The 2009 class of the NBA's Hall of Fame is released today...
Yup. You guessed it. Michael Jordan is officially going in the Hall. How could you possibly vote "No" for a career-boosting, high-flying(the best video ever created) winning machine? Well maybe if you played in the NBA while Jordan was taking his six rings: Shaq, Mr. Snickers, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Gary Payton and Clyde Drexler. But they wouldn't vote against him - 30 pieces of silver couldn't even budge Rodman to vote no.
On a serious note, I am not condoning calling Jordan the greatest player of all time, which he most likely is. There are arguments for Jordan and there are several players that make it seem like Jordan shouldn't be it. Wilt, Kareem, even the likes of Bird and Magic. But even if you're a Wilt fan, you have to realize something: Bill Russell technically has 15 Rings (2 from College, and he was a player/coach in the NBA for two of his 11 Championship seasons), 1 Gold Medal, and more recently a pretty nifty trophy named after him.
The argument for ppg (points per game) falls short here. Best player of all time definitely would go to the man that had the most rings - that's the big goal, right? Like everyone says, defense wins Championships - but you gotta love His Airness.
If we could grab a time machine I'd love to send Lebron to the 60's and bring Bill back. Let's see what kind of deals Nike would have for him. The Eras are different, the competition was different, but you can never say that one player or the other stood alone as the #1 player. It's more like #1*
*Asterisk indicates an unbreakable tie
On a serious note, I am not condoning calling Jordan the greatest player of all time, which he most likely is. There are arguments for Jordan and there are several players that make it seem like Jordan shouldn't be it. Wilt, Kareem, even the likes of Bird and Magic. But even if you're a Wilt fan, you have to realize something: Bill Russell technically has 15 Rings (2 from College, and he was a player/coach in the NBA for two of his 11 Championship seasons), 1 Gold Medal, and more recently a pretty nifty trophy named after him.
The argument for ppg (points per game) falls short here. Best player of all time definitely would go to the man that had the most rings - that's the big goal, right? Like everyone says, defense wins Championships - but you gotta love His Airness.
If we could grab a time machine I'd love to send Lebron to the 60's and bring Bill back. Let's see what kind of deals Nike would have for him. The Eras are different, the competition was different, but you can never say that one player or the other stood alone as the #1 player. It's more like #1*
*Asterisk indicates an unbreakable tie
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