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Re: Underrated/Overrated Greats
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Originally Posted by Minstrel
James Worthy was a very nice player to have on your team, no question. I don't think he's an all-time great and wouldn't be perceived as such had he not been a part of one of the great dynasties of all-time. He fit in nicely with those Lakers, though, as a power forward who could run the floor extremely well and hit open shots.
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Small forward...
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West was motivated by a relentless drive to succeed. 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 didn't feel I played very well. Very rarely was I satisfied with how I played." This obsessive quest for perfection was a constant during West's playing years, and it continued in his later roles as coach and general manager of the Lakers and, currently, as president of basketball operations for the Memphis Grizzlies.
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