I just looked over Artis Gilmore's career stats and Bio on NBA.com Historical Player Search. The man should definitely get some consideration for the Hall.
In today's Media-Driven sports market, I can understand why Artis wouldn't be considered - he was rather low-key and didn't draw attention to himself during his career.
Check out his stats - over 17 pts and 10+ boards a game.
Made the All-Star game 6 times. In his Bio, it made mention that he played Kareem tougher than anyone in the league in the early 80's.
He managed to take San Antonio far in the playoffs, but lost to LA in the WCF two yrs in a row from what the Bio says.
I even remember him visiting one of the ships that were in my Naval Strike Group a few years ago.
Just my opinion - but he deserves some recognition for the Hall. If anything, I'd place him among Barkley, Patrick, Stockton, Malone, etc, as players who were dominant, but unfortunately never won a title.
The stats do indeed speak for themselves.