It’s the game itself, the players, and more importantly the fans that spend the money to purchase such things as logo’d shirts, jackets, tickets, etc. And I think that was what the creator intended. Bill Russell won 11 rings in 13 years, including 8 in a row but he played at a time when the media wasn’t nearly as strong. On a freshman team at UCLA that beat the national champion varsity. JPY (¥) [13] Winning 45 games, the Lakers beat the St. Louis Hawks in a close seven-game series, and yet again met the Boston Celtics in the 1966 NBA Finals. Yes, he wasn’t as winning of a player as many other stars but he was the GM largely responsible for creating the Showtime Lakers in the 80s, the Kobe-Shaq/Gasol Lakers of the 2000s and the Warriors super team, and he’s still going with the Clippers who are sure to be one of the best teams in the league this year. He went to 2 more finals than Kobe in 6 less years and only lost many of them because the team he faced had 8 HOF players on it over the course of their dynasty. By the way Robert, Jerry West is still the only player in NBA history to be the MVP in the finals on a losing team. Was a very special player along with all others you folks are fighting about. It is a great logo but so is the Michael Jordan one. If Russell isn’t the GOAT than Kareem is. He eventually chose to stay in his home state and attend West Virginia University (WVU), located in Morgantown. After the 1973 – 1974 season, West’s Lakers career came to an end. I articulated my case as to why Jordan should be the logo with a sound logical argument and facts.
Really, isn’t a cut out from picture? It takes heart. [69] 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 of him was honored outside of the WVU Coliseum. Dominion Post, 4-12- 1999. He had one of the most deadliest jump shots the game has seen, very athletic, could score from anywhere including long distance (and there were no 3 point shots back then) and was a great defender. By the way, they changed the rules because of the Dipper. [26] The Lakers struggled during the entire season, winning only 42 games, and were beaten by the Hawks in five games during the first round of the 1964 NBA Playoffs. Furthermore, if a modern game were officiated by refs from West’s day, the score (assuming the players did not adjust, which of course in real life they would) would be 0-0 with 200 turnovers from palming and travelling. Google Bob Cousy and you will find half a dozen pictures of him dribbling with his left in two seconds. And King was never wrong. And one of the greatest pros. The teams split the first two games, and at the end of Game 3 in Los Angeles, West tied the game at 115. That’s really the problem, who would you change it to? However, West soon impressed his colleagues with his defensive hustle, with his vertical jump—he could reach up 16 inches above the rim when he went up—and with his work ethic, spending countless extra hours working on his game. When he departed, he’d scored more points than any other Laker in the history of the franchise. The man who designed the logo just liked the fluid vertical picture of motion represented by the image of one particular photo which happened to be of West. So why not promote a bad white dude? Done and done. However, he gave everything he had consistently, which was a great deal… look up his career stats. 7-15-2000. They beat the Pistons four games to two to advance to the 1962 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. [24] In overtime, Jones scored several clutch baskets to ensure a 110–107 win for the Celtics. Or do you actually mean something else? If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. And I’m probably a harsh judge of talent in the sense that I admire players that are really good defensive players and really good offensive players. He scored 19 points in the second half, leading WVU to an upset victory. Gazette, 8-20-1976. He was named All-State from 1953–56, 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. While winning rings may not be the only criteria for evaluating a players value it clearly is the most important. So all your arguments about whose silhouette it actually is or whose image deserves it more, are pointless. He also earned more nominations for the All-Star Team and All-NBA First Team. Now 36 years old, the veteran guard averaged 20.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. LOL. Digest, 3-1973. I agree completely with those three choices. In a game in the ’68 finals against Boston he committed a very costly double dribble in a crucial time of the game. "[59] 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. Oh it’s great! Post-Herald-Register, 5-15-1970. Wins are the most important variable by far, not the only. Nine times in his 14 seasons West’s Lakers made the finals: They lost eight, the first six times to the Celtics. He would be the all time leader among guards for that stat too. And of course one of the reasons they had West as the logo is because he is white. To further make my point, Jerry West HIMSELF said in an interview with the Huffington Post that Michael Jordan’s likeness should be the NBA’s logo. All jerry west posters are produced on-demand using archival inks, ship within 48 hours, and include a 30-day money-back guarantee. When the answer was given dad kept saying “I knew it, I knew it, I told you guys that” which he had always said he was sure it was Jerry West. [5][8] He was so small, frail, and weak that he needed many vitamin injections from his doctor and was kept apart from children's sports, to prevent him from getting seriously injured. Maybe because it’s not something I was brought up with but looking at it with ‘fresh’ eyes it’s derivative and very boring. I strongly disagree with it being boring, the logo captures basketball and one of the most easily recognisable logos in the world to date. The following is a list of books and articles about Jerry
The logo is iconic and has stood the test of time and could be any player. Take the Cousy photo and invert it. [5], West attended East Bank High School in East Bank, West Virginia from 1952 to 1956. They would always start the program with a radio clip – “Inbounds pass to West, 20 foot jump shot – GOOD”! And that’s deliberate because as mentioned in the post, its aim is to institutionalize not individualize the brand and sport. What do you do? He explained his decision with the desire for exploring something new: "After being a part of the Laker's success for so many years, I have always wondered how it would be to build a winning franchise that has not experienced much success.
All I know is that it’s an iconic logo that I love and that has stood the test of time. Clutch" a handle which stuck with West for his entire career.
The once-outgoing child became an introvert, his body weak and frail, and he was kept apart from playing sports at school. I guess by now you can see the pattern and reason why they got West as the logo! The NBA is reluctant to acknowledge that it’s Jerry West … It might be in Jordan’s biography, can’t remember the title of the book. Join our linker program. You lost credibility when you stated Wilt had no heart. He averaged 24.8 points per game and 13.3 rebounds. At East Bank High School (later changed to West Bank High School in his honor), West was benched by his coach because of his height. He got his only NBA title in the Lakers’ 1971-72 season. It does exactly what it’s supposed to do and it has for 50+ years. I’m aware of all the statistics you’re mentioning… they have nothing to do with the original issue. Under his reign, Los Angeles won six championship rings. No wonder NBA spokesman Tim Frank says there’s no record at HQ. Clutch, Zeke From Cabin Creek, The Logo, Mr. Outside, Cabin Creek Comet), Position:
This is a masterpiece of sports branding that should never be changed. He made an NBA record 840 free throws, and earned yet another pair of All-Star Team and All-NBA First Team nominations.
May 28, Although West suffered a terrible shooting slump during Games 1 and 2, the Lakers tied the series at one win each, and in Game 3, he scored 21 points and helped L.A. win Game 3. Jerome Alan West (born May 28, 1938)[3][4] is an American basketball executive and former player. Richard A Dickman, PLS Survey Supervisor Phone: (253) 798-3216 Jerry West Franchised Utility Phone: (253) 798-3687 Corina Alvarez Class B, C & D Utility Right … Should Kobe be considered? 85 Pass Perception. Love the Logo! Before the 1971 – 1972 season, West considered giving up the game, but in 1972, Jerry West finally got his hands on the trophy he’d been playing towards. It’s simple, the greed does not want to pay West. That’s, pardoning my French, “dumb”. West won Schaus's trust and, alternating with Hundley, Selvy, and Leonard, played 35 minutes per game and established himself as the Lakers' second scoring option. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers again met the New York Knicks. [31], The 1966–67 NBA season saw West playing only 66 regular-season games due to injury;[20] his averages fell slightly to 28.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game.
Personally, I don’t think his would of been destroyed if he had went 2 & 4 but it certainly wouldn’t of helped it. No Kobe should not be the logo. It was a great era for the beginning of televised games. As long as it’s not an actual person on the logo, there’s no risk or liability. Anything he says has to take that into account. Maybe for its logo the NBA can feature a different Hall of Famer for each month of the season. The problem with changing it to Kobe is God forbid Russell or Magic or Michael Jordan were to pass away later this year.
[59] Jerry married his current wife Karen in 1978. 5 with Kareem and Magic. You look at that image and even the less basketball savvy person knows what it represents.
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