The voting method is so secretive, exclusive, and complicated that you need a high-level CIA clearance and a degree in advanced physics to understand it. And it’s strange that the College Basketball Hall of the Fame & the Professional Basketball Hall of the Fame aren’t totally separate. The NCAA runs the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
More than anything else, though, what bothers me most is the way NBA players get into the Hall of Fame. Because it doesn’t make sense. These NBA players should be kicked out of the Hall of Fame.
Bernard King
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 4, 1956
1990: Year of the Hall of Fame
Small forward is the position.
13 seasons of work (1977–1985, 1987–1991, and 1993)
Teams: New Jersey Nets (1977–1979 and 1993), Utah Jazz (1979–80), Golden State Warriors (1980–82), New York Knicks (1982–87), and Washington Bullets (1987–1991).
Career Record: 874 G, 22.5 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 3.3 APG
Zero NBA titles:
Bottom line: It hurts to add this one to the list, but we have to find a way to make our point.
Bernard King is one of the best scorers in NBA history, but he missed the whole 1985–86 season because of a terrible leg injury. After that, he never really played as well as he did before.
He got better at passing the ball as time went on, but he was terrible at getting the ball back.
Grant Hill
Born in-Dallas, Texas, on 5th October in the year of 1972.
2018: Year of the Hall of Fame
Small forward is the position.
19 years of work (1994–2013)
Detroit Pistons from 1994 to 2000, Orlando Magic from 2000 to 2007, Phoenix Suns from 2007 to 2012, and Los Angeles Clippers from 2012 to 2013.
Career stats: 1,026 G, 16.7 PPG, 6.0 RPG. 4.1 APG
No NBA titles:
Bottom line: This is a hard player to put on this list because of how long his career was and how much he changed the game, but Grant Hill’s career has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
He was a top player in the NBA for the first six years of his career. In 2000, he hurt his ankle badly and became a role player.
Even when he wasn’t hurt, he only made it past the first round of the playoffs once in 19 years.
Chris Mullin
Born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 30, 1963
Year in Hall of Fame: 2011
Position: Small forward or shooting guard
16 years of work (1985–2001)
The Golden State Warriors played from 1985 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2001.
Career stats: 986 G, 18.2 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 3.5 APG
No NBA titles:
Bottom line: “NBA Jam” fans will feel bad about this, but Chris Mullin didn’t do much besides shoot the ball well for someone who had to play small forward for a lot of his career.
And he made a great shot. Don’t get us wrong. But he is in the Hall of Fame because of what he did in college, the Olympics, and the NBA.
His NBA career wasn’t quite up to the level of the all-time greats on its own.
Gail Goodrich
He was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 23, 1943.
1996: Year of the Hall of Fame
The job is shooting guard.
14 years of work (1965–1979)
Los Angeles Lakers from 1965 to 1968 and 1970 to 1976, Phoenix Suns from 1968 to 1970, and New Orleans Jazz from 1976 to 1979.
Career stats: 1,031 G, 18.6 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 4.7 APG
One NBA title in 1972
Bottom line: We don’t think Gail Goodrich should be in the Hall of Fame because he only averaged 4.7 assists per game during his career.
During eight of his nine seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, he did this while playing with Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Put down the rock.
