>no he wasnt as good at his peak as walton and no he didn't
>have a single tragic accident like stokes but those guys set a
>precedent for extenuating circumstance.

Walton won a chip, plus 2 more in college as one of the greatest college players ever. he got in largely if not primarily because of his college career. and stokes' extenuating circumstance is a pretty singular one (and truth be told he actually had a longer prime than Rose did.)


>i would say HOF, no, but borderline? sure, the MVP alone is
>such a strong predictor and it's not like he played one MVP
>year and died, he had a couple good years leading up to it.

correlation is not causation. the fact that every other MVP winner is a HOFer does not automatically grant Rose a HOF pass. he had 2 1/2 seasons as a star player, and only had 1 great season. he only made All-NBA once, meanwhile Howard made All-NBA 8x and 1st team 5x yet you think Dwight's prime was too short. you're all over the place here.