Despite his age and physical problems, West kept averaged 25.8 ppg while leading the NBA in assists with 9.7 per contest. Led by Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and John Havlicek, the Celtics would win eleven NBA . [81] They have two sons, Ryan and Jonnie. Working as a player-scout for three years, West was named general manager of the Lakers before the 198283 NBA season. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. He believes sports connect us to our best selves, and he hopes to help people experience sports more holistically. West threw in 28.7 points per game with 48% shooting from the floor and 83% shooting from the foul line. Your email address will not be published. During the 1969-1970 season, he would win his only scoring title by averaging 31.2 points on 49.7% shooting to go with 4.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game; moreover, after two seasons as a Second Team All-NBA selection, West returned to First Team status and also garnered the first of four consecutive All-Defensive First Team nods. "[8] West incredibly connected, and this basket was later called one of the greatest moments ever by the NBA. [8] Having played forward early in his career, West was also a capable rebounder, and gifted with long arms, quick hands, and strong defensive instincts, West was also once described as one of the best ballhawks, man-to-man defenders and shot blockers among NBA guards:[23] when the All-Defensive Teams were introduced in 1969, West made every one of them until his career ended in 1974. However, he started at West Virginia, getting 13 rebounds and 25 points for each game. [39], In the 1969 NBA Playoffs, the 55-win Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks and the San Francisco Warriors, setting up the sixth finals series versus Boston in eight years. Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). West remained as uptight in the front office as he had been on the court. He has profusely praised Oscar Robertson and others in his era. Ten of the players would go on to play in the NBA. Rain. At such a time, Oscar Robertson set the game afire with his spate of triple-doubles for the Cincinnati Royals. In 1980, West was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team. Winning bid: US $23.50 [ 10 bids] Shipping: $3.99 Standard . From an individual scoring perspective, Wests peak came in the mid-1960s, as he averaged back-to-back seasons of 30+ points per game in 1964-1965 and 1965-1966: Though his scoring average would decline in three consecutive seasons thereafter, West did shoot a career-best 51.4% in 1967-1968 to the tune of 26.3 points per game, and remained an all-around scoring threat, rebounder, and playmaker for the Lakers. Entering the same 1960 NBA Draft as Robertson, West was selected right after Robertson with the second overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers, who soon relocated to California and became the Los Angeles Lakers. [8] Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn once said: "He took a loss harder than any player I've ever known. Also, Oscar declined more rapidly than West so the seasons where Robertson was better early in their careers are partially balanced by the seasons where West was better later in their careers. [15] The NBA commented that the Lakers now had a potent one-two-punchwith "Mr. Six of the losses came at the hands of the powerhouse Celtics. Media createst the impression that Oh, he had a triple-double! he did something spectacular. He was also at the forefront of rebuilding the Lakers into championship shape by adding Shaquille ONeal as a free agent and trading for Kobe Bryant, who entered the NBA out of high school in 1996. "[86], In 2011, West and bestselling author Jonathan Coleman wrote a memoir entitled West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life. ", Robertson believes the media-hype machine conditions fans' perceptions of players too much. I must have that tension. West was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. [11] West soon became the captain of the freshman team, and during the summer of 1953 he grew to 6ft 0in (1.83m). [22], Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke was known for a keen eye identifying leadership and teaching qualities (he also gave Hall of Famers Sparky Anderson and Joe Gibbs their first managerial/head coaching positions),[57] and asked West to coach and participate in player personnel decisions. 1 select and West the . [52] However, the Knicks took Games 2 and 3, and West strained both of his hamstrings: in Game 4, the shorthanded Lakers were no match for New York, and in Game 5, the valiant, but injured West and Hairston had miserable games, and despite Chamberlain scoring 23points and grabbing 21rebounds, the Lakers lost 10293 and the series. ", The NBA had only eight teams in 1960 when West and Robertson were rookies. Overall, both Robertson and West played 14 NBA seasons from 1960-1974, with Robertson having a 100+ games played advantage due to better health. Robertsonwas on hand when the Rome Olympic champions were inducted at Springfield. Clutch," passing up the shot himself because he is, after all, 71 years old. Co-captains West and Robertson, and also Jerry Lucas, had legendary professional careers. Theres a reason the leagues logo is the Los Angeles Lakers legends silhouette. This site contains affiliate links to products. [15] These performances earned him a multitude of honors, among them an All-American Third Team call-up, First Team All-Southern Conference, Southern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player Award and First Team honors, Chuck TaylorConverse Second-team All-American honors, and Associated Press and United Press International Third-team All-American honors. During halftime of Sunday's All-Star Game, 45 members of the 75th Anniversary Team including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stood side by side on a circular stage in the middle of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. He took a loss harder than any player Ive ever known, said longtime Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn in the National Sports Daily. FTA complete back to 1948-49. The Minneapolis Lakers chose West with the second overall pick . [17], During his junior year (195859), West scored 26.6 points per game and grabbed 12.3 rebounds per game. [63], Jerry married his current wife, Kristine "Karen" Bua, in 1978. Basketball, Team, School. Indeed, The Logo is still the only player to win Finals MVP as a member of the losing team. [35] The 52 wins were accumulated despite West playing only 51 regular season games due to injury[22] and scoring 26.3 points, the lowest average since his rookie year: after being a First-Teamer for six times en bloc, he only made the All-NBA Second Team. [82], As a person, West was often described as an introverted and nervous character, but who also drew the highest praise for his uncompromising work ethic. The USA had a team to envy. One of the main complaints that many old heads have with the modern game is its statistical, analytics aspect. The 1960 USA Olympic team has been described as the best amateur side ever assembled. Ended: Feb 21, 2023. Jerry West and Oscar Robertson defined the guard position for over a decade. The Big O's best statistical season came in 1961-62 when he averaged a . Too few fans today saw Oscar play with Jerry Lucas in Cincinnati or saw him when he was the sidekick of Lew Alcindor (before he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) on a championship team in Milwaukee. Jerry West is a legendary Lakers guard. He played West as a guard, in contrast to West's college days as a forward. Outside) contributing 17.6 ppg, the Lakers improved to 36-43 and finished in second place in the Western Division. They were 39-3 at midseason and finished at 69-13, the best single-season record in NBA history until the 1995-96 Bulls (72-10) bested it.. "To play the national anthem, it was the most thrilling, chilling thing that I've ever been involved with.". 44 jersey in 1983. The tragedy turned young Jerry inward, forcing him to develop his own coping mechanisms. Personally, I value all-around players who can do everything on the court shoot, rebound, pass and as such, though West was probably a better scorer and defender, I prefer Robertson with his historically dynamic all-around game and ability to dominate in all aspects. The Americans arrived in Italy in 1960 with 28 wins in as many games at the Olympics. For the rest of his illustrious career, West would average at least 20 points per game each year, including 25+ points per game for the next decade with four seasons above 30 points per game. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Now 36 years old, the veteran guard averaged 20.3points, 3.7rebounds and 6.6assists per game. The next season, though he averaged 27.1 points per game, he only played in 55 games; injuries and missed games were a prevalent theme throughout Wests career, as he would play in fewer than 70 regular season games in half of his 14 NBA seasons. [76] On February 17, 2011, a statue of West was unveiled outside Staples Center at the Star Plaza in Los Angeles, California. They accomplished their mission of beating the USSR, too, winning 81-57. . "I think any time an athlete gets an opportunity to play for your country, he should accept it," he said. Clutch." As the NBA celebrates it's 75th Anniversary Season, get to know dozens of star players who helped make the NBA what it is today. [29], In the following 196465 NBA season, West averaged 31.0 points (at the time, a career-high), only surpassed by perennial scoring champion Wilt Chamberlain. ESPN has been the primary culprit in driving stat-driven basketball analysis, making the game hollow in the general publics minds. Jerry West. For some of Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Elgin Baylors triple-doubles, youd think they had the worst game in the world: When Wilt Chamberlain explained how NBA basketball got diluted in quality over his lifetime, When will it be fair to name LaMelo Ball as the greatest Hornet ever!? "Why does everybody say the game has changed? For his contributions, West won the NBA Executive of the Year Award twice, once as a Lakers manager (1995) and then as a Grizzlies manager (2004). The USA had been the only country to win the gold medal since basketball was introduced at the Summer Games in Berlin, in 1936. [22] Again, the Lakers reached the finals, and again, they battled the Celtics. "Fans believe what people tell them.". West and Co. got their revenge the following season, as The Logo led the NBA in assists and LA got a legendary game from Wilt Chamberlain en route to a title. This display of arrogance motivated the Celtics and angered West. The Celtics' Sam Jones inbounded the ball at half-court with three seconds left. In Game 7, a 15-foot Frank Selvy jumper at the buzzer that would have won the game in regulation bounced off the rim. "That was the most special moment in my life," he said. In Game 1, which Boston easily won, defensive Celtics guard K. C. Jones kept West to the only 26 points, and in Game 2, West scored 45 points, but Boston still won 129123. Oscar Robertson vs Hassan Whiteside. At the same time, the early 1970s also saw West post his highest career assist numbers, which culminated in him leading the NBA in assists in 1971-1972 at 9.7 assists per game to go along with 25.8 points (47.7% shooting) and 4.2 rebounds per game. After a slump in the early 1990s, West rebuilt the team of coach Del Harris around center Vlade Divac, forward Cedric Ceballos, and guard Nick Van Exel, which won 48 games, and went to the Western Conference Semifinals. Wilt Chamberlain definitely had an explanation for why fans from his time fell out of love with NBA basketball. He thinks its really going in! It did, sending Game 3 into overtime. West was motivated by a relentless drive to succeed. Every bit West's equal was Baylor. Oscar might dispute the analogy, though. The Lakers swept the Bulls and beat the Bucks in six games to reach The Finals. In fact, scoreboard keepers didnt introduce the concept of assists till after Bob Cousy revolutionized the PG position. Despite the Lakers failure to win more titles, most of Wests legendary exploits came during the postseason. 9 Copy quote. After practice he would listen to West Virginia basketball games on the radio. "I think the thing I most remember is that we won so easily ". "I told coach Wooden, 'I'll play him for lunch every day, and he'll pay.' Thomas said on an older edition of NBA TVs Open Court that he had the privilege of sharing a panel with Jerry West and Oscar Robertson. pic.twitter.com/VAlcLcmqXX, Hoop History (@H00PHISTORY) March 10, 2022. Both entered the league via the 1960 NBA Draft - Robertson was the No. Like many NBA stars, West came from humble beginnings. [19] West and Oscar Robertson co-captained the U.S. men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Following another Finals loss in 1970, this time to the New York Knicks, the Lakers finally broke through in 1972 and beat the Knicks in five games for the only NBA title of Wests career; ironically, it was one of the worst individual postseasons of his career, as he averaged only 22.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and a league-best 8.9 assists per game. West's NBA career was highly successful. Jerrys closest brother, David, was killed in the Korean War when Jerry was 12. Inside) scoring nearly 35 ppg and West (Mr. I played on an all-black high school team and we didn't want people saying that we were clowns. West was born into a poor household in Chelyan, West Virginia. Could you live on that?" Jerry West (L) and Oscar Robertson. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). He stayed on as a scout for three years and became general manager in 1982, helping to build the Lakers dynasty of the 1980s. Teams. With Chamberlain now in the middle and Gail Goodrich pitching in on offense, the Lakers won a record 33 games in a row under new coach (and former Celtics star) Bill Sharman. the Lakers held a "Jerry West Night", and eleven-time NBA champion and perennial rival Bill Russell appeared and said: "Jerry, you are, in every sense of the word, truly a . Oscar Robertson vs Jo Jo White. He was the son of a coal mine electrician who could afford no luxuries and who was usually too drained from work to play with his children. He was named All-State from 1953 to 1956, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season, with an average of 32.2 points per game. Robertson reciprocated Wests characterization of him earlier this year. The players are bigger and more athletic now. West played the small forward position early in his career, and he was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, where he led the Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game. [15] As of 2011, West holds 12 WVU all-time records. Dr. J went decidedly old-school with his selections, naming Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Elgin Baylor, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the first team. The Royals made Robertson with the No. Your suplied Email address (xxxxx@fiba.basketball) does not seem to be correct, "THAT WAS THE MOST SPECIAL MOMENT IN MY LIFE, TO PLAY THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, IT WAS THE MOST THRILLING, CHILLING THING THAT I'VE EVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH. [40] L.A. also took Game 2, with West scoring 41 points. Moreover, half the battle is actually being on the court and so Robertsons better durability also gives him another slight edge in this close head-to-head matchup. In this game, he now had scored 4,002 playoffpoints, which set an all-time NBA record. They needed all five games to put away the Detroit Pistons but then lost to the St. Louis Hawks in seven games, losing the final game 105103. Simple mathematics tells us that there are 144 cards contained within the twenty-four packs of six, resulting in the probability of two examples of each member of the set's full roster. He is a. man for the ages." Jerry West. [55] West wanted to re-negotiate his contract and keep playing, however, he said Cooke "basically told my agent to go to hell. A smallish youth, West didnt make his junior high football, baseball or track teams. He moved up and he was like, I know Im The Logo and everything else, but in my era, there was no better basketball player than Oscar Robertson.'. On October 19th in 1960, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson made their NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cincinnati Royals respectively. The other definition is 'two way' player - one who can do everything offensively, and defensively. West logged similar averages as a rookie after the Los Angeles Lakers drafted him second overall behind Oscar Robertson, but his scoring nearly doubled in his second season. They gotta keep people watching, so theyre gonna say wonderful things about these teams, and wonderful things about players., Wilton Norman Chamberlain speaks on how the @NBA and other media outlets market its players and what kind of tactics they use. For the children's author, see, In the summer of 1996, West traded for shooting guard. On October 19th in 1960, Jerry West and Oscar Robertson made their NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cincinnati Royals respectively. During their overlapping careers, Robertson and West faced off head-to-head on 94 occasions. Inside" (the low-post scorer, Baylor) and "Mr. Outside" (the long-distance shooter, West). Sure did," said Jerry West. . Im surprised when the ball doesnt go into the hoop, West said toward the end of his career. Chamberlain inbounded the ball to West, who raced past Walt Frazier and threw up a 60-foot shot. And, you know, Oscar said, You right, Jerry.'. [43][45] After Chamberlain scored 45points and West 31points plus 13assists in a series-equalising 135-113 Lakers win, the Lakers seemed favorites prior to Game 7. [20] In March 2008, ESPN voted West the third greatest shooting guard of all time. [47], Before the 197172 NBA season, West was smarting from his frequent injuries and losses and considered retirement. (Going into the 1963-64 season, Baylor was 28, West 25, Robertson 24, Lucas 23.) [16] He was also named to be a member of the U.S. Pan American Games basketball team that won the gold medal. [15] The Lakers won 60 games and reached the 1973 NBA Finals against the New York Knicks. He only had diminutive, defensively weak Johnny Egan left next to West. They beat the Pistons four games to two to advance to the 1962 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. He was unafraid, unabashed and unmatched in everything he did. Gail Goodrich's all-around play from the backcourt made him a perennial All-Star and, eventually, an NBA champion. Those two players formed the nucleus of three consecutive championship teams beginning with capturing the 2000 NBA Finals. In just his second NBA season in 1961-1962, Robertson put up 41 triple-doubles and became the first player to average a triple-double over a full season with 30.8 points (on 47.8% shooting), 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists; for over 50 years, the Big O remained the only NBA player to achieve the feat until Russell Westbrook did so in 2016-2017 (and has now done so for three straight seasons thru the 2018-2019 season). [20] His college coach was also hired to coach the Lakers. In five postseason games that year, West scored a total of 160 points, presaging his NBA playoff heroics. [41] After the loss West was seen as the ultimate tragic hero: after the game, Bill Russell held his hand, and John Havlicek said: "I love you, Jerry". 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