75 year old Jerry West can still shot better than
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But can he still shoot from 65 feet? Today that would have won the game and not just tied it, and it wasn't a heave, it was a legitimate shot.
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Hey Bobo - Thanks for posting that shot. Kids today (and adults too) would find it hard to believe that there were some NBA players in that era who could compete very nicely in today's NBA. West, easily one of the greatest guards of all time, is one of them. He was also a great defender, and could bring the ball to the basket as well as being one of the best jump shooters of all time. He then caps a brilliant playing career by becoming one of the most talented executives in NBA history.
The 1970 NBA Finals- Game 7 - Knicks vs. Lakers. This video is the entire broadcast from pregame to postgame interviews
This was a great game and one that I will never forget.
West was "held" to 25 points while Clyde Frazier scored 36 and had 19 assists to lead the Knicks to the championship.
This was a great game and one that I will never forget.
West was "held" to 25 points while Clyde Frazier scored 36 and had 19 assists to lead the Knicks to the championship.
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May 8, 1970. It was a Friday night I believe, and my birthday. I was at a boy scout meeting with a transistor radio in my pocket and earphone in one ear. The game was blacked out on NY television. Reed's iconic moment, but it was Frazier, as you stated, who was the real hero that night.
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Watching the video of West teaching those kids makes you think after today that we could use a shooter's coach.