Post by Rog on Oct 14, 2017 2:45:13 GMT
The 94th nominee for the NBN Hall of Fame, Brian Fuchs, should be one of the most hotly contested in a long time. I almost want to let Slough write this, but I need the cash and he'll almost for sure write a good long reasoning for why. But anyway, is Fuch's case enough? Lets look.
Career Stats
34.6 MPG, 18.2 PPG, 7.5 APG, 3.0 RPG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 1.7 TOPG on 47.8% from the field, 90.4% from the line, and 43.3% from three.
Best Season
25.3 PPG, 10.0 APG, 3.5 RPG, 1.8 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 1.5 TOPG, 47.1% from the field, 93.1% from the line, and 40.4% from three.
Notable Career Leaderboard Rankings
Points: 28th
Assists: 6th
Steals: 43rd
Career Highs
Points: 60
Rebounds: 10
Assists: 22
Steals: 9
Blocks: 3
Achievements
Championships: 2
Player of the Game: 194
Player of the Week: 3
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 411
Triple Doubles: 2
Awards
2007 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2009 - All-Star Game Participant
2009 - All-League Third Team
2010 - All-Star Game Participant
2010 - All-League Third Team
2018 - Playoff MVP
Arguments For Induction
- So Fuchs may not be the most awarded player in the league, two All-Star games, an All-League Third Team, and a playoff MVP is decent enough, but Fuchs was more than that. He was an absolute, undeniable winner. He won two titles and literally every season he played he was in the playoffs and most of those years he was on a contender. Absolutely insane.
- Fuchs was a good scorer. He averaged 18.2 points per game for his career, but more than that he averaged over 20 points in ten of his twenty seasons in his career. Even more impressive than that though, he was an absolutely insanely effective scorer. His career average percentages of 47.8/90.4/43.3 would be a career year for 95% of the league, and he did that on average over his entire career. He had not one, but two 50/90/40 years. And he shot over 93% from the line five times, and over 45% from three four times. You could count on him to absolutely light it up from anywhere on the court.
- Probably his best quality though was his ability to craft the ball to his will. He wasn't an amazing passer, only averaging 7.5 assists per game for his career, but he was one of the most effective players with it in the league. He just didn't turn it over. He only averaged over 2 turnovers six times in his career, an absolute incredible number considering his volume and playing point guard at all. He was a good passer, averaging over 9.5 assists five times in his career. The combination of good, not great, passing and his ability to not turn it over AT ALL, is unparalleled with a player of his offensive stature.
- One of the better defenders in the league while he was here. Sure he didn't have the awards but he always appeared on the best defenders lists, to the end as well. And he averaged 1.4 steals a game for his career. So not a flashy defender, but a guy you knew you could plug into your point guard spot, and he'd be able to handle his own despite his size.
- Overall, here is a guy that I think we have to look over his awards and say, this guy is a Hall of Famer due to how good he actually was, the fact that he was a statistically good to great player for so long, and how good he was at getting his teams to far places, playoffs and wins wise. He won 2 titles, never missed the playoffs, and was seriously one of the more interesting players to come through the league. By virtue of his size, titles, good to great statistics including one potential thing he can hang his hat on in terms of his shooting percentages, I just think this guy is a Hall of Famer, period.
Arguments Against Induction
- The first, most obvious, and most mentioned argument against him here is the fact that his awards page reads less like a grocery list and more like a list of the years the Heat have their pick in the next four years. Low blow? My bad.
- More than anything though, hes not a Hall of Famer because he wasn't elite at anything. Was he a good scorer? Yeah, and elite and how effective he was shooting the ball, but just because he was selective with his shots makes him a Hall of Famer? Don't think so. And he was a good passer, for like seven seasons, out of twenty. And without awards its impossible to say he was a good defender. For all we know, guys that were taller could have eaten him alive.
- Overall, its a rough case to make and a rough case to make against him. Hes seriously a tough case to talk about. On one hand, he did so many things well, and did them for a long time. And was a winner. And all these things I keep coming back to and keep saying, they are all true. Also true is the fact that he wasn't elite at anything, and you'd want to see that a few things to be confortable with nominating, and he literally has two. That he didn't turn it over and shot the ball crazy well, which in reality is just one thing, ball security. And again, he wasn't a volume scorer which makes those shooting percentages somewhat empty. Can you really induct someone on his reputation as a great player, without stats saying he was a great player? I don't know. And if you don't know, the ansewr is no.
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***
. Talk about a long, strong career.
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