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.