Hall Of Fame

[Lava Rock Kid]

I dont know if you all caught it, but Last night on NBA.Com TV, according the the scrolling News line. Stockton and Jerry sloan was both first ballot to be selected to this years hall of fame. I cant find any info about it. Anybody know when they will be voted on?

[carrottop12]

They announce the finalists this weekend I believe during the all-star stuff, and I have no idea when it gets voted on, later in the season I believe.

But both Stockton and Sloan should be first ballot locks.

[MeestR]

sloan? don't you have to be away from whatever your nominated for, for a certain amount of time?

[The Sheik]

sloan? don't you have to be away from whatever your nominated for, for a certain amount of time?

Then why is Phil Jackson in it.

[carrottop12]

To be considered for induction by a screening committee, a coach or referee must be fully retired for at least five years or have been active full time in his/her respective craft on the professional, collegiate, of high school level for at least 25 years.

And thus Sloan is your man.

[hoops4life]

Coaches can be in it with out retiring. 'Cuse's coach is in it.

[gojazzmjsucks]

When would they go in? I live in Rhode Island so i planned on going to see Stock and Sloan at the Hall of Fame in Mass

[Duiz]

Jerry Sloan will get the HOF before a COY

[Lava Rock Kid]

If this Jazz team goes on a tear and gets the fourth seed, I think this could be the year that Sloan gets the COY.

[seejaydeja]

Isn't Jordan in the mix as well?

[JDubJazz]

Yes, the big names this year are Jordan, Robinson, Stockton and Sloan.

[DelaneyRudd]

Isn't Jordan in the mix as well?

http://www.hoophall.com/genrel/021309aaa.html

[seejaydeja]

Stock and Jordan are both no brainers on that one

[Hikari]

They will anounce the inductees durring the NCAA final four.

[moevillini]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-bkn-hall-of-fame,0,1061634.story

Michael Jordan, John Stockton and David Robinson were among the 16 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Friday.

NBA coaches Don Nelson and Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer also made the cut from a field of 164 nominees, as did former NBA stars Dennis Johnson, Chris Mullin and Bernard King, and two-time WNBA MVP Cynthia Cooper.....All 16 finalists may be elected, according to Hall policy.....
.....Other finalists include former Golden State coach Al Attles, who was nominated as a contributor; Bob Hurley Sr., who has more than 900 wins at St. Anthony's High School in New Jersey; Vladimir Kondrashin, who coached the Soviet Union to the 1972 Olympic gold medal, defeating the U.S. in a controversial final; Pereira "Ubiratan" Maciel, a player known as "The King" in his native Brazil; Richie Guerin, a six-time NBA All-Star with the New York Knicks and a former player-coach with the St. Louis and Atlanta Hawks; and Johnny "Red" Kerr, a longtime Chicago Bulls commentator who was named NBA Coach of the Year in 1967 after leading the expansion Bulls into the playoffs in their first season.

The Class of 2009 will be announced on Monday, April 6 at a news conference in Detroit before the NCAA men's championship game. They will be enshrined the weekend of Sept. 10-12.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-02-14-all-star-notes_N.htm

details on the nomination and voting process are here: http://hoophall.com/ot/bhof-enshrinement.html - - basically there are 24 members of the selection committee and a person needs 18 of their votes to get in