Came back to see Jerry give JJ that smoke. RIP Mr. West.

The reason they were plumbers and fireman was because they didn't make millions of dollars by averaging 12 points a game like some of today's NBA players.

“What did he do that determined games?” Lol. I love that question.

Notice how elite players like Mike, Lebron, Kobe, would never diss the legends like this. It’s always the role players or the internet trolls making these arguments

Looks damn good for 84... still has his mental faculties.

Jerry West is arguably the greatest judges of talent in the NBA history. Having built two Laker dynasties; head coached and was an elite player who as a youngster watched and later played with guys in that era. So if he tells you he could run and jump as fast as anyone today or that those era guys were good , I believe him.

😂😂😂😂😂 Tell me what his career looked like’ That comment had killed me…

For his career, Jerry West averaged 27 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game, while being one of the league's best defenders and competitors. He knows of what he speaks. Disrespecting Bob Cousy, who literally changed the way the game was played, is silly.

“Tell me what his career looked like”😮😮😮😮

Best JW quote: "Tell me what JJ career looks like? What did he do that determine games? Ave 12 points a game?"

Jerry West is 100% spot on with everything he said. He's also 10x the player J.J. Redick was and would be elite in today's game given his skill-set. West also arguably has the smartest basketball mind the game has ever seen.

Avg NBA salary in 1970 was 35k, which equates to about 270k today! The avg NBA salary in 2022 was almost $10 million! We can't compare eras! It's not even fair! They had no private jets, state-of-the-art practice facilities, nutritionists, 10 different specialized coaches, social media, etc! I'm sure many of the hotels they stayed in were dumps compared to the hotels today. Many worked regular jobs in the off-season, etc. Never disrespect elders who paved the way! Jerry was as tough and determined as they come. He broke his nose a couple of times in games and played through it! He didn't have the 3 pt shot, so imagine how many more points he would have scored. He used to walk home from school and dribble a basketball with both hands all the way home! Kevin McHale practiced on an old country, make-shift rim. Larry Bird won 3 titles. The Celtics without Bird would have never won those 3. It wasn't his 3 pt pct! It was his incredible court vision, his assists, rebounds, intelligent plays, one step ahead. The '88 playoffs against the Hawks. The old Boston Garden was a sauna! The AC really never worked! Robert Parish lost 11 lbs in one playoff game against the Lakers. Players were being administered oxygen. JJ had way, way, way more advantages thanks to the founding fathers of the NBA. He should thank Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Wilt, Jerry, Russell, Kareem, etc. Kareem used to play through migraine headaches! Players respected their head coaches back then. They didn't have the workout & recovery facilities like today....

RIP to the legendary Jerry West. Jordan wanted to play you 1v1, and you brought my generation Kobe.

Rest in peace logo you were one of the best ever. Respect every era of the NBA. Fuck JJ Redick

Damn Mr. West you didn’t need to go “Ether” on JJ “plumber of this generation” Redick!

Who’s here after he died? Rest in peace legend

That's the jerry west from winning time

why do we even Mention JJ Redick, his opinion is as important as the towel guys. no disrespect to those guys.

RIP to JJ. The Logo out here catching bodies still. Dam

Jerry West is one of the few legends who has so much clout when it comes to this convo. George Mikan was in the league when he was a young player, West played against guys like Bill Russell, he played during the 70’s, he helped build showtime LA as a GM, he saw Bird play, he saw MJ play, he signed Shaq, he traded for Kobe, he saw LeBron play, he’s seen Giannis-Luka-Jokic. He’s still working in basketball even now.

JJ needs to understand who buttered his bread. Yes, the average NBA player is better now. But they are better now because West and everyone before, paved the way. Just appreciate each era lol

I always loved his response to this. May he rest in peace

Jerry would drop 40 on JJ easily and was a great defender

When an icon of the game who also happens to be on, the NBA logo, tells it like it is about points matter, working in the summer to feed his family, and how disrespectful JJ was to Bob Cousy, another legend and icon in the game speaks volumes. Personally, I’ve learned you can tell how somebody feels about their own sense of self-worth and how they treat other people so I guess JJ has some work to do

Cousy brought an unprecedented level of anticipation, creativity and court vision to the point guard position. He invented an style play that was flashy, deceptive, and entertaining, yet unselfish...furthermore he actually used it to win championships. The ability to innovate and out-think your opponent at the highest level translates in any era. You can certainly state that he wasn't as good of an outside shooter as today's guards. given that shot techniques have evolved over the years and outside shooting is more emphasized/prioritized today, but that is not what made him an all-time great in the first place. As for dribbling, any serious fan over 45 should recognize that today's dribbling technique would largely be whistled as a violation in the years B.I. (Before Iverson). So you can't even begin to compare ball handling skills between today's stars and the stars of the past.

I agree; JJ must respect the older generations without them there are no curry, morant, etc

this never gets old....lol

Rest in Peace, logo.

The great Jerry West he could play in any era and be a superstar Best clutch shooter I have ever seen.

Redick was right! Players back then didn't have hipster personal trainers in skinny jeans and sleeve tattoos who told them to power dribble for 30 seconds. HUGE disadvantage.

RIP to a true legend of the game of basketball

Jerry West is absolutely right here.

I'm here today posting this on June 12, 2024 because Jerry West passes away in his sleep this morning. The accolades are pouring in from everywhere. Great executive. Even greater player. Even greater human being.

Why I don't want JJ as Lakers coach.

Jerry West is the greatest basketball mind in the history of the NBA.

I have no Respect this kind of player that they want to act like they know it all .but the Producers are part of this behavior allowing this to show lock of Respect.it takes a lot to have Legendary Player like Jerry West to come forward and protect the integrity of the old school NBA that this era NBA would never ever be better.my Respect to you Mr. West .

Jj is a modern day plumber 😂😂

The most gentlemanly way to say “He needs to shut the fuck up because he doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about” maybe EVER. Because that’s who Jerry West was. The most polite and gentlemanly killer of all time.

JJ reddick needs to understand that if he played back then in the NBA, and hade to be a "plumber" or whatever job. He would hate basketball. Those old school guys didn't know basketball was gonna be as big as it is today, they got work done and played ball because they loved it. Didn't matter if they had a side job, even a family, or other goals. They made time to ball up, paid or not. JJ would hate basketball if he was paid anything less than a million.

“Tell me what his career looked like? What… he averaged like 12 pts a game….?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Hey JJ- You couldn’t carry Mr. West’s jock in a suitcase.

I wonder how Jerry West would have felt about JJ Reddick being new coach of the Lakers. RIP Logo

The logo ate with this one

Jerry west is one of the best player to play the game. He also played with some off the best like Elgin Baylor, John Havlicek, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell,Oscar Robinson Nate Thurmond, just to name a few

Slam dunk on Reddick within ten seconds of interview. Damn Jerry. Yeah!

I knew it was about to go down when I saw Mr. West's left hand shaking.

RIP Mr. Clutch

I bet my money on 84 year old west against Redick now in a free throw competition

Jerry West was so effing good. He good do it all, a true leader, and had the same drive that Jordan did. Go look at the photo of him after the Lakers lost in the finals to the Celtics in 1969. His heart was ripped out. Nothing but respect for one of the Top 25 players ever.

Its funny that people think people in the 60’s and 70’s weren’t shooting from deep pretty much at all but, there definitely were in Pistol Pete Maravich and Elgin Baylor to name a few. This was a time before the three point line was even created.

Rest in peace Jerry. Say hello to Bill and Wilt for us.

0:39, I say that every time I see him on TV,. (ESPN has no clue)

Jerry West is every NBA player grandfather total respect

Imagine the points if we would have had that 3 point line.

My favorite time watching the NBA was watch those players I grew up with. The Wests, Baylors, Robertsons, etc. Too many to mention here, but I looked forward to see them on TV or at the Cleveland Arena.

RIP To The LOGO!!!!!

A true legend and gentleman. And he is 100% on the money here, and expressed himself respectfully. RIP, the great Jerry West.

JJ also said Jordan played in a watered down league. He's off

If you can make a 117 year old Jerry West cringe you must have said something to offend the man

reddick is a bum trying to get attention by insulting his betters. RIP logo.

Anyone else catch him saying AJ instead of JJ at the end? #savage

Rest In Peace Mr. West. Say hello to all of the NBA legends and Hall of Famers especially Mr. Russell and Mr. Chamberlain for us.🙏🙏🙏

Rip goat

RIP Jerry West

Dang. When the logo talks......we need to just listen.

JJ who?

Jerry west took the high road and didn’t roast JJ, rather he just stated facts and asked an honest question? “What did he do to determine games?” Lol

We had to work in the summers to support our families.🌌🕊️🌌

Haha!! Jerry West putting JJ Redick in his place

Damn thinking about Jerry west having to work a summer job to get by is crazy.

Bob & Jerry are elites.

Greats respect greats. Kobe, Jordan, they respected those who came before and by doing so, they became great as well. I follow their mentality and approach to the game. Rather than give credibility to some of these has-been role players stinking up the joint with there ill-informed click-bait takes.

JJ the ringless bum was the plumber and firemen of his era. He has no awareness whatsoever

A former Laker head coach taking a shot at a future Laker head coach. RIP Mr. West

The reporter asked the question out of context

RIP TO THE LOGO

Astute Warrior Rest In Peace ☮️ 🇺🇸🖼🏀👂👂👂👂👂👂. Timeless plethora of capacity beyond NBA 🇺🇸🔥. JERRY WEST

I’m old enough to remember watching Jerry play. I was pretty young but I remember him. Also remember seeing Bill Russel. I haven’t watched NBA since the Magic and Larry years.

This sums Reddick up for me: When you think you're always the smartest guy in the room, but you never are

Firemen and plumbers play great defense. You will feel every hit.

I agree what the legendary Jerry West is saying JJ Redick was a good player but he needs to do his research not to disrespect the OGs of the NBA they were the ones that paved the way for the NBA if it wasn't for them none of these dudes of today would be here today

Wilt in his prime would of ran Shaq to death and in his last ever playoff series at almost age 37 Wilt played all 240 minutes in the 5 game finals against the Knicks. Willis Reed was on borrowed time with his knees but stepped up in games 3 to 5 against Wilt scoring 61 points, 33 rebounds, and 10 assists in only 96 minutes shooting 54%. We didn't see the .363% shooting by Ewing in the 1994 finals against Hakeem who shot 50% and averaged 27 against Ewing the GAG man!

I love this!

You know pretty much everything Newton knows, doesn’t make you a better scientist.

The Logo Baby!!!!

I will take a 5 man squad of West and Robertson at guards and Russell (usually center but put him at forward here) Wilt and Baylor against any five at any time. People don’t realize the talent there. The average height of a player was 6’11” at center today and 6’11” then. They played against each other more. The league wasn’t diluted. Give them the same training equipment nutrition and travel as today it would be mind boggling how good those guys would be. Wilt and Russell set track and field records in college and HS. The idiocy of the average NBA fan today about the history of the game is off the charts ignorant. Go drop any of those 5 guys on the search engine of You Tube and get a clue.

More like JJ Redickulous, lmao.. what a clown. Jerry West and Bob Cousy are legends of the sport for a reason.

ALL FACTS!!!

Cousy or West would have absolutely smoked Reddick's boots. Hall of Famers vs a role playing bench rider.

I would never say anything about the old school era , just think that they played a season & after that , they had to get a job so they could barely work on they game

Jerry West is correct about the money made now by players, even coaches. Monty Williams just cashed out with $65M after coaching Detroit Pistons for one season. Him & Jerry Krause both sent me a letter to attend NBA Summer League in LA back in 1989 but felt I wasn't in top shape to participate. Playing back in the 50's & 60's was totally different than now. Great guy & very smart concerning players roles on various teams.

Look at jerry west's eyes at 84 and tell me he wouldn't have sonned jj redick

RESPECT 🎤💥

Jerry West is a class act.

RIP Mr. West. He absolutely murdered little JJ on his way out.

“They played against plumbers” is the ultimate bum statement

I saw Cousy a good many times growing up in Philadelphia. He had a skill set that has rarely been matched in the modern game!

RIP Zeke from Cabin Creek, bka The Logo🙏🏿

J. West is a gentlemen...u see him chewing & gesticulating, waiting to say something!! Then downgraded Mr. 12.8 to 12 points per game!! DAAAAAAMN!!!

Then the lakers go on to hire JJ REDDICK after Jerry dies that sht is CRAZY WORK!! 😂😂