02-18-2011

im also biased because ive always been a huge bulls fan--but yes i agree.

02-18-2011

don't forget before he was a bull, he gave jordan fits when he was with the pistons.... hof, maybe not first ballot, but eventually.

02-18-2011

no brainer imo. meets all the criteria, memorable player, dominated his position for years (the gap between him and the #2 rebounder was insane), and helped multiple teams win championships.

Also, though his stats became pretty 1 dimensional late in his career, he wasn't a bad scorer when he was w/ the pistons, especially w/ his minutes pg. ultimately he just didn't bother with that b/c he helped teams so much on the boards and defensively. Artest would have had a much better career if he had the same philosophy

02-18-2011

Hall of Famer 100%. He may be 1-dimensional statistically speaking, but when you look at the "un-statiscized" portion of basketball, he was a monster.

Defensively, he was one of the best ever. I remember the Bulls would play him at the 5, and somehow he would limit the opposition's 5 no matter how much weight and height he was giving up. Not to mention the "hustle factor" that he brought to every game.

And besides basketball, he bedded the #1 sexual icon of the time. That alone should get him into any hall of fame.

02-19-2011

yes...

02-19-2011

agree, HOF no doubt

02-19-2011

Great defender and GOAT offensive rebounder. He better go in as a Piston IMO

02-19-2011

http://skepticalsports.com/?p=197 first of like a 8 part series on why its not even close statistically. Rest of the blog is great too, although over my head mathematically