…. JERRY WEST:
4 Time West Virginia High School All-State
College Averages: 24.8pts, 13.6 Rebounds
Lead West Virginia to 1959 NCAA Championship Game
Co-Caption of 1960 Olympic Gold Medal Team
12 Time NBA First Team
Career NBA Averages: 27.0/6.7/5.8
Only losing player ever to win NBA Final MVP
Played in 9 NBA Finals
Among retired players, only Jordan, Chamberlain and Baylor surpass career scoring average
All NBA Defensive first -team ever year since introduced in 1969
Scout/General Managers of Lakers who built 1980/82/85/87/88 Championships
Architect of 2000/20001/2002 Laker Championship Team
Traded Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant
Signed Free Agent Shaqullie O'Neal
Turned around flailing Memphis team to reliable playoff team
Named Executive of Year multiple times
Instrumental in building Golden State NBA Champions and 73 Win Team
Instrumental in signing free agent Kevin Durant
Unbelievable player and quite POSSIBLY (not yet) the architect of THREE different NBA Dynasties: 80's Lakers, 2000 Lakers, and maybe this Golden State team.
And yet you never here anything about him.
4 Time West Virginia High School All-State
College Averages: 24.8pts, 13.6 Rebounds
Lead West Virginia to 1959 NCAA Championship Game
Co-Caption of 1960 Olympic Gold Medal Team
12 Time NBA First Team
Career NBA Averages: 27.0/6.7/5.8
Only losing player ever to win NBA Final MVP
Played in 9 NBA Finals
Among retired players, only Jordan, Chamberlain and Baylor surpass career scoring average
All NBA Defensive first -team ever year since introduced in 1969
Scout/General Managers of Lakers who built 1980/82/85/87/88 Championships
Architect of 2000/20001/2002 Laker Championship Team
Traded Vlade Divac for Kobe Bryant
Signed Free Agent Shaqullie O'Neal
Turned around flailing Memphis team to reliable playoff team
Named Executive of Year multiple times
Instrumental in building Golden State NBA Champions and 73 Win Team
Instrumental in signing free agent Kevin Durant
Unbelievable player and quite POSSIBLY (not yet) the architect of THREE different NBA Dynasties: 80's Lakers, 2000 Lakers, and maybe this Golden State team.
And yet you never here anything about him.
