Former Golden State Warrior and St. John's star Chris Mullin has been named to the Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2011 (along with Dennis Rodman and others.) The lefty joins 10 of his teammates from the 1992 Olympic Team.
The Dream Team or "The Greatest Team Ever Assembled For Any Sport Of All-Time," is further proving it's greatness with a ridiculous 11 out of 12 players being honored with a spot in the Hall of Fame. Just think if Shaquille O'Neal was the college kid taken instead of Christian Laettner... or if Isiah Thomas didn't get shutout by Jordan and they went with him instead of Laettner, bringing three point guards, or if they said let's get another rebounder in bring in Dennis Rodman... they could have, and really should have had 12 Hall of Famers on one team. It's the only thing the '92 Dream Team won't be able to accomplish.
Mullin may have been the last of the 11 to get in the Hall, but he was no slouch or token white guy on the team, he was 4th on the team in Barcelona scoring 12.9 points per game, behind Barkley, Jordan, and just .1 off of Malones 13 a game. Mullin led the team in 3-point shooting going 14-26 for 53.8%.
Mullin was always one of my favorite players growing up. He had a 5-year stretch with Golden State where he put up 25+ points per season. He was All-NBA 1st team in 91-92, when there was a ton of talent in the league.
He has been retired now for 10 years and I was starting to think he might not get in. But when you look back at his entire career, with Olympics (Gold in '84 & '92), and college ('85 Player of the Year) he is definitely deserving.
Congratulations Chris Mullin.
-Keefe
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