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Originally Posted by kiwiref
Hall of Fame is the criteria for greatness? I mean, the place is a museum, and sure, it's dedicated to basketball, but you can't make this a world-wide measure of greatness.
There are 12 referees inductedo and only two in the past 20 years (Earl Strom 1995, and Zigmund Mihalik in 1986). Are you suggesting that the world has seen only two great referees in the past 20 years?
Hall of Fame is not an international institution, it is an american organization, and it's primary focus will be always on the american game, which is fair enough. But rest assured that if, say, europeans were to form their basketball hall of fame, it would not include most of the 70 coaches in the US version, but would include many europeans who have helped develope basketball in europe.
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First of all it is very rare that any officials in any sport ever make the Hall of Fame. At least that is the case in this country. It is not like officials have stats that are easily measurable. Unless you say how many big games they worked and how long they have worked, then that is not something I can answer easily.
Secondly, I do not think most would care from this country if they were in a European Hall of Fame.
Peace