![]() ![]() We didn't have the facilities to get better, we had to work in the summers to support our families. ![]() "That's what drove me, and I solely got better every year. "Winning was all it mattered," the Hall of Famer explained. "I had a huge vertical, no one in the league was probably much faster than me, and certainly the competitive part of it, myself among any player that played the game, today also." "When I started to see the difference in athleticism, I was an athlete way before my time," West remembered. His points average did not drop below 20 during the remaining 13 seasons of his career. In comparison, Jerry West had a lower yearly average than 18.1 just once - during his rookie season when he averaged 17.6 points per game. The 2018-19 season was the most productive when he averaged 18.1 points per game. Redick averaged 12.8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists throughout his basketball career. He had a place on the team because of his ability to shoot the ball." Jerry West Fires Back at JJ Redick for His. "The reason I'm talking about him is that he was not an elite player but he was a very good player. Comment - Hall of Famer must have been up against tenacious defenders if plumbers and firefighters guarded him. JJ certainly wasn't going to guard the elite players. ![]() "At that point and time, the players aren't what they used to be. "What did he do that determined games? He averaged 12 points a game in the league? Somewhere along the way numbers count." I know JJ just a little bit, he's a very smart kid and everything but tell me what his career looked like," West said. "Obviously, the game is completely different, the athletes are completely different. Now, the logo himself, Jerry West, decided to respond on a SiriusXM NBA Radio show. "He was being guarded by plumbers and firemen." "Let's celebrate Bob Cousy in his era but you cannot compare pre-1980 with the modern NBA," the former player continued. "Bob Cousy won championships in the NBA when there were 8 teams and you had to win two playoff series." "Bob Cousy couldn't dribble with his left hand," Redick said on ESPN's First Take. Jerry West fires back at J.J.After debating whether Chris Paul would be an all-time point guard if he had won an NBA Championship, NBA Hall of Famer Bob Cousy's name was brought up.Jerry West latest Hall of Famer to respond to J.J.He looked visibly annoyed after trying to make his case. When he made his way to the debate desk, he quickly addressed Russos claim and smashed any idea that Bob Cousy (none of Russos favorite players) was better. Jerry West calls JJ Redick’s ‘plumbers and firemen’ comment obviously wasnt a fan of Mag Dogs newest take, but his reaction was tame compared to JJ Redick.Redick’s comments on Bob Cousy were ‘very distressing’’ It’s not a huge deal or anything, but the last NBA person you want mad at you is the Logo himself. Redick made a dismissive reference to the quality of basketball players in the NBA during the course of Bob Cousy’s career, the Celtics legend. But JJ should be very thankful that he’s made as much money as he’s made.I just think it’s very disrespectful myself.” We had to work in the summers to support our family. What did he do that determined games? He averaged, what, 12 points a game in the league? Somewhere along the way, numbers count.We didn’t have the facilities to get better. “Well, obviously, the game is completely different. Just when you thought the whole JJ Redick/Bob Cousy thing was over, who should weigh in but Jerry West?Īnd West, now in his 80s, was not impressed with Redick. ![]()
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