Skip Bayless is at all times good for a scorching take right here and there, however his most up-to-date one leans extra towards shock worth than actuality.
For those who look again by way of NBA historical past, the one non-active participant who has received an MVP award and isn’t within the Corridor of Fame is Dirk Nowitzki, who not too long ago retired and isn’t but eligible, however will clearly get in as quickly as voters have the prospect to pick out him, but Skip believes one different energetic MVP shouldn’t make the HOF.
In a current episode of The Skip Bayless Present, Skip stated he wouldn’t put new Denver Nuggets level guard Russell Westbrook within the Corridor of Fame as a result of “He’s a solo act of a stat machine who always proves to be more trouble than he’s worth.”
.@RealSkipBayless explains why he would NOT put Russell Westbrook in his Corridor of Fame:
“He’s a solo act of a stat machine who always proves to be more trouble than he’s worth.” pic.twitter.com/v1o617ezS9
— The Skip Bayless Present (@SkipBaylessShow) July 27, 2024
Calling Russ a stat machine is honest, however there isn’t a denying his accomplishments even when he has padded his stats right here and there all through his profession.
He nonetheless has 9 All-Star choices, two scoring titles, an MVP, a pair of All-Star Recreation MVPs, has led the league in assists thrice, averaged a triple-double 4 occasions (a feat that hadn’t been performed even as soon as since Oscar Robertson since 1962) and has scored over 25,000 factors en path to being named to the NBA’s seventy fifth Anniversary group.
There may be completely no argument to maintain Russ out of the Corridor of Fame no matter how followers might really feel about him, as it might fully reset the precedent for what a Corridor-of-Famer is on this league.
