The Basketball Hall of Fame finalists were
announced yesterday and this year's potential class includes new nominees
Patrick Ewing,
Hakeem Olajuwon and
Pat Riley. Also remaining from previous years are
Chris Mullin,
Adrian Dantley,
Dennis Johnson and Golden State coach
Don Nelson.
The complete list of 15 Finalists includes a total of 10 candidates from the North American Screening Committee - players Ewing, Dantley, Johnson, Olajuwon and Mullin; coaches Nelson and Riley; and contributors Victor Bubas, Bill Davidson and Vitale. Two candidates each comprise Finalists from the Veteran's Screening Committee - player Richie Guerin and contributor Johnny 'Red' Kerr - and the International Screening Committee - coach Togo Soares and player Maciel Ubiratan Pereira (both of Brazil), with coach Cathy Rush representing the lone nominee from the Women's Screening Committee.
One would have to think that Dream and Ewing (YES!) are stone cold locks for first year induction, along with Riles; you could probably actually argue that Ewing deserves to get in just based on the monster he's created in Orlando this year.
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