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...
Within two weeks, we have lost two L.A. basketball legends. For the younger generation who never got to see Jerry West and Bill Walton play, just try to imagine 1972. The Lakers, led by West, won a still-record 33 consecutive games on their way to the NBA title. That same season, ...
The Lakers October 17, 20241:15 PM PDT 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 se...
the Lakers beat the Hawks, 116-115. West’s drive to the hoop resulted in a basket that tied the score at 115-115 with 38 seconds left. The Lakers won on Frank Selvy’s free throw in the final five seconds.
West, aka The Logo,died Wednesday at the age of 86in Los Angeles, where he has lived almost continuously since 1960, the year the Minneapolis Lakers drafted him out of West Virginia University and immediately thereafter moved to the West Coast. “That was the first of ...
Jerry Buss Siblings to Take Part in Los Angeles Lakers Coaching SearchFor the first time in 35 years, the Lakers will conduct acoaching search without the revered...Medina, Mark
Ryan West, son of Jerry West, Lakers front office, 2009-2019: The Inglewood YMCA was not the nicest gym in the world. It was probably 30 years out of date. It was small, not a full-sized court even, and it had a real homey feel to it. I've read a lot about the workouts and...
Please if there is any sense left in you, then do the right thing for once and bring back Phil Jackson. Give the Lakers some Coaching Stability and Leadership. Lakers Forever! frankieonMay 12, 2005 Dr Buss, i dare you to prove that, the rumors being spread by PETER VECSEY(of NYP) ON...
Burns will forever be tied to another Vikings Ring of Honor Coach, Bud Grant. In Grant's first year coaching the Vikings, he actually coached on coach short as he was holding the position for Burns, who had a contract with Green Bay. ...
Buss was determined to continue the tradition, even accelerate it. He hired Jack McKinney because he was a running coach, and he fired Paul Westhead because, Buss thought, Westhead had slowed the team down. The Lakers must run because Buss demands it and because the coaching staff and front...