Quote from: Roy H. on Today at 02:31:57 PM
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Quote from: Roy H. on Today at 01:41:30 PM
Well-deserved. I'm not sure what took so long, but at least they finally got it right.
I'm glad he's going in with Tommy. I could have done without Calipari and Bavetta, though.
well deserved? Jo Jo White is one of the least deserving members of the HOF. Yeah he had 7 all star games, but he was almost never in the top 10 of any statistical category, never won any post-season awards, was never on a post-season team, and statistically didn't exactly finish with a monster stat-line. I mean does 17.2, 4.9, 4.0 scream HOF to you? Jo Jo was a darn good Celtic, but he doesn't belong in the HOF. He just doesn't.
7-time all-star, two titles, Finals MVP, plus a two-time NCAA All-America. That's HOF to me, yes.
(I'm confused about the bolded part above. He's got two rings and was Finals MVP. What other post-season accolades should he win?)
I meant all league team (I guess just calling it a post-season team wasn't very clear). So he was never among the 10 best players in the league in any season.
He was never a league leader and only finished in the top ten in a couple of stats a couple of times.
Jo Jo was a good player with a fine career, but he doesn't belong among the greatest players in basketball history, which is what the HOF is supposed to represent.
Take a guy like Slater Martin. 7 all star appearances, 5 titles, 5 2nd team All NBA, 7 times in the top 10 for assists per game. He isn't in the HOF and his credentials are better than Jo Jo White.
Please man...get your story checked. Never top 10 players in the NBA?
He was 2 time All-NBA second team...so basicaly 2 time Top 10 NBA player
Always played better in playoff. 2 NBA titles, 1 MVP finals
Very Solid NCAA career.
Olympic gold as the second best US player.
If Celtics fan thinks that low about one of our legends...then i understand why NBA took so long for select him.