Jerry West, Lakers legend as a player and executive, dies at 86 (1 Viewer)

[JAA]

Jerry West, Lakers legend as a player and executive, dies at 86

 

[SteevieG]

My favorite player when I was a kid. RIP 44

 

[dickey moe]

RIP. One of the all-time greats.

 

[offdee]

I feel like 86 is a good age to go though. He’ll always have a good dad joke for his ghost friends. “Yep, got 86’d fellas”

RIP to the logo.

 

[General Malaise]

Dan Patrick was really broken up over this one and while I only got a few snippets of his show this morning coming into work, you could tell how much West meant to him. Dan was talking about how West was ready to kill his dad when he was 12 for beating him and his mom; kept a shotgun by his bed. Man.....

RIP

 

[The Z Machine]

Tips 40

RIP, Legend

 

[loser]

Only player to win a finals MVP on the losing team

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Definitely gonna pour one out for the logo.

 

[SFBayDuck]

One of the top 10-15 players of all time, and has to be top 2-3 NBA Execs of all time. Traded Vlade for Kobe and signed Shaq in the same week, that alone puts him up there. RIP to The Logo.

 

[SFBayDuck]

NYT Obit

 

[Jayrod]

Legend of the game.

RIP Logo

 

[Chadstroma]

Jerry West
Other can debate Jordan or LeBron for GOAT NBA player (the answer is Jordan) but in my mind the GOAT Lifetime Basketball man is THE LOGO.

- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
- 2× Consensus first-team All-America
- Third-team All-America – AP, UPI
- 2× SoCon Player of the Year
- All-America Player of the Year
- 3x Southern Conference Tournament MVP
- 3x Southern Conference Tournament Champion
- 2x Southern Conference Player of the Year
- Southern Conference Athlete of the Year
- Southern Conference Hall of Fame
- WVU Sports Hall of Fame
- Current record holder for WVU Basketball in five categories
- Pan-American Games Gold Medalist
- Olympic Gold Medalist
- Co-Captain of the Olympic Team
- #44 retired by WVU
- 2nd overall draft pick of the Minnesota Lakers
- NBA champion
- NBA Finals MVP
- 14× NBA All-Star (every year of his career)
- NBA All-Star Game MVP
- 10× All-NBA First Team
- 2× All-NBA Second Team
- 4× NBA All-Defensive First Team
- NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- NBA scoring champion
- NBA assists leader
- 3x NBA anniversary team (35th, 50th, 75th)
- Current 25th on NBA career scoring leaders
- Current 8th on NBA highest PPG average
- Current 9th on NBA most free throws made
- Current 35th on NBA most career assists
- #44 retired by Lakers
- Head Coach of NBA (3 years)
- 3x Head Coach of NBA playoff team
- 2x NBA Executive of the Year
- 8x NBA Champion in Executive role

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

My favorite player when I was a kid. RIP 44

The league should go ahead and permanently retire the number 44 immediately.

 

[need2know]

RIP Jerry

 

[CGRdrJoe]

One of the top 10-15 players of all time, and has to be top 2-3 NBA Execs of all time. Traded Vlade for Kobe and signed Shaq in the same week, that alone puts him up there. RIP to The Logo.

talked the warriors out of trading klay thompson for kevin love as well before golden state won their first two to start their run

 

[Chadstroma]

"The word dog comes up a lot. I was a wolf."
-Jerry on his competitiveness when he was playing

 

[Gatorade]

That 72 team with West, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor was amazing.

 

[zamboni]

That 72 team with West, Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor was amazing.

Plus Gail Goodrich - probably one of the most underrated players in NBA history.