Bill Sharman
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 5 episodes found for "Bill Sharman".
Oct 13, 2026
Derek BodnerHOST
It is.
Derek BodnerHOST
Like, the top 75 thing's always tough 'cause, like, I don't know how good Bill Sharman was.
Kyle NeubeckHOST
[laughs] Yeah, I mean, we gotta kick some guys out the club I think.
Kyle NeubeckHOST
[laughs] There is some people who are like ...
Derek BodnerHOST
... his records could be 100 years old, he's still in.
Kyle NeubeckHOST
Yeah.
Derek BodnerHOST
Bill Sharman averaged 18, four and four.
Derek BodnerHOST
I don't know, maybe that was more impressive in the '50s, but, eh, I have nothing to go on.
Jake T. O'DonnellHOST
What a card.
Matt from ProvidenceHOST
Uh, a 57 Topps, uh, Bill Sharman.
Jake T. O'DonnellHOST
Mm-hmm.
Matt from ProvidenceHOST
Tommy Heinsohn, same year, rookie cards.
Magic JohnsonSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Rich get richer? Yeah, so to speak, rich gets richer.
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The new general manager, Jerry West, who took over for Bill Sharman, selected small forward James Worthy first overall, ahead of Terry Cummings and Dominique Wilkins.
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With the championship roster unchanged and the addition of Worthy, the Lakers were considered title favorites.
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And throughout the regular season, they justified those expectations.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
This is the man who scored the most points against us in the regulation season.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Bill Sharman.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In this series thus far he's averaging twenty and a half points a game.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He has five for five in the foul line.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Hawks now lead but two.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The ball is given to Arnie Rison.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
To Bill Sharman.
Buddy BlattnerSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sharman.
Mark HoffmanHOST
Yes, they do.
Mark HoffmanHOST
His name is Bill Sharman.
Mark HoffmanHOST
He was the head coach of the Lakers, steps down.
Mark HoffmanHOST
He's going to be the assistant GM, but then the GM steps down, so they name him GM.
Mark HoffmanHOST
So you got Jerry West as a coach.
Mark HoffmanHOST
You got Bill Sharman as your GM.
Mark HoffmanHOST
And Sharman, you know, succeeds Pete Newell, but Sharman is a big architect on those Showtime Laker teams.
Mark HoffmanHOST
So Bill running the show in L.A.