lack of a ring hurts him, but if he gets another DPOY, he might have a chance. i think in the end he wasn't durable enough for too much of his career.

geez i miss having him on our squad though.

Posted by JrZyHuStLa:

I don't think he'll make it to the HOF, but he's certainly been a stat monster for a while now.

If he can get 9,000pts, 9,000reb, 2,000blks, and 1000stls you got to put him in.

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by JrZyHuStLa:

I don't think he'll make it to the HOF, but he's certainly been a stat monster for a while now.

If he can get 9,000pts, 9,000reb, 2,000blks, and 1000stls you got to put him in.

9,000 points seems incredibly low to be inducted into the HOF.

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by JrZyHuStLa:

I don't think he'll make it to the HOF, but he's certainly been a stat monster for a while now.

If he can get 9,000pts, 9,000reb, 2,000blks, and 1000stls you got to put him in.

I think he needs another dominating playoff run, similar to his 99 run. those things tend to stand out more in the minds of voters than pure stats. if he can play like this in the playoffs and take the Nuggets deep in the second round or WCF... maybe... but if they go out in the first round again...

also, he only has 6400 rebs now. you're asking him to basically play another three full years at his current level to get to 9000 rebs.

Posted by crzymdups:

also, he only has 6400 rebs now. you're asking him to basically play another three full years at his current level to get to 9000 rebs.

He's on pace now to finish the season with 1,000+reb. He has 715 after tonight's game. He's increased his rebounding average over the past 3yrs. If he can average about 850reb for the next 4yrs he'll get it easily. He's way ahead of his rebounding total pace from last yr in which he finished with 815reb. His current season average is 14.3...14*80=1120reb

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 02-19-2008 11:07 PM]

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by crzymdups:

also, he only has 6400 rebs now. you're asking him to basically play another three full years at his current level to get to 9000 rebs.

He's on pace now to finish the season with 1,000+reb. He has 715 after tonight's game. He's increased his rebounding average over the past 3yrs. If he can average about 850reb for the next 4yrs he'll get it easily. He's way ahead of his rebounding total pace from last yr in which he finished with 815reb. His average is 14.3...14*80=1120

i love camby, but he's never played 80 games, and rarely gotten in 70. his career high games in a season before he went to the nuggets was 63. now, maybe that means he lasts longer in the long run because he doesn't have as many miles on him, but durability has never been his strong suit.

i think a better comparison to Camby, and a similar longshot to the hall of fame is Alonzo Mourning.

Mourning was a two time DPOY and has 14000pts 7000rebs 2400blks.

Camby currently has one DPOY award, 7000pts 6400rebs and 1750blks.

both are great players, but not hall of fame. not if you compare them to the other bigs of their era: Hakeem, Ewing, Malone, Shaq, Duncan, Garnett, Robinson. Webber even has 18000pts 8000rebs 1200blks 1200stls 3500assts and i don't think there's any way Webber makes the HOF.


edit: all this is to say: this is a lot more fun to talk about than anything involving the current knicks. we never should've traded Camby.


[Edited by - crzymdups on 20-02-2008 12:37 AM]

You guys are more than likely right. I mean Nique got denied twice and he had a spectacular resume.