OT: Tex Winter Lives In Portland?

[ABM]

Wow, didn't know that. At any rate, he's concerned about the Lakers...and that was before last night's butt whipping....

From: LA Times

Tex Winter paused to gather his thoughts before offering his analysis of how the Lakers are playing.

Winter, the Lakers' basketball consultant, had come to watch them play the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night, to see for himself in what direction they were headed.

The Lakers came in with the best record in the NBA, 50-12, but Winter still saw troubling signs. And that was before the Trail Blazers routed them, 111-94.

"I feel like our record is a whole lot better than how we've played," Winter, who lives in Portland with his wife, Nancy, said before the game. "I don't think we're playing nearly as good as our record indicates."

The Lakers won their first seven games and 14 of their first 15. They have yet to lose more than two consecutive games.

But they are in the midst of playing 10 of 13 games on the road, including at Houston on Wednesday and San Antonio on Thursday.

In Winter's eyes, the first three months of the season, which had the Lakers playing 29 of their first 46 games at Staples Center, has the potential to hurt the team because the schedule is so back-loaded with road games.

"I'm amazed at the record we've got," Winter said. "I see a lot of warts on this team. I think we got off to a good start. I think our schedule is going to get tougher."...

 

[Tince]

He actually lives in West Salem, in a retirement community called Salem Town. I ran into him at the store a few months back and talked to him. He's a real nice guy.

 

[ABM]

He actually lives in West Salem, in a retirement community called Salem Town. I ran into him at the store a few months back and talked to him. He's a real nice guy.

I think I remember that place. Had a piano recital there when I was a kid. IIRC, it's called Salemtowne....with an e on the end.

 

[alex42083]

But, but, but Phil Jackson said it's so miserable and gloomy here in the NW. Why would anyone want to live here? I guess that's why Tex was the actual architect of the triangle offense, and is a lot smarter than Phil is.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

That is one Laker I would happily welcome into the fold...