Jerry West, the freakin' logo of the league ... belittled because he didn't draft Michael Jordan. That was indeed Rod Thorn's selection, in 1984, the year before Krause became GM.

Like Jerry West, Hundley’s number is retired at West Virginia, and there is a statue of him outside of West Virginia Coliseum. Rod Thorn, SG, Princeton, West Virginia: The second-best Rod in ...

AP) — West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school's all-time ... Magic Johnson and former West Virginia stars Rod Thorn, Willie Akers and the late "Hot Rod" Hundley.