> 4-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001 > 2nd on All-Time in Blocks > 8-time NBA All-Star: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 > 3-time All-NBA > 6-time All-Defensive > NBA All-Rookie First Team > 2-time NBA regular-season leader, rebounding average: 2000 (14.1), 2001 (13.5) > 4-time NBA regular-season leader, total rebounds: 1995 (1029), 1997 (929), 1999 (610), 2000 (1157) > NBA regular-season leader, offensive rebounds: 2001 (307) > 2-time NBA regular-season leader, defensive rebounds: 1999 (418), 2000 (853) > 3-time NBA regular-season leader, blocked shots average: 1994 (4.1), 1995 (3.9), 1996 (4.5) > 5-time NBA regular-season leader, total blocks: 1994 (336), 1995 (321), 1996 (332), 1997 (264), 1998 (277) > Oldest player in NBA history to collect over 20 rebounds in a game (March 2nd 2007 vs. Denver Nuggets) Are those enough stats??? You don't have to score 30ppg to make it into the HOF. Deke is one of the greatest defensive players of all time. His stats alone are thoroughly sufficient to warrant enshrinement.
I agree about Brooks. James and Head is a pretty small backcourt. In fact, any PG + Head as SG will create serious problems for us defensively. My issue with Head is that I don't see much versatility in his game. He is extremely one-dimensional. I see him now, and for the rest of his NBA career, as a 3-point specialist playing limited minutes. He got way more playing time in his first two years than he would have on almost any, in not all, other NBA teams due to our total and unparalleled lack of guard depth. I like the guy but his lack of PG skills will ultimately render him a reserve due to his lack of size and limited skill set. He won't be the first to face this harsh reality transitioning from a succesful collegiate career to the NBA.
Whilst i love battier, he just brings nothing off the bench. he's game is allabout the litle things like taking charges nd getting steal. you want people who are gonna score off the bench.
