Let's educate Bob Frantz

by bellasa on Oct 27, 2009 5:41 PM CDT

- In their NBA preview issue this week, Sports Illustrated says each member of the Boston threesome of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen is a lock for the Hall of Fame, and then repeats the claim for San Antonio’s Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. No disrespect intended, but if the standards for inclusion in the basketball Hall have fallen so low as to include nice players like Allen and Ginobili among the pantheon of all-time legends, then they might as well lock the doors. Who’s next, Baron Davis? Ron Artest? They’ve made a couple All-Star teams, too, so they certainly belong.

The paragraph above is from this website... http://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/Frantz-An-unlikely-comparison-and-a-curious-broken-jaw-65963467.html

First comparing Ray Allen to Manu Ginobili is blasphemous. Second, this reeks of someone who has not bothered to do even the tiniest bit of research. Here's his e-mail if you'd like to educate Mr. Frantz. bfrantz@sfexaminer.com.

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That’s about the level of basketball knowledge you would expect from someone whose regular gig is writing about Golden State. . . .

Thank you for fighting the good fight, bella.

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by Lauri on Oct 27, 2009 5:53 PM CDT reply actions

I hate idoits who dismmis manu from the HOF just because he is a bench player and dosnt get the media attetion. I would take Manu over Allen any day.

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by Manu-20 on Oct 27, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions

KC Jones is in the HOF, I believe as both a player and coach. The coaching pat I can understand. But a career scoring average of 7ppg, if memory serves.
Career stats
Points 5,011
Rebounds 2,399
Assists 2,908

Oh, but he has 8 rings as a player.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Oct 27, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Ray Allen is ubsurd

but Manu definitely should be. It’s the BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, not the NBA Hall of Fame. Manu is the best international player ever, which is why he WILL get in.

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by KA1Z3R on Oct 27, 2009 6:34 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Good point about Manu.

by JaySo on Oct 27, 2009 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Is Reggie Miller in the HOF? I feel like Ray Allen is right below him. What are we saying is the cutoff for HOF status?

by Rich Town on Oct 27, 2009 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess a combo of consistently great career stats and various awards/championships

Evey- "Are you a crazy person?"
V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
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by KA1Z3R on Oct 27, 2009 8:48 PM CDT up reply actions

or a career as an incessantly whiny and unhappy bitch….if you’re talking about ray allen that is…….

by bones on Nov 4, 2009 8:22 AM CST up reply actions

Yup, exactly why he’s a HOF lock.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Oct 27, 2009 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions