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But that’s open to interpretation, and WAS compiled in 2002. He.
He was that good.Williams made his teams better with his rebounding and D. He did a lot of other things that contributed to a team’s benefit that don’t show up in the record books much like Wrs Unseld. Traditional statistics are inadequate, at best, for evaluating defense, and Williams was a four-time All-Defensive selection.No, I don’t believe he his. A native of Athens, Ala., Buck Williams was a four-year letterman in basketball for the Lions from 1986-89 and still ranks as UNA’s fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,480 points. Makes sense now.Yeah, I was playing with the cut-off point to see how moving it up or down for different players got different results. I would rate Williams played in three consecutive Western Conference finals with the Trail Blazers (1990-1992), reaching the NBA Finals twice (1990 and 1992).
For most of the 1980s, the Blazers had been an above average team but not a serious playoff contender; they usually finished with a winning record but only reached at least 50 wins once during the decade (1987-88).
And although Williams was on several title contenders in Portland, he clearly wasn’t the best player on those teams.Williams was selected to the 1980 U.S.A. Olympic basketball team, but he never got to play due to the United States’ boycott of the Moscow Games. View Plaque in 3D. After Williams joined the team, the Blazers improved dramatically, finishing with a 59-23 record and reaching the NBA Finals. He’s not a HOFer in my book, but it’s the BASKETBALL HOF, not the NBA hall.
Had he been drafted 1st in 1981 instead of Aguirre, he would have made that fledgling team scary right away (they also drafted the criminally underrated Rolondo Blackman that year as well). Then, they went on to break the Celtics’ record by winning 10 straight NBA titles… Oh wait… the offseason following their finals’ loss, their ENTIRE backcourt, Lloyd, Lucas and Wiggins got suspended. From the collection. Today I will assess the Hall of Fame chances of In his first eight seasons with the New Jersey Nets, Williams had several seasons where he was clearly the best player on the team, but there were other seasons where he just as clearly was not.Williams was a solid starter for the Portland Trail Blazers of the early ’90s — he averaged 30+ minutes per game and was named to three All-Defensive teams — but No, he was not, as power forward was a deep position at the time.
If he gets in, it is going to be through the old timers’ committee at some point in the future, or if some new defensive statistic comes along that shows he was a much better defensive player than was previously thought. In that case I think he goes in, albeit even after a long wait.John Woods – 4 “overrated” NBA seasons for Ralphie Boy? In addition, Missy Meharg and … He played for a terrible franchise who always seemed to do less with more.
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Perkins — whose career numbers are extremely similar to Williams’s, with less rebounding and inside efficiency but more floor spacing — was the third or fourth best player on some outstanding Dallas teams and an NBA runner-up Lakers team, and a key contributor to Seattle teams, one of which was also an NBA runner-up.
I was surprised that Buck’s stats were as good as they are.
While I think Nance was underrated, I think Williams was better. Not once but twice in his NBA career his team improved by 20 wins after Williams joined the team.In 1981-82, Williams’ rookie season, the Nets improved from 24-58 to 44-38. Here is a list of all players eligible for the Hall of Fame who had between 90 and 100 career WAR:In addition to Williams there are 17 other players on this list, and seven of them are in the Hall of Fame.However, Williams played far more minutes than any other player above, and his impact in “big” seasons (+WAA) is less than every other player save Wilkens and Thorpe.Yes, there is some evidence.