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Jerry West honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom
« on: September 07, 2019, 08:55:16 PM »

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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I still have nightmares if his steal and layup at the buzzer to beat the C's in the finals

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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I think he was an elite GM, and a very good player but top 10 all time?

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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I think he was an elite GM, and a very good player but top 10 all time?

For guards?  Absolutely, West is in that discussion.


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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I think he was an elite GM, and a very good player but top 10 all time?

For guards?  Absolutely, West is in that discussion.
The only guards I'd put ahead of him are MJ and Magic.
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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I think he was an elite GM, and a very good player but top 10 all time?

For guards?  Absolutely, West is in that discussion.
The only guards I'd put ahead of him are MJ and Magic.

Agree...and don’t forget the Big O!  If he was surrounded with more talent, he may have been the best.

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10 years ago it was not unheard of to see Jerry West being in top 10 lists of greatest NBA player ever.

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10 years ago it was not unheard of to see Jerry West being in top 10 lists of greatest NBA player ever.
He was definitely good enough to be considered in that top 10-15 range.
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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I think he was an elite GM, and a very good player but top 10 all time?

For guards?  Absolutely, West is in that discussion.
The only guards I'd put ahead of him are MJ and Magic.

Agree...and don’t forget the Big O!  If he was surrounded with more talent, he may have been the best.
I'm kind of skeptical that the Big O would've put up the stats he did in Cincy if he was surrounded with more talent earlier on. Not a huge fan of his skillset if the offense didn't revolve around him handling the ball. Great player who had a more valuable career than West though.
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Still one of the top ten guards of all time

I think he was an elite GM, and a very good player but top 10 all time?

Jerry West a “very good player”? 

SMH

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I think the league criteria goes  for me goes, Wilt .

Then the list of very good players which includes all time greats like MJ, Lebron, Bird, Russell, etc. certainly there is more.

Then good players






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I think the league criteria goes  for me goes, Wilt .

Then the list of very good players which includes all time greats like MJ, Lebron, Bird, Russell, etc. certainly there is more.

Then good players
So....I guess all our current players are under the "scrub" designation then?!?!?!🤔🤨

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I think the league criteria goes  for me goes, Wilt .

Then the list of very good players which includes all time greats like MJ, Lebron, Bird, Russell, etc. certainly there is more.

Then good players

Nice try.