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Should Rudy Tomjanovich be in the basketball Hall of Fame?

Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:44 am
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27325 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:44 am
* NCAA All-American at Michigan
* 5x NBA All-Star as player
* 2x NBA Champion as head coach (only 5 coaches in NBA history have more than 2 titles)
* 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist as coach of USMNT


Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
40859 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:45 am to
If you repeat champion as a head coach in any sport, you should get in.
Posted by Aggie Fishfinder
Republic of Texas
Member since Feb 2012
4260 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:47 am to
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If you repeat champion as a head coach in any sport, you should get in.


Those championships have an * next to them though.
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
18792 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:47 am to
Yes
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
31805 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:47 am to
Yes
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145254 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:48 am to
Yes, in the HOF*
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
127472 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:49 am to
quote:

Those championships have an * next to them though.

I'm not a regular season guy, but didn't the Bulls go 0-2 against this team in one of those title years?
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27325 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:52 am to
quote:

I'm not a regular season guy, but didn't the Bulls go 0-2 against this team in one of those title years?
Probably. And I think the Rockets went 8-2 against the Bulls in the 3 seasons before Jordan retired the first time.

The Rockets were one of the teams the Bulls really struggled with for some reason.
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
20025 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:52 am to
quote:

I'm not a regular season guy, but didn't the Bulls go 0-2 against this team in one of those title years?


I think that reinforces the nay-sayers' point: No Jordan.

It's a valid argument, but Hakeem was at the peak of his game by then. It would have been interesting to see which team could play to their strengths better. Easy to say it would have been the Bulls, but 4 or 5 in a row (continuing of the first 3-peat) is a tough thing to see.
Posted by goldennugget
Hating Masks
Member since Jul 2013
24514 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:54 am to
Bulls had no answer for Hakeem

Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27325 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 11:56 am to
quote:

I think that reinforces the nay-sayers' point: No Jordan. It's a valid argument, but Hakeem was at the peak of his game by then. It would have been interesting to see which team could play to their strengths better. Easy to say it would have been the Bulls, but 4 or 5 in a row (continuing of the first 3-peat) is a tough thing to see.
Many people don't realize that Jordan came back during the 1995 season. The Bulls reached the playoffs and Jordan averaged 31.5 ppg in those playoffs. But they lost to the Magic with Shaq and Penny (the team that the Rockets swept in the NBA Finals).

Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
8856 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

Those championships have an * next to them though.


Why???
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
20025 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:03 pm to
quote:

Bulls had no answer for Hakeem


I still remember how he made Shaq and the Admiral (in an MVP year) just look silly.
Posted by therick711
South
Member since Jan 2008
25249 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:04 pm to
What effect, if any, does "quit midseason from a coaching gig" have on his candidacy or legacy in the game?
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
20025 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:09 pm to
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What effect, if any, does "quit midseason from a coaching gig" have on his candidacy or legacy in the game?


Should have never taken the job. His body had some serious miles on it even when he was still in Houston.

Broke his face, heavy drinker and smoker, cancer, Kobe Bryant (I know. Redundant.)

That's a lot to overcome.
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 12:10 pm
Posted by goldennugget
Hating Masks
Member since Jul 2013
24514 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:11 pm to
Hakeem Was the best player in the NBA when Jordan left

It wasnt even close

Hakeem deserves more credit. It is tarnishing his name by saying it was a couple of asterisk title years. Jordan was a better player but Hakeem those 2 years wasn't too far behind.
Posted by therick711
South
Member since Jan 2008
25249 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:11 pm to
quote:

I still remember how he made Shaq and the Admiral (in an MVP year) just look silly.


Hakeem had a great series, but so did Shaq. Shaq had more turnovers, and he wasn't yet able to deal with Hakeem, but Shaq was definitely the second best player in that series. I wouldn't say he was made to look silly. If someone doesn't kidnap Nick Anderson and replace him with whomever that was in the season, we probably remember that series much differently.
This post was edited on 9/30/16 at 12:13 pm
Posted by Ag Zwin
Member since Mar 2016
20025 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:13 pm to
quote:

Hakeem had a great series, but so did Shaq. Shaq had more turnovers, and he wasn't yet able to deal with Hakeem, but Shaq was definitely the second best player in that series. I wouldn't say he was made to look silly.


You're probably right. I am just remembering the SA series, after which he had reached godlike status. The fact that the Magic Finals were a sweep and Hakeem scored the last points of the series on a 3 just leaves a big impression.
Posted by therick711
South
Member since Jan 2008
25249 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:15 pm to
You are correct about the sweep and its effect. The people who looked silly were Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott.
Posted by Spindicus Lofrus
Member since Oct 2014
814 posts
Posted on 9/30/16 at 12:19 pm to
quote:

I think that reinforces the nay-sayers' point: No Jordan.


No Jordan?!?

He came back in 94-95, was immediately his old self, played around 20 games and averaged close to 30/game. If I remember, this was when the Bulls were between Grant & Rodman. No * required.
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