At what point does Danny Ainge make HoF?

[Moranis]

He’s sure contributed a lot more to the game than Chris Bosh

Ha - this kind-of puts it all into perspective, doesn't it? 

sure, but Chris Bosh was a lot better at actually playing the game of basketball.  That is why there are 3 categories i.e. player, coach, and contributor.

[bdm860]

For the Ainge discussion, is anybody in for being good in multiple areas of basketball over a long term, but not great at any?  Hubie Brown is the only name I recognize on the list that I could see that argument for, as he's not listed as being selected as a coach.

Speaking of Contributors, I wonder if any of the NBA on TNT guys ever get in (which Ainge was also briefly a part of).  Feels like Ernie Johnson should definitely get in.  I wouldn't have a problem with Kenny Smith either, but he's more of the Ainge argument, good player in NCAA and pros, 2x champ, but a long successful run as an analyst, a great overall contributor to the game, just not great in any one area).  Guys like Barkley and Shaq, well i feel like "contributor" is more for guys who aren't already in as a player or coach, or else we'd have already seen guys like Jordan, Bird, Jerry West, Pat Riley, etc. in again as contributors.

Same goes for our own Mike Gorman.  Can he make it as a contributor?  Not familiar with all the Hall of Famers, but Chick Hearn and Dick Vitale are the only names I recognize as broadcasters.  Surprised Marv Albert's not there or Johnny Most.

Could Woj or Bill Simmons ever makes it in as contributors.  Woj as a news breaker and Simmons will get credit for ushering in the podcast era.  Maybe, but they're probably 30 years down the line.

And for the memories, here's Ainge as part of the TNT crew:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlW-x-5KCs4

[dannyboy35]

Ainge should making the hall of fame is more acceptable than all this praise for a probable rapist. ( if you studied the case you prob believe strongly he raped her). League is disgusting right now.

Don't try and derail this thread with an issue you have with someone who is not even alive, who is also unequivocally a top-3 SG of all-time.
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 Ive seen a note or rule  elsewhere I believe since I posted this so I do apologize if I broke a rule. Ainge is my fave player ever so I’d be happy for him but I think it would be ridiculous. I wasn’t trying to derail the thread though so enough with that .
 

[Redz]

Does the basketball HOF differentiate between playing career and executive career nominations?  ie; Jerry West would easily make it for both, but is he only allotted one nomina bytion?

You can be enshrined for being a Coach/Player/Contributor separately.

Bill Sharman was inducted as a player in 1976 and as a coach in 2004

Heinsohn's in as a player & a coach also.

Thanks

May as well give him the trifecta with broadcasting too.

[nickagneta]

Media members receive the Curt Gowdy Award and get into the Hall that way. Johnny Most got into the Hall in that manner in 1993. List of winners:

Electronic

1990 – Curt Gowdy
1991 – Marty Glickman
1992 – Chick Hearn
1993 – Johnny Most
1994 – Cawood Ledford
1995 – Dick Enberg
1996 – Billy Packer
1997 – Marv Albert
1998 – Dick Vitale
1999 – Bob Costas
2000 – Hubie Brown
2001 – Dick Stockton
2002 – Jim Nantz
2003 – Rod Hundley
2004 – Max Falkenstien
2005 – Bill Campbell
2006 – Bill Raftery
2007 – Al McCoy
2008 – Bob Wolff [2]
2009 – Doug Collins
2010 – Joe Tait[3]
2011 – Jim Durham
2012 – Bill Schonely
2013 – Eddie Doucette
2014 – John Andariese[4]
2015 – Woody Durham
2016 – Jay Bilas[5]
2017 – Craig Sager[6]
2018 – Doris Burke[7]
2019 – Ralph Lawler
2020 – Mike Breen

Print

1990 – Dick Herbert (The News & Observer)
1991 – Dave Dorr (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
1992 – Sam Goldaper (The New York Times)
1993 – Leonard Lewin (New York Post)
1994 – Leonard Koppett (The New York Times and New York Post)
1995 – Bob Hammel (The Herald-Times)
1996 – Bob Hentzen (The Topeka Capital-Journal)
1997 – Bob Ryan (The Boston Globe)
1998 – Larry Donald (Basketball Times) and Dick Weiss (Daily News)
1999 – Smith Barrier (News & Record)
2000 – Dave Kindred (The Sporting News)
2001 – Curry Kirkpatrick (ESPN The Magazine and Sports Illustrated)
2002 – Jim O'Connell (Associated Press)
2003 – Sid Hartman (Star Tribune)
2004 – Phil Jasner (Philadelphia Daily News)
2005 – Jack McCallum (Sports Illustrated)
2006 – Mark Heisler (Los Angeles Times)
2007 – Malcolm Moran (USA Today and The New York Times)
2008 – David DuPree (USA Today) [2]
2009 – Peter Vecsey (New York Post)
2010 – Jackie MacMullan (The Boston Globe)[3]
2011 – Alexander Wolff (Sports Illustrated)
2012 – Sam Smith (Chicago Tribune)
2013 – John Feinstein (The Washington Post and Sporting News)
2014 – Joe Gilmartin (Phoenix Gazette and Sporting News)
2015 – Rich Clarkson (The Topeka Capital-Journal and National Geographic)
2016 – David Aldridge (The Philadelphia Inquirer and NBA.com)[5]
2017 – Harvey Araton (The New York Times)
2018 – Andy Bernstein (NBA)[7]
2019 – Marc Stein (ESPN and The New York Times)
2020 – Michael Wilbon (The Washington Post)

Tranformative   

2020 – Inside the NBA

Insight   

2020 – Jim Gray

[flybono]

Not until he can field a bench