Post by Rog on Oct 16, 2017 3:39:51 GMT
Another big Slough draft pick, Hummel was a versatile, and very usable small forward for a decent amount of time. Was he elite at anything to really put his case on, or was he just another good, not great dude who isn't a Hall of Famer but the poster child of the Hall of Very Good? Lets take a look.
Career Stats
35.4 MPG, 20.7 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 0.9 TOPG on 46.1% from the field, 90.2% from the line, and 44.4 from three
Best Season
Spurs(2018) - 28.9 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 0.9 TOPG on 49.2% from the field, 95.1% from the line, and 44.9% from three
Notable Career Leaderboard Rankings
Points: 70th
Rebounds For Non Big: 11th
Career Highs
Points: 51
Rebounds: 22
Assists: 8
Steals: 5
Blocks: 4
Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 71
Player of the Week: 1
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 333
Triple Doubles: 0
Accolades
2012 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2017 - All-Star Game Participant
Arguments For Induction
- Won a title, as the best player or the second best player on the Spurs in 2018. Also was an All-Star the year before. Feel like the lack of assists were a big deterrent for his lack of awards.
- First and foremost, Hummel was one of the greatest non big rebounders in the history of the league and his 11th all time in that category does not tell the whole picture. He was only in the league for 15 seasons, including a D-League and another one where he didn't start in his second year, plus his last season where he played 16 minutes a game. So he started 12 seasons and still managed to get to 11th in non big rebounds, which is incredible. His average of 8.2 is an elite season for a small forward, but he did it over his entire career, including those two low seasons at the beginning and end of his career. For eleven seasons he didn't dip below 8.1 rebounds per game, and he even managed to go 8.8 or higher in four seasons as well. Simply put, he was elite here.
- Putting more and more into perspective how not like our last candidate Hummel was, his second best attribute was his defense. He was 6'8" and 215 pounds, and strong. He also held an A rating for a lot of his career. He wasn't the biggest stock guy, but you could depend on him to hold down the opposing small forward.
- Lets not forget to, Hummel was not only a truly effective scorer, but did good volume numbers as well. While not a totally elite volume scorer, Hummel did average over 20 points per game for his career and average over 19.9 points per game 9 out of the 12 starting seasons of his career, with 18.5 being the low for his starting career. While not earth shattering, given his other numbers those are good numbers. He also shot the ball at an absolute incredible clip, falling just short of 50/90/40 in a few seasons, most notably being 8 tenths of a percent off it with the Spurs. You could count on him in any number of ways, and scoring was one of those ways.
- Overall, Hummel is what you'd see if you looked at a definition of a small forward. Sturdy, great defender, elite rebounder, damn good scorer. In an outside league, hitting 2 three pointers a game at a 44.4% clip is absolutely crazy good as well. Did I mention while he didn't get a ton of assists, he only AVERAGED 0.9 turnovers per game? His overall case, with his elite rebounding and zero flaw is impossible to ignore and turn down. He is a Hall of Famer.
Arguments Against Induction
- The lack of awards is a serious red flag for anyone, but a guy with not a lot of elite aspects really makes you question how good he really was and what you are voting in.
- Rudy Gay gets hit hard for his lack of assists, Hummel was just as bad. His 1.8 average is abysmal, and while his turnovers were better making for a better assist to turnover ratio. He just didn't pass it enough to players in good positions to score. Offensively, he was a good scorer who didn't do much else there.
- No awards, a lack of stocks, can you really call him a good defender? I don't think you can, especially with no appearance on best defenders lists.
- Overall, there isn't much to say in this section, mostly because its easy to pick holes in his case. He didn't play a long time, he only won one title despite his winner reputation, and other than his rebounding he doesn't have a ton to hold a case for Hall of Fame, and given he was a small forward, his elite rebounding doesn't mean as much as it might as a big. He was a good player, without a doubt he was a great building block, but he isn't a Hall of Famer because he wasn't elite and his lack of awards shows it big time. You can't vote him in for that reason.
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.
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