It's Dennis Johnson Day!

“He was the perfect compliment guy”

He liked saying nice stuff to others? :)

Awesome play with the pass off the backboard to Bird and the steal by Bird and reaction by DJ to go to the basket to hit the layup was amazing.

These kind of plays are just inspiring and every rookie coming into the league should be familiarized with these HOF players

Was Red`s last great straight-up, player-for-player trade.

G. Henderson for a future pick {Bias} came two years later.

While DJ always seemed clutch on offense, it was his defense that I fell in love with. No matter how little time was left on the clock (as in the game that Bird stole the inbound pass and passed to DJ in the final seconds of the game to get the lead for the win…when everyone else was acting like the game was over, DJ went immediately into defensive mode to guard the inbound pass. He was ever the professional, his basketball mind and intensity never stopped as long as there was time on the clock and he was on the floor. That is why he was so appreciated by the two biggest stars of the day, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, foe and team mate.

Finally a player who richly deserves to be put in the Hall of Fame is being inducted. From the time he arrived in Boston, DJ became one of my favorite players. He was a no nonsense guy who did whatever it took to win. I don’t think we would have won without him.

It is a shame that he didn’t live long enough to see this. I believe that he felt the NBA turned its back on him during a tough time. No one reached out to even offer him a coaches job except the Clippers. He could have taught so much to the young point guards playing the game today.

I am proud to call myself a DJ fan and supporter. This kind of a point guard comes along
once in a lifetime. Thanks Red for bringing him here so that we could enjoy the skills and playing of Dennis Johnson. RIP DJ, you are finally where you belong.

greatest clutch shooter I have ever seen

Here in Spain, not many fans know who Dennis Johnson was. But I´m sure that without him Larry, Kevin or Robert wouldn´t have been that great! Congratulations DJ wherever you are.

For celtic fans who lived through the 80s or even for those of us who caught the late 80s but simply know the era so well because we’ve gone back to watch all the tape because we had to, DJ seems to have represented the truest sense of what it meant to be a celtic. He was a great player capable of individual showcases but someone who acheived most by sacrificing for the good of the team. Bird called him the greatest celtic he ever played with. While it may be a shot at McHale (who was better) DJ’s celtic career was all about sacrifice, perseverence, and representing the celtics in the best way possible. Congrats DJ

Actually wiping a tear from my eye right now.

Finally it happens, maybe I will head down to Springfield tonight, though I will never get to shake DJs hand again I think all the greatest will be there tonight with DJ and the dream teams inductions. Both my favorite sf, and my
2nd fav to get inducted as well. Congrats to Scottie as well.

To me, what I remember best beside the “Bird steals the ball” play was his bullet pass off Bird’s defenders ear to Bird under the basket. I don’t ever remember it failing to work. It was an eye contact play.

What is also interesting is that DJ had a reputation as a troublemaker when he came here. But he and others to follow succeeded. He played with Danny and Danny brings in players that you just wouldn’t suspect would succeed here.

Again, well deserved. DJ is a Hall Of Famer.

Definitely belongs in the HoF as his play was the consistent element that kept everything moving forward and held together. Same kind of effort that we are now getting from Rondo. A great Celtic and congrats to his family, friends and fans. Go Cs…

What a baller you were! Dominguez High Don! You’re not dead!

If you had to pick, DJ or the Truth coming out from LA. Who is the better LA player?

Inglewoods finest vs Dominguez finest.

In the Green and Yellow, DJ earned his knickname and first became a champion, with plays like this:

http://www.youtube.com/v/xus1gNLl6Zo

Just look at the vertical leap he gets in order to deflect that shot.

Few folks probably realize that DJ set a record for blocked shots by a PG in the playoffs.

He was one of my earliest, favorite players and one of those guys who I remained a big fan of, beyond which team he played for.

He definitely belongs in the Hall and even though Seattle is without an NBA team right now, I am certain that a hell of a lot of fans in that city are choked up thinking about DJ finally getting in.

and even played for the C’s, I loved DJ. Even back in his Seattle Supersonics days. A true defensive stopper and a steady, reliable offensive player. Most of all, the guy knew how to WIN.

Congrats to DJ.

I remember DJ had his own speed of doing things. It was deceptive speed. He was so reliable when it came to handling the ball or bringing the ball up vs pressure that everyone took that part of his game for granted. He would just get down low & sort of methodically muscle his way up the floor using that booty to create space. When they threw the ball into DJ against pressure he would wave everyone else on down the court like, ‘hey, I’ve got this. don’t sweat it.’ I can just see him waving everyone on down the court now against would be pressure…….

Also, DJ was extremely smart when it came to angles & doing the little things to win. He would use his body in savvy ways to block out or set a screen or go in for what looked like a slow motion lay up which, despite being so slow, no one could block. He was great at getting leverage on guys.

But behind it all was his mental toughness. His mental toughness was off the charts, & it would put many of today’s players to shame. DJ would just sort of grind out wins when things got dicey. You’d see other players all the time on the court losing it or getting distracted, getting obsessed with the refs, or obsessed with how many shots they had missed etc. That was like blood in the water for DJ. While they were yapping or depressed or just not focused, DJ would seize any advantage offered by pushing the ball up & getting a lay up or someone else a wide open shot. DJ was great at taking advantage of the situation at hand.

He was also good at anticipating the play defensively, especially at the end of games, & fighting tooth & nail to counter it. When it was a close game at the end you could count on DJ to fight & scrap & claw for every inch. To me, that is when DJ really came alive— when it was do or die time, making all those little plays. I really felt like some players were not ready for his level of mental toughness or resistance at the end of games so they just gave up.

Ahhhh, Thanks for the sweet memories DJ

Congratulations & RIP DJ

mmmmm— i remember when seattle beat wash. for the title. dj was playing like he had pogo sticks for legs. and red got him to stop the philly menace for whom we had no answer until dj. and how much dj wanted to be an nba coach and how he got stuck with the clips.