HoF players whose careers didnt end in a HoF way

[Hard2dhole]

Back on the subject, Pippen I think is a player who is a HOF that didn't have a HOF ending. He was on the Bullls but was mostly injured. Then he's been dead broke after mismanaging his money and he has been begging teams to take him a a comeback run. Last year he played a game in Finland for money. Pathetic.

Truly pathetic when you realize Pippen made around $110,000,000.00 as a player not including endorsement deals, public speaking engagements, etc.
Oh and he went to college to study industrial education and said his favorite subject was math.

[Hard2dhole]

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LMAO yeah right, Malone would not have affected that series in any way, shape or form... injured or not. That series ended in 5 games.. you think Malone would've really made THAT big of a difference for the Lakers and helped them turn it around from a 4-1 defeat to a 4-X series win?? You're delusional.

Delusional would be saying that losing one of the four best players on your team won't affect a series in any way shape or form. I'm not saying they would have won but I'm also not saying they would have lost.

[BigHands]

Jojo White was great player - probably headed for the HOF - when the Celtics were bought by a future politician that made a mess of things and an injury-weakened Jojo got flushed away.

[Chubby Chaser]

This thread screams Jordan. The wizard days was just embarrassing.

[Ryoga Hibiki]

Some pretty dumb answers, actually.
What do you expect from a player in his late 30s? He's obviously going to be far from his prime.
The difference is that the really good ones know how to be still productive in limited minutes, like Robinson for instance.

I think that per40min numbers are what you need to llok at, first of all. A veteran has to give you quality in the pivotal minutes, not quantity.

[Prophet_C]

Chief

[tha_rock220]

Jordan avoided 5 years of wear and tear on his body when he came back that last time. His play wasn't particularly poor, but he did all sorts of crappy things to Washington. He traded Rip for Stackhouse, decided he didn't want to come off the bench anymore, dominated the ball, was essentially the coach, etc. I can respect him for trying to create interest for the team, but cmon man.

The thing was he originally ended his career perfectly. It may have come after a foul, but hitting a game winning, series winning jumper in the NBA finals, and have that be your last shot is the way to go out. Instead his whole involvement in Washington was an ugly affair.

[Klinky]

What about Charles Barkley? Ended with a busted tendon... But then I read this from Wikipedia:

"Refusing to allow his injury to be the last image of his career, Barkley returned after four months for one final game. On April 19, 2000, in a home game against the Vancouver Grizzlies, Barkley scored a memorable basket on an offensive rebound and putback, a common trademark during his career. He accomplished what he set out to do after being activated from the injured list, and walked off the court to a standing ovation.[31] He stated, "I can't explain what tonight meant. I did it for me. I've won and lost a lot of games, but the last memory I had was being carried off the court. I couldn't get over the mental block of being carried off the court. It was important psychologically to walk off the court on my own."[31] After the basket, Barkley immediately retired and concluded his sixteen-year NBA Hall of Fame career."

So I guess it did end on a high note.

[Magz50]

D Rob finished with a ring, hardly a bad way to go out.

[Muzzleshot]

Walt Frazier's career ended pretty pathetically.

As far as Farzier and pathetic go, I don't know if there's anything more pathetic than the "Just for men" commercials he does with Keith Hernandez. I feel embarrassed for those two every time I see those commercials.

[LBPTarHeel27]

I am surprised only a couple people mentioned Chris Webber.

If his knees had stayed right he would still be a force in the league. He was an MVP candidate for a few years.

[CousinOfDeath]

Shawn Kemp

[cdubbz]

Shawn Kemp

He wasnt an HoF player, but definitely a star player that had tons of potential and he ended it early by eating. Theirs tons more players who fit this category...the "Star player that could have been a HoF player, but didnt" such as Grant Hill, Penny, Allan Houston...