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Our Top 50 All-Time Atlanta Hawks are now up
Mar 20, 2017
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Always onward and upward for us here at Notinhalloffame.com!
We are ready to unveil a new Top 50, and once again it comes from the hardwood. It is the Top 50 of the Atlanta Hawks.
The franchise began in Buffalo in 1946 as the Bisons in the NBL, though they were only there for a month relocating to Moline, Illinois where they were rechristened the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and would be part of the merger of the NBL and NBA in 1949.
The team would relocate to Milwaukee in in 1951 upon the realization that Moline was too small to support the team. Now named the Milwaukee Hawks, the franchise stayed there for only four years, but it do one major thing of note; it drafted Bob Pettit.
The last half of the 1950’s and early 1960’s were the best in franchise history. Now relocated to St. Louis, the Pettit led Hawks went to four NBA Finals (1957, 1958, 1960 & 1961) and would win the NBA Title in ’58, which to date is the only title the team has won. The Hawks continued to b good through the 60’s, but despite the solid crowds, the ownership sought a bigger facility, which the city of St. Louis was not willing to provide.
Relocating to Atlanta in 1968, the Hawks have yet to make the Finals since their relocation despite multiple trips to the playoffs. Currently, they have the second longest drought of not winning the NBA Title, though this does not mean that this list does not include some excellent players.
The entire list can be found here but for those who want a sneak peak, the top five are:
1. Bob Pettit
2. Dominique Wilkins
3. Cliff Hagen
4. John Drew
5. Lou Hudson
This list takes into account traditional statistics, advanced metrics and playoff performance.
It is up to the end of the 2015-16 Season.
We will be continuing our ongoing process of Top 50 teams with a return to the diamond, the Milwaukee Brewers.
As always, we thank you for your support!
We are ready to unveil a new Top 50, and once again it comes from the hardwood. It is the Top 50 of the Atlanta Hawks.
The franchise began in Buffalo in 1946 as the Bisons in the NBL, though they were only there for a month relocating to Moline, Illinois where they were rechristened the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and would be part of the merger of the NBL and NBA in 1949.
The team would relocate to Milwaukee in in 1951 upon the realization that Moline was too small to support the team. Now named the Milwaukee Hawks, the franchise stayed there for only four years, but it do one major thing of note; it drafted Bob Pettit.
The last half of the 1950’s and early 1960’s were the best in franchise history. Now relocated to St. Louis, the Pettit led Hawks went to four NBA Finals (1957, 1958, 1960 & 1961) and would win the NBA Title in ’58, which to date is the only title the team has won. The Hawks continued to b good through the 60’s, but despite the solid crowds, the ownership sought a bigger facility, which the city of St. Louis was not willing to provide.
Relocating to Atlanta in 1968, the Hawks have yet to make the Finals since their relocation despite multiple trips to the playoffs. Currently, they have the second longest drought of not winning the NBA Title, though this does not mean that this list does not include some excellent players.
The entire list can be found here but for those who want a sneak peak, the top five are:
1. Bob Pettit
2. Dominique Wilkins
3. Cliff Hagen
4. John Drew
5. Lou Hudson
This list takes into account traditional statistics, advanced metrics and playoff performance.
It is up to the end of the 2015-16 Season.
We will be continuing our ongoing process of Top 50 teams with a return to the diamond, the Milwaukee Brewers.
As always, we thank you for your support!
Jim Cornette to induct the Rock and Roll Express
Mar 20, 2017
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We love this!
It was announced today on WWE.Com that Jim Cornette will be the inductor for the Rock and Roll Express’s WWE Hall of Fame induction.
On his podcast, Cornette stated that he would be honored to induct the tag team but he speculated that due to comments he has made about the world’s biggest wrestling promotion after he was fired over a decade ago that he would never be invited. We think that he must be pleasantly surprised by this news.
Cornette was the long time manager of the Midnight Express, comprising “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey and later “Sweet” Stan Lane, and it was team that feuded with the Rock and Roll Express for years and over differing promotions. It is near impossible to think of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson without imagining Cornette holding a tennis racket berating the fan favorites.
With Cornette appearing on WWE TV again, perhaps this could lead to an eventual induction for Cornette himself, who we feel is very deserving.
He is currently ranked #23 by us on our Notinhalloffame.com WWE HOF list.
I think we can all agree that the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony just became a lot more interesting!
It was announced today on WWE.Com that Jim Cornette will be the inductor for the Rock and Roll Express’s WWE Hall of Fame induction.
On his podcast, Cornette stated that he would be honored to induct the tag team but he speculated that due to comments he has made about the world’s biggest wrestling promotion after he was fired over a decade ago that he would never be invited. We think that he must be pleasantly surprised by this news.
Cornette was the long time manager of the Midnight Express, comprising “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey and later “Sweet” Stan Lane, and it was team that feuded with the Rock and Roll Express for years and over differing promotions. It is near impossible to think of Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson without imagining Cornette holding a tennis racket berating the fan favorites.
With Cornette appearing on WWE TV again, perhaps this could lead to an eventual induction for Cornette himself, who we feel is very deserving.
He is currently ranked #23 by us on our Notinhalloffame.com WWE HOF list.
I think we can all agree that the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony just became a lot more interesting!
RIP: Chuck Berry
Mar 19, 2017
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It is a very sad day in the world of Rock and Roll.
The legendary Chuck Berry, considered by many to be one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll music, if not the father of the genre, passed away at the age of 90 today.
Berry was at the forefront of accelerating R&B to what would become contemporary Rock and Roll music. Berry would also incorporate the fast pace of rockabilly to his sound and as such, helped to create a sonic blueprint that appealed to both Black and White America and if there were a Mount Rushmore of Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry would be on it.
Berry did not have a number one hit in the 1950’s, but the hits he had of “Maybelline”, “Johnny B. Goode” and “Roll Over Beethoven” are staples of the genre. Berry wasn’t a political singer, nor did he ever try to be. This was a man who looked to perfect the rock party sound and as such has been cited as a major influence to many rock stars who followed.
Fittingly, Chuck Berry was a member of the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
We don’t know about the rest of you but tonight we are going to rock ourselves to sleep to the music of Chuck Berry.
You will be missed!
The legendary Chuck Berry, considered by many to be one of the pioneers of Rock and Roll music, if not the father of the genre, passed away at the age of 90 today.
Berry was at the forefront of accelerating R&B to what would become contemporary Rock and Roll music. Berry would also incorporate the fast pace of rockabilly to his sound and as such, helped to create a sonic blueprint that appealed to both Black and White America and if there were a Mount Rushmore of Rock and Roll, Chuck Berry would be on it.
Berry did not have a number one hit in the 1950’s, but the hits he had of “Maybelline”, “Johnny B. Goode” and “Roll Over Beethoven” are staples of the genre. Berry wasn’t a political singer, nor did he ever try to be. This was a man who looked to perfect the rock party sound and as such has been cited as a major influence to many rock stars who followed.
Fittingly, Chuck Berry was a member of the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
We don’t know about the rest of you but tonight we are going to rock ourselves to sleep to the music of Chuck Berry.
You will be missed!
Dwight Howard says he is a Hall of Famer
Mar 18, 2017
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Dwight Howard, the Atlanta Hawks’ Center was asked recently by ESPN as to whether he is a Basketball Hall of Famer. He was pretty confident in his answer:
“No doubt. It’s kind of got swept under the rug because the perception of all the things that happened in Orlando. All of the media stuff. If you look at basketball itself, and I don’t ever talk about myself, but winning three Defensive Player of the Year trophies has never been done. Leading the league in rebounding six straight years. All that kind of stuff, I think that deserves it.”
Howard isn’t wrong. Based on who is already in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the big man should be able to get in. This isn’t a knock against Howard, but the bar is a little lower for Springfield than it is for Cooperstown.
Howard’s star has certainly fallen since the wishy-washy way he left Orlando and his ineffective runs in both Los Angeles and Houston. He is certainly not the player he once was, but at one point Howard was without question the dominant Center in the NBA and was named to First Team All-NBA Selection five times. That alone makes him a Hall of Famer whether he wins a ring or not…which he still has time to do!
“No doubt. It’s kind of got swept under the rug because the perception of all the things that happened in Orlando. All of the media stuff. If you look at basketball itself, and I don’t ever talk about myself, but winning three Defensive Player of the Year trophies has never been done. Leading the league in rebounding six straight years. All that kind of stuff, I think that deserves it.”
Howard isn’t wrong. Based on who is already in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, the big man should be able to get in. This isn’t a knock against Howard, but the bar is a little lower for Springfield than it is for Cooperstown.
Howard’s star has certainly fallen since the wishy-washy way he left Orlando and his ineffective runs in both Los Angeles and Houston. He is certainly not the player he once was, but at one point Howard was without question the dominant Center in the NBA and was named to First Team All-NBA Selection five times. That alone makes him a Hall of Famer whether he wins a ring or not…which he still has time to do!