John Wooden Remembered at NBA Finals Know.

LOS ANGELES -- went to USC, UCLA's archrival. But all the Boston remit could do was articulate sad things Thursday eventide about imaginary instructor John Wooden. "I don't think about there's anybody out there who hated John Wooden,'' Scalabrine said. The and the played Game 1 of the about 10 miles from UCLA Medical Center, where Wooden, 99, was. Tributes were heard throughout the Staples Center about Wooden.

There was glorification for the coach, who steered UCLA to 10 NCAA titles before distant after his ultimate one in 1975. "It's honestly sad,'' said Boston instruct Doc Rivers, who named Wooden along with Red Auerbach and Muhammad Ali as amongst mobile vulgus he can respect on one part he's asked for an autograph. "I demand we all were that good, that decent. Forget the coaching part. "He's a legend.

If there's a coaching logo, at least in college, he's it. He's the Jerry West (who's on the logo). I marvel him more because he's such a dignified magnanimous being.

At 47, I'd adulate to be as crafty as he was yesterday.'' Well into his 90s, Wooden has been donation view to players about basketball and life. It didn't meaning if they went to UCLA or USC. "I met Wooden in Anaheim,'' Scalabrine said of playing for USC at the John R. Wooden Classic in December 1999. "I was just so inspired by him.

Because of who he was and who I was at that time. He was giving me pointers. … He was effectual me, 'When you gamble inside, you desideratum to get your hands up more'. … It was just wonderful that he was so dialed up at that time, especially when there are 50 players better than me in college at that time.'' Scalabrine at sooner compared Wooden to Celtics title Auerbach, who died in 2006, as being the most revered mentioned ever in basketball.

But then Scalabrine admitted that, unequivalent Wooden, "there are multitude out there that hated Red Auerbach.'' Scalabrine said then USC tutor Henry Bibby had Wooden's eminent "Pyramid of Success" on the barricade in his office. Scalabrine said Bibby, who had played for Wooden at UCLA, advised players all the rhythm to pay attention to the Wooden pattern for having sensation in life. Hall of Famer Bill Walton, whose son is a Lakers forward, also played for Wooden at UCLA and attended Game 1.

Although he didn't want to symbolize about Wooden's adapt or go in acumen on his feelings, he said "we all have love'' for the prompt at UCLA from 1948-75.

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