Oscar Robertson vs Jo Jo White. "I told coach Wooden, 'I'll play him for lunch every day, and he'll pay.' [15] He was honored again with several awards: a call-up to the All-American selection, and being voted Southern Conference MVP. At the same time, West was likewise a standout high school player, winning West Virginia Player of the Year honors and leading his high school team to a state championship. West ganhou notoriedade por ter servido de inspirao para o desenho do logotipo da NBA, o qual baseado na imagem de uma jogada de Jerry West. Before he was "The Logo" -- the model for the silhouette on every NBA player's jersey -- he was "Mr. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Wednesday night's slate. Tackling the Biggest Head-to-Head Sports Debates. Moreover, the duo had two playoff matchups first, in the 1972 Western Conference Finals, the Lakers beat the Bucks 4-2 behind Wests 21.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 8.3 assists per game; Robertson was very much a complementary player at that point, only averaging 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game during the six-game series. Combine a deadly jump shot, tenacious defense, obsessive perfectionism, unabashed confidence, and an uncompromising will to win, and youve got Jerry West, one of the greatest guards in NBA history. . [12][63] Jonnie played guard for West's college team, the West Virginia Mountaineers and married professional golfer Michelle Wie in 2019. Chamberlain inbounded the ball to West, who raced past Walt Frazier and threw up a 60-foot shot. West is still regarded as one of the best pure scorers in NBA history. After helping the Golden State Warriors win the championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on June 14, 2017, West announced that he would go to the Los Angeles Clippers as an executive board member and consultant. West holds the NBA record for the highest points per game average in a playoff series with 46.3. For both Robertson and West, their stellar rookie campaigns were just a sign of things to come over the next decade and a half, both players would continue to dominate the NBA as individual players, though it would take a bit longer for each one to overcome the Boston Celtics dynasty and win an NBA title. Rain. "I would never bet against the Lakers," he said. West spent days shooting baskets from every possible angle, ignoring mud and snow in the backyard, as well as his mother's whippings when he came home hours late for dinner. I must have that tension. West was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979. Jerry West. One of the salient features that differentiate the 50s and 60s basketball from eras that came later is the lack of emphasis on stats. No portion of FIBA.basketball may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form.By accessing FIBA.basketball pages, you agree to abide by FIBA.basketball terms and conditions. FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. [15], In the 1968 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers beat the Chicago Bulls and the Warriors to set up yet another Lakers-Celtics NBA Finals; it was considered a match of size versus speed, as the Lakers had nobody to guard Celtics coach/center Bill Russell or forward John Havlicek close to the basket, but the Celtics in return had difficulties guarding prolific L.A. outside shooters Baylor, West and fellow guard Gail Goodrich. He said at the ceremony that athletes should not pass up a chance to represent their homeland. Indeed, The Logo is still the only player to win Finals MVP as a member of the losing team. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unclesmokeking?_t=8XgGb5ev7yo&_r=1--All clips are property of the NBA. Overall, Robertson visited the postseason 10 times in his career (six times in his decade with Cincinnati, and all four years in Milwaukee), where he lead the NBA in playoff assists 7x, including four straight years from 1962 to 1965; other individual postseason accomplishments included averaging a triple-double for the 1962 playoffs and leading the playoffs in minutes played for three straight years (including an astounding 48.8 minutes per game in 1964-1965). West lost the first eight times he played in the Finals, twice by a single basket against the Boston Celtics in Game 7s. Robertson played point guard and was a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in 14 seasons. Fourteen seasons, 25,192 points, 6,238 assists and 5,366 rebounds later, he had become one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. West held himself to seemingly impossible standards. He also ranked fourth in both assists (6.1 apg) and free- throw percentage (.860). They beat the Pistons four games to two to advance to the 1962 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. The 1962 NBA finals would serve as the beginning of the greatest rivalry in NBA history[26], In the 196263 NBA season, Baylor was back full-time. Neither Chamberlains 50 point, 25.7 rebound average nor Oscars triple-double average swayed the media from such a view. Sometimes you get involved in situations like that, you don't realize the importance of it until you get out of it. He thinks its really going in! It did, sending Game 3 into overtime. I felt I was deceived. Rendimiento en Playoffs There will never be another player like the 'Big Dipper', who changed the game with his strength, athleticism and skill. But despite his remarkable legacy, West does not feel he was the best individual talent of his era. [12] Further awards were All-American, Southern Conference Tournament MVP and Southern Conference Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year. [8] West demonstrated his tenacity for the game in a match against the Kentucky Wildcats. In the 197273 NBA season, the main scoring role was taken by Goodrich, and West was now a playmaker instead of a scorer. Oscar Robertson Calls out NBA for Super Teams Hypocrisy: When Boston Got Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, That Was David Sterns Deal. He would sit by himself and stare into space. In 1965-66, West had another stellar year, averaging 31.3 ppg and finishing behind only Chamberlain in the scoring race. The Knicks' Walt Frazier is stopped by Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain (13) as Jerry West (44) drives around them for a score in first quarter of an NBA finals game on April 26, 1972. "John Wooden once told me Larry Bird was better than me," said Robertson. [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. In-Game 1 West scored 24 points before fouling out with three minutes left and L.A. won Game 1 115112. [16] He was also named to be a member of the U.S. Pan American Games basketball team that won the gold medal. [22], Initially, West felt odd in his new environment. "Certain players seem to be able to do things in a certain part of the game that they might not be able to do earlier," said West. The following year he and Oscar Robertson led an extremely talented U.S. squad to a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. In three campaigns with West at the helm, the Lakers went 145-101 and returned to the playoffs after missing the postseason during Wests retirement. Additionally, Robertson also remains #1 all-time in career triple-doubles with 181; the only other players in NBA history with more than 100 career triple-doubles are Russell Westbrook (138, as of the end of the 2018-2019 season), Magic Johnson (138), and Jason Kidd (107). Every bit West's equal was Baylor. West was also superior as a clutch performer and in playoff competition. From there, he played his college ball at the University of Cincinnati, where in his three seasons with the Bearcats, he won the scoring title each year, was named a 3x All-American and 3x College Player of the Year (the Player of the Year award is now called the Oscar Robertson Trophy), made the Final Four twice, compiled 10 triple-doubles (a staple of his pro career), and set 14 NCAA and 19 school records. [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". Lillard was the only one to accomplish . He taught himself his quick shot release by bouncing the last dribble hard off the ground. Its one that calls for a mutual appreciation, something that remains to this day. The championship was West's first-ever NBA title. 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. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. He made the varsity squad at East Bank High School, although he mostly sat on the bench during his junior year. "When we played, [the NBA] was a minor league acting like a pro league. "Potentially, I would have to go with Lucas and Robertson, because they are a little younger," said Gallatin. West tuvo una media de 2,6 recuperos y 0,7 tapones ese ao, contra un Robertson que apenas lleg a 1,1 robos y 0,1 tapas. In addition to their regular season performances, Robertson and West were both consistent presences in the postseason and led their teams admirably for a number of years. In particular, in a Finals loss to Boston in 1969 that went the distance, West put up 42 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists in the decisive Game 7, and was named the inaugural Finals MVP despite being on the losing team, the only time in NBA history this has happened. Former NBA Veteran JJ Redick made controversial comments calling NBA Legends Firemen and Plumbers. West and Oscar Robertson co-captained the U.S. men's basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. "[56] At the time of his departure, West had scored more points than any other Laker in franchise history. In some ways, the decision of who was better comes down to personal preferences on playing style do you prefer Robertson with his penchant for racking up triple-doubles or West with his silky smooth moves and shooting? While his famous triple-double season would come a year later, Robertson got off to a fast start right out of the gate during his 1960-61 rookie season in which he . Jerry West talks about how losing to the Celtics multiple times in The Finals affected his mindset and demeanor during his career. If I could have one wish granted, it would be that you would always be happy. Theres a reason it took well over 50 years for another player (Russell Westbrook) to average a triple-double over the course of a full season. The same road is shared on the south end of Morgantown with Don Knotts Boulevard, in honor of another WVU alumnus. Basketball, Thinking, Able. [75] Also, on November 26, 2005, his number 44 became the first basketball number to be retired by West Virginia University and on February 17, 2007, a bronze statue created by sculptor Jamie Lester was installed outside of the WVU Coliseum. [21] This team perennially had strong forwards and guards, but was constantly weak at center, giving them a disadvantage against the Boston Celtics with their Hall-of-Fame center, Bill Russell. Your email address will not be published. "I did that once or twice. [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. [78] On June 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced West would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. 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. Wests long wait had ended. Asked who he likes to win it all this year, West remained loyal to the Lakers dynasty he built as a general manager. 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. I worked construction in the summer," said Robertson, noting that all players had off-season jobs then. Baylor's tip-in attempt was thwarted by Sam Jones. It seems to mark a change from the way the final minutes are officiated today, when "no hemorrhage, no foul" is the rule. To get the center, the Lakers traded West's backcourt partner Archie Clark, starting center Darrall Imhoff and backup forward Jerry Chambers to Philadelphia. He broke his nose during an incident in the game, but he continued to play despite intense pain and having to breathe through his mouth. Having come this far, West would not be denied an NBA title. 14 minutes of The Big O! He entered the NBA in 1960 and immediately established himself averaging 30.5 points per game and captured Rookie of the Year honors. [15] He tied the NCAA five-game tournament record of 160points (32.0points per game) and led all scorers and rebounders in every West Virginia game, including getting 28points and 11rebounds in a 7170 loss to California in the final. He led Los Angeles into the playoffs each year and earned a Western Conference Finals berth once. One of his great joys was playing with Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas on the gold medal-winning 1960 Olympic team. black vs. white, East vs. West, etc. West is still regarded as one of the best pure scorers in NBA history. It seems that tons of viewers from certain generations uniformly avoid the contemporary NBA in a conscious fashion. In 1961-62, West established himself as a deadly scoring threat and averaged 30.8 ppg, marking the first of four seasons in which he 30 ppg or more. [63], Jerry married his current wife, Kristine "Karen" Bua, in 1978. He was the measuring stick for how a player. [24], In West's second NBA season, the Lakers could only make limited use of Baylor, who was called up by the U.S. Army Reserves and could play only 48 games. In fact, scoreboard keepers didnt introduce the concept of assists till after Bob Cousy revolutionized the PG position. [84] His first wife Martha Kane recalled that her husband often had difficulties opening up to her. The tragedy turned young Jerry inward, forcing him to develop his own coping mechanisms. The Lakers drafted him after the Cincinnati Royals drafted Oscar Robertson. Unexpectedly, most of the coaches changed direction as suddenly as a team that just had the ball stolen at midcourt. The NBA described West as "obsessive perfectionism, unabashed confidence, and an uncompromising will to win a level of intensity so high it could melt lead". Charleston, WV (25301) Today. Jerry West leads Los Angeles with 20 points while Oscar Robertson scores 17 along with 9 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks en. Height: 6-2 (188cm) Weight: 185 (84kg) The Americans' average margin of victory was 42.4 points per game. Winning bid: US $23.50 [ 10 bids] Shipping: $3.99 Standard . When you feel that you're deceived you don't want any part of the organization that deceived you. He averaged 27.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.8 rebounds for his career, making the Lakers one of the most relevant franchises in the league. After two years away from basketball, West became the Lakers coach before the 1976-77 season. Jerry West (L) and Oscar Robertson. Despite Wests playoff heroics, which included leading the postseason in scoring average 4x (highlighted by a career-best 40.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game in the 1965 playoffs), the 1960s saw six Finals losses to the rival Celtics (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969). Countdown 4: Top 10 Five-Tool Players in MLB History, Countdown 153: Top 10 Minnesota Twins of All Time, Countdown 152: Top 10 Dallas Mavericks of All Time, Countdown 151: Top 10 Tampa Bay Lightning of All Time, Countdown 150: Top 10 Kickers in NFL History, Countdown 149: Top 10 Left-Handed Pitchers in MLB History. West is undoubtedly one of the all-time greats, but he has one blemish: his NBA Finals record. During their overlapping careers, Robertson and West faced off head-to-head on 94 occasions. He was the third player in league history to reach 25,000 points (after Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson). He must have blocked at least a half . Jerry West could easily feel a sense of bitterness toward Russell, even though The Logo eventually did win a ring in 1972. Could you live on that?" 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. St. Joseph's Joe Spratt: "I give a somewhat hesitant edge to Jerry West over Oscar Robertson. As an encore to his historic season, Robertson remained a nightly triple-double threat, shooting a career-best 51.8% in 1962-1963 and putting up 28.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 9.5 assists per game to narrowly miss out on another triple-double season. He dominated early with the Cincinnati Royals, averaging a triple-double for the first several seasons of his career and finishing with averages of 29.3 points, 10.3 assists, and 8.5 rebounds over the course of 10 seasons However, Robertson and the Royals came up short in the playoffs early in his career and struggled to even make the postseason toward the end of his Cincinnati tenure. 1971 Topps NBA Assist Leaders #143 PSA 6 Jerry West/Oscar Robertson/N. 1961 Fleer #36 Oscar Robertson Rookie Card. It only makes sense that he also seeks validation. Robertsons all-around excellence made him a triple-double machine on the court, and he drastically altered the complexion of the sport with a 1970 class-action lawsuit that led to the creation of free agency. West completely immersed himself in practice, often neglecting to eat. West's son, Jonnie, also played college basketball for West Virginia. West averaged 27.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists and was again NBA All-Star and All-NBA First-Team;[15] however, he played in only 55 regular-season games, missing the last seven weeks due to a hamstring injury. [8] He had a jump shot with a release the NBA lauded as "lightning quick", and was known for making baskets late in the game, earning him the nickname "Mr. Oscar Robertson vs Coby White. The teams split the first two games, and at the end of Game 3 in Los Angeles, West tied the game at 115. When West remembers the Rome Olympics, it takes him back to a different era. On the international stage, before jumping to the NBA, Robertson and West were co-captains of the US Basketball Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome (professionals would not be allowed to play until the Dream Team in 1992); considered by many pundits to be the best collection of amateur basketball talent in history (in addition to Robertson and West, Jerry Lucas and Walt Bellamy would also become Hall of Famers), the team easily won the gold medal at the Games and was collectively elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. [16] The Mountaineers went 262 that year, ending the season with a loss to Manhattan College in postseason tournament play. The team reached the NCAA championship game in 1959 but lost to the University of California. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird . The best players may not be the players people think are the best. Wilt Chamberlain wasnt out of place when he said the media is diluting the modern game of basketball. Oscar was sitting right there. In five postseason games that year, West scored a total of 160 points, presaging his NBA playoff heroics. No copyright infringement is intended. Also Read Dwyane Wade is the most accomplished athlete thats come out of Chicago! During that time, West was the better scorer (27.0 to 25.7), but Robertson grabbed more rebounds (7.5 to 5.8) and averaged more assists (9.5 to 6.7) and also had slightly better shooting percentages. For Hall of Fame caliber players across sports, I like to look at a concept I call a decade of dominance. The thinking behind this is that for most Hall of Fame type careers, there are roughly 10 great seasons that define an athlete (this idea is embodied in a sense by the NFLs All-Decade teams), though due to injury or other factors, they might not be 10 consecutive years. "[8], West ended his playing career with 14 All-Star, 12 All-NBA Team and five All-Defensive Team selections, and scored 25,192points, 6,238assists and 5,366rebounds in 932 games, translating to an average of 27.0points, 6.7assists and 5.8rebounds per game. Robertsonwas on hand when the Rome Olympic champions were inducted at Springfield. Wilt Chamberlain definitely had an explanation for why fans from his time fell out of love with NBA basketball. Inside" (the low-post scorer, Baylor) and "Mr. Outside" (the long-distance shooter, West). You still have to shoot, rebound, pass and play defense," said Robertson, who was honored with West at The Q on Thursday in the 50th anniversary year of their Olympic basketball triumph for the USA in 1960 in Rome. Three of the Finals went seven games, with the Lakers losing two of those Game 7s to the Celtics by a single basket. The Minneapolis Lakers chose West with the second overall pick . In Game 6, Havlicek shredded the Lakers with 40 points, and after yet another Finals loss to Boston, West commented that the Lakers lost two games they should have won: "We gave them the first game, and we gave them the fifth. The team had posted a 25-50 record in its last season in Minneapolis. "There are people on ESPN who never played basketball or even picked up a basketball," he said. Your inbox approves The power couples & . Godine 1980. primljen je u Kuu slavnih, a Los Angeles Lakersi su u njegovu ast penzionisali dres sa brojem 44. He thinks it's going in! 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 . Theyre gonna be selling TODAYs game. He averaged 27.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 5.8 rebounds for his career, making the . Oscar might dispute the analogy, though. Now 36 years old, the veteran guard averaged 20.3points, 3.7rebounds and 6.6assists per game. [15] As of 2011, West holds 12 WVU all-time records. Jerry West was a 12-time All-NBA performer who knew how to elevate his game when the lights shined the brightest. The other definition is 'two way' player - one who can do everything offensively, and defensively. MIES (Switzerland) - It happened more than half a century ago, yet for two of the biggest legends in the sport, USA's Jerry West and Oscar Robertson, memories of the gold-medal winning run at theOlympic Games in Rome are crystal clear. West continued to propel the Lakers to championship contender status by trading Divac for the draft rights to Kobe Bryant (1996), by signing free agent center Shaquille O'Neal (also 1996), and by signing six-time NBA champion Phil Jackson as a coach (1999). "[63] West's Memphis stint was not as spectacular as his Los Angeles stint, but he turned a franchise which was about to be sold into a reliable playoffs team, making few trades but getting the maximum from the players he had available (such as Pau Gasol, James Posey and Jason Williams) and signing coach Hubie Brown, who became Coach of the Year in 2004. He had finally won a championship, in one of the greatest seasons ever for an NBA team. Copyright FIBA All rights reserved. Following another five-game loss to Boston in 1963-1964, Cincinnati would never again make it past the first round with Robertson. After a big loss, the Wests would drive home and she would try to console him, but West would say "get out" at the home porch and drive awayan experience that "killed" her as a wife. However, West averaged 22.8points, but also averaged 8.8assists per game, and again was a First Teamer in the All-Star, All-NBA, and All-Defense Teams. However, it became clearer later that NBA media got lazy, complacent and became more of a sales force for the league itself. [31] However, in the 1965 NBA Finals, the Celtics easily beat the short-handed Lakers, 41. Unrealistic or not, West the perfectionist propelled the Lakers to The Finals repeatedly in the 1960s and early 1970s. But his all-around excellence was unprecedented for a guard. The Royals made Robertson with the No. However, the Lakers and West came out on the losing end in eight of those nine Finals. As a player with the Cincinnati (Ohio) Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1961-62, he averaged . In 1969, he became the only player to win Finals MVP on the losing team. He was a loner. Oscar Robertson vs Lenny Wilkens. In 1995, West received his first Executive of the Year Award for his role in turning the Lakers around.[61]. 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. "Race; cold war; threat of nuclear war. Oscar Robertson vs Dominique Wilkins [40], In the 196970 NBA season under new coach Joe Mullaney, the Lakers' season began with a shock when Wilt Chamberlain seriously injured his knee and missed practically the whole regular season. It was a beautiful thing wasted, West later said. [37] While West himself got on well with the recruit, Chamberlain often argued with team captain Elgin Baylor and had a poor relationship with Van Breda Kolff. [8] These performances soon earned West his first of fourteen NBA All-Star Game call-ups. Until he got it right, the ball would frequently hit and bruise his face. It seems to bother the Big O more than West, this dulling of fans' memories of their glory days. 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