2046 Hall of Fame Nominee - Cliff Hagan

[Donny - Bucks]

A short-ish career, but one of the most talented small forwards we've seen in a long time in the NBN. Over his career, he dominated in both the East and the West, winning a whole lot along the way. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1,132
MPG: 38.0
PPG: 25.9
RPG: 8.8
APG: 3.7
SPG: 1.2
BPG: 0.4
TOPG: 2.1
FG%: .478
FT%: .893
3P%: .460

Best Season (2038 Knicks)
Games: 82
MPG: 38.0
PPG: 30.4
RPG: 8.9
APG: 3.9
SPG: 1.1
BPG: 0.3
TOPG: 1.8
FG%: .477
FT%: .911
3P%: .474

Career Highs
Points: 60
Rebounds: 22
Assists: 12
Steals: 6
Blocks: 3

Achievements
Championships: 2
Player of the Game: 148
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 449
Triple Doubles: 5

Career Leaderboard Rankings
Points - 47 (17,999)
FG - 46 (10,855)
3P - 34 (2,974)

Awards
2033 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2033 - All-Rookie Team
2034 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2038 - All-Star Game Participant
2038 - All-League Third Team
2039 - All-Star Game Participant
2040 - All-Star Game Participant
2040 - All-League Third Team
2043 - All-Star Game Participant
2043 - All-League First Team
2044 - All-Star Game Participant
2045 - All-Star Game Participant
2046 - All-Star Game Participant



Arguments For Induction
- Hagan had a fantastic end to his career, landing on the surging Blazers and winning two titles, including a run against the Wizards that was one of the most dominant we've seen in a Finals, leading the Blazers to a four-game sweep.

- His dominance didn't stop there. He never once sat bench in the league and was never under 23.5 PPG scoring even in his rookie year, on top of almost averaging a double double for the majority of the seasons of his career, as a small forward.

- Multiple All-Star Game Appearances as well as All-League team appearances. Hagan was incredibly talented and very, very consistent throughout his career. On top of those awards, he was one of the better O/D SFs we've seen in the league. No glaring faults whatsoever.

Arguments Against Induction
- He spent a lot of time losing over the first chunk of his career. The Knicks teams were an absolute trainwreck and Hagan didn't get the props he deserved throughout those years.

- For whatever reason, Hagan decided to retire early even though he was clearly dominant still. The shortened career definitely doesn't help, especially with B potential as retirement loomed.

-  As a stock defender, 1.2/0.4 isn't really anything to sneeze at. While he was a good attribute defender, the stocks struggled.

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***

[Donny - Bucks]

Absolutely yes - Blazers.

He was one of the best in the league for the entirety of his career and really never "fell off". Hard to vote no against a guy as talented as Hagan.

[Antonius Block]

Yes but think it's not as much of a slam dunk as other players

But Cliff owned a restaurant in my hometown at one point so that makes it a lock for me

[Antonius Block]

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[vanimmer]

it is an easy yes
Too bad he was on a bad Knicks team most of his carreer

[ucfinfan86]

Yes. I regret trading him

[Deleted]

Was a beast as soon as he stepped into the league and retired just as good, wish I had him for another couple of Seasons

[thefirstcedi]

Sure why not.

[A. Silver]

Yes, superstar who won championships and got awards without having an obvious weakness. Prototypical HOFer.

[pjclippers]

2 titles and solid numbers from one of the toughest to fill in the NBN so a def yes from me

[lynchcats]

Only played 14 years, but was either an All-Star or Rookie game participant in 9 of them, including the final four years of his career. He retired on top of his game. A very easy yes. He played a little bit longer with the Knicks, so that's where I'm going with my vote, but I get why he'll end up being voted in as a Blazer.

[frosty]

Yes Blazers

[gabe]

Yah
Blazers

[Charles]

Those Knicks teams though ... glad he was able to move on and get some rings later on in his career.

[kennypowers]

No he was solid but not good enough