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Here, try again:
the current one is much more concerned with international and collegiate people than with the true best players in history (those in the NBA)
Here's the HOF website, show us how you're right:
http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bh ... egory.htmlWhich HOFers were inducted based on collegiate careers alone/mostly? Here, I'll give that answer away: It's a trick question, there's not a single HOFer whose collegiate career was the primary reason for induction. Yes, all-time great collegiate careers have boosted the candidacy of NBA legends like Walton and Maravich. But you won't be seeing Christian Laettner inducted anytime in the next century. Onto the internationals...
How many international HOFers are there, in total?
Which of the international HOFers
haven't been worthy of induction?
Here, I'll even help you with the international HOFers. Exactly
which of the four international HOFers inducted in the last 15 years have turned the HOF into a joke?
Kresimir Cosic
Enshrined 1996
Born: November 26, 1948
Zagreb, Croatia
Died: May 25, 1995
A hero on and off the court in his native Croatia, the 6-foot-11 center Kresimir Cosic enrolled at Brigham Young University in 1970 after leading the former Yugoslavia to an Olympic Silver Medal in 1968. Equally effective playing near the basket and on the perimeter, Cosic was the first foreign player to earn All-America honors. After his outstanding college performance, Cosic returned to Croatia, where his career continued to catapult, playing in four Olympic Games (1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980), winning a gold medal in 1980. As a member of the former Yugoslavian National team, Cosic also participated in four World Championships and eight European Championships. Professionally he played with, and then coached Olimpia and Cibona, winning five Yugoslavian League titles. Cosic's decision to attend BYU was historic -- it paved the way for international basketball players to come to America to improve their basketball skills at the collegiate level.
Drazen Petrovic
Enshrined 2002
Born October 22, 1964
Sibenik, Croatia
Died June 7, 1993
Drazen Petrovic had such artistic skills on the basketball court that those who saw him play called him the "Mozart of the Parquet." An offensive force with limitless range on his perfectly-released jump shot and explosive moves to the hoop, Petrovic once scored 112 points in a 1985 Croatian League game by hitting 40 of 60 shots from the field. Petrovic was a dominating player in international play. He starred in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games and led BC Cibona to the European Cup (1987) and National Cup (1988) Championships. He also guided his Real Madrid Spanish league team to the European Cup Championship (1989) and led the Yugoslavian National Team to victory at the European Championships that same year. Petrovic's skills propelled him into a brief career in the NBA, cut short by his tragic death at the age of 28 in a car accident in Germany. He began his career with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1989 before he was traded to the New Jersey Nets in 1991. In his final NBA season (1992-93), Petrovic averaged a career-high and team-leading 22.3 ppg on 51.8 percent shooting from the floor, including 44.9 percent from three-point range.
Dino Meneghin
Enshrined 2003
Born: January 18, 1950
Alano Di Piave, Italy
Dino Meneghin possessed all the qualities needed to make him a star. He was big and strong, knew how to play both inside and outside, and was blessed with a knowledge of basketball's intricacies that was highly advanced. Meneghin began his celebrated international career at age 16 and did not retire until age 44. He dominated Italy's top division, playing in a record 836 games. A four-time Olympian (1972, '76, '80, '84), Meneghin led his Italian Club teams to a record seven Cup of Cup Championships in 12 finals appearances, and 12 national titles. He won two Cup of Cup championships and four Intercontinental Cup titles. Meneghin holds the distinction of winning four championships - national playoffs, Italy Cup, European and Intercontinental Cup - all in the same year, in 1970, 1973, 1987. Meneghin Italian teams finished fourth in the World Championships in 1970 and 1978.
Drazen Dalipagic
Enshrined: 2004
Born: November 27, 1951
Mostar, Yugoslavia
Drazen Dalipagic was one of the highest-scoring players in European history and was virtually unstoppable when the ball was in his hands. His polished offensive game and court awareness belied the fact that Dalipagic did not start playing basketball until 1971 at the age of 19. Two years later, Dalipagic won his first gold medal at the 1973 European Championships. In seven seasons playing for Belgrade Partizan, the sharpshooter averaged better than 33 points per game and was the team's undisputed leader. As further testament to his scoring prowess, Dalipagic scored 50 or more points on 15 different occasions and once scored 70 points for his Reyer Venice team. Dalipagic's scoring exploits and all-around game made him a three-time winner of the coveted European Player of the Year award. With 12 medals in European, World, and Olympic competition, Dalipagic is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugoslavian history.
Oh wait, now I get it, is it the inclusion of several all-time great women players like Cheryl Miller that makes it a joke? Is that it? Or maybe it's the old time pioneers? The Globetrotters? What is it, dude? You're the one calling the Basketball Hall of Fame a joke. Besides the fake reasons you were making up, you got jack squat.
