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Moot point really. Amare was 20 when he came into the league (pretty old for no college)
Amare had 5 of his 14 seasons averaging under 15ppg. Richmond 5 worst scoring seasons, 21.9, 19.7, 17.4, 16.2, 4.1 (at 36 yrs old last season)
Richmond also never benefitted from a guy like Steve Nash feeding him the ball.
If Mitch Richmond made it, I see no reason why Amare wouldn't. He has a more distinguished career than Mitch: Richmond never made an All-NBA First Team. He did, however, join an already successful team in the twilight of his career and get a ring. Maybe Amare should take the League minimum and join the Warriors.
I would have thought he could hold up at least one more season, especially a season when scrubs are getting enormous contracts. He was still a decent rim protector at his age.
The one comparative category Amare wins over Richmond is the all-nba selections.
Richmond made 3 x 2nd teams and 2 x 3rd teams vs. 1 x 1st and 4 x 2nd for Amare
All-star games are comparable.
Richmond does have the edge with international competition with a gold & a bronze vs. a bronze for Amare.
Richmond does have the college stuff too which was 2 excellent seasons at K-state.
Richmond has about 4k more points and was also NBA ROY.
I don't think the twilight ring really matters one way or another to HOF voters.
If it were the NBA HOF (which it isn't) then I can see an argument that they are in the ball-park of each other.
However, with the college and gold medal etc. I think are what separates them.
Amare would be one of the starters on the "didn't make the HOF team" assuming he doesn't.
If Mitch Richmond made it, I see no reason why Amare wouldn't. He has a more distinguished career than Mitch: Richmond never made an All-NBA First Team. He did, however, join an already successful team in the twilight of his career and get a ring. Maybe Amare should take the League minimum and join the Warriors.
I would have thought he could hold up at least one more season, especially a season when scrubs are getting enormous contracts. He was still a decent rim protector at his age.
With all due respect to Reggie, IMHO Mitch Richmond was second only to MJ in the 90s. It's hard to crack the All-NBA First Team when Jordan is in the league.
Richmond was a great scorer and defender. Put it like this, he made the HOF even though he played the majority of his career in Sacramento.
I think the baseball HOF does it best, because they value longevity over a few good or great seasons. Amare has barely played the past several seasons and I don't believe was the best at his position or close to it for any length of time when he was in his prime.
He has 14 seasons, 7 of them he played less than 60 games. He actually missed more than 1/4 of the possible regular season games he could have played.
His averages look ok but skewed a bit maybe for lack of games played.
Durability and that stupid "black Jesus" tattoo on his neck, 2 reasons to miss out on HOF status.
With all due respect to Reggie, IMHO Mitch Richmond was second only to MJ in the 90s. It's hard to crack the All-NBA First Team when Jordan is in the league.
Richmond was a great scorer and defender. Put it like this, he made the HOF even though he played the majority of his career in Sacramento.
Tough choice. I was a big Mitch Richmond fan even when he was with Kansas State. Im not sure who I pick between him and Reggie (I think I lean Mitch--due to D), but Richmond was a helluva a player, and I would take him over Amare.
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