Worst player in the hall of fame?

[East_Stone_Ya]

Drazen is there because of his basketball career/legacy.... not simply NBA.... its called "Basketball Hall of Fame", not NBA Hall of Fame... he is the biggest opposite of "worst player".... if he came in to the NBA early & didnt die he would been known as one of NBA's greatest scorers of all time, clutch players of all time and easily the greatest shooter of all time (which Reggie Miller calls him), as far as accolades... who knows... This guy in Europe in his prime was like Wilt in the 60s, scoring between 50-112 points every other game no matter what...

hmm..and you want to be taken seriously

[pudman13]

The worst player in the hall is Buddy Jeanette (look him up, and someone tell me why he is there.) Other than him:

Here are a few who clearly don't belong:

Roger Brown
Al Cervi
Bob Houbregs
K.C. Jones
Slater Martin (rode the coattails of better teammates, like KC Jones)
Arnie Risen
Maurice Stokes (based on potential and tragic circumstances, not on his career)


And some who are questionable:

Bill Bradley (depends how much you value college prominence)
Harry Gallatin
Dick McGuire
Vern Mikkelsen
Ralph Sampson
Bobby Wanzer

[midatlantic09]

Probably Bill Walton. Great high school and college careers, but he only had, what, 3 good years at the pro level??

[SHAQisGOAT]

Probably Bill Walton. Great high school and college careers, but he only had, what, 3 good years at the pro level??

Still MVP (and 2nd on the voting once too), FMVP, 2 championships, 2x all-defensive 1st (and dpoy had there been the award), 6th man of the year and one of the greatest peaks for a center at age 25, before injuries. Along with his college career, that's enough for the HoF in my book, especially with some of the inductees.

And if we're going by prime, no way in hell he's the worst player in the hall, not even remotely close.

[Totspurs]

KC Jones, no doubt. Playing with Russell made him a HOF.

[FireDavidKahn]

Drazen is there because of his basketball career/legacy.... not simply NBA.... its called "Basketball Hall of Fame", not NBA Hall of Fame... he is the biggest opposite of "worst player".... if he came in to the NBA early & didnt die he would been known as one of NBA's greatest scorers of all time, clutch players of all time and easily the greatest shooter of all time (which Reggie Miller calls him), as far as accolades... who knows... This guy in Europe in his prime was like Wilt in the 60s, scoring between 50-112 points every other game no matter what...

Well, OP said NBA player. So yeah, Petrovic really doesn't deserve to be in the HOF based on what he did in the NBA.

[julizaver]

Drazen by far massively overrated by Euros who think they know about basketball

In his only two full seasons (1991-1993) as a starter Drazen got the better from Reggie in some of their H2Hs. You could check easily at http://www.basketball-reference.com/...1&p2=petrodr01

There was rivalry between both players,
And check out Reggie admitting Drazen was the best shooter (better than him) in NBA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EUo5p6D990

[julizaver]

Drazen by far massively overrated by Euros who think they know about basketball

In his only two full seasons (1991-1993) as a starter Drazen got the better from Reggie in some of their H2Hs. You could check easily at http://www.basketball-reference.com/...1&p2=petrodr01

There was rivalry between both players,
And check out Reggie admitting Drazen was the best shooter (better than him) in NBA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EUo5p6D990

[CNNonceAgain]

Gtfoh you ignorant child.

Shaq
KAJ
Wilt
Russell
Hakeem
Robinson
Ewing

All better.

[Totspurs]

Robinson
Ewing

You gotta be kidding...

[D-FENS]

Reggie Miller is the second greatest three point shooter after ray allen, regardless of how good he was at anything else, he definitely deserves his spot in the hall.

Ah, that pic is Cheryl, not Reggie.

[CNNonceAgain]

You gotta be kidding...

Both are better peak players than Russell. Both put up better numbers than Walton ever did. Hop off the nostalgia.

[KirbyPls]

Still MVP (and 2nd on the voting once too), FMVP, 2 championships, 2x all-defensive 1st (and dpoy had there been the award), 6th man of the year and one of the greatest peaks for a center at age 25, before injuries. Along with his college career, that's enough for the HoF in my book, especially with some of the inductees.

And if we're going by prime, no way in hell he's the worst player in the hall, not even remotely close.

Like Terrell Davis, Walton's peak was short, but extremely impressive.

[Totspurs]

Both are better peak players than Russell. Both put up better numbers than Walton ever did. Hop off the nostalgia.

Weren't we talking about Walton?

Peak Walton (76-78):

Regular Season (123 games, 34.1 minutes/game):
18.8 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 2.9 blocks, 53% FG. 105 ORtg, 90 DRtg.

Playoffs (19 games, 39.7 minutes/game):
18.2 points, 15.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 3.4 blocks, 51% FG. ?? ORtg, 90 DRtg.

That title run is better than any 2 year stretch from Robinson and Ewing. Robinson had some monster regular seasons, yeah, but he hid in Playoffs.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Shaq
KAJ
Wilt
Russell
Hakeem
Robinson
Ewing

All better.

You said nowhere near a top 5 C peak then gimme only 7 players above...

Anyways, I give you Shaq, KAJ, Wilt, Hakeem and Russell (though some are close), I also might give you Moses but not really Robinson and Ewing.

Walton was pretty similar to Russell, a slightly taller, less athletic (still athletic) version with bit less defense and rebounding (still close enough) but better scoring and bit better passing. Maybe not the same in terms of intangibles too but close enough.
And he was still 25 when he went down.