Just How Good Was Penny Hardaway?

[Kil2]

I was in the barber shop and my man starting going on and on AND on about how good Penny Hardaway was and if would have never gotten hurt he'd be in the hall. Now I don't totally disagree with him because I TRULY thought Penny was the closest thing to the 2nd coming of Magic Johnson except with hops and a jump shot but my barber went on to say how Shaq made Penny's career and after the Magic got swept by the Magic and Shaq left you barely ever heard Penny's name again. So needless to say the whole barber shop is half and half. So what do cats think? Could Penny have made the hall IF he hadn't gotten hurt AND Shaq wasn't on the Magic? Here's a classic game of Penny's Magic against Jordan's Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semi Finals when Jordan came out of retirement...

http://www.willmakebeatsforfood.com/2011/12/classic-hoop-dreams-orlando-magic-vs.html

 

[Cryotek2]

He's actually a walking mismatch in his heydays especially when Shaq leave Orlando!

 

[BrokeJumper2]

Because of his knee injuries we'll never know how great he could've been, sure Shaq made him look good but they also said the same thing about Kobe.