Re: Finally Some Coaching

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

I'm sure they wouldn't win.  The Bulls win maybe one
or two championships, if that.  Magic and Bird may
well both be better.  This was just about Jordan v.
West.

--- Cecil Wright <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
> Don't get mad at me.  You're the one who said he was
> 6 inches taller.  If
> not for the unmatched success of the Celtics back
> then, the Lakers may have
> won as many titles as Jordan and the Bulls.  Put
> those teams on the same
> court and I'm not convinced the Bulls would win.
> 
> Cecil
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
> To: Cecil Wright <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>;
> <Georgek27@aol.com>;
> <celtics@igtc.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2000 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: Finally Some Coaching
> 
> 
> > whatever.  With his lift, it might as well be a
> foot
> > taller.  C'mon.
> >
> > --- Cecil Wright <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca> wrote:
> > > I didn't know Jordan was 6'9" :-)
> > >
> > > Cecil
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
> > > To: Cecil Wright <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>;
> > > <Georgek27@aol.com>;
> > > <celtics@igtc.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 4:15 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Finally Some Coaching
> > >
> > >
> > > > It's not that West wasn't great; but Jordan at
> > > that
> > > > position is an open and shut case, as
> everybody
> > > knows.
> > > >  Jordan was six inches taller, forty pounds
> > > stronger,
> > > > and three times as fast.  West couldn't have
> > > covered
> > > > him without a net, and Jordan would have made
> > > West's
> > > > life miserable when West had the ball.
> > > >
> > > > --- Cecil Wright <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>
> wrote:
> > > > > Not looking to start anything here (who me?)
> but
> > > > > Jerry West did not earn the
> > > > > nickname "Mr. Clutch" for nothing.  He was a
> > > great
> > > > > player at both ends of
> > > > > the court, though he may not have been the
> most
> > > > > athletic in terms of
> > > > > vertical leap, etc.  Some others would argue
> > > that
> > > > > omitting Kareem is also
> > > > > crazy.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cecil
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>
> > > > > To: <Georgek27@aol.com>; <celtics@igtc.com>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 4:53 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Finally Some Coaching
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > How can anyone actually say that Jerry
> West is
> > > > > better
> > > > > > than Michael Jordan?  And how about
> leaving
> > > Larry
> > > > > Bird
> > > > > > off the list?  Tommy is nuts.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Georgek27@aol.com wrote:
> > > > > > > In a message dated 12/31/99 8:36:47 AM
> > > Eastern
> > > > > > > Standard Time,
> > > > > > > dforant1@nycap.rr.com writes:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > << Heinsohn's Century team: West, Cous,
> > > Petit,
> > > > > > > Baylor and Russell. What do you
> > > > > > >  think?  >>
> > > > > > > I thought it was both funny & amazing
> that
> > > he
> > > > > left
> > > > > > > Jordan (and Robertson) off
> > > > > > > the list but I wasn't surprised that he
> > > chose
> > > > > his
> > > > > > > contemporaries.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > George
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > >
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