gold star for USAHOF
Site Admin

Site Admin

The NBA lost another superstar as sharpshooter, Peja Stojakovic has retired.  At the age of 34, the Croatian leaves professional basketball as a three time All Star, and a three time European Player of the Year.  He finishes with a 17 point career average and .401 career percentage from the three point line.  We aren't sure if he is a Hall of Famer, but we think a case could be made. 

Gang.....we here at Notinhalloffame would like to gather some opinion from you all.  Now granted, this is what we do on a regular basis, but we want to get our 2012 list up faster than we have in the past.  As such, there are some interesting names who are now eligible for the Rock Hall and we want to hear from you what rank you are thinking before we make our final selections. 

 

The following artists are now eligible:

Boogie Down Productions

D.J. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

EPMD

George Michael

Gloria Estefan (sans Miami Sound Machine)

The Goo Goo dolls

Jane's Addiction

The KLF

The La's

MC Hammer

N.W.A.

The Pixies

The Proclaimers

Public Enemy

Richard Marx

Sinead O'Connor

The Sugarcubes

Terence Trent D'Arby

The Tragically Hip

 

Gang, right off the bat Public Enemy, The Pixies and Jane's Addiction will recieve a high rank, and many others deserve a ranking as well.  This isn't a complete list (we don't see Tiffany, Rick Astley and Debbie Gibson making the cut), but these are the artists we are considering.

Give us your thoughts....we want to hear them!

So much for the new generation.  In an announcement that shocked us here at notinhalloffame, National League MVP, Ryan Braun has tested positive for a PED and will be suspended for fifty games next season.  Winning a Most Valuable Player Award can be a catalyst for a Hall of Fame slot, but despite being only in the first half of his career, how can we expect any shot for him now with Cooperstown keeping McGwire and Palmeiro out; with the likely trnd occuring for Clemens, Bonds and Sosa?   This is a huge disappointment for baseball.

It won't be long before we unveil our first Basketball list, of which we are most looking forward to.  With that said, we are thinking of the sudden retirement of Brandon Roy, who only five years ago was the NBA Rookie of the Year.

Roy was the star of the Portland Trail Blazers and was a three time All Star.  The Shooting Guard also made a Second Team ALL NBA Squad and was the centerpiece of the Blazers team.  Roy would twice average over twenty points a season, but his final year (only his fifth) would see him miss many games.  He retired due to a degenerative knee condition and what was meant to be a solid career has been abruptly cut short. 

We then ask this.... We know that Brandon Roy does not have the numbers to make the Hall of Fame, nor are we certain that he would have ever made more than a bubble candidate.  Are we wrong with that assumption, and if we are not, does he deserve a future rank on our annual basketball list?