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The Miami Heat will retire Shaquille O'Neal's Number next year
Feb 10, 2016
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As you have noticed, we have been working on the Top 50 of every North American Franchise. This will eventually lead into a look at the retired numbers and franchise Hall of Fames, which brings us to the news that the Miami Heat will be retiring the number of former Center, Shaquille O’Neal at an undisclosed date next season.
O’Neal spent three and a half seasons with Miami where he helped the team win their first NBA Championship in 2006. As a Heat, O’Neal would statistically have 19.6 Points and 9.1 Rebounds with a PER of 23.9. He would also win two Shooting Percentage Titles and earn a pair of First Team All-NBA honors as a member of the Heat.
Shaq’s tenure with the Heat did not end well, as he forced a trade to the Phoenix Suns, but time heals and realistically Miami would not have won their first title without him.
The retirement of O’Neal’s number marks the second time that he has had his jersey retired as the Los Angeles Lakers did so a couple of years ago. This is the fourth number retired by the team following Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway and Michael Jordan, even though the latter never played with the team.
The Basketball Hall of Fame announced that the eligibility wait time was reduced, which made Shaquille O’Neal eligible for the Hall this year. It is expected that he will enter the Hall of Fame immediately on his first try.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Shaquille O’Neal for his latest accolade.
O’Neal spent three and a half seasons with Miami where he helped the team win their first NBA Championship in 2006. As a Heat, O’Neal would statistically have 19.6 Points and 9.1 Rebounds with a PER of 23.9. He would also win two Shooting Percentage Titles and earn a pair of First Team All-NBA honors as a member of the Heat.
Shaq’s tenure with the Heat did not end well, as he forced a trade to the Phoenix Suns, but time heals and realistically Miami would not have won their first title without him.
The retirement of O’Neal’s number marks the second time that he has had his jersey retired as the Los Angeles Lakers did so a couple of years ago. This is the fourth number retired by the team following Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway and Michael Jordan, even though the latter never played with the team.
The Basketball Hall of Fame announced that the eligibility wait time was reduced, which made Shaquille O’Neal eligible for the Hall this year. It is expected that he will enter the Hall of Fame immediately on his first try.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Shaquille O’Neal for his latest accolade.
Awards = HOF? Part Fifteen: The Offensive Rookie of the Year
Feb 09, 2016
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We here at Notinhalloffame.com thought it would be fun to take a look at the major awards in North American team sports and see how it translates into Hall of Fame potential.
Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential. In basketball, the team sport with the least amount of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher. In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.
Needless to say, different awards in different sports yield hall of fame potential. In basketball, the team sport with the least amount of players on a roster, the dividend for greatness much higher. In baseball, it is not as much as a great individual season does not have the same impact.
Daniel Bryan Retires
Feb 09, 2016
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We think we speak for many professional wrestling fans in that we were hoping that this was an angle.
It wasn’t.
After a statement on his Twitter Account, Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan announced his retirement at the end of tonight’s Monday Night Raw in what was an emotional segment.
Bryan, who was trained by WWE Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels in the late 1990’s, was an independent wrestling darling who would become a superstar in Ring of Honor Wrestling where he would become their champion. Bryan, would quickly become known as a wrestling machine would become a star amongst the traditional wrestling fans, but he had yet to become a true worldwide star.
That would change in 2010 when he was signed with the WWE and was assigned to the NXT show, with The MIz as his “pro”. Following a brief firing after an angle where he used a necktie to choke announcer, Justin Roberts, Bryan would win the United States Title from the Miz and slowly work his way up the ladder.
Bryan would win the World Championship after he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase over The Big Show but it was his Wrestlemania title defense that indirectly turned him into a much bigger star.
He would lose his championship to Shamus in an eighteen second match, resulting in the following night a feverish chant of his name the next night on RAW. The WWE Universe felt cheated out of a high quality match, and his stock continued to rise, as did his charisma. Following an entertaining tag team with Kane, Bryan received a Championship Match against John Cena at Summer Slam and he would defeat Cena, only to be attacked by special referee, Triple H and lose his title to Randy Orton who was the Money in the Bank Winner that year.
It appeared that Daniel Bryan would never get the opportunity to have an extended run with the championship but fate, as it often does, intervened.
Following the 2014 Royal Rumble, CM Punk abruptly quit forcing a change in plans and Daniel Bryan was vaulted into an angle with Triple H and a Wrestlemania XXX title shot where he won the championship to the delight of the fans at the New Orleans Superdome. Sadly fate would intervene again as he would have to forfeit the championship due to shoulder surgery.
We know the rest of the story. Bryan came back only to again be forced out, but this time from a concussion, and one that would force his retirement as an in ring professional wrestler.
It is expected that the WWE will eventually induct Daniel Bryan to the WWE Hall of Fame, though we do not expect that to occur this year.
We will be ranking Bryan in our April revisions.
Like so many websites we would like to thank Daniel Bryan for all of the great matches and memories that he has given us through the years and we wish him the best in his post wrestling career.
It wasn’t.
After a statement on his Twitter Account, Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Daniel Bryan announced his retirement at the end of tonight’s Monday Night Raw in what was an emotional segment.
Bryan, who was trained by WWE Hall of Famer, Shawn Michaels in the late 1990’s, was an independent wrestling darling who would become a superstar in Ring of Honor Wrestling where he would become their champion. Bryan, would quickly become known as a wrestling machine would become a star amongst the traditional wrestling fans, but he had yet to become a true worldwide star.
That would change in 2010 when he was signed with the WWE and was assigned to the NXT show, with The MIz as his “pro”. Following a brief firing after an angle where he used a necktie to choke announcer, Justin Roberts, Bryan would win the United States Title from the Miz and slowly work his way up the ladder.
Bryan would win the World Championship after he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase over The Big Show but it was his Wrestlemania title defense that indirectly turned him into a much bigger star.
He would lose his championship to Shamus in an eighteen second match, resulting in the following night a feverish chant of his name the next night on RAW. The WWE Universe felt cheated out of a high quality match, and his stock continued to rise, as did his charisma. Following an entertaining tag team with Kane, Bryan received a Championship Match against John Cena at Summer Slam and he would defeat Cena, only to be attacked by special referee, Triple H and lose his title to Randy Orton who was the Money in the Bank Winner that year.
It appeared that Daniel Bryan would never get the opportunity to have an extended run with the championship but fate, as it often does, intervened.
Following the 2014 Royal Rumble, CM Punk abruptly quit forcing a change in plans and Daniel Bryan was vaulted into an angle with Triple H and a Wrestlemania XXX title shot where he won the championship to the delight of the fans at the New Orleans Superdome. Sadly fate would intervene again as he would have to forfeit the championship due to shoulder surgery.
We know the rest of the story. Bryan came back only to again be forced out, but this time from a concussion, and one that would force his retirement as an in ring professional wrestler.
It is expected that the WWE will eventually induct Daniel Bryan to the WWE Hall of Fame, though we do not expect that to occur this year.
We will be ranking Bryan in our April revisions.
Like so many websites we would like to thank Daniel Bryan for all of the great matches and memories that he has given us through the years and we wish him the best in his post wrestling career.
Peter Cetera will not play at the RRHOF Induction Ceremony
Feb 09, 2016
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While it was announced by Ice Cube that N.W.A. would be performing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, another key figure has announced that he won’t be.
Former Chicago front man, Peter Cetera had this to say on his blog:
"Unfortunately, this scenario doesn't work for me. I know we all did our best to make it happen, but I guess it's just not meant to be…Personally, I'm frustrated and tired of dealing with this and it's time to move on."
That doesn’t exactly explain a lot does it?
It has been speculated that Cetera and the rest of the band could not agree on which song to perform.
Cetera was with the band from the beginning until leaving to focus on his solo career. He would emerge as the main lead singer for the group and the groups most notable hits, “If You Leave Me Now”, “25 or 6 to 4” and “Baby, What A Big Surprise”.
This will not prevent a performance form the rest of the band as Chicago is expected to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in April.
Former Chicago front man, Peter Cetera had this to say on his blog:
"Unfortunately, this scenario doesn't work for me. I know we all did our best to make it happen, but I guess it's just not meant to be…Personally, I'm frustrated and tired of dealing with this and it's time to move on."
That doesn’t exactly explain a lot does it?
It has been speculated that Cetera and the rest of the band could not agree on which song to perform.
Cetera was with the band from the beginning until leaving to focus on his solo career. He would emerge as the main lead singer for the group and the groups most notable hits, “If You Leave Me Now”, “25 or 6 to 4” and “Baby, What A Big Surprise”.
This will not prevent a performance form the rest of the band as Chicago is expected to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in April.