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Although in times of mourning there's lots of words thrown around that fakely try to mythologize someone who really wasn't that great of a person. That's not the case with Dr. Jack Ramsay. He was a man's man. He was an innovator, a dreamer, a genius at the game of basketball, and had the ability to see inside of another person and gauge their true essense. There are not too many people in this day and age who pass away and you think: "This planet is really a worse place today because they are gone", but Jack is one of them.

Rest in Peace, coach. Thanks for everything.
 
There would be no RIP City without Dr. Jack. Great man and a legend to not only the Blazers but to all of basketball.
R.I.P Dr. Jack

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Still the seminal coach in my basketball fandom. I didn't know until recently that he was a Navy SEAL before there were Navy SEALs.

RIP, Dr. Jack.
 
BrianFromWA said:
Still the seminal coach in my basketball fandom. I didn't know until recently that he was a Navy SEAL before there were Navy SEALs.

RIP, Dr. Jack.
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And yet, it seems to fit with his character. Are you surprised he was a Navy demolition diver? I didn't know either, but it seems to fit with his personality.
 
maxiep said:
And yet, it seems to fit with his character. Are you surprised he was a Navy demolition diver? I didn't know either, but it seems to fit with his personality.
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Holy smokes... maybe he served with my grandfather; he was also a Navy demolition diver in WWII.
 
Just found this bad ass picture. Using it as my avatar.

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I think it's funny how people write that he didn't live, eat and breate basketball. He was such an innovator, such a conductor, made so many in-game adjustments, was such a teacher, that of course he was obsessed with the sport. There's no other way he could have coached circles around others the way he did.

He was a Mozart of the sideline.
 
I didn't follow the Blazers when he was the coach but I'm grateful he got us a championship nonetheless. Rest in Peace, doc. Let's win the title for him.
 
History major Bill Walton liked him for 2 reasons. 1) He dumped Lenny Wilkens' guard-orientation, 2) and...well, remember in college, how lean, energetic liberal arts professors ran around, able to discuss anything? Dwight Jaynes writes about the former literature professor:

On road trips, he'd often be found at dinner, deep in discussions with the team's radio broadcasters, his assistant coaches, the trainer and even a sportswriter. The conversations might start with basketball but then often moved to politics, history or simply the events of the day. He was a listener, too, which is a skill not always common among his brethren.

"We'd go to dinner and you wouldn't see him drawing up plays on a napkin," said his trusted athletic trainer at the time, Ron Culp, who later served the Miami Heat. "Wins and losses made a difference, but they didn't dominate his life like a lot of other coaches. There was more to life for Jack than just the bouncing ball."

When we'd have an off day in New York, Ramsay would arrange for Culp to grab tickets to a Broadway show. In other towns, there were museums to see or music to hear. The memories of those off nights on the road with Jack burn brightly for all those who shared them.
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http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/10852164/jack-ramsay-portland-perfect-match
 
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