Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938), nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Instead, there's only admiration between the two all-time greats. Under his reign, Los Angeles won six championship rings. He had finally won a championship, in one of the greatest seasons ever for an NBA team. Prior to the 1971-72 season, the 33-year-old West was considering retirement. In 1960, Robertson was a member of the gold medal winning basketball team in the Rome Olympic Summer Games with fellow Hall of Famers Jerry West, Jerry Lucas and Walt Bellamy. West returned, however, and helped make history. [15] The NBA commented that the Lakers now had a potent one-two-punchwith "Mr. And also, West can still feel the sensation of receiving his gold medal. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. The Minneapolis Lakers chose West with the second overall pick behind Robertson in the 1960 NBA Draft. Oscar Robertson: Cincinnati Royals (1960-1970) Milwaukee Bucks (1970-1974) Jerry West: Los Angeles Lakers (1960-1974) Every athlete says that. After being employed by the Lakers for over 40 years, West retired but soon became the president of basketball operations of the Memphis Grizzlies on April 30, 2002. Robertson had a storied high school career (fun fact: his team lost in the 1954 basketball state semifinals in Indiana to eventual champions Milan, who were the basis for the classic 1986 movie Hoosiers), which culminated in him being named Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1956. Clutch." He broke his nose at least nine times. Sometimes you get involved in situations like that, you don't realize the importance of it until you get out of it. I want to help make a difference. Triple Double, Ozzie, Oscar the Grouch) Position: Point Guard Shoots: Right 6-5, 205lb (196cm, 92kg) . [8], West made himself available for the 1960 NBA draft, and he was drafted with the second overall pick by the Minneapolis Lakers, shortly before the team relocated to Los Angeles. No portion of FIBA.basketball may be duplicated, redistributed or manipulated in any form.By accessing FIBA.basketball pages, you agree to abide by FIBA.basketball terms and conditions. For his contributions, West won the NBA Executive of the Year Award twice, once as a Lakers manager (1995) and then as a Grizzlies manager (2004). He led Los Angeles into the playoffs each year and earned a Western Conference Finals berth once. Years after a game in which he hit 16 of 17 shots from the field, sank all 12 free throw attempts, and notched 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 blocked shots, West told the National Sports Daily, Defensively, from a team standpoint, I didnt feel I played very well. In the 1960 NBA Draft, Robertson was drafted first overall (territorial pick) by the Cincinnati Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) and dominated from the get-go, averaging 30.5 points (47.3% shooting), 10.1 rebounds, and a league-high 9.7 assists per game as a rookie; as a result, he was Rookie of the Year, made the first of his 12 consecutive All-Star Game appearances, and earned the first of nine straight First Team All-NBA selections. In the playoffs he kept up his torrid scoring pace, averaging 34.2 ppg over 14 contests. Jerome Alan West (Cheylan, 28 de maio de 1938) um ex-jogador de basquetebol norte-americano que atualmente exerce a funo de Conselheiro nos Clippers. While his famous triple-double season would come a year later, Robertson got off to a fast start right out of the gate during his 1960-61 rookie season in which he . Despite his statistical achievements, and those of Wilt Chamberlain, NBA media voted Bill Russell their 1961-62 MVP. Oscar Robertson Calls out NBA for Super Teams Hypocrisy: When Boston Got Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, That Was David Sterns Deal. [33], The 196667 NBA season saw West playing only 66 regular-season games due to injury;[22] his averages fell slightly to 28.0points, 5.9rebounds and 6.8assists per game. Rendimiento en Playoffs It might have been even better had John Havlicek and Lenny Wilkins not been passed over in the selection process. /VCG. [15] On January 17, 1962, West scored a career-high 63 points in a 129121 win over the New York Knicks. From there, he played his college ball at the University of Cincinnati, where in his three seasons with the Bearcats, he won the scoring title each year, was named a 3x All-American and 3x College Player of the Year (the Player of the Year award is now called the Oscar Robertson Trophy), made the Final Four twice, compiled 10 triple-doubles (a staple of his pro career), and set 14 NCAA and 19 school records. "I was one of the fortunate ones selected as a player and to be a part of a team," West said. Copyright: RU Sport Private Limited. [32] Still, the Lakers guard finished the playoffs with 40.6points per game. West is undoubtedly one of the all-time greats, but he has one blemish: his NBA Finals record. Kareem said Oscar was better than Magic. Besides, the Big O has quite a bit of respect for The Logo, too. Overall, his time with the Royals was dominant over a decade with the team, he averaged at least 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists per game on 47.0% shooting, and was an All-Star plus a First Team or Second Team All-NBA selection each year. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team, a squad that was inducted as a unit into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. New York, however, won the game and the title. He went on to average 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds for six . the Lakers held a "Jerry West Night", and eleven-time NBA champion and perennial rival Bill Russell appeared and said: "Jerry, you are, in every sense of the word, truly a . Oscar Robertson vs Derrick White. When it snowed West played wearing gloves. As a member of the Bucks in 1970-1971, Robertson finally broke through as Milwaukee swept the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA Finals for his only NBA title; Robertson led the playoffs in assists that season (8.9 assists per game) to go along with 18.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. The East Bank High School legend and Oscar Robertson also led the United States basketball team to the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. I worked construction in the summer," said Robertson, noting that all players had off-season jobs then. When West and Robertson played, the Boston Celtics were winning everything. West lost the first eight times he played in the Finals, twice by a single basket against the Boston Celtics in Game 7s. Frazier later commented: "The man's crazy. Jerome Alan West (born May 28, 1938)[3][4] is an American basketball executive and former player. Wilt Chamberlain wasnt out of place when he said the media is diluting the modern game of basketball. [17], During his junior year (195859), West scored 26.6 points per game and grabbed 12.3 rebounds per game. His high-pitched voice earned him the nickname "Tweety Bird", and he spoke with such a thick Appalachian accent that his teammates also referred to him as "Zeke from Cabin Creek" (his nickname acknowledged his country roots, and his accent was so thick that he squeaked his nickname sheepishly "Zeek from Cab'n Creek"). [15] In two newly introduced statistics, steals and blocks, he was credited with 2.6 steals and 0.7 blocks per game. [22], In the 196566 NBA season, West averaged a career-best 31.3points, along with 7.1rebounds and 6.1assists per game. After taking the series lead on Baylors then record 61-point performance in Game 5, Los Angeles dropped the next two. This display of arrogance motivated the Celtics and angered West. Once there, the Lakers lost Game 1 to the Knicks, but then won four straight by relatively large margins. In the Olympic basketball tournament, the USA definitely conquered Rome. Too few fans today saw Oscar play with Jerry Lucas in Cincinnati or saw him when he was the sidekick of Lew Alcindor (before he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) on a championship team in Milwaukee. [8] He had a jump shot with a release the NBA lauded as "lightning quick", and was known for making baskets late in the game, earning him the nickname "Mr. In three campaigns with West at the helm, the Lakers went 145-101 and returned to the playoffs after missing the postseason during Wests retirement. CLEVELAND - "Mr. At age 32, West averaged 26.9points, 4.6rebounds and 9.5assists,[15] and helped the Lakers win 46 games and make the 1971 NBA Playoffs. [8][10] He was so small, frail, and weak that he needed many vitamin injections from his doctor and was kept apart from children's sports, to prevent him from getting seriously injured. [23], The Lakers won 54 regular-season games and secured a first-round bye in the 1962 NBA Playoffs. Although both ranked among the top four leading scorers in history when they retired, neither man ever won an MVP. It is an honor to know him and to have competed against him. [89], This article is about the basketball player. As the NBA celebrates it's 75th Anniversary Season, get to know dozens of star players who helped make the NBA what it is today. [75] Also, on November 26, 2005, his number 44 became the first basketball number to be retired by West Virginia University and on February 17, 2007, a bronze statue created by sculptor Jamie Lester was installed outside of the WVU Coliseum. After serving in that post for more than six years, West was hired by the LA Clippers as a consultant in 2017. Lillard was the only one to accomplish . In Game 1, which Boston easily won, defensive Celtics guard K. C. Jones kept West to the only 26 points, and in Game 2, West scored 45 points, but Boston still won 129123. As a 6-foot senior, West became the first prep player in state history to score 900 points in a season, averaging 32.2 points. With an all-around game that rivaled Oscar Robertson's, West added six assists and six rebounds per game and excellent defense in the backcourt that produced a number of steals each game. Copyright FIBA All rights reserved. RELATED: Kobe's Final Game Was The Perfect Farewell. And his 6,238 career assists (6.7 apg) rank among the best ever. I think West is the smoother player and the stronger defensively. After helping the Golden State Warriors win the championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on June 14, 2017, West announced that he would go to the Los Angeles Clippers as an executive board member and consultant. [32] In Game 3, West scored 49points, and L.A. finally won a game, but in Games 4 and 5, the Lakers were beaten by double digits; in the last quarter of Game 5, West missed 14 of 15 shots and could not prevent yet another Celtics win. Advertisement. Thomas said on an older edition of NBA TVs Open Court that he had the privilege of sharing a panel with Jerry West and Oscar Robertson. Until he got it right, the ball would frequently hit and bruise his face. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unclesmokeking?_t=8XgGb5ev7yo&_r=1--All clips are property of the NBA. They accomplished their mission of beating the USSR, too, winning 81-57. Oscar Robertson vs Hassan Whiteside. With West not yet in shape, Baylor and the Lakers fell back 32; then they succumbed in Game 6 in front of their home crowd with a 112109 loss. His 31.2 ppg in 1969-70 (at age 31) is the highest average ever for a player over 30. West and Robertson were the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird of their day. The following year he and Oscar Robertson led an extremely talented U.S. squad to a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. It was particularly frustrating because I was playing so poorly that the team overcame me. MIES (Switzerland) - It happened more than half a century ago, yet for two of the biggest legends in the sport, USA's Jerry West and Oscar Robertson, memories of the gold-medal winning run at theOlympic Games in Rome are crystal clear. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. A loss just ripped his guts out., Its no wonder. Its one that calls for a mutual appreciation, something that remains to this day. His first season in Milwaukee was his best, as he averaged 19.4 points (49.6% shooting), 5.7 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game for Second Team All-NBA honors. West won Schaus's trust and, alternating with Hundley, Selvy, and Leonard, played 35 minutes per game and established himself as the Lakers' second scoring option. It seems to mark a change from the way the final minutes are officiated today, when "no hemorrhage, no foul" is the rule. He also led Oscar in NBA All-First Team selections, ten to nine. Van Breda Kolff pejoratively called Chamberlain "The Load", and later complained that Chamberlain was egotistical, never respected him, too often slacked off in practice and focused too much on his statistics. West was also superior as a clutch performer and in playoff competition. He dominated early with the Cincinnati Royals, averaging a triple-double for the first several seasons of his career and finishing with averages of 29.3 points, 10.3 assists, and 8.5 rebounds over the course of 10 seasons However, Robertson and the Royals came up short in the playoffs early in his career and struggled to even make the postseason toward the end of his Cincinnati tenure. West remained as uptight in the front office as he had been on the court. Despite the Lakers failure to win more titles, most of Wests legendary exploits came during the postseason. The dirt-covered court became his domain. When you think about iconic NBA players of the 1960s and 1970s, a few players come to mind the great Russell vs. Chamberlain rivalry (and the great Celtics teams and players in general), Oscar Robertson and his triple-double season, Jerry West gracing the NBA logo with his silhouette, just to name a few. [26] In overtime, Jones scored several clutch baskets to ensure a 110107 win for the Celtics. Fittingly, Thomas remembered the Big O agreeing with Wests assessment. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. [14] In his first varsity year under head coach Fred Schaus, West scored 17.8points per game and averaged 11.1rebounds; he also started in all 28 games while shooting 49.6% from the field and 73.2% from the free throw line. [8] The Lakers were captained by Hall-of-Fame forward Elgin Baylor, who was complemented by centers Jim Krebs and Ray Felix; forwards Rudy LaRusso and Tom Hawkins; and guards Rod Hundley (from West Virginia, like West), Frank Selvy, and Bobby Leonard. All rights reserved. West played the small forward position early in his career, and he was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, where he led the Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game. On the most recent episode of his podcast, Simmons named (in order) his top 15 in the "Pantheon." Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, Hakeem Olajuwon . Wests statistical record only begins to tell his story. Oscar Robertson (1960-1974) Robertson, also known as the "Big O," is the only . Oscar Palmer Robertson (pron. [12], In his final collegiate season (195960) West enjoyed several career highs, such as scoring 29.3points per game, a 134 season-assists, 16.5rebounds per game, and a shooting average of 50.4% from the field, 76.6% from the free throw line. Moreover, during that final year, he had 30 double-doubles and fifteen 30-point games. It was 200 degrees and a heat wave in Rome. The championship was West's first-ever NBA title. Clutch" a handle which stuck with West for his entire career. black vs. white, East vs. West, etc. The teams split the first two games, and at the end of Game 3 in Los Angeles, West tied the game at 115. CLEVELAND The NBA celebrated its diamond anniversary with a sparkling tribute to honor 75 years on the hardwood floor. The triple-double is just a stat. Not blessed with great size, strength, or dribbling ability, West made up for these deficiencies with pure hustle and an apparent lack of regard for his body. 1961 Fleer #36 Oscar Robertson Rookie Card. LeBron James. West held himself to seemingly impossible standards. Naturally, West must have felt a . [61] At age 69, West retired as a Grizzlies general manager in 2007 and turned over managing duties to Chris Wallace.[64]. In overtime, West, however, sprained his left hand and missed all five of his shots, and the Knicks won 111108. [15], In the postseason, the Lakers defeated the Chicago Bulls in a four-game sweep,[49] then went on to face the Milwaukee Bucks, and defeated them in six games. "[86], In 2011, West and bestselling author Jonathan Coleman wrote a memoir entitled West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life. [87][88], West is portrayed in the 2022 HBO docudrama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty as a temperamental, foul-mouthed executive prone to angry outbursts and mood swings. Van Lier See original listing. As a player with the Cincinnati (Ohio) Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1961-62, he averaged . [21] This team perennially had strong forwards and guards, but was constantly weak at center, giving them a disadvantage against the Boston Celtics with their Hall-of-Fame center, Bill Russell. During his 14-year playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers, West became synonymous with brilliant basketball. Oscar Robertson, in full Oscar Palmer Robertson, byname the Big O, (born November 24, 1938, Charlotte, Tennessee, U.S.), American basketball player who starred in both the collegiate and professional ranks and was considered one of the top players in the history of the game. Although injured captain Elgin Baylor ended his career, the Lakers had a season for the ages. His average of 27.0 ppg game stands as the fourth highest among retired players, behind Michael Jordan, Chamberlain and Baylor. Overall, Robertson visited the postseason 10 times in his career (six times in his decade with Cincinnati, and all four years in Milwaukee), where he lead the NBA in playoff assists 7x, including four straight years from 1962 to 1965; other individual postseason accomplishments included averaging a triple-double for the 1962 playoffs and leading the playoffs in minutes played for three straight years (including an astounding 48.8 minutes per game in 1964-1965). The Americans' average margin of victory was 42.4 points per game. Also Read - "A cast of characters, different personalities and Charles Barkley": Larry Bird's hilarious trash talk shone through even in his Dream Team Hall of Fame induction speech. [citation needed] West's father physically abused him, and West has stated that for a time he slept with a loaded shotgun under his bed out of fear that he might have to kill his father in self-defense. [44] As the three-point line had not been introduced yet, the shot just tied the game. They're all that way on the Celtics, and you can't teach it. In 1980, West was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team. Oscar Robertson vs Jerry West. [23] However, West soon impressed his colleagues with his defensive hustle, with his vertical jumphe could reach up 16 inches above the rim when he went upand with his work ethic, spending countless extra hours working on his game. should play. [12] Further awards were All-American, Southern Conference Tournament MVP and Southern Conference Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year. [55] West wanted to re-negotiate his contract and keep playing, however, he said Cooke "basically told my agent to go to hell. His own athleticism far exceeded that of Jerry West, Oscar Robertson and the other guards/forwards on the 1960 team. Across their respective decades of dominance, Robertson holds the edge in essentially every category, from health (games played) to counting statistics to shooting ratios to advanced metrics; this is of course no knock on West (whose best-decade numbers are still scintillating), but speaks to how truly dominant the Big O was at his peak. He made an NBA record 840 free throws, and earned yet another pair of All-Star Team and All-NBA First Team nominations. This meant that points and rebounds would be the only stats any player couldve chased. He has profusely praised Oscar Robertson and others in his era. Outside) contributing 17.6 ppg, the Lakers improved to 36-43 and finished in second place in the Western Division. Combine a deadly jump shot, tenacious defense, obsessive perfectionism, unabashed confidence, and an uncompromising will to win, and youve got Jerry West, one of the greatest guards in NBA history. Plus, he scored 56 points in just one game, which is . Neither Chamberlains 50 point, 25.7 rebound average nor Oscars triple-double average swayed the media from such a view. I felt I was deceived. Wests long wait had ended. The Lakers had risen from third place in the division to first since Wests arrival, posting a 54-26 record and in the playoffs, West upped his scoring average to 31.5 ppg. [22] Again, the Lakers reached the finals, and again, they battled the Celtics. Data runs from 1946-47 to present unless otherwise noted. Jerry West is one of the most revered players in NBA history. [40] Game 4 saw Celtics guard Sam Jones hit an off-balance buzzer beater to tie the series,[41] but in Game 5, the Lakers struck back and won by 13points; however, they suffered a major blow when West who scored 39points and by far led all players in scoring during the entire series lunged for a meaningless late-game ball and seriously pulled his hamstring: it was immediately visible that the injury would not heal until the end of the series. He was named All-State from 1953 to 1956, then All-American in 1956 when he was West Virginia Player of the Year, becoming the state's first high-school player to score more than 900 points in a season, with an average of 32.2 points per game. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played. 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