You gotta start by differentiating the people getting in on “Meritorious Service” vs getting in on the “Greatest Player” category. Then you have to remember that pool is deep in an international era these days with multiple major opens and world championships available. That’s very different than what pool looked like in the 70s, 80s and 90s. You look through different lenses for each era. Like when you look at Rodney and Kim.
But the modern lens?
Jayson has peers that have won the US Open, Intl Open, multiple world championships. It begs the question whether someone that never won a world championship in a relevant discipline makes the cut. You gotta weigh his US Open, 2x Intl Open, and Hanoi Open heavily. I think you gotta weigh his exhibition performances lighter. You can make a case he crossed the line. But amongst his peers, it’s an “eke in” not a “kick the door in” resume. But for me, I do tend to agree he crossed the threshold.
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