Allright, I wanttomake a caseforsomeofthesegreatplayers.
StartingwithMrBigShot.
Bigshot.
I wouldlovetogoinwithBigShot.
Oh, mygosh, Bigshot.
Gowaybacktohighschool.
Weplayedtogetherinthetournamentinhighschool.
I'vebeendoingchancythat.
Andthenweplayedinthesameconferenceincollegewhenwebothwereoncofreshmanoftheyear, sowellandthenclearlychancehehasbeen, ah, modelofprofessionalismandsuccessinthe N B A andoutoftheNBA.
So, uhoh, andChaunceystoryissodopebecausewhenhecamein, itwasn't likeimmediatesuccess, likehehadtobouncearound a littlebit.
Andthenhefoundhishome.
Andthenoncehedidit.
AndoncehegotthatteaminDetroit, I stillthinkthatthatDetroitteamdoesn't getnearlyasmuchcreditgoingtofivestraightconferencefinalstoMBAFinalswinning a championshipagainsttheLegendLakersthathadKarlMaloneandGaryPayton.
I wasgoingtosayhewastheleaderof a teamthatcertainlygave a bunchofcharactertoaneraofbasketballandyourpointabouthispath.
I mean, hecameinwithhighexpectations, thensupposedlydidn't meetthem, bouncedaround, endedupsupersedingthoseexpectationsbybeing a finals M v p and a champion.
Fab 51 ofthemostimpactfulnamesinthegameofbasketballandthenrookieoftheyearandallthethingsthathedidwhilehewasplaying, obviously a kneeinjury, shorthiscareer a littlebit, butChrisWebberdeservestobeintheHallofFameandeverythingyoucontributetobasketball.
Hesold a lotofshoesto a lotofshoes.
Percywentshoesweremyfavoritetothis.
A lotofshoessatout.
MyUncleRobertForgetthat's a contributiontobasketball.
Allright, sothat's the 2021 class.
The 2020 classesweknowstillhasn't beenenshrinedyet.
I'm I'm gonnabesodisappointedifthisclassisinductedvirtuallybecause I reallyneedtobeheretoseethesespeechesfrom K G.
I needtobethere, frontandcenterlikeOh, man, I mean, thisguyisepitomeofhardwork, disciplineandjusttenacity.
I mean, comeon.
Isthereanybodymorecompetitivethan K G inthehistoryoftheNBA?
IfSeoulandletmeknow.
I knowKobewascompetitiveGaryPayton, butnobodyshowedthecompetitivedrivemorethan I don't knowwhatthey'regoingtodoforKobe's employmentifVanessaisaskedtospeakagain.
I mean, shewassoremarkableatKobe's memorialservice.
I don't knowifshe'llspeak.
I don't havesomeoneelsewillspeak, but, wow, twoofthoseguyscameoutofhighschool.
Yeah, TimDuncan.
There's a littlebitofslandergoingonontheInternetthelastcoupleofdays, likeAnthonyDavisisbetterthanTimDuncan.
LikepeoplelikeComeon, likeAnthonyDavisis a bad, badman.
Butyoureallyneedtolookatthisman's resume.
I don't knowifthere's goingtobeanotherindividualthatwillcomethroughstarttofinishwiththattypeofresumethatTimDuncanhas.