Unlucky to miss out; Ben Wallace (no room for Rodman no room for you)</p> Ive always thought the HOF needed a 'could have been' room. Players limited by injury/mishaps. Larry Johnson (numbers before and after his body fell apart), Grant Hill (see Johnson, Larry), Penny Hardaway ( that damn knee) etc. The guys who only had their excellence limited by injuries.</p> By the way who is left to go in outta the recently retired?</p> Pippen? Malone? Stockton? Did Drex get in? other than Barkley and (the inevitable) Jordan who from the 90's is worthy? Admiral? Dream?</p> Kevin Johnson's 17.9 ppg, 9.1 apg... Joe Dumars 16.1 4.5... wheres the justice?</p>
Shaq</p> Duncan</p> Kobe</p> AI</p> KG</p> Vince Carter</p> Gary Payton</p> Jason Kidd</p> TMac</p> Pierce</p> ----> http://basketball-reference.com/leaders/hof_prob.html</p>
<u>These are the locks.</u></p> Shaq</p> Duncan </p> Kobe</p> Kidd</p> Payton</p> Nash </p> </p> That's it. </p> </p> <u>Non-locks, but likely (very, very likely)</u></p> Iverson</p> Garnett</p> Pierce</p> Nowitzki </p> (Reggie Miller) </p> </p> <u>Discussions</u></p> McGrady </p> Grant Hill</p> Webber</p> Carter</p> </p> </p> </p> </p> </p>
When Dominique didn't make the first ballot I got a lot less confident in this voting process. That said, retiring today:</p> Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, Kidd, Paytonare 1st ballot no doubt.</p> AI and CWebb, KG, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce,Reggie Millerwill eventually get in. I think KG's a 1st balloter but Ithink his lack of titles willwork against him.AI too.</p> Nash might. My gut says no though.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Downunderwonder)</div><div class='quotemain'>Two words... LAUREN JACKSON...</div>now that is one hot aussie.</p> </p> how about a player like horry, who set a record with his rings with different teams, and who has the most rings outside of that damn boston team?</p>
No mention for alonzo mourning? I think he's worthy of HOF over many current hofers, also i cant believe artis gilmore still isnt in the HOF.
Shaq, Duncan,Kidd, Kobe, Nash (he hasn't had the total career, but the back to back MVPs get him in I'm assuming), KG, Dirk, AI (the mvp argument again for those last three.).
