Chandler#81 Posted June 12 Posted June 12 If you are old enough to have watched him play, you know he was a catalyst in springboarding the League to international acclaim. Playing with Wilt Chamberlin among other HOFers, his image dribbling the ball became the logo of the NBA. Thank you for the amazing memories, Jerry! https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-age-86-134646038.html? 4 1 5 Quote
Augie Posted June 12 Posted June 12 The man is a legend. Dan Patrick is torn up and needed to be bailed out a bit. RIP Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted June 12 Posted June 12 Check out Winning Time on HBO for some classic Jerry West moments. RIP 1 Quote
BillsPride12 Posted June 12 Posted June 12 3 hours ago, DrDawkinstein said: Check out Winning Time on HBO for some classic Jerry West moments. RIP That character was HILARIOUS but apparently not a very accurate representation of Jerry West the person. He and his family were pretty pissed by the way he was depicted in that show. I mean just about everybody on that show was a caricature, the Larry Bird character being another glaring example. But anyways RIP to the great Jerry West 1 Quote
DrDawkinstein Posted June 12 Posted June 12 (edited) 25 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said: That character was HILARIOUS but apparently not a very accurate representation of Jerry West the person. He and his family were pretty pissed by the way he was depicted in that show. I mean just about everybody on that show was a caricature, the Larry Bird character being another glaring example. But anyways RIP to the great Jerry West I thought I read the opposite somewhere. Obviously a lot was dramatized, for sure. But given what folks were able to get away with in the late-70s/early-80s, there were things that were actually more wild in real life. West's character was definitely over the top tho. He was always at 💯 on the show. Larry was a mean SOB when he was playing, so not sure how far off from the truth that was. Edited June 12 by DrDawkinstein 1 Quote
Let's Go Buffalo Posted June 12 Posted June 12 R.I.P. Mr. Jerry West, definitely a legend of the game. Thanks for the memories, and thoughts and prayers for the family. Quote
Mike in Horseheads Posted June 12 Posted June 12 6 hours ago, Augie said: The man is a legend. Dan Patrick is torn up and needed to be bailed out a bit. RIP DP was a tough listen today when they got the news. RIP Jerry 1 Quote
amprov56 Posted June 13 Posted June 13 (edited) On 6/12/2024 at 9:15 AM, Chandler#81 said: If you are old enough to have watched him play, you know he was a catalyst in springboarding the League to international acclaim. Playing with Wilt Chamberlin among other HOFers, his image dribbling the ball became the logo of the NBA. Thank you for the amazing memories, Jerry! https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-age-86-134646038.html? The half court shot in the 1970 playoffs against the Knicks to tie the game with 3 seconds in April 1970! Edited June 13 by amprov56 1 1 Quote
Albany,n.y. Posted June 13 Posted June 13 Funniest reactions to his death: This man would rather die than see the Celtics win another title Jerry West hated the Boston Celtics so much, he knew they were gonna sweep Dallas, so he chose to die rather than see them win another ring. There’s levels to hating, folks. 1 Quote
Buftex Posted June 14 Posted June 14 He just couldn't bare to see the Celtics get #18 Respect! RIP Jerry! Quote
stuvian Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Great career, great life. His statue stands proudly at WVU. Quote
CowgirlsFan Posted June 28 Posted June 28 Belated condolences 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the game of basketball 🏀 Quote
gobilz Posted June 30 Posted June 30 On 6/27/2024 at 10:47 PM, CowgirlsFan said: Belated condolences 🙏 Thank you for your contribution to the game of basketball 🏀 Sigh Quote
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