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RIP Jerry West

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by HanSenSE, Jun 12, 2024.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    The 1972 team of course won 33 in a row and brings back this tale after the streak ended in Milwaukee:

    Laker coach Bill Sharman was surprised to see Times sportswriter Mal Florence, bags packed, leaving the team hotel in Milwaukee on a January day in 1972.

    Florence had been following the team on its winning streak, which had reached a record 33 games before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the Milwaukee Bucks had ended it the previous day, 120-104.

    “Where are you going, Mal?” Sharman asked.

    “I don’t cover losers,” snapped back Florence, without breaking stride.

    Heartache of a champion - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
     
    MileHigh, Jun 12, 2024
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  2. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Phil Collins has no chance in any newspaper in West Virginia today.
     
    HanSenSE, Jun 12, 2024
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  3. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    I woulda done just “JERRY WEST” with the birth/death dates above and a similar dek. Classier. But proper treatment for a legend.
     
    Deskgrunt50, Jun 12, 2024
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  4. MTM

    MTM Well-Known Member

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    MTM, Jun 12, 2024
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  5. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    I forgot that Michelle Wie is his daughter-in-law.
     
    micropolitan guy, Jun 12, 2024
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  6. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Now that he’s gone they’ll replace him on the logo.
     
    Songbird, Jun 13, 2024
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  7. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Blame the Lakers, apparently. Good colm by Plaschke: Plaschke: Laker legend Jerry West's final legacy sadly includes estrangement from Lakers
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Jun 13, 2024
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  8. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Scott Ostler on West and how, as we've discussed elsewhere, how "Winning Time" did him dirty. Gifted link.

    Who was Jerry West, really? An iconic NBA character who got a bad rap on TV

    Another gem from this morning's Green: Warriors were looking at trading Klay Thompson to Minnesota for Kevin Love after losing in seven to the Clippers in 2014. West, then an adviser to the Warriors, objected vehemently, to the brink of threarening to resign. Don't even want to think about what might have happened if they ignored him.
     
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    HanSenSE, Jun 13, 2024
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  9. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the link.
     
    swingline, Jun 13, 2024
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