Good article, Justin. I have a couple disagreements: I think Gasol is a great passer for a center: 3.8 AST/36, 4.1/100, and 17.1 AST%, which are some of the highest marks ever for a center. He's a bad rebounder for a center (13.3 TRB%). He's an average scorer (15.7/36) and slightly above average efficiency (103 TS+). His advanced stats say that he was a very good defender. Finally, he played only 28K MP, ranking only 205th all time. Based on all that, I'd say no to HOF. But with much more longevity (say 40K MP) at the same quality, I'd say yes: Like most passer/defender/lower scorers, he's underrated. I think if he had been a component piece on a multiple-championship team (like Parish or Draymond), he'd have a much higher profile and reputation and likely be in HOF, even at the same quality and MP.
Good article, Justin. I have a couple disagreements: I think Gasol is a great passer for a center: 3.8 AST/36, 4.1/100, and 17.1 AST%, which are some of the highest marks ever for a center. He's a bad rebounder for a center (13.3 TRB%). He's an average scorer (15.7/36) and slightly above average efficiency (103 TS+). His advanced stats say that he was a very good defender. Finally, he played only 28K MP, ranking only 205th all time. Based on all that, I'd say no to HOF. But with much more longevity (say 40K MP) at the same quality, I'd say yes: Like most passer/defender/lower scorers, he's underrated. I think if he had been a component piece on a multiple-championship team (like Parish or Draymond), he'd have a much higher profile and reputation and likely be in HOF, even at the same quality and MP.
He has done enough, he had a better career then grant hill let’s be honest and hill is in so not sure why this even a discussion