Tag Archives: Jerry West

Clippers just might live up to the hype

♦ October 25, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

Writer Jon Weisman sent a tweet to me because he knows I’m a long-suffering Clipper fan.  It was an image that no Clipper had ever seen before. Vegas had already made the Clippers the odds on favorite to win the NBA title but this was from the East Coast. Eight different writers had picked the …

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Lakers get their marquee big man once again

♦ June 17, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

It took longer than usual but with one big swoop the Lakers finally ended up with someone else’s marquee big man once again. The story of the Lakers championships have all had their genesis in trading for coveted “generational” big man from Wilt Chamberlain to Pau Gasol. Way back in 1968, the Los Angeles Lakers …

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Did this happen?

♦ March 5, 2019 ♦ Leave a comment

It is Feb 7th, the Clippers have just unloaded their best player and their starting shooting guard. It appears they are waving the white flag. Jerry West – Hey Magic, this is Jerry, we just acquired a sharpshooting center/forward that I think would fit in perfect for your team. Magic – Mike Muscala? Yeah, I …

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