Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Do Dennis Rodman and Chris Mullin open the door for other one-trick ponies into the Hall of Fame?

I have to disagree. There are a lot of players who are already in the Hall of Fame that could be considered one-trick ponies. I also think Dennis Rodman was more of a one-trick pony than Chris Mullin, especially as his career progressed. Rodman dedicated himself to rebounding and only rebounding to the point that he would get a rebound and even if he was under the rim with a wide open layup, he would dribble the ball back out to the perimeter and give the ball to one of his teammates. He prided himself on rebounds and the game of basketball became a game of "how many rebounds can I get?" instead of playing basketball. Of course, this was more during the second half of his career. Chris Mullin was best known for his shooting, but he would always get you a few steals, a few assists and a few rebounds per game. I don't think he would have made All NBA teams if it wasn't for his all around game. It's not like he was a Steve Kerr type of player. In his last two years, he was more of a spot up shooter in limited action, but Mullin was a very good all around player for the bulk of his career. With that being said, I think they both deserved to be in the Hall of Fame even if they were mostly known for being exceptional at one aspect of the game. Not everyone can put up Oscar Robertson numbers. If that was the case, there wouldn't be many players in the Hall of Fame.

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