How Former Lakers Coach Paul Westhead Gave Pat Riley His First Coaching Job | The Rich Eisen Show

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  • Former NBA and WNBA championship-winning coach Paul Westhead tells Rich Eisen how he gave Pat Riley his first coaching job in the NBA.
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  • @TRJ2241987
    @TRJ2241987 2 ปีที่แล้ว +336

    It's crazy how Pat Riley looked like the most prototypical hippie in the 70s and then the 80s started and he just instantaneously became the sharpest looking man in the world

    • @Hanover-ek4jy
      @Hanover-ek4jy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Hair grease can do some amazing things!

    • @mpix00
      @mpix00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Sing of the times and being in LA

    • @007ndc
      @007ndc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      In LA in particular the men cleaned up their hair and look at the onset of the 1980s Reagan years

    • @torymitchell9027
      @torymitchell9027 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Money solves cosmetic issues

    • @darikfannon7508
      @darikfannon7508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hahahahahahh so true this is facts he was the best dressed coach in the game in the 80s

  • @kbuttstadt
    @kbuttstadt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Damn. Jason Segel sounds just like him!

    • @cartrellallen374
      @cartrellallen374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This might be the greatest "look a like" cast ever!

    • @Oridginale24
      @Oridginale24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@cartrellallen374 Except for the guy that played Dr J

    • @TheDirtyKenzo
      @TheDirtyKenzo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Oridginale24 facts

    • @bigde9052
      @bigde9052 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Oridginale24 The guy that played Dr J wasn't a good match at all.

  • @hdzp13
    @hdzp13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Who here watching after Westhead and Riley took the job in winning time

    • @Cheerio_Plays
      @Cheerio_Plays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Great show

    • @elbolsillo
      @elbolsillo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I’m not! I promise!!! I don’t even know what show with John C. Reilly playing Jerry Buss you’re even talking about!! 😂

    • @AngelSanchez-wh1rd
      @AngelSanchez-wh1rd 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Best show

    • @bee6684
      @bee6684 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep Season 2

    • @kingfredrick773
      @kingfredrick773 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Excellent series...yes it brought me here

  • @Wockyvideos2
    @Wockyvideos2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    Winning time!

    • @bjnowak
      @bjnowak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It says a lot of events have changed, but everything westhead said in this interview is in episode 4

    • @micahclawrence
      @micahclawrence 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah that was Jack McKinney

  • @zigman3105
    @zigman3105 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Its crazy that they made such a big deal about having 2 or 3 coaches. They have like 6 per team now.

  • @tomd6163
    @tomd6163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I thought Adrien Brody casting for Riley was poor until I see this picture

    • @RConn55
      @RConn55 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He’s the best part of the show

  • @doryenmctown4795
    @doryenmctown4795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Awesome job by Marshall

  • @TheLongWind
    @TheLongWind 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Haha he has Latte Larry's mug with the warming device. Pretty pretty cool.

  • @tonyt7372
    @tonyt7372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Magic didn't like, or get along with Paul Westhead. He gave the Laker management an ultimatum. Him or Westhead? That was a no brainer.

  • @Mark-jr6ld
    @Mark-jr6ld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Show's mostly good, but all the casting was perfect.

  • @Clokes_
    @Clokes_ 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    His voice sounds like the guy that plays him in Winning Time

  • @pureogkush4207
    @pureogkush4207 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Winning time brought me here

  • @daybagodiswithyou9302
    @daybagodiswithyou9302 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Riley resume surpassed him he was the head coach the whole time

  • @dbreiden83080
    @dbreiden83080 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Paul really was never much of a coach. He was too stubborn and stuck on his so-called system. That’s why he kept getting fired everywhere he went. He wasn’t making adjustments.

  • @johnnyguitarwatson5288
    @johnnyguitarwatson5288 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Paul westhead started tinkering & trying to change what was already successful, and won them a NBA championship ! After losing to Houston in 1981 in the 1st round 2of3 mini series, he should have went back to McKinney's initial offense that was ran! Westhead alienated the players particularly magic! Easy choice westhead or magic? Westhead DISSAPEARED! 🎩💫💥💦💨

    • @lcchristensen9322
      @lcchristensen9322 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Well he did have a nice little run at Loyola Marymount .....he obviously knew basketball, but he didn't know people or personalities....when you have a Magic Johnson, screw your "system" he didn't belong in the NBA. Pat Riley knew what they had.

    • @johnnyguitarwatson5288
      @johnnyguitarwatson5288 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@lcchristensen9322 the 1990 tragic magic run he had at LMU will never be forgotten

  • @lcchristensen9322
    @lcchristensen9322 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I remember Magic getting alot of flack for getting Westhead fired. Dr. Buss & Magic were correct.....Westhead had the Greatest point guard, awesome winner & team player in Magic Johnson.....and screwed it up.

    • @mc76
      @mc76 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      By winning an NBA championship?

    • @lcchristensen9322
      @lcchristensen9322 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@mc76 Well he won by taking over Jack McKinney's team & preceded to alienate Magic the next year Homes. Listen....the NBA was & is a players league.

    • @bigde9052
      @bigde9052 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lcchristensen9322 You're right. Ask Lebron about that!.

  • @rams6992
    @rams6992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    He even sounds like Jason segal

    • @GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.
      @GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      They did a great job with the cast. The actors for Magic, Kareem, Westhead, Jack Nicholson, Jerry West, look very much like them in the 80's. Adrien Brody is also pretty good as Pat Riley.

    • @micahclawrence
      @micahclawrence 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. Brody is killing it as Riley

    • @GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.
      @GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@micahclawrence just finished this week's episode. The actor for Bird was also pretty good.

    • @justinfrechette9025
      @justinfrechette9025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. I actually thought the actor for bird was awful lol but maybe not

    • @GABRIELA-ACEVEDO.
      @GABRIELA-ACEVEDO. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@justinfrechette9025 i wasn't really feeling the actor for Dr. J

  • @Eazy-ERyder
    @Eazy-ERyder 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Well I give him a TON of credit for winning it all and giving that great dynasty it's very first championship.

    • @joshkennedy2868
      @joshkennedy2868 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He won it because of Pat. What did he ever do anywhere else

  • @billbrimmer1739
    @billbrimmer1739 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    An honest man

  • @grizzlycanuck3658
    @grizzlycanuck3658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    HBO bought me here😉

  • @MajestixComicsClix
    @MajestixComicsClix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow sounds like Jason Segal 😂

  • @conversationleadership
    @conversationleadership 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A better title: How Former Lakers Coach Jason Segel Gave Pat Riley His First Coaching Job

  • @sparkofgenius3372
    @sparkofgenius3372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "FAST BREAK": is a must see documentary about, COACH, JOHN MCLENDON. This Legendary, African-American basketball coach, INVENTED, the fast break. He also helped integrate the sport. I'm only here to enlighten basketball fans. Enjoy the show, Winning Time, but, know the "TRUTH."

  • @darikfannon7508
    @darikfannon7508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This guy was a weird coach of the best team in sports history

  • @donnybrookdetritus
    @donnybrookdetritus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He went from hippie to yuppie lookwise

  • @sportsskope3273
    @sportsskope3273 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Came Here After Watching Meltdown On Winning Time. Seems Pretty Close To The Truth

  • @omlooper
    @omlooper 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After this, therefore, because of this.

  • @larryshores9402
    @larryshores9402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The man who started the showtime......

    • @BRaggles
      @BRaggles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      That would be Jack McKinney...

    • @duanemoody257
      @duanemoody257 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BRaggles Jack coach I believe only one game

    • @lakebay972
      @lakebay972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@duanemoody257 It was Jack's playbook.

    • @emmettlewis2312
      @emmettlewis2312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@duanemoody257 more like 13 and it was his offense.

    • @snuzzlemann9888
      @snuzzlemann9888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jerry buss started showtime when he drafted magic

  • @perryellis1423
    @perryellis1423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    he wanted magic to play power forward and that was his biggest mistake.

    • @Amick44
      @Amick44 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He wanted the ball to go Kareem most of the time. Magic wanted to run more.

  • @peterk3474
    @peterk3474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He got fired because he made Jabbar the centerpiece of the Lakers.

  • @Jhh983
    @Jhh983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    He is underrated in laker history

  • @stebopign
    @stebopign 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    latte larry's mug!

  • @isidroundercover
    @isidroundercover 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Came here from Winning time

  • @poloslim-fit5441
    @poloslim-fit5441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What superstar did Kobe have when he won 2 after Shaq left?That's the difference between Kobe and Lebron

    • @DDM9009
      @DDM9009 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kobe made his guys better. Pau, Odom, Fisher, big shot bob, grant, Fox, WOrld peace, Shaw and George too. They had good role players but Shaq and Kobe are the GOAT duo.

    • @tomjames8268
      @tomjames8268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%

    • @WilliamJones-ng5fi
      @WilliamJones-ng5fi 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Ok pao gasol averaged 18-11 Ron arrest averaged 20 the season before he got to the lakers Lamar oden averaged no less then 15 and ten … Andre Bynum 15-8
      Y’all be talking bullshit

  • @stebopign
    @stebopign 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    westhead sounds like jason segel wtf

  • @dtouey
    @dtouey 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Post hoc ergo propter hoc? Westhead had to restrain himself to say it in English rather than Latin.

  • @douglaslowe5
    @douglaslowe5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    sorry..but i still blame Westhead for Hank Gathers death.

    • @Igetsitin89
      @Igetsitin89 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why

    • @douglaslowe5
      @douglaslowe5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Igetsitin89 i was at LMU in 1989-90. After he was diagnosed with irregular heartbeat and docs told him not to play again, Westhead talked him into it. His family sued the crap out of him.

    • @Igetsitin89
      @Igetsitin89 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@douglaslowe5 Damn ....did they win ? That's probably y westhead retired

    • @douglaslowe5
      @douglaslowe5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Igetsitin89 they settled out of court if I remember right the university paid most of the damages. Westhead was asked to leave. But he was immediately hired by the Denver Nuggets. It was sad all around.

    • @Igetsitin89
      @Igetsitin89 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@douglaslowe5 damn thats a sad sorry hope the guilt eats him alive

  • @jefferylakes388
    @jefferylakes388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Paul Westhead was a punk when he coached the Lakers. Punk being “insignificant little person” who lacked the chops to find his fit within a well-built team yet devise a bum system that suppressed the strengths of the team.

  • @azdbuk
    @azdbuk 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He seems like he would get in the way, good decision to kick to curb. WT makes him look like total ego tool....

  • @gmartinez9045
    @gmartinez9045 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    LeBron never won a championship with the lakers.

  • @Dom_Uchihaa
    @Dom_Uchihaa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Kobe > MJ

    • @CIF-pm7tk
      @CIF-pm7tk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      i translated that to english and it said Bullshit

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You must be high.

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@CIF-pm7tk 💯

    • @MSIM-ks8rr
      @MSIM-ks8rr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You must be young(er)

    • @mikefrizzy
      @mikefrizzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ALL DAY

  • @IWannaUnaliveMyself
    @IWannaUnaliveMyself 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    So in other words Michael Jordan wasn't nearly as versatile or as competitive as the true GOAT Magic Johnson. Magic is better than shitty ball hogging Jordan

    • @leemuskogee629
      @leemuskogee629 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Blasphemy

    • @IknowMoreThanYou
      @IknowMoreThanYou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      LMFAOO yea right. COLLEGE JORDAN WHUPPED MAGIC ISIAH E.T.C😂😂😂

    • @007ndc
      @007ndc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Ha! As great as Magic was (and I'm a Lakers fan) one could make a very good case that Kareem Abdul Jabbar is the GOAT. His body of work from HS to UCLA to the NBA is unmatchec

    • @IWannaUnaliveMyself
      @IWannaUnaliveMyself 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@007ndc Wilt made a mockery of Kareem in the playoffs. An older, injured Wilt.

    • @007ndc
      @007ndc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@IWannaUnaliveMyself of course Chamberlain has a valid argument for being the GOAT as well

  • @bmaga57belair
    @bmaga57belair 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Paul your system is for high school kids not for professional basketball players