Episode Details

Jim is joined by author and sports historian, Clayton Trutor, to discuss the hall of fame candidacy of former NBA power forward Buck Williams. First, Clayton and Jim discuss Buck bending the rim in the 1990 NBA Finals and the most overshadowed NBA players of the 1980s (5:34). Next, they cover the best offensive rebounders in NBA history, how well Buck stacks up against Nate Thurmond, and whether Win Shares as a statistic should be used to measure a player's greatness (19:30). Finally, Clayton and Jim rank Buck among the best power forwards of the 1980s (33:10), before making a final call on whether or not Buck belongs in the Basketball HOF (40:29).