Here are this year's inductees:* Phil Jackson* the Texas Western team that won the 1966 NCAA title* Roy Williams* Van Chancellor* referee Mendy Rudolph* international coaches Pedro Ferrandiz and Mirko NovoselNO PLAYERS! No Adrian Dantley again but freakin' Van Chancellor? No Bernard King but Mendy Rudolph, Pedro Ferrandiz, Mirko Novosel make it? Who the hell are they? Artis Gilmore and Spencer Haywood still aren't in.I would understand if it was just hard criteria, but KC Jones is in the Hall of Fame as a player?
Really the most deserving inductee is Phil Jackson. He has coached tons of legends and kept them in check. He coached a 72 win franchise and has won plenty of rings. Very deserving. I don't really see why they put refree's int he basketball HoF, sure without them the game would be a mess but still, the players/coaches/managers are alot more deserving of a spot than refs IMO.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas @ Apr 8 2007, 03:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Really the most deserving inductee is Phil Jackson. He has coached tons of legends and kept them in check. He coached a 72 win franchise and has won plenty of rings. Very deserving.</div> I agree. that's why I didn't mention him as a non-deserving one.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I don't really see why they put refree's int he basketball HoF, sure without them the game would be a mess but still, the players/coaches/managers are alot more deserving of a spot than refs IMO.</div>Yeah, especially since NBA refs suck so bad. I also don't get why refs get championship rings.
What? Refs get championship rings? I don't think they should have some of those people the, I mean a referee? They just pick some of the most random people for HoF. It's not like they changed the game or anythin.BTW Holocombe Rucker should be inducted in place of some of those people, not Phil obviously.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BrewCityBuck @ Apr 8 2007, 07:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They let so many people in the HOF now...that nobody even cares about it.</div>yeah, and yet they don't let people who deserve it in
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>They need hall of fame just for NBA players this is bs.</div>Because only players are in the NBA right? How about the coaches?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Apr 9 2007, 07:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Because only players are in the NBA right? How about the coaches?</div>coaches are having no problem getting into this hall of fame, only players are.
Bernard King and Dantley are two annoying ones. But you know another guy who it's just a travesty he didn't make it and I'm going to catch flak for this: Dennis RodmanHe was a 5 time NBA champion, two time DPOY, eight time all defense, and, to anybody who knows anything about stats, the greatest rebounder of all time, leading the league for a remarkable 7 straight seasons.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>coaches are having no problem getting into this hall of fame, only players are.</div>Ok. I was only addressing Serge saying it should be limited to NBA players.