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Originally Posted by Diable
Worthy is in strictly on the strength of playing on multiple championship winning teams.Really he was just extremely well suited to playing the exact role that he played on the Lakers where he was always at least the third best player.
Dumars isn't overrated, but he's in the Hall because of how well liked he is and how good a job he did as a GM.Yes he's a terrific defender and a very good player,but not even close to the caliber of other recent inductees.He is a really nice guy so I won't act like him getting in upsets me horribly.
IMO the best two players that aren't in the Hall of Fame are Dantley and Artis Gilmore with Bernard King a little ways behind them.Most people don't realize how dominating Gilmore was in the ABA or how high he is on the all time scoring and rebounding lists.Of course most people here don't even know who he is except for old school Bulls fans.
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He was mainly inducted for his skills, Finals MVP, and also his approach to the game. His attitude and focus were the image of what every NBA player should be. part of the reason why the sportsmanship award is named after him. Aside from numbers, its the character that got him in.