Oso planning to go pro
JFB's college career didn't come with many accolades though. Honorable mention All BE for two years...and that's about it.
Jimmy F’ing Butler has been named to his 6th All-Star team on top of his list ther accolades. Can’t imagine there are many players who make 6 All-Star teams and don’t get the nod. Thoughts?
There's a handful of 6 time All Stars not in the HoF, but it appears all 7+ time all stars are in.
Notable guys with 6 or more all star games but no hall of fame are Amar'e Stoudemire, Jermaine O'Neal, and Shawn Kemp. Joe Johnson has 7 and is just becoming eligible, and I'm not sure he's a lock.
Miami has a pretty loaded roster this year. If they win it all he will be without question.
Am I misremembering or did Jimmy’s college career look much better to the advanced stat guys than the guys who vote for that sort of thing?
Least favorite MU player by a long shot.
Really? Why? I loved the guy. Still do.
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
According to at least one advanced stat guy (Valueaddbasketball), he was the 5th best player in the country his junior year (48th his senior year). Jimmy was likely undervalued because so much of his value came on the defensive side on the ball and on his ability to get to the free throw line, two things that are very important but not as sexy as scoring and rebounding stats.As all MU fans know, he was Jimmy Fing Butler for a reason.
One of those advanced stat guys had Jae Crowder number one. Then Jae went in second round…….Jae proved that guy right. He is a rock solid NBA contributor.
At this point I feel like he's in the "hall of very good for a long time" but not quite hall of fame. His number one career comp on basketball reference is Kawhi Leonard who will be a hall of famer...but Kawhi has two rings, two finals MVPs and two defensive POYs under his belt. Jimmy doesn't have any of those. And while it might not be his fault for not having a ring or a finals MVP, things like that matter for HOF consideration.I think a ring or two and a finals MVP would go a long way to getting Jimmy in.
Sheesh. Jimmy is very good, but he is not Kawhi. Kawhi has been arguably the best basketball player in the world a number of different years. Jimmy has been somewhere between the 10th best and maybe like 30th best in the NBA in his prime.
I would say no, but he's had a better career than Sidney Moncrief who is in the HoF. So maybe.