Interestingly, Thomas Day, who appears as an advisor/agent of sorts during the show, appears to be a fictionalized character as well. Is Coach Westhead being treated fairly?2:00- \"Just getting the job was the easiest thing I did\"3:00- \"The team was new under Jerry Buss and they just got Magic Johnson\"4:15= \"I had no problem working with the players\"4:32-\"I passed Kareem the ball thirty times from the corner and he hit all of them\"5:25-\"There is a triangle: Coach-player and in the middle management and agent\"7:09 \"I became the acting Coach out of default\" after Jack McKinney's bike injury7:55- \"I talked Jerry Buss into hiring Pat Riley as an Assistant\"8:22- \"I had players like Spencer Haywood saying I was promised a starting job\"10:25: \"In his second year Magic Johnson had knee surgery..and fourth and fifth round draft picks were moving past himhe hadn't recovered yet and was angry\"12:30- Magic Johnson was in a bad place.and the day I was fired we had one five straight games\"14:30 - I\" can't imagine Jerry Buss going to a liquor store and buying a bottle of liquor and lying on the floor and yelling I won the team\"16:25- \"Jason Segal is a funny guy--I did not consider myself funny--but whatever happens in the show it won't go well for me\"18:05- \"\"It took me 28 years to win the next championship---enjoy the championship you won because you don't know when you will get the next one\"18:50- \"I was just invited to Kareem's 75th birthday\"19:30- \"After I left the Lakers I did not have much interaction with Magicbut two years ago he called me.\"22:20- \"Jerry West was a quiet sort who stayed to himself---I did not see him act in an out of control fashion\"24:15- \"Pat Riley in the early eighties first showed how video can help you coach\"27:45- I coached Kobe Bryant's father28:25 - \"I always let my players evolve\"29:15- \"I had issues with some of my pro players pushing them..and i made them to conform to a system that if they did not like they got rid of me\"31:31- The death of hank gathers \"you never really get over it--it remains with you33:09- \"The winning is better than the losingand man did I have a good run\"A few follow ups as we update this in late April. (*) Pryor is played by Mike Epps, who was supposed to portray the legendary comedian in at least two other projects that never quite got off the ground. I am quite confident I would have seen the practice floor and not the famous Palestra hardwood. A lot of the episode deals with his choice of which sneaker company to cut a sponsorship deal with. All the other companies offered me money, but they couldnt offer me money because they just started. Each week, well be looking back on the newest episode of HBOs Winning Time and fact-checking or adding more details on some of the key and bigger plot points by using the book Showtime: MAGIC, KAREEM, RILEY, AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS DYNASTY OF THE 1980S By Jeff Pearlman. He quotes Shakespeare, goofs up when answering questions about McKinney, and earns the death glare of all death glares from Jerry West. 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We'll update this post next week as history plays itself out, but we'll leave you with one last thing.Westhead's love of Shakespeare? The general manager offered an empathetic pat on the back, and these words: Youre doing it. The Lions blew out defending champion Michigan in the 2nd round and made it to the Regional Final round before losing to eventual champion UNLV. Boy, did I make a mistake. And when he opts to turn to friend-of-the-family Dr. Thomas Day (played by The Practice alum Steve Harris) to act as his business advisor, Dr. Day cant see the future either. Its what Adam McKay does so beautifully We had to invent a lot of Jessie because theres not a lot of real information on her, in trying to think of who she might have been. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotOnload', function(event) { There were then games in Milwaukee and Washington before Magics first trip to Boston to play Larry Bird and the Celtics. Because its either you or the janitor. The game, however, did not end on a game-winning Cooper layup at the buzzer. Coach Paul Westhead talks about what REALLY happened with Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Kareem, Pat Riley, Spencer Haywood and Jerry Buss. another comment said. Tirez parti du rseau mondial GettyImages, avec plus de 340 000 crateurs, pour dvelopper un contenu exclusif, cr spcialement pour votre marque. There will be variations, but they will be variations, not changes. Mit unserem einfachen Abonnement erhalten Sie Zugriff auf die besten Inhalte von Getty Images. From 1985 to 1990, Westhead oversaw an impressive run in which Loyola Marymount, despite being a smaller school and not a traditional NCAA basketball power, became a legitimate contender in NCAA hoops. }); The laughs continued. In 2005, Westhead was hired as the head coach of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, a position that he held until the 2007 WNBA season concluded. }); Oops. Buss hemmed and hawed when Westhead initially pushed forth the idea. It failed to make the front page of the main or sports sections: I was the accidental head coach, said Westhead. newsletter, Silver Screen and Roll Community Guidelines, had this hilariously odd quote about Shakespeare and the NBA, Winning Time: Fact-checking HBOs series on the Showtime Lakers, Jeanie Buss says John C. Reilly deserves Emmy for portrayal of her father, Dr. Jerry Buss, in Winning Time. They talked about marching forward; about being strong; about the upcoming schedule and the following days practice. Westhead led the Explorers to one NIT and two NCAA tournament appearances in nine seasons (19701979). He finished with a record of 142105. Many players first learned of the accident when they entered the gym. A daily roundup of Los Angeles Lakers news from Silver Screen & Roll, By submitting your email, you agree to our, Contrary to the Winning Time portrayal, Paul Westhead was an instant success with Lakers, Without LeBron James and DAngelo Russell, Lakers fall vs. Grizzlies. I really was the mad woman in the attic that they locked me in, and I didnt get to see anybody else. }) Jerry Buss and Frank, meanwhile, spend much of the episode scrambling to deal with representatives of Great Western bank who would very much like them to pay off the balloon loan they inherited from Jack Kent Cooke. He made an interesting point that \"I was never thrown in the shower by Pat Riley\" and I did teach English in college but did not walk around quoting Shakespeare. Westhead was fired early in his third season with the Lakers, and replaced with Pat Riley (whom Westhead had hired as an assistant). Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Instead, Norm Nixon was fouled with three seconds remaining and made a pair of free throws to give the Lakers a two-point win. But having them lose a pair of games to the Pacers and Pistons all while making Westhead look like a head coach lacking confidence or talent? In his first year as an NBA head coach, he led a rookie Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers to the 1980 NBA Finals, which they won in six games for the team's first title in eight years. Four of the five occurred during Westhead's career, including a record 331 in the 181150 win over United States International University on January 31, 1989.[6]. You can follow Jacob on Twitter at @JacobRude. Never forget. "This weeks episode of #WinningTime was really good. This weeks episode of #WinningTime was really good. While Winning Time may have portrayed Paul Westheads first season with the Lakers as a struggle, the reality was anything but, as he found instant success in charge. Under Westhead, the Nuggets were sometimes called the "Enver Nuggets" (as in no "D," or no defense). window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { As is so often the case, Jerrys sheer charisma and willingness to gamble carries the day, as he gets the bankers to agree to push the loan date back to after the NBA Finals, convinced hell be coming to their offices with a championship trophy that will make them beg for his business. He did play 24 minutes off the bench while Haywood played 29. We want to hear it. This is Westhead's brilliant, famous quote about the legendary writer: If Shakespeare had been in pro basketball, he never would have had time to write his soliloquies. The Lakers running riot over the NBA in Magics first season is plenty compelling in its own right, with the rookie and McKinney and to a lesser extent Westhead orchestrating a revolutionary offense that teams had no answer for. She taught him to play cards, a hobby he enjoyed throughout his life (from a 1980 profile of Dr. Buss in People Magazine): I could play a reasonable hand of bridge by the time I was 4, Buss remembers. If he doesnt get into the accident, does Pat Riley coach elsewhere? Theres no record of the press conference Westhead had before his first game. We are one of the worlds fastest growing ------ SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://bit.ly/2VjWSBC FOLLOW US HERE: https://www.instagram.com/richeisen https://www.twitter.com/RichEisenShow https://www.facebook.com/RichEisenShow Thanks to our friends at Grabyo for supporting our live production and editing needs. NBAE via Getty Images, } Odds & lines subject to change. hitType: 'event', In the beginning shed have this tremendous edge, but then Id get to where I could compete with her and shed switch games. Throughout the series, Winning Time has played it pretty fast and loose with the facts literally what makes these weekly articles possible but this weeks episode is the most egregious example of them taking creative liberties with actual, verifiable truths yet. Venue: Tampa Convention Center. So he said, Stock. Former NBA and WNBA championship-winning coach Paul Westhead tells Rich Eisen how he gave Pat Riley his first coaching job in the NBA.Watch The Rich Eisen Show, an Emmy-nominated sports talk show, streaming live on NBC's Peacock and SiriusXM Ch. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Relations between Westhead and McKinney werent entirely open throughout the formers tenure in charge, though. Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. In 2007, Westhead coached the Mercury to a WNBA championship, making him the only coach to win a championship in the NBA and the WNBA. Most stories from this article via Showtime: MAGIC, KAREEM, RILEY, AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS DYNASTY OF THE 1980S by Jeff Pearlman, which is a must-read for fans of Winning Time, and Lakers fans in general, and served as the source material for the show. To say the show took some creative liberties with the schedule would be an understatement. Associated Press, "The Jack McKinney story is really sad from #WinningTime . Paul Westhead is Primed to Be a Bigger Player in Winning Time Than We Thought About Jason Segel, Jack McKinney, and that press conference. Phil Knight, founder of a young upstart outfit called Nike, tries offering Magic stock options and a cut of every shoe sold, which would have ultimately netted him billions of dollars. It is a bit exaggerated how inexperienced Westhead was. The next morning, Westhead arrived at the gymnasium on the campus of Loyola Marymount University, where the team held its game-day shootarounds. He was the head coach for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and an assistant for four others, and also coached in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), American Basketball Association (ABA), and Japan Basketball League (JBL). If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. The logistics of replacing a head coach on the fly as the Lakes had to do in 1979 are hard to truly contextualize, let alone fully grasp. I made an executive decision to try to get an \"A\" in Organic Chemistry. You can follow Jacob on Twitter at @JacobRude. He coached George Mason University from 1993-97, tried his hand in the ABA in 2000-01 and in the Japanese Pro League (2001-03), then went back to the NBA as an assistant with the Orlando Magic from 2003 to 2005. Wed gamble for chocolate bars. And yet, he had no choice but to think about basketball. If that Paul Westhead presser is fr I need to see the clip," one of the fans wrote. We hate to report this, but as of now, we're unable to find footage or a precise record of the gathering, so it may very well be another Winning Time TV-ified moment. Most stories from this article via Showtime: MAGIC, KAREEM, RILEY, AND THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS DYNASTY OF THE 1980S by Jeff Pearlman, which is a must-read for fans of Winning Time, and Lakers fans in general, and served as the source material for the show. None of this isnt to say he didnt have a good relationship with his mother. The Mercury won using Westhead's fast-paced approach. We were just four guys looking to pass in to one.". Conference regular season and conference tournament champion One of the other over-arching storylines is Magic Johnson courting a number of shoe companies. Vanessa Bryant will receive $16 million from the lawsuit alleging that LA fire and police department employees shared photos from the crash that killed Kobe and Gianna Bryant, with the rest being awarded to avoid potential litigation from her daughters. Joe Mihalich. }); For more Lakers talk, subscribe to the Silver Screen and Roll podcast feed on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts. The University of Oregon ushered in a new era of womens basketball with the announcement of Paul Westhead as the programs sixth head coach on March 26, 2009. George Wilhelm, Photo credits: In 1990-91, Westhead returned to the NBA with the Denver Nuggets, a position he held for two seasons. We dont know about stocks, you know, at that time. That temporary position would eventually become a permanent one. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, HBO New Releases 2023: What to Watch on HBO Now, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. What's Next For Robert Pattinsons Batman? Magic talked about the deal on The Ellen Show in 2017: When I first came out of college, all the shoe companies came after me and there was this guy, Phil Knight, who had just started Nike. So, while the phone conversation between Westhead and McKinney in the episode could have happened, its unclear exactly how much interaction the two had once Westhead entrenched himself as head coach. Entering his fifth year at the helm, Westhead will look to rebound from an injury-plagued 2012-13 season and recapture his early success with the Ducks. As a single mom, she raised Dr. Buss in Wyoming while working as a waitress and paying rent with tips. Lakers vs. Thunder Preview and Game Thread: No LeBron, no SGA. Westhead won titles in both the NBA and WNBA, and he is also remembered as the coach of the Loyola Marymount University (LMU) men's basketball team. 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