Joe White, born November 16, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, played as a defender for a lifetime.
In the history of the Boston Celtics, point guards of every era have been the smartest and most thoughtful people on this team, whether it's from Bob Cousy to Johnson, from Anderson to Rondo, or Thomas Jr. to Kemba Walker.
And among so many mentioned defenders, Jojo White does have a slightly dimmer starlight.
Mr. Walter Fraser, a Knicks celebrity, said of White:
"I have a lot of memories of him, all of them meaningful memories."
"Originally, in that period, every player didn't have that much friendship to speak of, so even if it was an All-Star, we would only communicate out of respect."
'But Joe was definitely the strongest defender of the time, Boston was the team that ran the most, and he was the one who contributed the most, which was the epitome of that Celtic team.
White's basketball career began at the University of Kansas, but his early years of college didn't go well.
In the first year of the University of Kansas, White played only a few games due to injury, and the following year was better, although the team participated in the NCAA Championship, but lost to the University of Texas El Paso after two overtime games in the finals of the Central and Western Divisions, watching him advance to compete for the championship.
White then finished his studies from Kansas to compete in the 1968 Olympics and win a gold medal.
The Olympic experience restored White's confidence, so in 1969, White participated in the NBA draft and prepared to continue his basketball career.
At that year's draft, White was selected by the Celtics with the ninth pick in the first round, and thought that his basketball path would be slightly smoother, but because the player and coach at the time, Bill Russell, announced his retirement before the season, White did not have the opportunity to catch the last train of the Celtic dynasty.
At that time, the Celtics, who had won 11 championship trophies in 13 years, ushered in their reconstruction period, and White had to start his career from scratch again.
In the 69-70 season, the Celtics missed their first playoff game since 1951, and the team had to adjust the roster and tactics, and White in 191 became the first passive knife player.
"His first year here has been number two, and although he has taken the number one position at the starting position, now he is going to really play number one." Celtics' then-head coach, former team star Tom Heinthorne, said.
The 70-71 season was White's first year of a real attempt at point guard, and Heinthorne's change of lineup paid off initially, with the Celtics scoring a 44-win record, ten wins over the previous season, and White's stats coming to an average of 21.3 points, 4.8 assists and five rebounds per game, and his speed and tough style of play are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"White started pressing against his opponents after halfway through the half, and he could pounce on his entire body for rebounding and floor balls." Auerbach commented on White while watching the Celtics train.
With White leading the Celtics' offense in the point guard position, the team returned to victory in 1971, and in the 71-72 season, the Celtics played their former appearance - 56 wins and 26 losses in the regular season, White is one of the leaders of this team, he averaged 21.3 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds per game.
'We've been watching this Haflicek play 40+ minutes on the pitch, but don't overlook this kid wearing the size 10. Johnny Most, a veteran Celtic commentator, said of White at the time.
Moster's rhetoric has been true since the early '70s, from '71, White was an All-Star regular until 1977, although from the beginning of the '73 season, because of the rise of Coones, White never averaged more than 20+ points per game, but he still mastered the rhythm of the team, from 73 to 77 years, White has been a regular resident of the top ten of the league's assist list.
But for the Celtics, what the team needs most is still the title of league championship.
In the 73-74 season, the Celtics regained the top spot, that year played the fourth position, averaging 19 points, 15.7 rebounds per game and delivering 4.4 assists, The combination of and White made the Bucks in the Finals a headache, Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar although led the team to the 7th inning, but the Celtics still won the championship in the end.
In the 1975-76 season, the Celtics exchanged Musketeers Charlie Scott, so in addition to Scott, who averaged 17.6 points per game that year, the Celtics of Hafricheck, Cowens, and White reached the Finals again, and the final battle of the year was also regarded as the peak of White's career.
In that 128-126 win, the Celtics battled the Suns for three overtimes.
The key moments may be the "thief" one defense and one contribution to the basket to make the game scorched, but the pillar of the whole game is still the No. 10 Joe Joe White.
In that triple-overtime final, White played 60 minutes, and in those 60 minutes, White's every decision was very correct, whether it was facing Westfar's mid-range shot or passing the ball to Cowens in the cracks, which made the Celtics fans of that year very at ease.
With 33 points and nine assists, that's what White handed over.
After winning the championship again that year, Jojo White also won the trophy of the MVP in the finals, which was also the best compliment of his career.
In 1980, White was traded to the Golden State Warriors, who saw him as the team's dressing room leader, interestingly, White also played as an actor in the 1980 film Inside Movie, and in November 1981, White played the last game of his career, and in the middle of the season, White was traded to the Kings. That same year, the 35-year-old White announced his decision to retire and returned to the NCAA that season as an assistant coach.
In April 1982, Joe White's No. 10 jersey was hung at the Boston Garden Arena, and Joe White said goodbye to his basketball journey.
In 2006, on White's strong recommendation, Angie operated before the draft and traded to La Jane Rondo, which proved how correct the deal was in the years that followed.
LaJeun Rondo is Jojo White's favorite player in the Celtics' pre-season "routine" celebrity event so many times – even surpassing his own apprentice Pierce.
"White saw his own shadow in Rondo, and since 2006, he would pull Rajan over for half an hour at almost every training session at the beginning of the season."
The 2014 season was Rondo's final season with the Celtics, and before being sent to Dallas, White and Rondo had a "2-hour late-night conversation."
"Whatever happens, you're my favorite player." White said this to Rondo.
In 2015, Joe White was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and that year, White was diagnosed with cancer, and since then, White has chosen to make his home in the valley of Phoenix, spending his last years.
In the winter of 2017, White was urgently sent to the hospital for intracranial hemorrhage, and this operation even used the team doctor of the Phoenix Suns, and in nearly 20 hours of surgery, White survived the crisis safely, when the operation, Paul Pierce and Angel and in 2007, with White's son Brian who participated in the movie "The Game Plan". J. White, all waiting outside the operating room.
On January 17, 2018, Joe White died of cancer at the age of 71.
To say more, White's information I have collected before, so long to post because the news of the unfortunate death of Mr. Heinthorne came too suddenly, because the article just sent to the old man two weeks ago, so the heart is very unpleasant, it delayed the time of this article, so here first say a rest, and then apologize to you.