2041 Hall of Fame Nominee - Ron Boone

[Donny - Bucks]

Ron Boone's tremendous career finally comes to an end after a dominant decade with the Warriors and a ton of time mentoring the future of the game. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1211
MPG: 32.0
PPG: 19.3
RPG: 5.9
APG: 3.7
SPG: 1.5
BPG: 0.3
TOPG: 2.4
FG%: .454
FT%: .884
3P%: .396

Best Season (2027 Warriors)
Games: 78
MPG: 38.0
PPG: 26.7
RPG: 6.1
APG: 4.6
SPG: 1.8
BPG: 0.3
TOPG: 2.8
FG%: .471
FT%: .902
3P%: .395

Career Highs
Points: 57
Rebounds: 17
Assists: 15
Steals: 7
Blocks: 4

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 100
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 182
Triple Doubles: 2

Awards
2024 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2024 - All-Rookie Team
2025 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-League First Team
2027 - All-Star Game Participant
2027 - All-League Second Team
2028 - All-League Third Team
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2029 - All-League First Team



Arguments For Induction
- Ron Boone's stretch from the mid 2020's to the mid 2030's was incredibly dominant. He was a consistent 20+ PPG scorer with six years in a row over 24.8 PPG, all while passing well, rebounding well, and even contributing some very high end defense along the way.

- Four All-League appearances at the strongest position in league history, three All-Star Game's, and a huge role in the 2033 title won by the Warriors strengthens his legacy and give him quite an interesting case to be a Hall of Famer. Boone definitely benefitted from the strengths that the Warriors organization were able to provide him throughout his career, and as he left, he took those strengths and took young players like Clyde Drexler, Davion Mitchell, Drazen Petrovic, Joe Dumars, Michael Jordan, Jim Kelly, and John Elway under his wing and made them better as a prime mentor.

- Generally we judge players on their strengths, not their weaknesses, and I think Boone was a strong enough offensive contributor that it would be hard to not at least give him a fair chance. Most guys don't have 9 seasons over 46% shooting from the field especially in his era, let alone a decade's worth of 18+ points per game with five years of 25 PPG+ over the first half of his career. Dude was legit.

Arguments Against Induction
- Given the later years of his time in the league, his stat line really took a beating. With the Warriors, he averaged 22.3/6.6/4.3/2.1 on 45.4% from the field, which looks a whole lot more impressive than the 19.3 he ended up at given his longevity as a mentor at the end of his career.

- I'm not sure exactly where he fits in terms of a player like say RJ Hampton, who wasn't a 100% yes but ended up getting in. Hampton averaged 21.5 on 45.4% from the field and had 4 All-League teams/8 All-Star appearances but no title to his name... I can imagine that he may not have yes's from every single GM across the league.

- Boone's one of those players who feels like he should've been a no doubt Hall of Fame vote but when analyzing his case, it's not as strong as one would've thought it would be. We've denied players like Joe Hammond and Jaden Hardy who were a bit less decorated, but the lack of success for their votes may bleed over into a generally more difficult position to play yourself into the Hall.

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 $100 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $100***

[SpikeLee14]

Going to compare him with a HOF like RJ Hampton

Hampton/ Boone
Games: 1358/ 1211
MPG: 36.0/32.0
PPG: 21.5/19.3
RPG: 5.9/5.9
APG: 3.6/3.7
SPG: 2.1/1.5
BPG: 0.3/0.3
TOPG: 1.6/2.4
FG%: .454/.454
FT%: .854/.884
3P%: .414/.396

Both players having 4 all league awards but Hampton with 4 all defensive teams while Boone showed 0. Hampton wasn’t a 100% lock and looking at numbers total games played and awards I’m going to be the first to give Boone a No at the HOF.

[vanimmer]

no for me

[cop5414]

If I could vote him as a mentor, I would. That 2040 season performance was legendary. Sadly this is a player vote. He put together a nice string of 5 consecutive seasons, but fell off the map after that. It'll have to be a no for me.

[John1974]

No.

[Retired]

Err no

[hunt54]

going with no

[yourkers15]

No for me. His peak was not long and I feel his rebounding really helped him get his early awards and then nothing after. Says a lot.

[mcmuslim]

No, but a really good player in his own right. Very close one for sure

[frosty]

Im taking another L take here and voting yea. Multiple time best at his position with a ring. Would have loved to have him at his peak

[leflop]

Now that I know slightly more about this sim league, I'm voting yes. Winning awards is tough, winning 2 all league firsts is tougher, and he has a championship to boot.

[dash]

May 9, 2022 1:11:09 GMT hunt54 said:

going with no

but have you considered all the mentor camps

[cheddar]

HOF mentor for sure, but naw.

[ucfinfan86]

No prime wasn’t long enough

[A. Silver]

I'm voting yes. He was a superstar for six years and then settled into being a solid starter on a high level team for four years, including winning a championship in that time as one of the best rebounding and passing SGs in the league even though his scoring dipped. That's a solid decade of being at the top of his position one way or another, and that's enough for a HOF vote from me.