Whenever I see a discussion in the topic area about whether an active player can enter the Hall of Fame after retiring," basically in the front area of the comment area, you will find something similar to "Maddy has entered, can he not enter?" " hot review.
Over time and the accumulation of communication benefits, the idea that Maddira lowered the barrier to entry into the Hall of Fame gradually became the consensus of a large group. However, is this really the case, the author is holding a negative opinion.
In 14 NBA seasons, he averaged 19.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, was selected seven Times all-Star, twice selected for the first team, three times in the second team, twice selected for the third team, and was named the fastest improving player once, with two precious scoring titles. In addition, in his career, Maddy has won MVP Shares seven times in the season, and the highest ranking is two times fourth.
Looking back at Maddy's NBA career achievements, it is naturally the biggest regret that he is still on the point and the honor of not having an MVP. However, in addition to these two items, Maddy's performance is actually very good, all-star, the best team, MVP share can basically reflect maddy is the peak of the height and length of the superstar.
Assessing whether Maddy has actually lowered the barrier to entry into the Hall of Fame can actually translate into a way of thinking about whether it is easier to find someone in the Hall of Fame who has earned less than Maddy's NBA career, or it is easier to find someone stronger than Maddy among the players who are not inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Looking at the history of the NBA, except for players whose retirement time has not yet reached the entry criteria, only the 47/48 season winner of the NBA's leading scores, Max Zaslefowski, has not been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Among the scoring champions, max Zaslefowski is basically the only water, he played nine seasons in the NBA, only once selected as an All-Star, and the scoring champion averaged only 20 points per game in the season.
Among the leading scorers inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Bernard King, Dantley, Inglish and Knight Archibald, they were not selected for a single time. Historically, the scoring king can basically be infinitely close to the Hall of Fame tickets, and Maddy has two more on hand, which naturally shows that he is actually a more affirmed scoring champion player than the predecessors mentioned above.
Another thing that has room for discussion is the barrier to entry to the Hall of Fame. If fans overestimate the entrance threshold for the Hall of Fame, it is not surprising to think that Madilla has lowered the barrier to entry and may have to send a fruit basket when entering.
Looking back at the history of the Hall of Fame, a total of 149 benevolent brothers have been stationed as players, leaving aside a small number of players who have taken the international route to reduce the weight of NBA achievement measurement, and have not landed in the NBA for special contributions, at least 130+ players have entered the Hall of Fame purely by NBA achievements.
In the historical status ranking list done by authoritative official media such as ESPN and Sports Illustrated, Maddy's historical ranking in the NBA League is basically floating between 60 and 80. Compared to the 130+ figure mentioned above, Maddy should be a Hall of Famer with a standard range or even a medium gold content. In fact, Maddy is also an NBA star who quickly entered the Hall of Fame after retiring from the military, a candidate who does not have to wait, why should he bear the evaluation treatment of pulling down the entry threshold of the Hall of Fame?
In terms of the author's personal point of view, fans who hold or agree with the view that "Maddy really lowered the barrier to entry into the Hall of Fame" are actually a bit harsh on Maddy's evaluation, and the reason behind it should be the expectation value and the gap caused by the level of talent and the actual players.
People expect Maddy to play a career of super giant wingman with first-class talent, but due to injuries and encounters, Maddy has played a superstar or quasi-superstar career. In addition, the years of cooperation with Yao Ming will undoubtedly raise the expectations and evaluation standards of domestic fans for Maddy. Unfortunately, maddy's injury did not come at a good time, and the fall period came too early, which coincided with Yao Ming's best years.
In fact, compared with yao ming, a teammate who does not go through the international player channel to be selected, Maddy's gold content in personal honors is obviously better than Yao Ming, who has no scoring king and has a shorter career. If you agree that Maddy really lowered the entry threshold of the Hall of Fame, then in fact, Yao Ming's statement that lowered the entry threshold of the Hall of Fame should also be recognized.