SSHoya
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"Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown."
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Post by SSHoya on Jun 12, 2024 20:05:16 GMT -5
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Elvado
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Post by Elvado on Jun 13, 2024 3:51:09 GMT -5
Godspeed. Probably nailing a half court buzzer beater in a heavenly pickup game right now… Great clutch player and class act. |
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hoyarooter
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 13, 2024 18:25:38 GMT -5
To me, Jerry West is the Lakers, more so than Magic, Kareem, Elgin, Shaq or Kobe. The stupidest thing the Lakers ever did was to let him get away.
When I was a boy, I had a number of athletic favorites - Stan Musial, Bill Shoemaker, Elgin/Jerry (I think they were joined at the hip), Arnold Palmer, Deacon Jones. Jerry was the last to go. I suddenly feel very old.
As with Bill Walton, I had no idea that he was even ill. I thought I saw him sitting next to Steve Ballmer at a Clipper game late in the season
A friend of mine works for City National Bank, which is one of the Clippers' sponsors. One of her perks was that she was sent to Hawaii annually to attend the Clipper pre-season training, and Jerry was always there, so she met him a few times. When the Mr. Clutch award was announced this season in his honor, I told her that when she sees Jerry next pre-season, tell him that one of his biggest fans was thrilled that he received this honor. Unfortunately, that now won't occur.
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