People are basing this question on THIS YEAR?? Come on now. Marbury has the stats, but as we all know, what people look for are scoring, assists, rebounding titles, MVPs, defensive player of the year awards, championships, how many times he's been on first team all NBA and all NBA defense. Marbury has none of that, so at this point, NO. However, can he get some of that, YES he can, but to this day, he hasn't, so he doesn't deserve it yet.

Don't think Mutombo makes it.


agree with the rest of your list though.

People don't even get considered for the hall until 5 (and often many more) years after they finish playing. And then, most players don't get inducted for even longer than that. Furthermore, The Hall of fame isn't just based on stats. Stephon has another 5-6 years, maybe even more, of NBA ball left. Likewise, he may have a catastrophic injury tomorrow (knocking on wood). How the hell can you possibly make a judgment now?!

Not to mention that some players are nominated with no rhyme or reason. Here's a couple of recent nominees:

Gus Johnson: People remember Johnson as a short strong guy who was a great boarder, kind of an ancestor of the Charles Barkley-monster that arose later. Johnson averaged double figure rebounds eight years in a row including an incredible 18.2 ppg 17.1 rpg season in 1970-71. This was a Hall of Fame-level play. Unfortunately, Johnson had a short career (ten years) and was often injured (he missed over a season and a half worth of games). Another factor that weakens Johnson is that he had a steep drop off from his peak. After the incredilbe 1970-71 season, Johnson hurt himself and scored only 6.5 ppg over two more injury-plagued seasons.

Chet Walker: He is clearly an engaging and thoughtful guy who was more than just an athlete. As a player, though, he might not be a Hall of Famer. He was good on the great Wilt-76ers teams and a star on some decent Chicago Bulls teams. He was remarkably consistent, averaging 18.2 ppg and 7.1 rpg for his career. He was a bad passer averaging only 2.1 apg for his career. Walker had a short career for a good but not great player (only 13 years). He probably needed more time to create a more convincing case. Walker clearly had a lot left in his tank when he retired too, his last year he put up 19.2 ppg.

Maurice Cheeks: The quintessential team player. Cheeks was never the best player on his team. He was a good third or fourth wheel on the old 76ers when Dr. J and Moses Malone starred. Cheeks was the perfect point guard for a star laden team, he could pass and defend but he did not need to shoot. In fact, he never scored more than 15.6 ppg in a season. (Incidentally, Cheeks in his prime would be a perfect player for the Portland team he currently coaches). Cheeks' best statistical accomplishment was when he had the all-time lead in career steal. He has since been passed by John Stockton and Michael Jordan with Scottie Pippen closing in quickly. This is not really a good argument on Cheeks' behalf anyway as steals are not a vital stat to determining effectiveness.

Statistically, Steph's not worse than any of these players. Some of these guys don't have a championship either. You can't predict who's going to be nominated by the hall comittee. Steph might still win a championship. Does that make him a hall of famer? It would still depend.

There is no way to make such a prediction in the middle of someone's career. That's why this is a stupid poll.

No not until he becomes a key part of a team that wins playoff rounds for multiple seasons

I think the results are pretty much unanimous--just making sure noboby posting here was clinically insane.

Posted by nyk4ever:

What purpose did this serve? I voted No and stated my piece before but I don't really see a purpose here.

What purpose do you serve?

alright now u guys kiss and make up

Based on what? All his championship rings or playoff wins. Zero and zero for the hero.