I heard this man on a podcast, it's stunning that Aguirre, the first Mexican-American Star in the NBA, isn't in the Hall. Stunning that he's not there. Carrying Dallas for 7 years, taking a team of almost good enough and rejects into the playoffs in 1984 and a playoff win, yet NOT all-NBA????? (looking it up, guys named Kurt Nimphius, Pat Cummings, and Bill Garrett started, none more than CBA players...). 2 championships, but based simply on what he did in Dallas and DePaul he's a Hall player easily. 25 ppg and 8 rpg in College, then 25 and 6 in Dallas on an expansion team back when they had it hard, only player in NBA history with 20 ppg average and 900+ games played and not in the Hall, only player with 20 ppg and 700+ games and 2 titles and not in the Hall. What a joke, how can he not be in, sounds political..

Posted by JonoBoy on 06/10/2025 @ 17:49pm

Let's see; Aguirre was Player of the Year, nationally, in High School. Two-time All-American, unanimous, and multi-Player of the Year, set the record for single-game scoring in the Final 4 for a team most people expected to be under .500, had the first truly great year by a Freshman and really still top-5, team lost 10 games in 3 years only; 25/8/3 slash shooting 55%. At Dallas was the NBA's first Mexican-descent star, took a terrible team to the playoffs and won a series in 1984 (how he wasn't All-NBA that year is idiotic); 25/6/4 slash in Dallas, 5 playoffs, 1 trip to the Western Finals, game 7, 4 series wins. 23/7/4, shot .492. Then 2 NBA championships.

Could score from anywhere, had to be double-teamed. Media in Dallas always ragged on him, coaches always ignored or yelled at him, but he persevered, national media ignored him until 1986. If he'd been drafted in New Jersey or another Eastern team, he'd be in the Hall already. Of course he deserves a Hall Call.

Posted by DSC on 01/16/2025 @ 17:17pm