Zo Retires

After 15 seasons in the NBA, Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning has decided to retired today. This is sad to see as a fan of those late 90s Heat teams that boasted names like Zo, Hardaway, Mashburn, and Majerle. Man, that was a good ass team. Trust me as someone who watched a good portion of their games back then.

Anyway, now that Zo is retired the debate over whether he should go to the Hall Of Fame is now underway. As a basketball fan I give an emphatic YES. He is a 7-time All-Star and 2-time Defensive Player of the Year that played the game with the heart and passion few have ever. Unfortunately, he missed major time in his prime due to his kidney ailment, but I don't think that should be held against him as a negative. Right now he's #10 on the all-time blocks list, but just imagine where he'd be if he hadn't missed so much time following his 8th year in the league. He basically missed 3 whole seasons because of his kidney.

And on top of all that, he should have won MVP in the 98-99 strike shortened season. Zo averaged 20 points, 11 boards, and 4 blocks a game. Karl Malone won it that year averaging 23, 9, and .57 which were all down from the previous season.

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