Elgin Baylor 34 points vs Knicks (NEW HIGHLIGHTS)

70sFan · Post #1 » by **70sFan** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:30 pm

It seems that the NBA archives have a lot of early 1960s Knicks coaching tapes. This one comes from 1961/62 season and I'm almost sure that they have full game.

Elgin scored 34 points in this game and showed some excellent moves around the basket. You were special Elgin, RIP!

CumberlandPosey · Post #2 » by **CumberlandPosey** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:32 pm

if thats not the first truly modern player i have never seen one.incredible...

70sFan · Post #3 » by **70sFan** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:40 pm

CumberlandPosey wrote:if thats not the first truly modern player i have never seen one.incredible...

When I watch Elgin, I see bigger, more raw version of Bryant. He had all the moves you could imagine - up and unders, eurosteps, floaters, post moves, fadeaways, stepbacks... There was nothing he couldn't do and on top of that he was a fantastic passer as well.

70sFan · Post #4 » by **70sFan** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:33 pm

Read on Twitter

Are they serious...? They have full game of prime Elgin and they give us 30 seconds of action...?

Chanel Bomber · Post #5 » by **Chanel Bomber** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:30 pm

Footwork looking smooth as hell, probably way ahead of its time. Even does an almost-eurostep at 00:30.

Biff · Post #6 » by **Biff** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:43 pm

CumberlandPosey wrote:if thats not the first truly modern player i have never seen one.incredible...

Yeah, Elgin was one of the few guys that could pull off a crossover without getting called for carrying back then. He was a special player.

ccameron · Post #7 » by **ccameron** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:02 pm

70sFan wrote:

Watch on YouTube

It seems that the NBA archives have a lot of early 1960s Knicks coaching tapes. This one comes from 1961/62 season and I'm almost sure that they have full game.

Elgin scored 34 points in this game and showed some excellent moves around the basket. You were special Elgin, RIP!

Wow a eurostep at 0:30! Is he the first?

70sFan · Post #8 » by **70sFan** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:40 pm

ccameron wrote:
70sFan wrote:

Watch on YouTube

It seems that the NBA archives have a lot of early 1960s Knicks coaching tapes. This one comes from 1961/62 season and I'm almost sure that they have full game.

Elgin scored 34 points in this game and showed some excellent moves around the basket. You were special Elgin, RIP!

Wow a eurostep at 0:30! Is he the first?

I've seen Cliff Hagan doing it in 1958 finals, before Baylor came into the league. Baylor used subtle eurostep quite often, it wasn't something unseen back then.

Curmudgeon · Post #9 » by **Curmudgeon** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:03 pm

70sFan wrote:

Read on Twitter

Are they serious...? They have full game of prime Elgin and they give us 30 seconds of action...?

I was there. First NBA game I ever attended. People forget that Willie Naulls scored 47 in that game for the Knicks.

Funcrusher · Post #10 » by **Funcrusher** » Tue Mar 23, 2021 11:15 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
70sFan wrote:

Read on Twitter

Are they serious...? They have full game of prime Elgin and they give us 30 seconds of action...?

I was there. First NBA game I ever attended. People forget that Willie Naulls scored 47 in that game for the Knicks.

Damn, I have so much respect for you dawg. You're literally history, that's just awesome