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The Works: Fixing the One-and-Done Sham

In The Works today, Carmelo Anthony names names and Jerry West doesn't separate himself from Kevin McHale as a decision-maker in the new era. But first, on the newest idea to fix the age minimum rule. The NBA's age minimum has reared its misshapen head once again, and not a moment too soon. New NCAA president Mark...

Jerry West Open to NBA Return

Jerry West, the legendary Lakers guard, may be retired as an NBA general manager. But the man who built the league's last threepeat team (the 2000-02 Lakers) wants to work again, according to an interview with NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper. West indicates that while he's not prepared to rejoin the day-to-day grind of a...

The Works: FIBA, the International Laboratory

In The Works today, Hall of Fame induction speech power rankings and why teams stopped giving out option years. But first, an exploration of international basketball as a hoops laboratory. Intercontinental Experimentation: NBA teams' reasons for discouraging summertime international play by their stars is understandable....

Mailman Delivers on Hall of Fame Speech, Pippen as Well

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Karl Malone vowed he wasn't going to cry. It was one of the few times in basketball the Mailman wasn't able to deliver. "I said two things," Malone had said Friday hours before his evening induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. "I don't want to talk long and I don't want to cry. So I'm leaving...

1960 and 1992 Olympic Teams Talk Trash Over Who Was Real Dream Team

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- It all started when Charles Barkley walked into a Basketball Hall of Fame function on Thursday and was preparing to meet Bob Boozer for the first time. Barkley extended his hand for a greeting and soon was taken aback. You've got to realize it takes a lot for Barkley to be surprised. "I said, 'We...

Jerry West News From the Web

05/28/12 Today in History, May 28, 2012 Source: The Progress-Index - Petersburg VA Today is Monday, May 28, the 149th day of 2012.
05/24/12 West: Lakers not 'dead' but not one of best Source: ESPN Jerry West knows the look of a championship team when he sees one and the Los Angeles Lakers don't currently fit the bill in West's eyes.
05/22/12 Warriors Commit to San Francisco Source: NBC - NBC 11 - San Francisco CA The Warriors' press conference Tuesday in San Francisco was more about appearance than details.
05/22/12 Jon Teitel's "Coaching Greats": Bucknell's Charlie... Source: CollegeHoops.net In the latest installment in his "Coaching Greats" series CHN writer Jon Teitel spent some time with former Bucknell and William & Mary head coach Charlie Woollum.
05/21/12 Ex-Laker Bob Boozer dies at 75; teamed with Jerry West... Source: Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA Bob Boozer , a former Laker and U.S. Olympic teammate of Jerry West , died Saturday due to a brain aneurysm.

Background on Jerry west

Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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