Elgin Baylor Passes Away at 86

Post #1 » by **Goudelock** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:36 pm

Bogdanovic44 · Post #2 » by **Bogdanovic44** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:37 pm

R.I.P

druggas · Post #3 » by **druggas** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:39 pm

I'm old enough to have watched him and West play for the Lakers. Too bad they won the championship the year he retired. RIP to the original Mr. Laker.

Post #4 » by **-Sammy-** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:40 pm

The all-time-greatest player who didn't win a ring, and one of the game's most underappreciated. He'd be in top-10 discussions if he had that jewelry.

Respects, Mr. Inside.

BrooklynDynasty · Post #5 » by **BrooklynDynasty** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:41 pm

"Best all-Around player ever?"

No :lol:

RIP to a legend tho

IgorK · Post #6 » by **IgorK** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:42 pm

Rest in peace, legend.

DirtybirdGA · Post #7 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:43 pm

RIP NBA Legend.

Pointgod · Post #8 » by **Pointgod** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:47 pm

Wow this is incredibly sad and random.

RIP to a legend indeed.

Galloisdaman · Post #9 » by **Galloisdaman** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:50 pm

I never saw him play. Even I'm not that old but I just read he is the only player to score 61 points in a NBA finals.

iLLmatic860 · Post #10 » by **iLLmatic860** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:50 pm

Dam i use him all the time over the years in my nba2k Myleague

Castle Black · Post #11 » by **Castle Black** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:51 pm

Probably the greatest player to never win a ring. Also averaged 20 Rbs/per one season at 6’5 and scored 61 pts in a Finals game. He was an all-time great. Rest easy legend.

Watch on YouTube

Myth_Breaker · Post #12 » by **Myth_Breaker** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:52 pm

RIP to Mr. Elgin Baylor: the most underappreciated all-time NBA great in history (kind of an earlier mix of Dr J and Barkley with a bit of a point forward), the best player ever to never win a ring during his active career. :-(

Hoopstar23 · Post #13 » by **Hoopstar23** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:53 pm

RIP to the legend

raptor jesus · Post #14 » by **raptor jesus** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:56 pm

He doesn't get enough credit for being the progenitor of the modern offensive move set imo. He was "Euro stepping" in the 60s. RIP.

70sFan · Post #15 » by **70sFan** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:01 pm

Wow, that's so unexpected... Rest in peace, one of the greatest players ever and the most influential basketball figures.

Ballerhogger · Post #16 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:02 pm

Legend on and off the court.RIP

Ballerhogger · Post #17 » by **Ballerhogger** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:06 pm

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OdomFan · Post #18 » by **OdomFan** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:15 pm

Before my time but I was still always a fan since reading about him and seeing his footage when I was younger. Love using him in the video games too dating back to like NBA Live 2000 where you could add any one from the legends pool to a current squad or make your own custom one. great times.

With that being said, R.I.P sir.

Roscoe Sheed · Post #19 » by **Roscoe Sheed** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:27 pm

Everybody should read Terry Pluto's book "Tall Tales" about early NBA history. He has a section in it about Baylor- great, underrated player who had to deal with Jim Crow related indignities when playing in the south.

Pluto also wrote a great book about ABA history called "Loose Balls".

JN61 · Post #20 » by **JN61** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:29 pm

RIP

Lebron before Lebron.