Absolutely:)

Hands down

I already had thought that but in all honesty this conversation is over played.. I love when they talk about mike and Lebron just tired of them being out against each other.. how about you this for an idea? Would MJ and LeBron be the be good teammates, is so who could beat them, would they go down as the best duo? It’s ok to have an opinion but man is this convo out dated by this point everyone already has an opinion and their mind isn’t going to be changed

No. MJ was the GOAT anyway. Documentary was a joy to watch though.

yep

Jerry has plenty of company in that regard.

I didn’t hear him call Jordan the best.

@@VeliThaDon 10:13 here listen to what he said

@The Universe Galaxy You don’t think him saying he’s the best athlete he’s ever seen in basketball equates to him saying he’s the best player? I agree it doesn’t prove anything even if he did state this.

@@VeliThaDon - please refer to interview Jerry had with TO….he will CLEARLY spell it out for you there. 🙄

💯

Mr Clutch is The Logo for a reason.

That would be a painful documentary with a happy ending. I wanna watch that but I know it’s gonna hurt rewatching 8 finals losses.

West once again exhibiting vast wisdom and humility.

Agreed.

Deeply~

But…. You can listen to him say MJ is the goat!

Kobe woulda absolutely loved it

Pretty much he can answer anything

LuckyMcHatchet yesss they should put him in another documentary about 2000s NBA

i wonder who jerry west top 10 list is. He literally seen all the greats play. From the 60s to the present. Which is legendary.

Jerry West was wrong about Jerry Krause you mean to tell me if the Bulls selected Olden Polynice instead of Scottie Pippen would be Watching this documentary in on our phones looking at Jerry West talk about the documentary no

@@KISS_MY_CONVERSE literally LITERALLY! While being a *LEGEND* himself!

Giannis Velotas 🔥

Retiring numbers league wide was such a STUPID idea. This better not catch on in the NBA or NFL.

He is the Godfather. Sports casters need the beef for story. The best players respect the game and look to add to it.

Jerry West knows basketball 🏀 and respects what MJ did for the game.

Why wait till someone leaves this world to honor them? You want to honor them do it while there here to Apreciate it.

kkash72 yes he would have watched it every night

MJ loved Kobe. Their relationship had nothing to do with the comparison. It was like finding a kindred spirit. Wish he was here.

I'm sure Kobe watched it early release

JVinCC facts

because he is one greatest GM in NBA history that transcended from his time as a player that really know what he's doing to build contender team

This is the first time I have ever seen an interview with Jerry West and I couldn't agree more! There is just something about him, he is so charismatic

Me2

Exactly

William Leonard incorrect

William Leonard moving side to side is a facet

@William Leonard hes bigger. Hes not as fast as mj. He cant leap like mj. He cant move like mj. He played in a far,far far far weaker league and yet his scoring pg is 2nd to mj. If mj could have played in that era. He scores what he wants in that weak era. Wilts playoff scoring average drops 8 points a game facing the best players while mjs goes up. Every season wilt went to the playoffs his numbers went down . Feast on the weak, thats how he had great regular season stats. Can you imagine mj winning a championship without being not only the team leading scorer but the games leading scorer? That was what happened to wilt. He took a back seat offensively.

And one of the very best players.

Count me in too

If Lebron isnt the GOAT for being 3-6 Jerry West isnt top 15 for going 1-8. Sorry not sorry. Other greats had better records. So if you ARE saying West is top 15, Lebron is GOAT regardless of Finals record.

@@ChillydontCap lmfao, Lebron isnt GOAT...Jerry didnt go run and join up with his competition to win titles

@@ChillydontCap Being GOAT has different weight than being 15th. No one talks about who the 15th best player should be.

Charles Davis Lol

The Memphis turnaround is completely underrated but it might have been one of the more impressive feats

He looked like a parent who lost a son

And people said Kobe deserved to be the NBA logo after his passing. Sorry, love Kobe but Jerry is a legend in his own right and the logo should always be his. Imagine how disrespectful that would be to take that away from Jerry.

@@lonerunner89 Not disrespectful at all..Jerry said he didn't mind them changing the Logo to Kobe.He said he couldn't think of any one who deserved it More.. Jerry looked at Kobe like a son ..That was from Jerry West moutj himself..Ya'll chill..This is not the era of yesteryear and Jerry West who is a Legend in his own right understand that more than anything..

Yup. Traveling, double dribbling, and palming are now considered good ball handling.

I agree with you. I had Iverson and Kyrie, but Iverson's speed contributes to how bad he beat his man. And Kyrie has the best handles, but the carrying rule during Pistol's era would cause Kyrie some turnovers on penalty. Pure dribbling by the original rules makes it Pistol Pete, and he definitely is in the great shooter category as well. He was a pure point guard in the pros and didn't shoot as much as he did at LSU.

West was a great player too! He was on the Laker team with Wilt Chamberlain that won the 1971-72 NBA championship with a 33 game winning streak. The longest winning streak in NBA history. The championship Lakers that year went 69-13 in the regular season.

He's in his 80s?? He looks younger than that!

@@AnHebrewChild Him, Oscar & Bill looks very good for their ages

I was just saying that. PREACH!!

What about molly?

True

Or Nick Wrong

true that

Right but jerry west has said bron is the goat over mj so what now

Ulysses432 he is a troll Jerry West has said that MJ was the goat.

fanchi Kelly he just delusional. Typical bron apologist

MJ 6-6 bron 3-9 lol

I'm a millennial and I saw Jordan play or at least remember him barely after the end of the Bad Boy Pistons era and vividly remembering the second 3-peat years. Point being, his play was such that he didn't need the super teams like we have today. It's partly why I respected Kobe's play at willing his teams to victory, much like Jordan, his only issue was staying too long. Jordan, would will his teams to victory and if he's having that rare off night he made sure that other players be it Scottie or Rodman get the team on track. It's why it always fascinates me that his Hornets teams haven't improved to his level of competitiveness during his tenure as owner.

Yupe its true..just listen & enjoy it

So does kobe Bryant who Jerry wants it to be changed too.

But yea Jerry west is a stand up guy. I think kobe gets the most disrespect , than Bird, than Jerry west. They were way better than the credit they get.

Maybe he can avg 30 for a season Jordan is a player who can actually avg. 40

@@clydetheglidetop5sgtop10du7 Wilt average 50 in 1961!

No he couldn't. If he couldn't do it then he couldn't do it today. We that watched the brutal 80s and 90s defenses beat up on teams are amazed at mo defense being played today. Well in the 60s and 70s there wasnt any either . Plus it was a faster played pace and against more athletic players , his scoring would actually go down.

Dane Osborn you have to realize he would have all the benefits players have today including the three point line

Load management ... Not defending strategy ...saving energy strategy ...and all those thing is unrespectful to the people, public, the team, ... The colleagues have to defend 4 vs 5... No...That is not right...just in kinder or elementary school expect this behavior

He probably doesn’t think much of it

I think he was hired to do a job and the same as when he was a player, he finds a way to be the most efficient under the circumstances to deliver. If this job was to deliver a championship, I'm sure he doesn't lose sleep over load management, even though it might make him sick in his stomach. If his job was to deliver the most compelling experience to the fans - now that's a different story, you still need to factor in the thirst for a championship in the fans, but you also weight in the lack of Kawhi in some of the games where fans would expect him. This might be difficult for him, because it's logically inconsistent. Anyways, the way you remain sane in todays world is either follow someone's lead - in which case you transfer responsibility to them - ,or if it really makes you sick, you quit your job. He clearly didn't quit his, so he believes he makes the right moves. Consider load management and Rodman's couple days off in Vegas. Mr West was praising Phil Jackson on how he handled that. I don't think that he has anything against how Doc is handling Kawhi. It's really up to Kawhi, again in this interview, Mr West says that Rodman had a great work ethic and instinct - even though we know he had substance abuse and other stuff that clouded the game - if Kawhi works in practice and gives his all in games he plays, I think it would be fair in Mr West books. If Kawhi gets special treatment, and then doesn't show the heart of the champion.. now this would change Mr West mind quickly.

He left and they won 5 chips enough said!

Bro...I've been asking myself since it happened. Freaking boggles the mind.

In Jack McCallum's book Golden Days. There are story how owners offered Mr. West pay cut as next deal. If i remeber it right it was -50% or something like that. Light years ahead of rest...right

And i'm talking about Warriors, but i think same happened in LA.

@@joshkiepper7102 He traded for shaq and then traded for the rights to draft kobi. His gm footprint on those teams is a lil bit bigger than you think it is

he dont talk like an old man