Comments on: FAQ: Reggie Miller’s Hall of Fame Probability

By: Ben Parker

Ben Parker — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:08:07 +0000

I think that Reggie should be a hall of famer for a number of reasons. I'll probably blog more about why I think he got snubbed and should be in. But in short, I grew up in the 90's as a young kid watching the NBA. The Utah Jazz have always been my favorite team. When I grew up watching Stockton to Malone, here are other names as players that I think of when I think of that era: Michael Jordan (hall of fame), Karl Malone (hall of fame), John Stockton (hall of fame), Patrick Ewing (hall of fame), Gary Payton (future hall of famer), Shaquille O'Neal (future hall of famer), Hakeem Olajuwan (hall of fame), Shaquille O'Neal (future hall of famer), Shawn Kemp (hall of fame caliber, don't know if he's got the numbers), and last but not least, I think of Reggie Miller. Reggie Miller in my opinion is often uttered and spoken of in the same sentence, breath, and conversation as all of those guys. All those guys are Hall of famers or future hall of famers, and so to not have Reggie get in on a first go around is a crime. Did I mention Rodman? NO! Yet Rodman got in ahead of Reggie. That is a joke. Rodman shouldn't be a hall of famer ahead of Reggie Miller, that is ridiculous. Gimme a break. If I am making a list of shooting guards to build my team around, outside of Jordan, Reggie would be #2, and #1 for pure shooter of all time. If I had to have one guy hit a clutch shot for my team with the game on the line, I'd take Reggie Miller over anybody including Jordan. He was that clutch. Reggie should be in the Hall of Fame first go around, and he will eventually get in. Reggie was a model face of the Indian Pacers and NBA for his entire career. Put in the the Hall of Fame right now!

By: MikeN

MikeN — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:45:32 +0000

Lot of random ignorance in this thread.

1)In the games the Pacers won against the Bulls in '98, Best played more in the 4th quarter. When Bird went to Mark Jackson, the Bulls won.

2) For being a clutch, big-game player, Reggie had a lot of no-shows. On top of that he was like everyone else and missed game-winners, maybe the clutchiness was because he took more. He had a shot to make his Finals 2-2, and just missed. He came back from an eye injury to score 30 points and just missed a game winner against the Hawks in 96.

3) His teams were not horrible. Ray Allen on the same teams probably does as well if not better. Rik Smits and the Davises as well as Mark Jackson. Also had Chuck Person, Travis Best, Jermaine Oneal, Jamaal Tinsley, Stephen Jackson, Ron Artest, Detlef Schrempf, Derrick McKey.

By: Boris

Boris — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:10:57 +0000

@Joseph And if it weren't for Magic Johnson, James Worthy probably wouldn't even be in the the HOF! Please don't use "If's" to justify an argument. It is what it is, Miller's fame was propelled by a playoff game, and he's no less deserving of HOF than James Worthy is.

By: Joeseph

Joeseph — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:47:15 +0000

If it weren't for those 2 Knicks playoff games, we wouldn't even be discussing his candidacy, so no I don't think he should be in the hall-of-fame. His numbers were good, but never great and he never won anything. Every once in a while a player gets a major media boost for whatever reason (and there are plenty in Miller's case) and that inflated reputation somehow sticks. The truth is he was never a top tier player even in his prime!

By: Skyler

Skyler — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:26:48 +0000

He is the all-time 3 point scorer. Need I say more?

By: bunny

bunny — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:27:07 +0000

There can't be any buts, ifs, when, coulds, shoulds, woulds, Reggie Miller goes to the HOF. When Shaq retires, a golden generation of NBA ballers who ambassadored basketball around the world will be gone. Miller was the second to last who left. He is a player that will ever be remembered because he was part of moments (even though this weren't championship moments). Moments that last long is what make professional sport so fascinating to most of us. Besides, Reggie needs to be elected just for stayin his whole career with the Pacers and never stopped believing. Usually I am really into stats, but this is just justice. Miller's memorabilia belong to the Hall of Fame of basketball just like Darth Vaders belongs to a movie Hall of Fame. He is the ultimate sports villain – just ask Spike Lee. Glen Rice, Mitch Ritchmond or Ray Allen could not have played that role.

By: SilentRat

SilentRat — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:21:02 +0000

Reggie Miller was the ultimate closer. As a kid I probably watched 20-30 Pacers games a year minimum and I couldn't even begin to tell you how many times he hit a game winning shot and it surprised no one. You were totally excited because they had won, but it was the expected result, much like when Mariano Rivera comes in for a save. They actually had a promotion sponsored by Miller Lite where every 4th quarter was "Miller Time" and they would donate so much money for each three he hit. He was the absolute definition of a "clutch player".

By: matt

matt — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:23:56 +0000

reggie miller scored 57 points in one game thats impessive, 29 in one quarter was a record till kobe broke it, most career three pointers, only player besides ray allen to have straight 90 percent free throw shooting season. many classic play off moments. miller will easily get into the hall

By: J.T. Jester

J.T. Jester — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:11:43 +0000

Numbers wise, Reggie is not a Hall-of-Famer. His stats indicate on of those guys like Chris Mullin, Reggie Theus, Mark Price, Jamaal Wilkes, Paul Westphaul, or Rolando Blackman who will always be on the edge but probably never get in. However, there is one thing about Reggie that makes that different. In their 11 years in the NBA before Reggie, the Pacers had made a 2 playoff appearances, both first round losses with win totals of 44 and 41. After Miller's first two years, the Pacers went on a streak of making the playoffs in 16 in out of 17 seasons (with Miller on all but the last), getting to 6 Eastern conference finals and 1 NBA final. They never won a championship, but when you consider that, other than Miller, the team consisted of mostly of higher quality role players, like Rik Smits, Dale Davis, Mark Jackson, and a well-past-his-prime Chris Mullin, there is no other reason that they could have been such a perennial contender but Miller. He is the end-all-be-all of Indiana Pacers basketball. I don't know who votes for the Hall of Fame, but if they consider the impact that a player had on his game, not to mention the success his team had as a result of himself, there is no question that Reggie Miller should be and probably will be in the Hall.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:16:45 +0000

Granted...I am a die-hard Pacers fan and Reggie is my all-time favorite player but there are certain things that stats can measure in terms of whether he should be inducted. Among those are - memorable performances, clutch performances (the 8 points in 9 seconds or whatever, the half-court buzzer beater against the Nets, the GW-shot against MJ, etc.) And as for the whole not having a championship thing...fine, that's valid. But look at some of the other HOFers without a title - John Stockton, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Dominique Wilkins, etc. But look at the road block Reggie and the Pacers had in their way --- they were a smaller market, meaning top free agents are tougher to attract and within the division was Michael Jordan and the Bulls - one of the best dynasties in the history of the NBA. By the time the Bulls' run was over, Reggie was almost 33 and on the way down. But he's one of the best 3-point shooters ever (will get passed by Ray Allen pretty soon), he stayed healthy all 18 years and did make it to the Finals only to get beat by another top dynasty in the Kobe/Shaq Lakers...and was the cornerstone of a successful franchise, albeit if he didn't win a title. Is he a first ballot HOFer? Don't know...depends who he's up against. But he's a personable, overall well-liked and respected player and one of the best of his generation.