How big are
Jerry West's balls? Mark Montieth of the
Indianapolis Star presents evidence:
An exceptionally well-connected league insider once told me the story of how Brian Cardinal got his mid-level. Seems Memphis owner Michael Heisley, frustrated by general manager Jerry West's lack of activity, walked into West's office one day and asked why he hadn't signed anyone yet. So an exasperated West picked up his phone, called Cardinal's agent and offered the mid-level on the spot. Then he turned to Heisley and said something along the lines of "There, you happy now?"
And you wonder why Memphis is having a hard time getting behind its NBA team.
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7-04-2007 @ 1:16PM
LB said...
That showed West had actually lost his edge and balls to make deals. With a team like that he should have been working the phones 24 hours a day. You pay a lot to buy a team and pay a lot for West to help build a winner and you have to force him to do things. Sad
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7-15-2007 @ 2:50PM
Cyrano said...
This is hillarious. Sounds just like something I would do if someone was bothering me.
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7-04-2007 @ 6:42PM
The Spin said...
How is Cardinal even still in the league? It's luck like this why there's always going to be "that guy" that we're all jelous of. I wonder what the spread is of Cardinal winning the lottery this week? Count me in for 10...
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7-04-2007 @ 10:35PM
Dick Burgess said...
Jerry West has always been a class act as a player and an executive. However, wasn't Brian Cardinal a Detroit Piston? If he were still a Piston, he would probably average 9 seconds of playing time if he were lucky! Of course, the Pistons have let a few good players get away because their coaches didn't play them. The latest are Milicic and Arroyo!
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