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Lakers Owners, GMs, and Coaches
1980-1981 Dr. Jerry Buss Bill Sharman Paul Westhead 1979-1980 Dr. Jerry Buss Bill Sharman Jack McKinney (10-4) Paul Westhead (50-18) 1978-1979 Jack Kent Cooke Bill Sharman Jerry West 1977-1978 ...
9 rookie coaches to win an NBA title
Nine NBA rookie coaches have won an NBA championship. Who will be the next rookie coach to win the NBA Finals?
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"You have to live your dreams out, even if you don't know if you can make it" - Pat Riley hardly sweated about coaching the future with the Lakers before the 1982 Finals
For pundits, there was reason to be worried for Riley. Previous Lakers coaches, Jack McKinney, and Paul Westhead, had success calling the shots for the Purple and Gold. However, both failed to ...