In the latest episode of the over and back classic nba podcast, jason mann and rich kraetsch discuss what led up to the trade demand, the feud between magic and lakers coach paul westhead, how. W esthead s tenure with the lakers started and ended the same way. Paul westhead was fired by magic johnson, pearlman writes. Fascinating to read what actually happened to jack mckinney, why paul westhead lost his job, kareems moody behavior, and pat riley, an extremely hard worker who ended with a runaway ego. Paul westhead coaching record college basketball at sports. Bo kimble leads loyola marymount in this match up with defending champion michigan during the 1989 ncaa basketball tournament. So many great names, enjoyed reading about them as people, as well as players. The speed of the numbered break v the power of the big 10 and one. He fits the all time wcc personnel because in that. Nba finals page on wikipedia has a great history of the nba, including the boston celtics dynasty and the chicago bulls dynasty. As a player, he won an nba championship with the boston celtics in the 1974 nba finals. Coach the system is the most complete source of fast break information i have ever seen.
Paul william westhead born february 21, 1939 is an american basketball coach who most. Under coach westhead, loyola marymount university had the best scoring team in the nation 112. On the strength of a legendary performance by rookie point guard magic johnson, who started at center in game 6 of the nba finals 42 points, 15 rebounds. Paul william westhead born february 21, 1939 is an american basketball coach who most recently was the head coach of the university of oregon womens team. Paul douglas westphal born november 30, 1950 is an american former basketball player and a former head coach with several national basketball association nba and college teams. Fast break and transition offense paul westhead loyola. James harden, russell westbrook and bradley beal stole the. Paul westhead born february 21, 1939 in philadelphia, pennsylvania is a basketball coach who is currently in his first season as head coach of the university of oregon womens team. I kept an nba record book with me the physical book. The loyola marymount break was developed by paul westhead. Paul westhead, who guided the phoenix mercury to the w. There has been an explosion of interest in entrepreneurs in the popular media, as well as in business, policy, and education. Coached by paul westhead, the nuggets played at a blistering pace.
He demanded a trade, and westhead was fired shortly after despite having a 74 record to start the season. Still and forever the highest scoring game in ncaa basketball tournament. The national basketball association nba is a major professional basketball league in north america. Westhead led the 200910 squad to an 1816 record, the programs best mark. The league consists of 30 teams, of which 29 are located in the united states and one in canada. Stu jackson of the new york knicks was the first coaching casualty of the 199091 nba season, but others could follow, with the indiana pacers dick versace, the atlanta hawks bob weiss and the. But as head coach of the nuggets in the 199091 season, his record was 2062 averaging.
Loyola marymount led the nation in scoring for three seasons and holds the all time single game record of 181 points. Its not often that you see a team score 158 points in regulation and lose. Lakers coach paul westhead was short on options at the pivot. Coached the lakers to the nba championship in the 197980 season. Meet the sonics assistant coaches the seattle times. For oregons paul westhead, 70 isnt an age, its the speed he wants. Haywood fell asleep during a team meeting that happened to be while the lakers were playing in the nba finals. Westphal has had a storied career in the nba, both as a player and as a coach. Showtime chronicles glitzy lakers era of magic, kareem.
Coaching staff paul westhead lmu known for his run and gun offense, paul westhead won an nba title in his first season as a head coach with the lakers. Basketball in the fast lane basketball championship. But other than the manic fastbreak denver nuggets of coaches doug moe 1989, 1990 and paul westhead 1991, no nba team has hit the 8,000shot mark in a season since the 1980 cleveland cavaliers. List of national basketball association head coaches with. In 199394, during an era of hardfouling, clutchandgrabbing squads such as the new york knicks, nba clubs averaged 9. The league adopted its current name at the start of the 194950 season when it merged with the national basketball league nbl. Pat riley, a littleknown assistant best known at the time as a former chick hearn sidekick in the tv booth. While with the lakers adam morrison won an nba title in his final season in the nba.
In his first year on the job, westheads offense produced a program record 2,767 points, while the ducks also set a new conference record knocking down 284. A complete guide to basketballs most explosive style of play gary smith, doug porter on. In fact, prior to wednesday, it had happened exactly once in nba history. The highestscoring offense in the history of college basketball was our loyola marymount team in 198990. Paul westhead project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. A basketball history lesson from the 80s into the 90s. Subscribe to our stathead newsletter record includes games as coach of major schools, and does not reflect forfeits or vacated games. In the finals, they faced the warriors who had finished with a record of 739, the best in nba history.
Lmu compiled a 10548 record with three consecutive ncaa divisioni tournament. Born february 21, 1939 in philadelphia, pennsylvania, paul westhead has worked at all levels, starting in high school coaching. Your home for scores, schedules, stats, news, nba league pass, nba tv, video highlights, fantasy, rankings and more for nba players and teams. How 3point shooting revolutionized the game court side. It covers the famed loyola marymound fast break made famous by coach paul westhead, winner of nba and wnba championships as well as the famous lmu teams of the late 1980s, the grinnell college system, the redlands college system and the olivet nazarene system. Nba championship history a complete championship history. Paul westhead personal information born 19390221 february 21. Coaching legend paul westhead gives tartans midseason boost. Owner jerry buss fired coach paul westhead after the lakers went 74 to start the 198182 season. Its also available for the nba, football, hockey and baseball. The nuggets, guided by runandgun guru paul westhead, had a leaguehigh 12. In 201415, the highestscoring team averaged 84 points per game.
With westhead as head orchestrator, the team won 60 games in the regular season and hit the playoffs on a tear. The 10 most unbreakable records in nba history nbc. Dan flaherty nba history articles, sports history articles 1992 chicago bulls, 1992 nba, 1992 nba playoffs, 1992 nba season, chicago bulls history, nba history, sports history articles 1991 had been a breakthrough year for michael jordan, as he won the first championship of his career. The lakers won the nba championship, and westhead was hired as head coach for the next season, replacing his friend in a controversial move. At least thats what people told authors gary smith and doug porter when they began investigating this revolutionary style of play almost a decade ago. Paul westhead born february 21, 1939 is an american basketball coach who most. Maxim contributor jeff pearlmans terrific new book, showtime. The speed of the numbered break v the power of the big 10 and one would break such as lmu 142 115 michigan.
Paul westhead head coach staff directory university of oregon. The suns 107 points came from 50 and 57point quarters to begin the contest, and they ended regulation with a record 173 points, led by cedric ceballos off the bench with 32. Why i thought about murdering my nba coach and why i didn. He called it 40 minutes of hell, which is what it was like for opposing teams. The official site of the national basketball association. Seduced and betrayed by cocaine, a basketball star rebuilds his life and earns the ring of a champion this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. The 199091 suns did it against the same team that allowed 30 assists from skiles. If you are interested in coaching the system, you must be either desperate or crazy. Nolan richardson was the last coach to truly deploy a runandgun system when he led arkansas to the national championship in 1994. Magic johnson, bo kimble, john wooden and gail goodrich. While at lasalle college in the 70s and 80s, his 0 defense gained widespread notoriety when it was learned that the defense was named because one defender was asked to play no zero defense. Oral history of scott skiles nba record 30assist game.
It was founded in 1946 as the basketball association of america baa. Paul westheads career and yearly coaching records at. In this very short introduction paul westhead and mike wright weave a pathway through the debates about entrepreneurship. First coach to win titles in nba and wnba guinness world. Favorite books catch22, the inner game of tennis and the poems of robert frost. Seduced and betrayed by cocaine, a basketball star. Paul westhead coaching record college basketball at.
Assistant coach and staff records might not be complete. How paul westhead s fastbreak offense continues to defy convention westhead s patented uptempo approach nicknamed the system landed in eugene after a lengthy. While he denied any wrongdoing, many fans blamed him for a championshipwinning coachs. For the mens basketball coach and former nba player, see paul westphal. He never really recovered, only playing 161 nba games. He ran the same uptempo system we ran under paul westhead. Paul westhead womens basketball coach university of oregon. Westhead finished his lakers stint with a 11150 record. Elgin baylor was a phenomenal basketball talent whose presence on the lakers record books is often overlooked.
He turned to his 69, 20year old rookie point guard. He has previously been a head coach for three national basketball association nba teams and an assistant for four. He has previously been a head coach for three nba teams and an assistant for two others, and has also coached in the ncaa and wnba. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Coach westhead developed a reputation as a free thinker throughout his coaching career. The teams coach, paul westhead, would suspend haywood in the middle of the series and eventually kick him off the team.
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