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The 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Finalists are announced
Feb 19, 2017
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Again, can we say how much we love “Hall of Fame Season”?
As is tradition, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced their finalists on NBA Hall of Fame weekend, and for us the biggest news is that Chris Webber is finally a Finalist.
Let’s take a look at this year’s Finalists:
Hugh Evans. Evans was a referee in the NBA from 1972 to 2001.
Tim Hardaway. A return Finalist, Hardaway is a five time All Star and is ranked #9 by us on Notinhalloffame.com.
Robert Hughes. Hughes is one of the most successful High School Coaches in history.
Rebecca Lobo. The star of the 1995 University of Connecticut Women’s NCAA Team, Lobo would also win an Olympic Gold Medal with Team USA in 1996 and was a one time WNBA All Star.
Rollie Massimino. The longtime coach of Keiser University.
Tracy McGrady. A two time NBA Scoring Champion and seven time All Star, McGrady is ranked #2 on our Notinhalloffame.com Basketball list. McGrady is also a two time First Team All-NBA Selection.
Muffet McGraw. The long time and still head coach of Notre Dame, McGraw took the Fighting Irish to a title in 2001.
Sidney Moncrief. Ranked #3 on our Notinhalloffame.com list, Moncrief was a two time Defensive Player of the Year and was a five time All Star.
Kim Mulkey. The only woman to win a NCAA Women’s Title as a player, Assistant Coach and Head Coach, Mulkey has been the Head Coach at Baylor since 2000.
Bo Ryan. Ryan is a previous Finalist and had over 700 NCAA coaching wins. He won four titles in Division III.
Bill Self. Self won the NCAA Championship at Kansas in 2008 and has a record of 613-190 at this time.
Rudy Tomjanovich. Ranked #32 on our Notinhalloffame.com list, Rudy T, coached the Houston Rockets to back to back titles and was a five time All Star as a player.
Wayland Baptist University. Another return nominee, Wayland Baptist University are ten time AAU Champions.
Chris Webber. Ranked #1 by us on Notinhalloffame.com, the former star of Michigan’s “Fab Five”, Webber averaged over 20 Points per Game in the NBA and was a former Rookie of the Year. Webber also is a five time post season All-NBA selection.
So, which ones will get in?
We will find in early April during the Final Four.
As is tradition, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced their finalists on NBA Hall of Fame weekend, and for us the biggest news is that Chris Webber is finally a Finalist.
Let’s take a look at this year’s Finalists:
Hugh Evans. Evans was a referee in the NBA from 1972 to 2001.
Tim Hardaway. A return Finalist, Hardaway is a five time All Star and is ranked #9 by us on Notinhalloffame.com.
Robert Hughes. Hughes is one of the most successful High School Coaches in history.
Rebecca Lobo. The star of the 1995 University of Connecticut Women’s NCAA Team, Lobo would also win an Olympic Gold Medal with Team USA in 1996 and was a one time WNBA All Star.
Rollie Massimino. The longtime coach of Keiser University.
Tracy McGrady. A two time NBA Scoring Champion and seven time All Star, McGrady is ranked #2 on our Notinhalloffame.com Basketball list. McGrady is also a two time First Team All-NBA Selection.
Muffet McGraw. The long time and still head coach of Notre Dame, McGraw took the Fighting Irish to a title in 2001.
Sidney Moncrief. Ranked #3 on our Notinhalloffame.com list, Moncrief was a two time Defensive Player of the Year and was a five time All Star.
Kim Mulkey. The only woman to win a NCAA Women’s Title as a player, Assistant Coach and Head Coach, Mulkey has been the Head Coach at Baylor since 2000.
Bo Ryan. Ryan is a previous Finalist and had over 700 NCAA coaching wins. He won four titles in Division III.
Bill Self. Self won the NCAA Championship at Kansas in 2008 and has a record of 613-190 at this time.
Rudy Tomjanovich. Ranked #32 on our Notinhalloffame.com list, Rudy T, coached the Houston Rockets to back to back titles and was a five time All Star as a player.
Wayland Baptist University. Another return nominee, Wayland Baptist University are ten time AAU Champions.
Chris Webber. Ranked #1 by us on Notinhalloffame.com, the former star of Michigan’s “Fab Five”, Webber averaged over 20 Points per Game in the NBA and was a former Rookie of the Year. Webber also is a five time post season All-NBA selection.
So, which ones will get in?
We will find in early April during the Final Four.
RIP: George Steele and Ivan Koloff
Feb 19, 2017
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This is has not been a good 24 hours for Pro Wrestling.
George “The Animal” Steele, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, passed away at the age of 79.
“The Animal”, born Jim Myers, was a native of Detroit, Michigan and played college football at Michigan State. He would later become a teacher, but like many college football players he would turn to professional wrestling where in his home city he donned a mask and performed as “The Student”. It wasn’t long before he caught the attention of Bruno Sammartino, the World Wide Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion and owner of the Pittsburgh territory.
Losing the mask, Myers would adopt the George Steele name in Pittsburgh and became a wild in ring wrestler, using foreign objects yet still showcasing technical ability. Steele would join Bruno in the WWWF and would feud with Sammartino for the WWWF World Title, performing in numerous sold-out shows in the Northeast.
The WWWF would remain his home for decades and the Animal would go up and down the card and would later challenge Pedro Morales for the World Title, and Sammartino again when he regained the championship. When Vince McMahon Jr. took over the reigns of the newly named World Wrestling Federation, he had Steele become more Neanderthal like and he would speak only in monosyllabic gibberish. Steele would receive title shots against Hulk Hogan, but despite his numerous high profile matches, it was his face turn on the first Saturday Night’s Main Event for which he is best known for.
Steele would become a beloved fan favorite and would notable feud with Randy “Macho Man” Savage for the Intercontinental Title, and for the affection of Elizabeth. He would end his in ring career in 1988, though would sporadically return on camera on occasion. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
Ivan Koloff, another wrestling legend also passed away.
Born Oreal Perras in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Koloff would begin his career as Red McNulty, only to become one of many kayfabe Russians. Billed from Ukraine, “The Russian Bear” would enter the WWWF in 1969 and would become the World Champion, ending the seven year plus reign of Bruno Sammartino. It was a brief reign as Koloff would hold the belt for under a month losing it to Pedro Morales, but it cemented him in WWE folklore.
In and out of the WWF throughout the 1970’s, Koloff would have a more famous run in the NWA, most notably in the 1980’s as the leader of the Russians, a stable consisting of himself, his “nephew”, Nikita Koloff and Krusher Khruschev.
Koloff’s name had been thrown about for the WWE Hall of Fame, though he has yet to be selected.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of George Steele and Ivan Koloff at this time.
George “The Animal” Steele, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, passed away at the age of 79.
“The Animal”, born Jim Myers, was a native of Detroit, Michigan and played college football at Michigan State. He would later become a teacher, but like many college football players he would turn to professional wrestling where in his home city he donned a mask and performed as “The Student”. It wasn’t long before he caught the attention of Bruno Sammartino, the World Wide Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion and owner of the Pittsburgh territory.
Losing the mask, Myers would adopt the George Steele name in Pittsburgh and became a wild in ring wrestler, using foreign objects yet still showcasing technical ability. Steele would join Bruno in the WWWF and would feud with Sammartino for the WWWF World Title, performing in numerous sold-out shows in the Northeast.
The WWWF would remain his home for decades and the Animal would go up and down the card and would later challenge Pedro Morales for the World Title, and Sammartino again when he regained the championship. When Vince McMahon Jr. took over the reigns of the newly named World Wrestling Federation, he had Steele become more Neanderthal like and he would speak only in monosyllabic gibberish. Steele would receive title shots against Hulk Hogan, but despite his numerous high profile matches, it was his face turn on the first Saturday Night’s Main Event for which he is best known for.
Steele would become a beloved fan favorite and would notable feud with Randy “Macho Man” Savage for the Intercontinental Title, and for the affection of Elizabeth. He would end his in ring career in 1988, though would sporadically return on camera on occasion. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1995.
Ivan Koloff, another wrestling legend also passed away.
Born Oreal Perras in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Koloff would begin his career as Red McNulty, only to become one of many kayfabe Russians. Billed from Ukraine, “The Russian Bear” would enter the WWWF in 1969 and would become the World Champion, ending the seven year plus reign of Bruno Sammartino. It was a brief reign as Koloff would hold the belt for under a month losing it to Pedro Morales, but it cemented him in WWE folklore.
In and out of the WWF throughout the 1970’s, Koloff would have a more famous run in the NWA, most notably in the 1980’s as the leader of the Russians, a stable consisting of himself, his “nephew”, Nikita Koloff and Krusher Khruschev.
Koloff’s name had been thrown about for the WWE Hall of Fame, though he has yet to be selected.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the friends and family of George Steele and Ivan Koloff at this time.
Teddy Long named to the WWE HOF
Feb 13, 2017
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Speculated over the last month, Teddy Long has officially been named to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2017, joining already named inductees, Kurt Angle and the Rock and Roll Express.
Getting his start in Georgia Championship Wrestling as part of the ring crew, Long got into the ring as a last minute replacement for a referee, a role he would have for years and was regular fixture at NWA events. Long would segue into managing after a fast count pin costing the Road Warriors the Tag Team Championship. He was fired as a referee and became the manager of the Skyscrapers, the tandem of Danny Spivey and Sid Vicious who would feud with the Road Warriors.
Long would later manage Norman and following the dismantling of the Skyscrapers, he took over the reigns of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed (Doom) who would become the first African-American World Tag Team Championship. Doom would break up in early 1991 and after the his remaining protégé, Johnny B. Badd turned face, Long would occasionally be used as a broadcaster.
Long would be in the corner often for Ron Simmons during his championship run and in the mid 90’s he was a face manager for lower card workers, but was never in another major angle in WCW again. He would leave WCW for the WWF and would become a referee again.
History would repeat itself as after four years, Long would once again come back as a heel manager. His charges included D-Lo Brown, Rodney Mack, Jazz, Christopher Nowinski, Mark Henry and Mark Jindrak. While Long was entertaining, he did not have any major storylines, but in 2004, that would change when he would be named the General Manager of Smackdown.
Often, these positions don’t last long, but Teddy was in that role off and on for nearly ten years. He was involved in major angles with Edge, Vickie Guerrero, the Undertaker and John Laurinitis. It is unlikely if we will ever see a non-McMahon in an on-screen authority role longer with a tenure that reached Teddy Long’s.
We here would like to congratulate Teddy Long on earning this honor.
Getting his start in Georgia Championship Wrestling as part of the ring crew, Long got into the ring as a last minute replacement for a referee, a role he would have for years and was regular fixture at NWA events. Long would segue into managing after a fast count pin costing the Road Warriors the Tag Team Championship. He was fired as a referee and became the manager of the Skyscrapers, the tandem of Danny Spivey and Sid Vicious who would feud with the Road Warriors.
Long would later manage Norman and following the dismantling of the Skyscrapers, he took over the reigns of Ron Simmons and Butch Reed (Doom) who would become the first African-American World Tag Team Championship. Doom would break up in early 1991 and after the his remaining protégé, Johnny B. Badd turned face, Long would occasionally be used as a broadcaster.
Long would be in the corner often for Ron Simmons during his championship run and in the mid 90’s he was a face manager for lower card workers, but was never in another major angle in WCW again. He would leave WCW for the WWF and would become a referee again.
History would repeat itself as after four years, Long would once again come back as a heel manager. His charges included D-Lo Brown, Rodney Mack, Jazz, Christopher Nowinski, Mark Henry and Mark Jindrak. While Long was entertaining, he did not have any major storylines, but in 2004, that would change when he would be named the General Manager of Smackdown.
Often, these positions don’t last long, but Teddy was in that role off and on for nearly ten years. He was involved in major angles with Edge, Vickie Guerrero, the Undertaker and John Laurinitis. It is unlikely if we will ever see a non-McMahon in an on-screen authority role longer with a tenure that reached Teddy Long’s.
We here would like to congratulate Teddy Long on earning this honor.
The Charlotte Hornets Top 50 has been revised
Feb 13, 2017
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Our process continues!
Regular visitors know that we are slowly working away on our Top 50 players for each major franchise. Those same visitors know that they are being added VERY slowly and that we have a long way to go still.
Having said that, we have updated the first NBA Top 50 list, which is that of the Charlotte Hornets.
In the future, changes to top 50 NBA teams will be more subtle, as we now have an algorithm that is fixed, and adds more elements of advanced statistics. All changes after this will be only reflect what has changed over a completed season. Basically, what we are saying is that the Hornets overhaul reflects our new system and now the 2015-16 season accomplishments.
We have switched around the entire list, but for the sake of brevity, let’s look at the new top five:
Larry Johnson takes over the #1 from Gerald Wallace who traded places to come in at #2. Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry remain at #3 and #4 respectively. Glen Rice moves into #5, up one spot, taking over for Emeka Okafor who dropped significantly to #9. Notably, Kemba Walker moved up from #12 to #6.
The entire list can be found here.
Look for more Top 50 lists and revisions from us soon!
Regular visitors know that we are slowly working away on our Top 50 players for each major franchise. Those same visitors know that they are being added VERY slowly and that we have a long way to go still.
Having said that, we have updated the first NBA Top 50 list, which is that of the Charlotte Hornets.
In the future, changes to top 50 NBA teams will be more subtle, as we now have an algorithm that is fixed, and adds more elements of advanced statistics. All changes after this will be only reflect what has changed over a completed season. Basically, what we are saying is that the Hornets overhaul reflects our new system and now the 2015-16 season accomplishments.
We have switched around the entire list, but for the sake of brevity, let’s look at the new top five:
Larry Johnson takes over the #1 from Gerald Wallace who traded places to come in at #2. Muggsy Bogues and Dell Curry remain at #3 and #4 respectively. Glen Rice moves into #5, up one spot, taking over for Emeka Okafor who dropped significantly to #9. Notably, Kemba Walker moved up from #12 to #6.
The entire list can be found here.
Look for more Top 50 lists and revisions from us soon!