[cLaY]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Former NBA stars Charles Barkley, Joe Dumars and Dominique Wilkins, Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma and ESPN broadcaster Dick Vitale highlight the 16-person list of finalists for the Class of 2006 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The announcement was made Friday in Houston at the NBA All-Star Game festivities. The Class of 2006 will be announced on April 3 prior to the NCAA men's title game.

Others nominated by the North American Screening Committee aside from Barkley, Dumars and Wilkins were Ralph Sampson, Chet Walker, Adrian Dantley, coaches Don Nelson and Gene Keady and contributor David Gavitt. Vitale was nominated in the contributor category. Auriemma and WNBA coach Van Chancellor were nominated by the Women's Screening Committee, while coaches Pedro Ferrandiz and Sandro Gamba were nominated by the International Screening Committee.

The Vetearns Screening Committee nominated player John Isaacs and contributor Ben Kerner.

Finalists need 18 of 24 votes from the Honors Committee for induction.
Enshrinement ceremonies are set for Sept. 7-9 in Springfield.

Dumars should be in before Barkley.

[BIRD33]

You are on crack,I think Dumars should be in but Barkley was one of the best power forwards ever look at his numbers Joe D's arent even close.You are such a fucking homer its pathetic.

[Anhil8tor]

You are on crack,I think Dumars should be in but Barkley was one of the best power forwards ever look at his numbers Joe D's arent even close.You are such a fucking homer its pathetic.

round mound of rebound was great for a long time.

PS: Dumars is from Louisiana.

[BIRD33]

round mound of rebound was great for a long time.

PS: Dumars is from Louisiana.

This explains the Darko pick.

[Anhil8tor]

This explains the Darko pick.

No

[WoolyGoat]

Dumars over Barkley? You can't be serious...

[cLaY]

he's got rings

[WoolyGoat]

So does Mark Madsen.

[cLaY]

So does Mark Madsen.

as a player and GM?

[BIRD33]

You go in as a player or coach\managment not both.

[WoolyGoat]

I believe the Birdman is correct.