November 2025 Sports Elevator | Philip Rivers' HoF Case, The Big Dumper, & The NBA's Problems

Kirk Buchner and Chris Mouradian are back on the Sports Elevator to look at who, in the last 30 days, made their Hall of Fame case go up in the elevator or pressed the button going down!This month, they dissect the Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalists, debating whether a first-ballot semifinalist nod is Philip Rivers' biggest victory. In hockey, two stars cement their cases by hitting the 1,000-point milestone. On the baseball side, they analyze the MVP vote results, including "The Big Dumper" Cal Raleigh's record-setting season at catcherPlus, the hosts break down everything wrong with today's NBA, from flopping and the lack of physicality to the utterly forgettable NBA Cup.0:04:21 The biggest winner among Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalists (Philip Rivers) 0:08:53 Brad Marchand's 1,000th career point cements his Hockey Hall of Fame legacy 0:14:29 Cal Raleigh's historic season and the controversy of "The Big Dumper" nickname 0:37:33 NBA Twitter drama (PJ Washington/Brittney Renner) and the useless NBA Cup 0:40:40 The decline of the NBA: Too many threes and the death of physicality 0:49:39 Ricky Watters' Hall of Fame case falls off the ballot after 20 years 0:55:03 The quarterback logjam: How the upcoming QB classes hurt Philip Rivers and Eli Manning 1:00:51 Barry Bonds and other players with "suspicious backgrounds" on the Veterans Committee ballot If you want to know who is Not In Hall of Fame, hit the like button, subscribe to the channel, and share this with a fellow sports fan!Don't miss our upcoming episodes, including the Baseball Roundtable and the announcement of the latest inductees for the United States Athletics Hall of Fame. #SportsHallofFame #ProFootballHallofFame #HOF #PhilipRivers #EliManning #BradMarchand #NikitaKucherov #CalRaleigh #JoseRamirez #MLB #NHL #NFL #NBA #NBACup #RickyWatters #BarryBonds #SportsPodcast #NotInHallofFame