The Resume

(May 23, 1941- )
Born in Princeton, West Virginia
Drafted 2nd overall by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1963 Draft
Guard for the Baltimore Bullets (1963-1964), Detroit Pistons (1964-1966), St. Louis Hawks (1966-1967) and the Seattle SuperSonics (1967-1971)
Assistant coach of the Seattle SuperSonics (1971-1973) and the New York Nets (ABA) (1973-1975)
Head coach for the Spirits of St. Louis (ABA) (1975) and the Chicago Bulls (interim) (1982)
General manager for the Chicago Bulls (1978-1985) and the New Jersey Nets (2000- )
NBA's Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations (1986-2000)

Why he might be annoying:

He spent the majority of his playing career in losing teams.
His head coaching stint with Spirits of St. Louis was a disaster.
He picked track athlete Carl Lewis to get him to play for the Bulls, but Carl Lewis declined.
He built the New Jersey Net teams that lost in two straight NBA Finals appearances (2002-2003).

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a standout baseball and basketball player in high school.
He was awarded All-American honors while attending West Virgina University.
He has a degree in political science from the University of Washington.
He was selected into the 1963-64 NBA All-Rookie Team.
He was a member of the inaugural SuperSonics team.
He drafted Michael Jordan (1984).
He won the NBA Executive of the Year award (2002).

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ant Eaters/Pinocchios [Big Noses]
• Atlanta Hawks
• Basketball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 2018)
• Basketball Players
• Chicago Bulls
• Detroit Pistons
• I Attended University of Washington
• I Attended West Virginia University
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 2]
• New Jersey Nets
• Profiles 23251-23500 (Ranked: 23389)
• Seattle SuperSonics
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• The Last Dance
• Washington Wizards

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 73.91% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying