2040 NBN Hall of Fame Nominee - Abdoulaye N’Doye

[Donny - Bucks]

N'Doye was Mr. Reliable, landing on a bunch of different leaderboards as well as being an NBN champion and a tremendous defender. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

PLAYER PAGE - nothinbutnetleague.altervista.org/NothinButNet/2040/html/players/player643.htm

CAREER STATS
Games: 1,282
MPG: 30.0
PPG: 11.3
RPG: 5.0
APG: 6.5
SPG: 1.9
BPG: 0.6
TOPG: 1.4
FG%: .427
FT%: .756
3P%: .341


2030 Bullets 82 39.2 575 1271 .452 197 253 .779 113 307 .368 6.3 10.8 2.4 0.8 1.7 2 17.8

Best Season (2030 Bullets)
Games: 82
MPG: 39.2
PPG: 17.8
RPG: 6.3
APG: 10.8
SPG: 2.4
BPG: 0.8
TOPG: 1.7
FG%: .452
FT%: .779
3P%: .368

Career Highs
Points: 37
Rebounds: 18
Assists: 22
Steals: 8
Blocks: 5

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 117
Player of the Week: 2
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 270
Triple Doubles: 30

Career Leaderboard Rankings
- Games (1282) - #63
- Assists (8333) - #44
- Steals (2435) - #37
- TD (30) - #22

Awards
2025 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2025 - All-Rookie Second Team
2027 - All-Defensive Second Team
2028 - All-Defensive Team
2029 - All-Defensive Second Team
2030 - All-Defensive Team
2031 - All-Defensive Team
2033 - Sixth Man of the Year
2033 - All-Defensive Second Team
2036 - All-Defensive Team
2039 - All-Defensive Team



Arguments For Induction
- Frankly, N'Doye's defensive ability REALLY is understated. Eight all-defensive teams, every year that he started, as well as being insanely talented in other spots.

- N'Doye was a tremendous passer, landing 44th all-time on the leaderboards even with some years as a backup. Also tremendous defensively stealing the ball, landing 37th all time.

- Champion, multiple player of the week awards, THIRTY TRIPLE DOUBLES AS A POINT GUARD, and many all-defensive awards. Great pedigree.

Arguments Against Induction
- All-time averages are very underwhelming considering he spent many years sitting behind players like Sonny Johnson Jr as a super-sub bench depth player.

- Never really been a fantastic scorer. Very average as a scorer, even. Not great.

- Mis-management and use as a non-starter might really hurt his case. N'Doye was a Hall of Fame defender and likely would've went down as one of FBB's favorite defenders ever. 

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]

One of the best defenders while I've been here and I loved having him as my super sub in 2037. I viewed him as a great team piece and a great guy to have, but never viewed him as a HOFer.

[thefirstcedi]

11 ppg as a PG isn't even worthy of consideration.

[naterade]

This guy is someone I always wanted to have come off my bench as a second unit defensive stopper, but he was never ever considered to be one of the greats. A no for me!

[A. Silver]

No, he was a really nice role player and someone I would have loved to have coming off the bench - but if he was ever starting for me then I'd be concerned.

[The Slough]

Easy No, not sure why he is even up for consideration, but thanks for the cash

[frosty]

I really want to go against the grain and vote yes for this but ultimately his offensive game keeps him out. He was probably the best defensive guard in the league for a long time and its kinda crazy how many accolades he has on that side of the ball. He was one of the most unique and possibly irreplaceable players in the league. He had a ring and was good basically by the first time he stepped onto the court. I'm voting no but it's not like he has no case. If you combined him and Andy Phillip you might have a HoFer lol.

[pjclippers]

One of the top defenders in league history and one of the best sixth men in the league for his career but don't think those attributes make him worthy of a Hall of Fame induction.

[lynchcats]

Not even sure why he got a write-up. Defense is nice, offense pays the bills. It's a no.

[Rog]

Hes absolutely worth a writeup just to memorialize him as a player. There are players that have gotten write ups and hell, have gotten votes that don't rank on the leaderboards that he does. That don't have titles, and that don't have the awards he has. Hes absolutely worthy of a writeup because he was always involved come the end of the year as a guy coming off the bench and putting in 25-30 minutes a night. Hes also got the distinction as possibly being the best defensive player in the history of the league. There might be guys with more awards or better as defenders, but he was a pure defensive player through and through and he was so good, that he consistently found jobs doing just that in a game that awards offensive time and time again. So again, he absolutely deserves to be written up and to be considered, but its an obvious no just because as said, offense is what makes everything work. Even in real life, guys like Bruce Bowen, Marcus Smart, Pat Beverley, and Tony Allen aren't Hall of Famers. I'd argue N'Doye has more awards and stats than those guys, so more worthy of consideration, but still N'Doye is a no.

[JCog72]

He was an amazing defender, but his lack of offense kept him out of having a star role in the league and is what will keep him out of the HOF

[Deleted]

Excellent 6th man but not hof worthy

[afro]

solid player, numbers not good enough for a HOF

[vanimmer]

a no from me
great defender but that is it.

[zheld32]

Great defender I had him on my squad back in the day but he was never the best player on his own team let alone the league so I voted no and it wasnt really close for me.