Jerry West heard J.J. Redick’s “plumbers and firemen” comment about Bob Cousy, and fired pictures about Redick’s personal accomplishments.
The 84-year-old basketball legend appeared on SiriusXM NBA with Justin Termine and Eddie Johnson and was requested in regards to the feedback that Redick made on “First Take” in a debate with Chris Russo that downplayed Cousy’s competitors.
“Clearly the sport is totally completely different. The athletes are fully completely different. I do know J.J. a bit of bit, a really sensible child and the whole lot — however inform me what his profession appeared like,” West answered. “What did he do this decided video games? He averaged, what, 12 factors a recreation within the league?
“Someplace alongside the road, numbers rely. At that cut-off date, the gamers aren’t what they was. J.J. actually wasn’t gonna guard the elite gamers. And so you possibly can nitpick anybody. The one cause I’m speaking about him is he was not an elite participant. He was an excellent participant. However he had a spot on a group due to his potential to shoot the ball.”
West spoke about his personal profession how he was forward of the curve athletically, and ultra-competitive, earlier than returning to Redick.
“J.J. needs to be very grateful that he’s made as a lot as he made, and Bob Cousy, who I performed towards for a pair years [laid the way] … I simply suppose it’s very disrespectful, myself.”
This dialog has been getting traction for 3 months now. The unique genesis was that Russo and Redick have been debating Cousy vs. Chris Paul, with Russo of the opinion that the old-time Celtics nice was the superior level guard. Redick vigorously disagreed and derisively painted “plumbers and firemen” as Cousy’s opposition.
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