Back in late November, I wrote the article above, stating that Lynn Swann has no business being in the NFL Hall of Fame (something I will hold true until my life is ripped from me). Today, we’re here to tackle another individual who should be thrown out of a Hall of Fame, the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Like with the Lynn Swann article, I’m going to give some players and their stats and you point out the hall of famer(s).

Player 1 (Center, 3rd round pick out of Notre Dame)
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-1068 career games
-13790 career points (12.9 ppg)
-10400 career rebounds (9.7 rpg)
-965 career blocks (.9 avg)
-84% career free throw percentage
-50% career field goal percentage
-Career PER of 16.1
-Two time NBA Champion
-Four time NBA All Star
-Led the league in rebounding one year
-12 straight double-double seasons

Player 2 (Center, 1st overall pick out of UCLA)
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-468 career games
-6215 career points (13.3 ppg)
-4923 career rebounds (10.5 rpg)
-1034 career blocks (2.2 avg)
-66% career free throw percentage
-52% career field goal percentage
-Career PER of 20
-Two time NBA Champion
-Finals MVP
-NBA MVP
-Sixth Man Award
-Two time NBA All Star
-Led the league in rebounding one year
-Led the league in blocks one year
-Four straight double double seasons

Player 3 (Center, 7th round pick out of Jacksonville)
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-1329 career games
-24941 career points (18.8 ppg)
-16330 career rebounds (12.3 rpg)
-3179 career blocks (2.4 avg)
-70% free throw percentage
-58% field goal percentage
-Career PER of 21.4
-One time ABA Champion
-ABA Playoffs MVP
-ABA MVP
-ABA All Star Game MVP
-ABA Rookie of the Year
-Five time ABA All Star
-Six time NBA All Star
-Led the ABA in four times
-Led the ABA in total blocks three times
-All time ABA total block leader (4th all time for NBA/ABA)
-13 total double-double seasons
-Averaged over 20ppg six times

Ok, who are your MVP’s?

Well, player one is none other than one of the former Bad Boys, Bill Laimbeer. Bill enjoyed 15 long years in the NBA, making the playoffs nine times and winning two of three finals series. Underrated his entire career, Bill continues to be underrated as he will probably never sniff Hall of Fame consideration.

In fact, the only way I see Bill ever getting into the Hall is if he dies in some fashion that generates mass commotion, a la Sean Taylor. Then he’ll get the sympathy vote-in the same way that Pat Tillman is getting into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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