Why are Robert Horry, Don Nelson, Steve Kerr, Michael Cooper, Ron Harper, & Dennis Rodman NOT Hall of Famers?

Question

Horry - 7 NBA rings
Nelson - 5 NBA rings
Kerr - 5 NBA rings
Rodman - 5 NBA rings
Harper - 5 NBA rings
Cooper - 5 NBA rings

While these other guys are:

KC Jones - 8 NBA rings
Bill Bradley - 2 NBA rings
Frank Ramsey - 7 NBA rings
Clyde Lovellette - 2 NBA rings
Wayne Embry - 1 NBA ring

Even guys like Neil Johnston & Maurice Stokes made it. And there are a bunch of other players who made it with NO RINGS at all.

Stats are NOT everything!!!!

Answer 1

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1. Rings are not everything buddy. While they are the most important stat, it is foolish to think that Robert Horry deserves to make the hall of fame over say Karl Malone or even Alex English.

2. Of that list, only Rodman deserves it. He won seven rebounding titles in the same era of Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, and other greats.

3. Really? Kerr, Horry, Copper? These guys are ROLE players. Sure, Kerr and Horry had their share of clutch shots and Copper is a 1980s Bruce Bowden, but the hall of fame is for elite players, and these players have a combined total of 0 all star appearances.

4. Don Nelson was a 6th man on Boston. I think he should get in as a player/coach, saying so many role players of the Celtics made it. His 1980s Bucks teams are amongst the most underrated teams in the NBA. Throughout the decade, Milwaukee had a higher winning percentage than the Celtics, Pistons, and 76ers. Only LA had a higher one.

5. Harper was overrated on Cleveland and LAC, and was a role player with Jordan

6. You need to understand that the hall of fame has changed. They don't let in KC Jones's anymore. You need to dominate an era.

7. Neil Johnson and Maurice Strokes are great players bud.

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alright, point taken!

Answer 2

Rings arent everything either

Answer 3

Because the people now just use stats as a matter for everything. They throw out accomplishments because players like Kobe have too much of it and people don't Kobe to be the winner in every argument.

Answer 4

Dennis Rodman deserves to be there. He's a 7 time rebounding champion.

Nelson should be in the hall as well, but as a coach.

Steve Kerr and Robert Horry were just lucky to be on winning teams.

Answer 5

Like Killa G saind, Rodman should be in their.


Although they all have a lot of rings, those players were like the 7th or 8th option for the team..

Only two out of those that has a little chance of making the HOF are Rodman and Harper.

Answer 6

they were just role players and i dont think they put guys that were role players in the hof

Answer 7

i think you have to wait a few years or something to become a hof

Answer 8

Because they were just role players on good teams. Maybe Don Nelson will go to the Hall of Fame as a coach.

Answer 9

Adam Morison has more rings than LeBron. Does thus mean he is better?
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Championships help get you into the HOF, but still its more of a team accomplishment then an individual one.