Their Place in the MBA Pantheon

Every season, as MBA commissioner, I place retired players into envelopes based on the (1) the number of awards they have won and (2) their overall scoring average.

The best of these, of course, go into the MBA Hall of Fame. The rest are distributed within the envelopes and between the players where they are ranked.

Currently, besides the Hall of Fame, there are five envelopes, with the top players not in the Hall of Fame in the envelope marked "Tier 1." The worst envelope, is, of course, the dreaded Tier 5.

So for the first time, I make these retirement placements public. Maybe you will enjoy the final placements and smile at the names of the past where these new retirees are surrounded.





As an added sidenote: Boo Radley, who turned the tide in the MBA Finals, coming from the cut pile to shut down Chicago's Didger A'doo for eventual champion Oklahoma City, was originally cut at the beginning of the season by, who else, Chicago.