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Yes. If Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin make it, how can Tony Parker not?
Four (fifth coming) All-Star Selections. Finals MVP. Second and Third team All-NBA selections. Not to mention three rings. I think he's golden.
Yes. If Reggie Miller and Chris Mullin make it, how can Tony Parker not?
Assuming that he does get picked, Tony Parker will become one of only 20 players in history to have won 3 les and to have made 5 All-Star teams. Of the 20, the 16 who are eligible for the Hall of Fame are all enshrined:
Bill Russell (11 les/12 ASG)
Bill Sharman (4/8)
Bob Cousy (6/13)
Dennis Johnson (3/5)
James Worthy (3/7)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6/19)
Kevin McHale (3/7)
Larry Bird (3/12)
Magic Johnson (5/12)
Michael Jordan (6/14)
Robert Parish (4/9)
Sam Jones (10/5)
Scottie Pippen (6/7)
Slater Martin (5/7)
Tom Heinsohn (8/6)
Vern Mikkelsen (4/6)
The 4 who are not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame are:
Kobe Bryant (5/15)
Shaquille O'Neal (4/15)
Tim Duncan (4/14 (assuming a selection this year))
Tony Parker (3/5 (assuming a selection this year))
(Dwyane Wade sits on the cusp of joining this group, needing one more le (which seems possible, if not likely). If and when he joins this group, he doesn't change the ultimate logic).
I don't think TP's membership in that club will be widely reported, but it certainly would seem to suggest that he's moving in on guaranteeing himself a spot in Springfield (if he hasn't done that already). There are plenty of guys who've won multiple les, but many of them weren't consistently all-star players; there are plenty of consistently all-star players who fail to win multiple les. But the select few who have won 3 les and consistently been selected as all-stars are all immortalized in the Hall of Fame.
The Spurs Big 3 should all make the Hall-of-Fame
Yep, how gloriously fortunate we've been to have these guys on the team their whole careers.
since basketball HOF is a joke, yes he's probably a lock
He's a lock as an international committee pick.
The question is who has a better resume, Ginobili or Parker? Same number of rings, Parker has a Finals MVP and more all star appearances, Manu has olympic gold and Euro les and MVPs
Basketball-reference.com ranks Tony 13th among active players, with a 72.6% probability.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/.../hof_prob.html
Parker is probably the most under-valued and under-appreciated player in the league.
The fact that Vince Carter is ahead of Parker on that list is an indication of how under-valued he is.
Regular season only performers are not HOFers
He could help his rep by not failing on the big stage like in '04 and '11. He also got bailed out a couple of times in the Finals.
True, although McGrady might prove you wrong. However, this has nothing to do with this thread, no matter how much you wish it would.
Tony is a mortal lock. He is already a five times all-star, a former finals mvp and member of three (and barring injuries) All-NBA Teams. Two of them 2nd...By the times re retires, he will probably have two more all star games and at least another All-NBA Team. So, his resume will look like: x7 All-Star, x4 All-NBA Team, Finals MVP and three (hopefully, four or more) NBA championships. Even though i´m argentinean, Parker is the most criminally underrated player, even in this forum. Never ceases to amaze me. Manu´s resume in the NBA is crearly inferior.
Yes, the body of work is too strong at this point and he's young enough that he can still add significantly more. He's not a true number one option on a championship team, but if that were the standard to make it, the majority of people who are in now wouldn't be.
Manu does given his international prowess.
I'm pretty surprised that Bosh is ahead of Pau tbh. Arenas over Billups?
I dislike that list immensely as people who are in the hall are in some cases show to have lower probability of entry than players who are not, As a numbers website, you should at least have your numbers ranking auto include everyone in the hall at a 100% chance of being in the hall, save maybe rodman who just might do something outrageous enough to get him kicked out.
No question Tony will make it. He's had an amazing career and he's still in his prime and can add to it. As for Manu he will make it based mainly on his international career/achievements (gold medal). His NBA resume isn't that impressive as for individual accomplishments other than being a part of three championships. Anything he can do in the NBA can't hurt his chances either but it's not going to be a big reason why he makes it.
Bill Russell's numbers are disgusting.
Tony gets in for his floater.
Who gives a ? Spurs are not playing for the hall of fame.
Without a doubt Ginobili.
Parker's body of work outside the NBA isn't all too significant. Ginobili's is very strong - Italian and Euroleague les. Italian league MVP. Olympic Gold and Bronze medal.
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