RIP: NBA legend Jerry West dies at age 86

[heyheymymy]

RIP Logo

https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-age-86-134646038.html (https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-legend-jerry-west-dies-at-age-86-134646038.html)

[99 Problems]

RIP old timer.

[LeBowen]

Damn.

Arguably basketball GOAT because he was on top of the game in every possible role his entire life.
Without him, Lakers would be Knicks level franchise.

[cd98]

Whoa say it ain't so. Great basketball player, great GM.

[heyheymymy]

Too soon after Bill Walton

God is building a dynasty in heaven I guess

[exstatic]

Lakers did him dirty by pushing him out in 2000 at Phil’s request. It’s funny, because there was probably an element of jealousy involved. Jerry succeeded at every basketball job he ever held, player, GM, exec, advisor, while Phil was a journeyman player, and an awful GM, in NY.

[BatManu20]

The man who single-handedly kept the Spurs from ringing from 2000-2002, and again in 2004 tbh. Him trading for Kobe in '97 really fucked us. One of the all-time great players and GM's though. Maybe the greatest GM ever, along with Red Aurbach. 60+ years of NBA relevancy like that is incredible. Rest easy, Logo.

[Mr. Body]

Hey, remember when he worked under the table to get Pau Gasol over to the Lakers for Kwame Brown?

[rascal]

West believed in acquiring star players(free agency and trades) and winning that way. Not like the Spurs who want to build only by the draft.

[R. DeMurre]

What a legend. RIP.

[exstatic]

Hey, remember when he worked under the table to get Pau Gasol over to the Lakers for Kwame Brown?

Uh, Marc Gasol was in that trade,too. 3X All Star, 2X All NBA, DPOY. That guy.

[exstatic]

West believed in acquiring star players(free agency and trades) and winning that way. Not like the Spurs who want to build only by the draft.

The Lakers are a destination, or were. The Spurs haven’t been, up to this point. Any star player we’ve had, Post Gervin, we’ve drafted.

[Extra Stout]

ChetWalker, Bill Walton, Jerry West. That’s three.

[Obstructed_View]

Second greatest shooting guard all time. Hall of fame worthy on his non-playing career alone. RIP.

[baseline bum]

RIP MVP

https://i.ibb.co/k4y0CYH/mvp.jpg

[SOMA Spur]

10 years ago I was eating at a restaurant in Santa Monica. We noticed Jerry West and Rod Thorn having drinks at the bar. Then Rambis walked in the door and joined them, then Kupcheck, then Coop, then Byron. Every few minutes another Laker Legend. And finally Magic. Then their party moved to a private room. Turns out it was Rod Thorns birthday and I'm guessing Jerry threw him a party. Surreal 20 minutes of my life. RIP.

[CorrectCrusader]

One of the best ever. RIP

[Mr. Body]

Uh, Marc Gasol was in that trade,too. 3X All Star, 2X All NBA, DPOY. That guy.

Bruh, Marc Gasol was a deep second rounder at that point. Don't give me crap about 'everyone knew he was going to be great.' That's fucking bullshit and you know it. He was a throw-in.

[lefty20]

We will never see his like again, RIP Logo.

[MultiTroll]

Uh, Marc Gasol was in that trade,too. 3X All Star, 2X All NBA, DPOY. That guy.
Please cease and desist comparing Marc favorably to Prime MVPau.

A pure scam.

[MultiTroll]

https://youtu.be/cE18vZWlgM4

[D-Robinson 50 fan]

All around Basketball legend!!


may he rest In peace

[GAustex]

Very very good jump shooter

[ismael-robert]

Shoot when did he stop working...feel like I just saw him scouting games

[lefty]

Uh, Marc Gasol was in that trade,too. 3X All Star, 2X All NBA, DPOY. That guy.

nobody knrw how Marc would pan out, not even West

Pau was already a top PF

[lefty]

Would be a poor man’s Kevin Pritchard today

[exstatic]

Bruh, Marc Gasol was a deep second rounder at that point. Don't give me crap about 'everyone knew he was going to be great.' That's fucking bullshit and you know it. He was a throw-in.

I never said anything like that, but we are looking backwards n time at the trade.

[spurraider21]

Hey, remember when he worked under the table to get Pau Gasol over to the Lakers for Kwame Brown?
pretty sure he had left the grizzlies before that trade

but marc gasol also went to memphis in that deal

[TDMVPDPOY]

would be lame if they replace him with that pos lebum for logo

[exstatic]

The Lakers are such a poverty franchise now. It was the Clippers that made the announcement of his death, because he had zero relationship with the Lakers. None. They kicked his ass to the curb in favor of Phil. Makes me smile that Hurley said Nope.

[heyheymymy]

Yeah tough week for Lakers fans tbh

-Hurley said no to their coaching offer
-Jerry West passed away
-Boston Celtics about to pass them in the league title leader race

[lefty]

The Lakers are such a poverty franchise now. It was the Clippers that made the announcement of his death, because he had zero relationship with the Lakers. None. They kicked his ass to the curb in favor of Phil. Makes me smile that Hurley said Nope.

Well, they released the West-Lakers beef video today :lol

West called the Lakers a shit show :lol (audio in the vid)

https://youtu.be/relfUhOXvzA?si=2pysBkq-bmWc67OU

[baseline bum]

The Lakers are such a poverty franchise now. It was the Clippers that made the announcement of his death, because he had zero relationship with the Lakers. None. They kicked his ass to the curb in favor of Phil. Makes me smile that Hurley said Nope.

Though ultimately Phil Jackson was right in that debate, where West was livid that Jackson didn't like Glen Rice and didn't want him back. West is the greatest GM in league history but even the greats can screw up and dying on the hill of Glen Rice was definitely a huge mistake from West after we saw he wasn't the player he looked like in Charlotte where he was constantly fed the ball.

[timtonymanu]

The Lakers are such a poverty franchise now. It was the Clippers that made the announcement of his death, because he had zero relationship with the Lakers. None. They kicked his ass to the curb in favor of Phil. Makes me smile that Hurley said Nope.

You kinda forget they won a title in 2020. They've been an abysmal franchise post 2010 and got bailed out by LeBron wanting to play for them. Now the LeBron era is faded out.

[exstatic]

You kinda forget they won a title in 2020. They've been an abysmal franchise post 2010 and got bailed out by LeBron wanting to play for them. Now the LeBron era is faded out.

Mickey Mouse title, with a 3 month break built in for their aging and brittle stars.