Not to make light of the passing of the great Jerry West, but I do feel some solace for the fact that he won’t have to witness another Celtics championship. George MetalskyRedondo Beach That’s a ‘no thanks’ As for his decision to turn down the Lakers’ coaching job, not only is...
The Golden State Warriors will honor Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West, who served as an Executive Board Member for the Warriors from 2011-17, with a “JW” court decal at Chase Center throughout the 2024-25 season.The Warriors will debut the decal a...
Coaching ate at West, though — he wanted perfection and, of course, couldn’t get it — and he was happy to leave it behind and become a scout-consultant after three seasons. There was an awkward occurrence several years later, after Jerry Buss had bought the Lakers and fired then-coac...
he set the still standing single-season playoff record by averaging 40.6 points for 11 games. After retiring as a player, West did some coaching for the Lakers. He was the head coach for three seasons, and later became an executive with the team, eventually moving onto the Memphis Grizzlies...
Still, the West-Baylor combo could not win an NBA title, and the Lakers’ six losses to the Celtics in the decade of the ’60s haunted West throughout his career, and, to some measure, until the end of his life. “My life and career always tilted toward the t...
About Hubie Brown's coaching, it was one of the "best jobs I've been around." For the players, it was "a miracle year." And for West, it was "one of the most gratifying things in my life." This from a man whose ...
Bell’s coaching career actually started in 1990. While recovering from an ACL injury he worked for one year as a graduate assistant coach for Steve Spurrier, who had taken over the Florida program. His next coaching job came with the Toronto Argonauts in 2000, where he served as offensive ...
Is that how you want to start off your coaching career in the NBA? The night before the draft, we met with Arn and Kobe's parents at the Radisson in Secaucus, on Route 3. Cal had a suite on the top level. Going into that meeting, Kobe was still the No. 1 guy on our draft ...
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“Jerry kicked down that coaching door for me and said, you can do this, but it has to be now. He knew, then he let me coach. I thank him forever and always for giving me that opportunity,” he continued, calling West “smart, committed, opinionated, fearless, generous, ultra-competi...