2036 Hall of Fame Nominee - John Schommer

[Donny - Bucks]

The 137th nominee of the NBN Hall of Fame ended his career abruptly at the age of 34, while still rocking B+ inside, A defense, and A rebounding. John Schommer displayed dominance as a big for a long chunk of his career, being a valuable member of every roster he was on until the very end. Did he do enough to get the nod into the Hall?



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Career Stats
Games: 1016
MPG: 31.6
PPG: 18.2
RPG: 11.0
APG: 1.7
SPG: 0.9
BPG: 1.2
TOPG: 1.0
FG %: .458
FT %: .796
3P %: N/A (never took a 3)

Best Season (2030 Timberwolves)
Games: 75
MPG: 38.4
PPG: 24.9
RPG: 12.7
APG: 1.6
SPG: 1.0
BPG: 1.4
TOPG: 1.1
FG %: .475
FT %: .789
3P %: .000

Career Highs
Points: 54
Rebounds: 27
Assists: 8
Steals: 7
Blocks: 6

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 128
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 578
Triple Doubles: 0

Career Leaderboard Rankings
N/A

Awards
2021 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2021 - Rookie of the Year
2021 - All-Rookie Team
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2029 - All-League First Team
2030 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-League Second Team
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-Star Game MVP
2032 - All-League Third Team



Arguments For Induction
- Schommer was the poster-boy big for a good half decade plus, posting 22.8 or more points per game and over 12 rebounds near the end of his career. Schommer was the subject of a lot of mediocrity throughout his career, playing on more non-playoff teams than playoff-teams throughout his 15 year career, and still managed to put up great numbers.
- Schommer never had a "downfall" where he just wasn't a useful player. Even in his final season, Schommer put up 13/11 as a super-sub bench role for the Pacers.
- Above average free throw shooter for a big, but surprisingly never took a three over his career. Schommer knew his bread and butter was 15 feet and in.
- Great rebounder for a while, grabbing over 11,000 in his career. 

Arguments Against Induction
- Longevity is lacking in terms of "high end" ability. He had five or six great seasons, and the rest were him fighting with other stars to get enough shots up. Schommer had multiple seasons under 1,200 shots, which is under 15 per game. 
- Mediocre GMs/inactivity may have hurt him towards the middle/end of his career. Could've had a very dominant career if he didn't have multiple seasons under 25 minutes per game. 
- Stocks are struggling heavily for a big. Two per game is okay, but nothing special.
- If Schommer gets in, there's a lot of other bigs who need to be looked back at and pondered as if they are Hall of Famers. Might not have a tight enough case to get enough yes votes to get in.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $25 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $25***

[ucfinfan86]

I voted no. He was a great scoring big, good but not great rebounder, but the real deciding factor for me is the lack of stocks.

[lynchcats]

Man I have a soft spot for Schommer as he and Jayden were the first real stars to carry our team to the playoffs consistently. With that said, I think he is a just miss for the Hall. He was short for a center (only 6'5") so that partially explains the lack of blocks. He was a great big, and he did have four All-Star game and three All-League appearances during his prime, but I think he falls just short.

[vanimmer]

A nice carreer, awsome scorer later in his carreer but not the stats i'd expect from a big to get voted in.
I know he had a couple of good seasons but just not enough

[frosty]

No good nor great big

[pjclippers]

Schommer was a solid big but think he falls just short of being eligible for the Hall due to his lack of awards and career numbers

[JCog72]

He was a good C in this league, but never elite. I was never a fan and think he’s the type of big you can’t win with in this league.

[don1955]

was decent, but not hof worthy

[A. Silver]

I thought he might get there early in his career when he won a championship with the Hornets to see his potential go back to 100, but big men just don't develop in this game sometimes and he just turned into a decent role player.

[Charles]

He was really good but not some super franchise changing player. I did like his efficiency on offense at times but he just didn't have the all around game. Good player, just needed another step to make it. Sorry, no.

[verysilentone]

Another member of the Hall of Very Good

[bigthunder]

Nope, just not HOF level for me. All star level maybe but he just didn't do enough for my vote.

[carmelo115]

He was reaaaally good, but gotta say no

[Rog]

God I loved him. Just didn't develop certain parts of his game, and those parts hold him down. Its a no for me .

[Donny - Bucks]

$25 to lynchcats for best contribution.

John Schommer has been denied entry to the NBN Hall of Fame.