Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

[dossier]

This is a serious question. Maybe he won't have the numbers to be in the hall but he does have the legacy and he has done more for the game then most in basketball

What are your thoughts?

[DC]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Without a doubt YES. I think it is a no brainer honestly.

[Court_vision]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Crazy post...Yao has got ten years left to play.

Let's see how his career unfolds.

[Cebby]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

At this point? Hell no.

[DC]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Yao has done SO MUCH for the spot of basketball in terms of global exposure.

FOlks remember it isn't the NBA Hall of Fame; it is the BASKETBALL hall of fame.

[Cebby]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Yao has done SO MUCH for the spot of basketball in terms of global exposure.

FOlks remember it isn't the NBA Hall of Fame; it is the BASKETBALL hall of fame.

So basically Yao goes into the hall because the Chinese suck at basketball?

[DC]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Tell me when you want to have a serious conversation

[SpacemanSpiff]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Crazy post...Yao has got ten years left to play.

Let's see how his career unfolds.

Exactly. No need for this thread when he's halfway into his career.

[Cebby]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Heaven forbid I judge someone's basketball worth based on their ability to actually play basketball.

The only reason Yao is different from 50 other good but not great players in the NBA is because he's Chinese. They've never had any successful players, but they do have 85 gazillion people. If he wasn't Chinese, this topic wouldn't exist.

[DC]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

But he IS Chinese so the topic does exist.

I don't see how helping globalize the sport to the lengths that Yao has isn't worthy of putting him in the HOF.

He is an ambassador for the sport. A global icon.

His skills aren't even what matter here, If we were basing it off of SKILL and PRODUCTION, then HELL NO. He isn't HOF worthy.

But this is beyond basketball

[SPTO]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

I can't say that Yao deserves to be in the Basketball HOF. He's only halfway through his NBA career which has been solid but not great. What was his numbers/significance like in China before he went to the US?

I ask because Drazen Petrovic is in the Basketball HOF. He had a pretty good NBA career going for him when it was cut short due to a deadly car crash HOWEVER, he had an amazing career and Europe and basically paved the way for European to get into the NBA with more ease and regularity.

That's the only way Yao would make it in, if there's more Chinese players in the NBA who end up having solid to great careers of their own.

[ctdaprince]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

At this point? Hell no.

i totally agree he hasnt won a ring he is super soft and has he even made it out of the first round yet? come on now he is not evn the best player on his own team

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

i totally agree he hasnt won a ring he is super soft and has he even made it out of the first round yet? come on now he is not evn the best player on his own team

I had to spit my water on my computer screen when I read this LOL

[PlayaHataSupreme]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

But he IS Chinese so the topic does exist.

I don't see how helping globalize the sport to the lengths that Yao has isn't worthy of putting him in the HOF.

He is an ambassador for the sport. A global icon.

His skills aren't even what matter here, If we were basing it off of SKILL and PRODUCTION, then HELL NO. He isn't HOF worthy.

But this is beyond basketball

I feel what you are saying... especially with the "beyond basketball" thing............

The issue is, whether 80% or whatever % of the HOF voters will see it your way. I'm not sure that happens........

If he keeps on the path that he is on (the scenario SPTO points out about paving way for other Chinese to have solid or regular NBA careers wouldn't hurt but I don't think it would be 100% necessary) then he, theoretically speaking, should have a healthy shot at getting in.

[OSUFan_88]

Re: Should Yao Ming belong in the Hall Of Fame?

Perhaps we should wait for him to actually do something in the NBA before we put him in the HOF.