wildbill2u
02-04-2010, 07:49 PM
One of the features on the NBA.com today is Artis Gilmore, an ex-Spur Two Time All Star .
http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/steve_aschburner/02/03/qanda.gilmore/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
Some of us were lucky enough to meet with this truly gentle giant while he was here. One of the things I remember was playing volleyball across the net from him at the annual Baseline Bums summer cookout/beer bust at Raymond Russell park.
I muttered something about how he was probably gonna smash the ball down my throat and kill me.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, kid. I might kill ya, but I won't eat ya. It's against the rules."
Gilmore played in all ABA Alll-STAR games and six NBA All-Star Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_All-Star_Game). He led the NBA in field goal percentage in four consecutive seasons, including a career best 67.0% (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_top_indivi dual_field_goal_percentage_seasons) during the 1980-81 season — the third highest percentage in NBA history. He remains the NBA's career leader in field goal percentage (minimum 2000 shots made) with a 59.9 percentage.
Hall of Fame controversy
Despite an ABA career in which he averaged 22.3 points and 17.1 rebounds per game, NBA career averages of 17.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, ranking in the top ten in rebounds, blocked shots, games, and minutes played, among the top 25 all-time in points, and first overall in field goal percentage, Gilmore has yet to be elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame).
No other player with comparable statistical accomplishments has been omitted from the Hall.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artis_Gilmore#cite_note-3) For the past three years, he failed to receive even a single vote of support from a panel of nine anonymous members serving on the North American screening committee. He remains ineligible for enshrinement until 2012.
http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/steve_aschburner/02/03/qanda.gilmore/?ls=iref:nbahpt1
Some of us were lucky enough to meet with this truly gentle giant while he was here. One of the things I remember was playing volleyball across the net from him at the annual Baseline Bums summer cookout/beer bust at Raymond Russell park.
I muttered something about how he was probably gonna smash the ball down my throat and kill me.
He smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, kid. I might kill ya, but I won't eat ya. It's against the rules."
Gilmore played in all ABA Alll-STAR games and six NBA All-Star Games (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_All-Star_Game). He led the NBA in field goal percentage in four consecutive seasons, including a career best 67.0% (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_top_indivi dual_field_goal_percentage_seasons) during the 1980-81 season — the third highest percentage in NBA history. He remains the NBA's career leader in field goal percentage (minimum 2000 shots made) with a 59.9 percentage.
Hall of Fame controversy
Despite an ABA career in which he averaged 22.3 points and 17.1 rebounds per game, NBA career averages of 17.1 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, ranking in the top ten in rebounds, blocked shots, games, and minutes played, among the top 25 all-time in points, and first overall in field goal percentage, Gilmore has yet to be elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame).
No other player with comparable statistical accomplishments has been omitted from the Hall.[4] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artis_Gilmore#cite_note-3) For the past three years, he failed to receive even a single vote of support from a panel of nine anonymous members serving on the North American screening committee. He remains ineligible for enshrinement until 2012.