BBS Hall Of Fame (2015 Edition)
Mar 28, 2013 15:16:32 GMT -5
Post by nybombers3 on Mar 28, 2013 15:16:32 GMT -5
Alright, similar to last season, the guys will be in the poll and you can vote for up to 2. 10 and they are in. Before we get to the new guys, I'm going to be putting in the guys that didn't make it last year as well. Why you may ask? Well, guys don't just go in for 1 yr, fail then that's it. I likely will keep the guys that "failed to get in" for one more voting period before removing them from the voting UNLESS they receive 5 votes or more. If that happens, they remain for one more season. Anyways, let's take a quick look back at last season's failed first.
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Jermaine O'Neal
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-League Second Team
2004 - All-Star Game Participant
2004 - All-League Second Team
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-League Second Team
2008 - All-League Second Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
Award Rundown: 4 Time All-Star, 4 Time All-League 2nd team.
Career Averages: 754 Games Played 22.6 ppg (17,041 career points) 10 rpg (7,540 career rebounds) 1.9 bpg (1,433 career blocks)
Due to his amazingly huge contract and massive ratings drop at the end of his career (plus being stuck on a team with a fairly inactive GM) JO is fairly forgotten about when talking about some of the big time players in BBS. For 6 straight seasons, JO put up averages of 25/10 per season. If you remove the 3rd season in which he missed 30 games due to injuries, it would be 5 straight seasons of 26/11 seasons. JO wasn't just a scorer/rebounder, he also played D. He had 5 straight seasons blocking over 2 shots a game. The next season was right below 2, at 1.9. The biggest grief JO got was about his turnovers. Obviously any big that gives it up that much is going to get a lot of flack but either way you slice it, JO got the job done and quite frankly was the main reason why the Bucks even have 4 winning seasons under there belts. After finally being traded from the Bucks, JO spent the next 3 seasons on 3 different rosters (Suns, Blazers, Heat) before making one last great gesture to BBS and retiring, giving up a cool 18 Mil.
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Vince Carter
2006 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2008 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
Award Rundown: 2 Time 3-pt Shootout Champ, 2 Time All-Star
Career Averages: 829 Games Played 23.5 ppg (19,482 career points) 5.7 rpg (4,726 career rebounds) 2.3 apg (1,907 career assists)
Next up we have Vince Carter. A fairly borderline finalist but what separates him from most is his ability to score with the best of them. A member of the high scoring big 3 in Indy, Vince was able to rack up back to back 28 ppg seasons (3 overall). Vince was a solid rebounder for the 2 (career 5.7 rpg) and his handling of the ball was never bad but he'll always be known for his ability to put the ball in the basket. Any player that can score 23 ppg on 48% shooting should get love on that. Obviously, like Nash, VC's biggest issue was on D. He didn't play much of it. The biggest thing that may hold VC back from the HOF is the fact that he never won a title and really was never "the man" at the 2. He was good. Great even from time to time but the awards just don't back it up enough.
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Jason Terry
2009 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
Career Averages: 850 Games Played 19.1 ppg, (16,235 career points) 4.6 apg (3,910 career assists) 3.4 rpg (2,890 career rebounds)
Jason Terry, our last "big name" of the retiring class, is up next and he's obviously the longest shot to make it. He, along with VC, helped Indy to a 143-103 record (581. winning percentage) during the 2006-2008 season. He also won a 3pt shootout. Those are really The Jet's biggest accomplishments. He's another "obvious scorer but sub par defender" type. The biggest thing the JET has going for him is his claim to a 30 ppg season which obviously doesn't happen very often.
and now, the new guys:
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player255.htm
Tracy McGrady
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-League First Team
2003 - All-Defensive Team
2004 - All-Star Game Participant
2004 - All-League First Team
2004 - All-Defensive Second Team
2005 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-League Third Team
2007 - All-Star Game Participant
2007 - All-League Third Team
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2009 - All-League First Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-Star Game Participant
2012 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
Career Averages: 922 Career Games, 28.2 ppg (26,001 Career Points), 7.3 rpg (6,731 Career Rebounds), 4.7 apg (4,335 Career Assists)
Award Rundown: 8 Time All-Star, 3 Time All-BBS First Team, 1 Time All-BBS Defensive First Team, 2 Time Slam Dunk Champ
The BBS leader in career 3pters made (2,348) is up here and it's obvious what T-Mac was able to do. He can score with the best of them. He had 4 straight seasons averaging 30+ ppg, including a career high 31.6 in 2007. T-Mac only played for 2 teams, the Jazz and Spurs. Unlike his real life counterpart, he has actually made it out of the first round and has made it to the finals at least once (twice to be exact, once with each team). Don't let McGrady's offensive abilities fool you, he was definitely capable on the other end of the court. While he never was a high steals guy (career high is 2 spg) he was solid enough on that end. The biggest knock on T-Mac will likely be his zero title wins. Hard to knock him though. His last couple of seasons in San Antonio were basically spent with the exact same squad due to his GM not rushing to make a move. It was a fairly similar fate for T-Mac in Utah until the Baron Davis pick up.
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Rashard Lewis
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
Award Breakdown: 1 Time All-Star, 1 Time 3pt Shootout Champ
Career Averages: 927 Career Games, 22.7 ppg (20,765 career points), 6.2 rpg (5,729 career rebounds), 2.4 apg (2,225 career assists)
Definitely the long shot of the new group but don't let that fool you. Rashard was always a capable scorer, including two seasons over 25 ppg. Rashard played for 5 teams (Wizards, Sonics, Bulls, Celtics and Blazers) but his best season was obviously his lone season in Chicago where he averaged 27 ppg on 51% shooting. Rashard was always considered a solid role guy and great 2nd option but showed how good he can be when he was given his chance. He was definitely more of a scorer then anything else. He was also never part of a title team which will surly hurt him in the voting.
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player293.htm
Dirk Nowitzki
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-League First Team
2005 - All-Star Game Participant
2005 - All-League First Team
2005 - Playoff MVP
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-League First Team
2007 - All-Star Game Participant
2007 - All-League Second Team
2008 - All-Star Game Participant
2008 - All-League First Team
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-League Third Team
2012 - All-Star Game Participant
Award Breakdown: 1 Time BBS Champion, 1 Time Finals MVP, 8 Time All-Star, 4 Time All-BBS First Team, 1 Time All-BBS Second Team, 1 Time All-BBS Third Team
Career Averages: 921 Games Played, 29.4 ppg (27,078 career points), 7.6 rpg (7,000 career rebounds), 3.6 apg (3,316 career assists)
Could very well go down as the best big man scorer in BBS history, he had 7 consecutive 30+ scoring seasons. During this streak, he never shot worse then 47% from the field and 37% from 3 (both of these occurred in the same season). Dirk is also the only champion in this crop of HOF finalist, winning one with Detroit in 2005. Dirk was not just a scorer, however. He was a solid rebounder and can dish the rock (averaged a career high 5.1 in 2005). The biggest knock on Dirk was obviously his D. He never averaged more then a block per game and has never made a BBS defensive team. Obviously Dirk was a scorer and did that amazingly well. Surpringly, Dirk played for 6 teams in his BBS career (Pistons, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavs and Cavs), only winning one title along the way. Knocks on Dirk aside, it's obvious why Dirk is here. His scoring ability, especially for a big, is likely to be unmatched for a long, long time.
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player294.htm
Jermaine O'Neal
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-League Second Team
2004 - All-Star Game Participant
2004 - All-League Second Team
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-League Second Team
2008 - All-League Second Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
Award Rundown: 4 Time All-Star, 4 Time All-League 2nd team.
Career Averages: 754 Games Played 22.6 ppg (17,041 career points) 10 rpg (7,540 career rebounds) 1.9 bpg (1,433 career blocks)
Due to his amazingly huge contract and massive ratings drop at the end of his career (plus being stuck on a team with a fairly inactive GM) JO is fairly forgotten about when talking about some of the big time players in BBS. For 6 straight seasons, JO put up averages of 25/10 per season. If you remove the 3rd season in which he missed 30 games due to injuries, it would be 5 straight seasons of 26/11 seasons. JO wasn't just a scorer/rebounder, he also played D. He had 5 straight seasons blocking over 2 shots a game. The next season was right below 2, at 1.9. The biggest grief JO got was about his turnovers. Obviously any big that gives it up that much is going to get a lot of flack but either way you slice it, JO got the job done and quite frankly was the main reason why the Bucks even have 4 winning seasons under there belts. After finally being traded from the Bucks, JO spent the next 3 seasons on 3 different rosters (Suns, Blazers, Heat) before making one last great gesture to BBS and retiring, giving up a cool 18 Mil.
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player74.htm
Vince Carter
2006 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2008 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
Award Rundown: 2 Time 3-pt Shootout Champ, 2 Time All-Star
Career Averages: 829 Games Played 23.5 ppg (19,482 career points) 5.7 rpg (4,726 career rebounds) 2.3 apg (1,907 career assists)
Next up we have Vince Carter. A fairly borderline finalist but what separates him from most is his ability to score with the best of them. A member of the high scoring big 3 in Indy, Vince was able to rack up back to back 28 ppg seasons (3 overall). Vince was a solid rebounder for the 2 (career 5.7 rpg) and his handling of the ball was never bad but he'll always be known for his ability to put the ball in the basket. Any player that can score 23 ppg on 48% shooting should get love on that. Obviously, like Nash, VC's biggest issue was on D. He didn't play much of it. The biggest thing that may hold VC back from the HOF is the fact that he never won a title and really was never "the man" at the 2. He was good. Great even from time to time but the awards just don't back it up enough.
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player386.htm
Jason Terry
2009 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
Career Averages: 850 Games Played 19.1 ppg, (16,235 career points) 4.6 apg (3,910 career assists) 3.4 rpg (2,890 career rebounds)
Jason Terry, our last "big name" of the retiring class, is up next and he's obviously the longest shot to make it. He, along with VC, helped Indy to a 143-103 record (581. winning percentage) during the 2006-2008 season. He also won a 3pt shootout. Those are really The Jet's biggest accomplishments. He's another "obvious scorer but sub par defender" type. The biggest thing the JET has going for him is his claim to a 30 ppg season which obviously doesn't happen very often.
and now, the new guys:
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player255.htm
Tracy McGrady
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-League First Team
2003 - All-Defensive Team
2004 - All-Star Game Participant
2004 - All-League First Team
2004 - All-Defensive Second Team
2005 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-League Third Team
2007 - All-Star Game Participant
2007 - All-League Third Team
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2009 - All-League First Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-Star Game Participant
2012 - Slam-Dunk Contest Champion
Career Averages: 922 Career Games, 28.2 ppg (26,001 Career Points), 7.3 rpg (6,731 Career Rebounds), 4.7 apg (4,335 Career Assists)
Award Rundown: 8 Time All-Star, 3 Time All-BBS First Team, 1 Time All-BBS Defensive First Team, 2 Time Slam Dunk Champ
The BBS leader in career 3pters made (2,348) is up here and it's obvious what T-Mac was able to do. He can score with the best of them. He had 4 straight seasons averaging 30+ ppg, including a career high 31.6 in 2007. T-Mac only played for 2 teams, the Jazz and Spurs. Unlike his real life counterpart, he has actually made it out of the first round and has made it to the finals at least once (twice to be exact, once with each team). Don't let McGrady's offensive abilities fool you, he was definitely capable on the other end of the court. While he never was a high steals guy (career high is 2 spg) he was solid enough on that end. The biggest knock on T-Mac will likely be his zero title wins. Hard to knock him though. His last couple of seasons in San Antonio were basically spent with the exact same squad due to his GM not rushing to make a move. It was a fairly similar fate for T-Mac in Utah until the Baron Davis pick up.
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player227.htm
Rashard Lewis
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - 3-Point Shootout Champion
Award Breakdown: 1 Time All-Star, 1 Time 3pt Shootout Champ
Career Averages: 927 Career Games, 22.7 ppg (20,765 career points), 6.2 rpg (5,729 career rebounds), 2.4 apg (2,225 career assists)
Definitely the long shot of the new group but don't let that fool you. Rashard was always a capable scorer, including two seasons over 25 ppg. Rashard played for 5 teams (Wizards, Sonics, Bulls, Celtics and Blazers) but his best season was obviously his lone season in Chicago where he averaged 27 ppg on 51% shooting. Rashard was always considered a solid role guy and great 2nd option but showed how good he can be when he was given his chance. He was definitely more of a scorer then anything else. He was also never part of a title team which will surly hurt him in the voting.
bbs56.net/BBSFive/players/player293.htm
Dirk Nowitzki
2003 - All-Star Game Participant
2003 - All-League First Team
2005 - All-Star Game Participant
2005 - All-League First Team
2005 - Playoff MVP
2006 - All-Star Game Participant
2006 - All-League First Team
2007 - All-Star Game Participant
2007 - All-League Second Team
2008 - All-Star Game Participant
2008 - All-League First Team
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-Star Game Participant
2011 - All-League Third Team
2012 - All-Star Game Participant
Award Breakdown: 1 Time BBS Champion, 1 Time Finals MVP, 8 Time All-Star, 4 Time All-BBS First Team, 1 Time All-BBS Second Team, 1 Time All-BBS Third Team
Career Averages: 921 Games Played, 29.4 ppg (27,078 career points), 7.6 rpg (7,000 career rebounds), 3.6 apg (3,316 career assists)
Could very well go down as the best big man scorer in BBS history, he had 7 consecutive 30+ scoring seasons. During this streak, he never shot worse then 47% from the field and 37% from 3 (both of these occurred in the same season). Dirk is also the only champion in this crop of HOF finalist, winning one with Detroit in 2005. Dirk was not just a scorer, however. He was a solid rebounder and can dish the rock (averaged a career high 5.1 in 2005). The biggest knock on Dirk was obviously his D. He never averaged more then a block per game and has never made a BBS defensive team. Obviously Dirk was a scorer and did that amazingly well. Surpringly, Dirk played for 6 teams in his BBS career (Pistons, Nuggets, Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavs and Cavs), only winning one title along the way. Knocks on Dirk aside, it's obvious why Dirk is here. His scoring ability, especially for a big, is likely to be unmatched for a long, long time.
