Monday, February 21, 2011
Why Is Reggie Miller Not One Of The Finalists For The Basketball Hall Of Fame?
When I saw the names of the finalists for the Basketball Hall of Fame, I could not believe that Reggie Miller's name was not on the list. He was probably one of the best, if not the best shooter of all time. His best moment as player was probably when he looked over at Spike Lee and gave him the "choke sign", after he scored 8 points in the final 9 seconds in a playoff game against Spike's beloved N.Y. Knicks. Or maybe when he did one of his famous bows in front of a visiting crowd after hitting a big shot. Nevertheless, his was absent from list of finalists for Hall of Fame this year, in his first year of eligilibity. Finalists included Dennis Rodman, Maurice Cheeks and Ralph Sampson. Just because Dennis Rodman dated Madonna and married Carmen Electra, while wearing a wedding dress, doesn't make him a HOF. Ralph Sampson had a lengendary collegiate career, but he was hurt during most of his NBA career. They need to separate Collegiate Basketball and NBA Basketball, and have a HOF for each. If not, then next year we'll probably see Christian Laettner's name on the ballot and possibly even Muggsy Bogues.
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Even as a Knicks fan, I have to admit that leaving Reggie's name off the final HOF ballot doesn't make sense. Reggie had a great NBA career and is certainly first-ballot worthy of HOF induction. For whatever reason, NO FIRST TIME candidates were selected as Finalists this year - it kind of feels like the HOF wanted to stir up some publicity by leaving a surefire HOF candidate like Reggie Miller off the final ballot.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I guarantee you won't see Christian Laettner on the HOF ballot next year. I was at the Final Four last season when the greatest college basketball player in modern history was inducted!
My fault I didn't realize that Laettner was already in the HOF.
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