Mayo and Westphal
Scott Wolf inside USC (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
When O.J. Mayo gets drafted later today, he should become the highest Trojan ever drafted. Paul Westphal was the 10th pick in the 1972 NBA Draft....
Scott Wolf inside USC (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
When O.J. Mayo gets drafted later today, he should become the highest Trojan ever drafted. Paul Westphal was the 10th pick in the 1972 NBA Draft....
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
The Drill: Trouble at the topThe NBA draft is today. Chicago Bulls officials hope their top pick turns out better than these: 1972: LaRue Martin, Portland.Passed over: Bob McAdoo, Paul Westphal.It wasn’t the best draft in NBA history, but Portland’s pick of Martin still has Trail Blazers fans scratching their head.1989: Pervis Ellison, Sacramento. Passed over: Glen Rice, Tim Hardaway,...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Westphal interviews for Del Negro's staff Paul Westphal, who coached the Phoenix Suns against the Bulls in the 1993 NBA Finals, interviewed Wednesday for an assistant's job on Vinny Del Negro's first staff, sources said.
AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
... game was neck and neck throughout. With no time left on the clock in regulation and the score tied Paul Silas would try to call a time out the Celtics did not have. The refs however ignored the play and instead of awarding the Suns a free throw and a chance to win the game they let the clock run out (was Stern the commissioner back then too?). The teams battled it out in the first overtime...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
In 1976, the Celtics won in the desert, but Globe beat guy Bob Ryan doesn't have many memories of the victory party at their Arizona hotel. Ryan and coach Tom Heinsohn were feuding, and Ryan stayed in the home of Suns All-Star guard Paul Westphal during the series (sort of like me living with Kobe and Vanessa this week).After the Celtics beat the Bucks at the Mecca in '74, fiery center...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
In 1976, the Celtics won in the desert, but Globe beat guy Bob Ryan doesn't have many memories of the victory party at their Arizona hotel. Ryan and coach Tom Heinsohn were feuding, and Ryan stayed in the home of Suns All-Star guard Paul Westphal during the series (sort of like me living with Kobe and Vanessa this week).After the Celtics beat the Bucks at the Mecca in '74, fiery center...