2044 NBN Hall of Fame Nominee - Neon Boudeaux

[Donny - Bucks]

Neon is one of the most curious cases in NBN history. While he was consistently dominant, he was a flawed player who never ended up winning a Championship. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

PLAYER PAGE - nothinbutnetleague.altervista.org/NothinButNet/2044/html/players/player611.htm



CAREER STATS
Games: 1,275
MPG: 34.4
PPG: 17.6
RPG: 13.2
APG: 1.7
SPG: 0.9
BPG: 3.1
TOPG: 1.9
FG%: .464
FT%: .498
3P%: .000

Best Season (2036 Warriors)
Games: 82
MPG: 37.5
PPG: 21.6
RPG: 14.9
APG: 1.4
SPG: 0.9
BPG: 3.9
TOPG: 1.9
FG%: .480
FT%: .517
3P%: .000

Career Highs
Points: 50
Rebounds: 29
Assists: 7
Steals: 6
Blocks: 12

Achievements
Championships: 0
Player of the Game: 102
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 892
Triple Doubles: 9

Career Leaderboard Rankings
- Games - 11 (1,275)
- Rebounds - 11 (16,830)
- Blocks - 11 (3,952)
- Double Doubles - 11 (892)

Awards
2028 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2028 - All-Rookie Team
2029 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2032 - All-Star Game Participant
2032 - All-League Second Team
2032 - All-Defensive Second Team
2034 - All-League Third Team
2034 - All-Defensive Second Team
2035 - All-Defensive Team
2036 - All-League First Team
2036 - All-Defensive Second Team
2037 - All-Star Game Participant



Arguments For Induction
- Neon was that player that most of us wanted nothing more than to get their hands on. He was truly dominant, putting up somewhere around 20/14.5/4 in his prime while also being a tremendously efficient scorer outside of his dismal free throw shooting.

- All-Defensive teams galore. All-League teams galore. 892 double doubles. 9 triple doubles. I'm not sure what else you can expect out of a big. He was dominant.

- I think one of the most special things that Neon had to offer was being the supreme definition of consistency. He scored quite a lot, rebounded better than just about anyone, defended better than just about anybody, and he did that over a long period of time. 

Arguments Against Induction
- He really just couldn't shoot free throws. Pretty embarrassing how bad he was. Missed more free throws than he made over his career. Wild stuff.

- No Championship is always a big L for anyone in these arguments. People live and die by the rings here.

- The end of his career was kind of a "fall from grace", some would say. He went from averaging 26.4/14.2 to 14.8/10.5 in just two seasons, and by the end of his career, he was only averaging 8/9. It didn't look like he fell off that bad, but his output in significant minutes on the Celtics didn't help his case.

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***

[SpikeLee14]

Click glance going back two pages there are 16 Bigs that have been inducted into hall of Fame without me going deeper which I could if need be. I think of guys like Neon and it he was one of the first bigs being selected it would be an easy yes imo. So taking what we know he’s 11th all time in Games rebounds and blocks. So if there are 16 HOF bigs in that we know he’s ahead of most of them. That on top of the accolades is reason enough for me to say yes

[ucfinfan86]

Yes he was the best center in the league for a while and just a dominant defender and rebounder. His free throws were definitely a problem, but not enough to not make him a shoe in HOFer.

[pjclippers]

Couldn't shoot free throws but was a dominant defender and shot blocker and the anchor of many solid teams down low so he def deserves to enter the HOF

[frosty]

Yes, always coveted him in his prime

[lynchcats]

Neon was someone who was dominant, checks off all of the boxes (except the ring). Multiple All-Star appearances, multiple All-Defense teams, multiple All-League teams. Very easy yes.

[A. Silver]

Definitely yes, he was a great player and the most dominant big in the league for stretches of his career.

[The Slough]

No, he sold out for real Blue Chips in Orlando for the Lakers.

[Donny - Bucks]

Absolutely a yes. Dude was a stud. Did everything that you’d want out of a big outside of shoot free throws.

[kennypowers]

Look at those numbers!

[thefirstcedi]

Sure why not.

[Rog]

Easy yes, he was such a fun player and I miss him

[bigthunder]

Yes, was one of the most dominant bigs in the league for a time.

[vanimmer]

easy yes
elite defensive big who could score 20 a game aswell

[Donny - Bucks]

Neon Boudeaux has been inducted ALMOST unanimously as a member of the Hornets!

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