Jerry West: NBA is the Weakest He Has Ever Seen.

[LAZERUSS]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=10521754

Listen at about the 11 minute mark.

Oh, and this year's upcoming NBA draft is a poor draft.

And before some idiot jumps in and claims that he is an old senile coot...he is a two-time NBA Executive of the Year, and under his reign in LA, the Lakers won six titles. And, he is currently the head consultant of the Golden St. Warriors...

[moe94]

How the hell is the draft poor?

[Trentknicks]

How the hell is the draft poor?

None of them are professionals who can earn money.

[LAZERUSS]

How the hell is the draft poor?

Probably because the best players in college generally only play one year,...and are playing against peers, the best of which, only play one year...and the rest of them are not good enough to make NBA rosters.

[hawksdogsbraves]

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=10521754

Listen at about the 11 minute mark.

Oh, and this year's upcoming NBA draft is a poor draft.

And before some idiot jumps in and claims that he is an old senile coot...he is a two-time NBA Executive of the Year, and under his reign in LA, the Lakers won six titles. And, he is currently the head consultant of the Golden St. Warriors...

Uh, he is a senile old coot. Dude is 75, you can't take anything he says seriously at this point

[PHILA]

6:00 Mark

SVP: If we could put a time machine in play, and that (1969-70) Jerry West comes and plays in the league today, how would that Jerry West do in this league?

West: "It looks like to me that every good player that drives to the basket really has a chance to get a favorable call. There's a lot of of players I see in this league that I really feel that I could have competed against on the highest level, and scoring the ball would not have been a problem. I think it's easier to score today than it ever has been."

[Smook A.]

Oh and this year's upcoming NBA draft is a poor draft.

[LAZERUSS]

Uh, he is a senile old coot. Dude is 75, you can't take anything he says seriously at this point

I agree. With his resume you have to wonder how the hell the man ever got a job after he retired from playing in the NBA. What has he done since?

[hawksdogsbraves]

Probably because the best players in college generally only play one year,...and are playing against peers, the best of which, only play one year...and the rest of them are not good enough to make NBA rosters.

This... this is the most nonsensical thing I've read all day...

[Round Mound]

[hawksdogsbraves]

I agree. With his resume you have to wonder how the hell the man ever got a job after he retired from playing in the NBA. What has he done since?

Hey now I respect Jerry West both as a player and as a front-office guy, but once you're in your mid-70's you're on a slippery slope to senile-ville. There's a reason he's not a GM anymore.

[moe94]

Probably because the best players in college generally only play one year,...and are playing against peers, the best of which, only play one year...and the rest of them are not good enough to make NBA rosters.

What? That would mean every single draft for quite some time has been horrid.

I actually listened. He didn't even expand.

[outbreak]

it isn't that the players are weak inherently, it's that the NBA has gone soft and just wants highlights. The rules favours the offensive players far too much and if your drive aggressively and are a star player you'll usually get a foul call without even having to try and get the ball in the basket.

[Akrazotile]

The thing he is definitely right about is that dudes get bailed out by refs when they go to the rim EASY AS ****.

It's not even just star players. It's every player. Drive to the basket and the ref will just assume contact and blow the whistle. It's a serious problem in this league.

Silver, get on this shit ASAP.

[LAZERUSS]

What? That would mean every single draft for quite some time has been horrid.

I actually listened. He didn't even expand.

Maybe Embiid will go to become a dominant pro, but he is currently averaging 11.1 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.6 bpg, and shooting .624 from the field. Good, but nothing sensational.

Two days ago he faced a Sooner team whose tallest player was 6-8 (one of only two 6-8 players on their rosters), and in 30 minutes, he scored 12 points, on 3-5 shooting, with 13 rebounds.

He has faced the half-blind 7-1 soph Isaiah Austin, who is certainly not a great player, twice this season, and combined, he averaged 8.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg, and shot .385 from the field.

And yet we are supposed to assume that he is another Hakeem?