3900stabler
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i said penny was one of the first not the first.
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The basketball HOF doesn't take injuries into account. Walton was an MVP, Finals MVP and even at the end of his career when he wasn'tclose to being the great player he was, he still managed to be named 6th Man of The Year on a championship Celtics squad... all that without bringing up hislegacy at UCLA.Originally Posted by 3900stabler
Also, the hof does take in account injuries. Bill walton played 13-14 seasons in the league and half the time he spent on the bench wearing a suit do to injuries. Now, i'm not comparing the two players just stating the both player's career was cut short due to injuries. Not to mention penny was on the first "big" guards in the league that could handle the rock. Dude was 6'7 could shoot, blow by you and create his own shot. Without him we ain't talkin about d.rose, d.will and for that matter hedo or t-mac. Penny revolutionized the way we look at perimeter players in the league.
Before the Ring I'd prolly say no .... maybe get his # retired by the Celts... but now he's most likely in just not first ballotOriginally Posted by Rukawa sj
Speaking of hall of fame, is Paul Pierce a hall of famer?
1. No on is arguing Penny's talent and accomplishments in his short lived career.Originally Posted by 3900stabler
at the end of the day all i am saying is barring injuries this guy was clearly one of the best in his generation. I am not and was never a penny or orlando fan but let me ask you this question if penny was never injured would you take him over ray allen? If you are honest with yourself you would take penny. I love ray allen's game but lets be honest he put up a lot of points for teams that didn't go anywhere. Ray is a future hof but the only area where ray had an advantage is shooting. Every other catergory you would take penny. Penny and ray played in the same number of nba finals; penny lost his to a great rockets team with atleast 2 hof (hakeem,drexler) and a possible 3rd in horry and a very solid pg in kenny smith. Ray won his title with 2 other sure fire hof against a weak lakers team with only one hof in kobe. if the rockets played that same lakers team they would beat them. hell if that orlando team that played in the finals played the 08 lakers they would have beat them to.
Originally Posted by Rukawa sj
Speaking of hall of fame, is Paul Pierce a hall of famer?
Originally Posted by TraSoul82
Right after Calbert Cheaney
Lakers were not the favorite to win in 08Originally Posted by goukiteg
1. No on is arguing Penny's talent and accomplishments in his short lived career.Originally Posted by 3900stabler
at the end of the day all i am saying is barring injuries this guy was clearly one of the best in his generation. I am not and was never a penny or orlando fan but let me ask you this question if penny was never injured would you take him over ray allen? If you are honest with yourself you would take penny. I love ray allen's game but lets be honest he put up a lot of points for teams that didn't go anywhere. Ray is a future hof but the only area where ray had an advantage is shooting. Every other catergory you would take penny. Penny and ray played in the same number of nba finals; penny lost his to a great rockets team with atleast 2 hof (hakeem,drexler) and a possible 3rd in horry and a very solid pg in kenny smith. Ray won his title with 2 other sure fire hof against a weak lakers team with only one hof in kobe. if the rockets played that same lakers team they would beat them. hell if that orlando team that played in the finals played the 08 lakers they would have beat them to.
2. I don't get how anyone thinks Robert Horry is a Hall of Fame.
3. The Lakers were favorite to win. Gasol is an All-Star.