The Hall of Fame can kiss our ass
perkisabeast.com Blog —
Once again, the Naismith Hall Of Fame and its voters prove they are both classless and stupid.
Somehow, these boneheads ignore the contributions of a hall of fame credentialed player and three time champion like Dennis Johnson, while inducting Adrian Dantley and Dick Vitale…..DICK FREAKEN VITALE?!? We cannot argue with Olajuwon and Ewing was certainly a great player and mostly deserving. However, the short sighted insanity of these people is astounding. There is no justification for such a shameless omission.
How can this even be ...
From the "that's obvious" department: Hakeem Olajuwon elected to Basketball HOF
The Dream Shake —
Hakeem is a Hall-of-Famer. Officially . This is not exactly "news" or "surprising" or even the slightest bit informative. We've known Hakeem was a Hall of Fame basketball player since 1994. (Okay, *I* knew before that, but the world couldn't debate me after 1994.) Why 1994? Because Olajuwon ...
Sonic Great Ewing, Raptor Legend Olajuwon Headline Hall Of Fame Class Of ‘08
Tirico Suave —
Ewing, Olajuwon Enter Hall Of Fame Coach of the current 13 win Miami Heat, Pat Riley, was also elected along with Adrian Dantley, the annoying, loud guy from the ...
My Belated Birthday Present -- Adrian Dantley Finally Makes the Hall of Fame
Hoops and Other Pop Culture —
... http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3333987 The biggest travesty in Naismith HOF voting ever was the fact that Adrian Dantley was NOT in the Hall of Fame 15 years after he retired, when he had stats like this: 6 time ...
Ewing in the Hall
Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog! —
... Of course not. But Ewing has become the second former Sonic player to be inducted in the Hall. In addition, two (or three, depending on how one looks at it) former Sonic coaches are also in the Hall of Fame. ...
Monday Spectacled Bears
Posting and Toasting —
... First and foremost, immense congratulations to Patrick Ewing for his induction into the Hall of Fame. The Knicks website has a ...
DJ Snubbed Again
CelticsBlog —
dj.jpg Dick Vitale gets in, but DJ is left out once again. ESPN story here. Past related links: busy
It’s Awesome Baby! Vitale, Ewing, Olajuwon Among 2008 Naismith Hall of Fame Class
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
... ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will also be inducted in Springfield, Massachusetts on September 5. As reported by ESPN: ...
ESPN & AP Snub: Dick Vitale Dunks Over Hakeem Olajuwan & Patrick Ewing
COSELLOUT: Still Tellin' It Like It Is —
... Considering the love for coaches and college ones in particular, it is hard to disagree with Hollinger’s promotion of a new HOF. But until that happens, 2008 was to be a banner year for "the NBA player" that no fair and right-minded HOF voter or media member could ignore. With centers Hakeem and Patrick taking center stage in their first year of eligibility, perhaps, for just one year and one year only, some NBA historical order could be restored! Unfortunately, here was the article that the Associated Press disseminated throughout the country that is found at ESPN. SAN ...
