Post by Donny - Bucks on Oct 14, 2018 18:14:32 GMT
The 133rd nominee of the NBN Hall of Fame carved his name out as one of the best, do-it-all players the league's seen in a while. While his career had longevity, there were many years where Manu rode the bench and didn't get the chance to show what he was truly capable of in the long run. Did Manu do enough to get into the Hall?
Career Stats
1,085 games - 19.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.2 APG, 1.7 SPG, .1 BPG, 1.4 TOPG, 46.5% from the field, 91.6% from the line, 42.5% from the line
Best Season
2027 Bullets - 29.7 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.9 APG, 1.9 SPG, .1 BPG, 1.9 TOPG, 47.3% from the field, 94.3% from the line, 44.2% from three
Achievements
Championships: 0
Player of the Game: 80
Player of the Week: 1
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 79
Triple Doubles: 0
Career Leaderboard Rankings
None
Awards
2019 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
Arguments For Induction
- Manu's going to go down as one of the NBN's best international players ever. With the output he had, he definitely may have been misused at some point in his career, potentially not getting enough minutes even as a dominant scorer who had the eligiblity to back up the 2 and the 1.
- Above average rebounder over his career, going over 6 RPG in multiple seasons.
- Frankly, Manu's scoring output was nothing short of great. 24.8, 23.9, 26.2, 22.5, 24.4, 29.7, 23.7, 22.7, 22.2... that's nine seasons of over 22 points per game.
- Manu was extremely careful with the ball for the most part, having over a 2 assist to turnover ratio his entire career.
- Big stock guy too, Manu grabbed a ton of steals and a few blocks here and there over his career.
Arguments Against Induction
- Weak, weak resume. One All-Star appearance on top of 80 POTG's, 1 POTW, and 79 double doubles. Nothing else.
- While he was a great stock defender, was he a good perimeter defender? Remembering his career, he was never very highly rated, usually hovering near the low B/high C rating his entire career.
- A lot of wasted career. Didn't play at all his rookie year, sat bench twice for the Nuggets, one for a bad Blazers team, once for the Raptors, played FIVE games in 2033 for the Cavs, and sat bench for the 2034 Magic.
- Frankly, he just doesn't look much like a Hall of Famer. Might just be me, but he's lacking.
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