Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 9:50 am Post subject: Amazing HD video of West, Baylor, and Wilt
Here's an amazing 4-minute HD video clip of Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain in the 1970 NBA finals. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Love to get people's thoughts, especially those of you who haven't seen much of these all-time greats:
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:07 am Post subject: Re: Amazing HD video of West, Baylor, and Wilt
markjay wrote:
Here's an amazing 4-minute HD video clip of Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain in the 1970 NBA finals. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Love to get people's thoughts, especially those of you who haven't seen much of these all-time greats:
All those 16 ft jumpers . . . almost a different game. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns".
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:20 am Post subject: Re: Amazing HD video of West, Baylor, and Wilt
markjay wrote:
Here's an amazing 4-minute HD video clip of Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain in the 1970 NBA finals. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Love to get people's thoughts, especially those of you who haven't seen much of these all-time greats:
I saw that footage, years ago, uploaded it to YouTube. Wilt was a cheat code even at that age. He could do it all, except shoot 3’s lol. Logo was the master of that hard dribble pull-up jumpshot. Elgin was a half court player at that age, just go back 5 years when Elgin rebounds then pushes the fast break like Magic.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:51 am Post subject: Re: Amazing HD video of West, Baylor, and Wilt
Dr. Laker wrote:
markjay wrote:
Here's an amazing 4-minute HD video clip of Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain in the 1970 NBA finals. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Love to get people's thoughts, especially those of you who haven't seen much of these all-time greats:
All those 16 ft jumpers . . . almost a different game.
Given how open that shot is in todays game. Jerry would have a field day off every single pick and roll he got. _________________ How NBA 2K18 failed the All-Time Lakers:
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Amazing HD video of West, Baylor, and Wilt
MJST wrote:
Dr. Laker wrote:
markjay wrote:
Here's an amazing 4-minute HD video clip of Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Wilt Chamberlain in the 1970 NBA finals. Almost brought tears to my eyes. Love to get people's thoughts, especially those of you who haven't seen much of these all-time greats:
All those 16 ft jumpers . . . almost a different game.
Given how open that shot is in todays game. Jerry would have a field day off every single pick and roll he got.
Nah. Jerry (as he was in the 1960s) would be a solid pro/borderline starter, but not an All-Star. He had an OK left hand, but couldn't finish with it, and teams are MUCH better defensively in transition today than they were back then - West flourished in the open court.
Now, If he was born in 1989 and had come through HS/AAU/College with today's rules, the guy would probably be a dead eye 3 pt shooter and a better finisher with both hands. The pull-up midrange is too easy for today's bigger players to defend, but West had a little floater that he would've developed more for today's game.
So, a West born 50 years later would probably be a solid NBA starting PG in this era. Not sure about the athleticism, but the guy's a natural shooter and had a Caruso type motor (without the hops) on D. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns".
love how the referee is completely drenched in sweat
The officiating in that era was problematic, to say the least. Mendy Rudolph. a known compulsive gambler, was the head official and some say that the Lakers NEVER got a call against Boston in the Finals if Mendy was on the court. _________________ On Lakersground, a concern troll is someone who is a fan of another team, but pretends to be a Lakers fan with "concerns".
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