Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 10 players who define the borderline for induction

#7 Tim Hardaway

Tim Hardaway drive past Terry Porter

One of the players primarily responsible for the propagation of ballhandling shenanigans like the crossover dribble move, Hardaway's impact on youngsters learning to ball today is up there with the likes of Iverson, among others. His double-crossover move, popularly known as the UTEP 2-step (University of Texas El Paso was his alma mater), was a vicious maneuver that routinely left the best defenders of his time with their ankles in serious danger of sprains.

Hardaway's career was capped off by injury troubles like many others on this list, although he was still an effective player after 1996 and made 2 All-Star teams. His Heat teams were regularly up there with the Pacers and the Knicks as second fiddle to the Bulls at the top of the Conference, and I get the feeling that the Hall of Fame committee has underrated many players from that generation.