Elgin Baylor - 30 points 11 rebounds - 16 points in the 4th quarter!

[@Riles3152]

Elgin's game was really ahead of it's time.

[@lloydkline6946]

one of first nbabasketball to be create there own shot without set shot, original connie hawkin&dr j jerry west& elgin baylor dynamic duo

[@saulalfaro88]

I was born in 1997 so I obviously did t watch these guys play but I’ve always had respect for players of this era like Wilt, Bill Russell and Jerry West along with Elgin Baylor. I have no idea why this era gets so much disrespect.

[@bubufubu]

Because a world full of ignorant morons have the microphone the majority of the time.

[@independency1993]

@@bubufubu And arguing with such straw man points. The lack of teams. The talent. The rules. Ignorance being displayed and passed down to the next generation.

[@emeanuele]

The same but I was born in 2004.

[@silewis9396]

A lot of young people who talk about this era can't get along with the shooting and dribbling style

[@jingqi9106]

Part of the disrespect comes from a lack of understanding on how much stricter the rules were then. Players were not allowed to put their hands on the side of the ball when dribbling a la Iverson or Kyrie, for example. I like how the rules have loosened up a lot but it makes for a different game.

[@hubi2986]

Top 6 Lakers players off all time: Elgin Baylor Wilt Chamberlain Kareem Abdul Jabbar Magic Johnson Kobe Bryant Jerry West

[@410milove4ever]

James Worthy

[@cloutstefan7030]

Lebron

[@410milove4ever]

LBJ counts as one rn even tho i dont like him

[@warriors4life399]

You messed up when u put elgin above wilt

[@warriors4life399]

This should be the list of 6 lakers goat players ever Wilt Chamberlain Magic Kareem Kobe West

[@mikegillins4992]

Baylor scoring and rebounding game was impressive to bad he never won a title despite having so many opportunities...still a legitimate top twenty all time player and one of the top four all time best small forward!!!

[@dimensionsofdominion6746]

But he never 1 a chip tho...you got dr.j,larry bird,kd lebron,pippen,giannis,khawi...out those who do you think he comes before?

[@jamesarnold4876]

I FEEL LIKE ELGIN IS STILL UNDERRATED.

[@independency1993]

@The Ultimate i agree. Put him in this and the era before, where offense is prioritized over defense, add modern training and supplements, and then you have a player who would be recognized as the great player he is/was.

[@shoaibshaikh1777]

Baylor has done moves wat people think mj has started it like...changing hands of the ball when in the air baylor has done it a lot of time

[@independency1993]

@@shoaibshaikh1777 People mistake Jordan for creating most of the moves we see today. But Jordans innovation came from greats like Elgin, Dr J, Big O, and more and more.

[@allhoops6171]

@@independency1993 facts

[@TheEnglishgal]

@The Ultimate facts

[@independency1993]

Look at the way fouls and violations were called... This required so much skill, agility, coordination, and patience for the game to be spectacular. Add the less amount teams and the fact that only the most talented get selected, makes this era harder to prove dominance... This makes Wilt Chamberlain, never fouling out of a game, so much more impressive. Being he cant just power his way to score (we know he has that strength to match anybody and more), he still individually dominated all he faced... Also, makes me more joyous that my favorite player was the only guard to win an MVP in one of the hardest eras to play and win... Love the content. Youre the only hope for this history to be preserved. Thanks!

[@onekidarmy]

To be fair he pretty famously would stop trying as hard once he had 4 or 5 fouls. Love wilt tho

[@tabibnialawfirm]

@@onekidarmy Most players become much more careful on defense once they get the 5th foul.

[@onekidarmy]

@@tabibnialawfirm of course they do but superstars can get away with more than most at that point. Of course back then, they were more willing to toss superstars, but still, there are plenty of accounts from different books about him essentially turning it down way too much.

[@mandodelossantos2]

Wtf are you talking about? This looks like a YMCA middle aged men's league

[@mandodelossantos2]

@@tabibnialawfirm not Olajuwon. He played whole 4th quarters and overtimes with 5 fouls

[@chocomuchofan]

Play elgin in 2k using 60s allstars u will win

[@ddenuci]

The Lakers before Jerry and the Royals before Oscar

[@allhoops6171]

My God Elgin is so good! My gramps told me he is the best ever!

[@vb14086]

Your Gramps was right!

[@Amick44]

@@vb14086 sure isn't off much. He was in his time.v

[@whoisbrandonfoy]

Best player ever.

[@jingqi9106]

Elgin was a scoring machine, thanks for the upload!

[@alexbae7423]

bill Russel looks so young omg

[@emeanuele]

not looks, he was so young.

[@alexbae7423]

this is very cool Elgin is one of my favorite all time

[@mahlonthomas1775]

I played against Elgin Baylor at a high school called Hollywood high in Hollywood California he had a guy named bookman he played on Good times,,, I was a teenager he's a take me to school he was about 46 years old then and I was like 14 15 and 16 and 17 that man was awesome even at that age

[@imafatweirdo2059]

Why is he underrated this nigga is a triple double machine he was a better version of kawhi in my opinion

[@mahlonthomas1775]

@@imafatweirdo2059 yes he was

[@saulalfaro88]

@@imafatweirdo2059 most people just assume that most players in that era weren’t good and that there were few teams. I’m only 22 but I’ve always had respect for Elgin and guys from that era that people think wouldn’t be good now.

[@independency1993]

@@saulalfaro88 Im only 21 too. History tells us that these players were da bomb. They get left off too often because of a notion that less teams = easy and the videos are slowed down and makes them seem unathletic

[@DEREK2438]

Elgin was way ahead of his time. Could've dominated in today's Era of the NBA. Rest in peace legend.

[@Solanegore]

GREAT VIDEO THATS WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT MY SECOND FAVORITE PLAYER OF ALL TIME....! KEEP BRINGING THE HEAT WCA!!!!!!

[@Luca-yb4sh]

Another gem by this channel, so glad i'm subscribed. Thank you.

[@mahlonthomas1775]

Elgin Baylor is one of the greatest Lakers of all time

[@independency1993]

Who would you put over him as the greatest Lakers?

[@mahlonthomas1775]

@@independency1993 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Magic Johnson Kobe Bryant Elgin Baylor Jerry West and Shaquille O'Neal that is my order

[@independency1993]

@@mahlonthomas1775 i dont tend to put Kobe or Shaq on my top 20 list. But they did, indeed, succeeded more as a Laker than Elgin. So, i cant argue that list.. Would you put Lebron up there if he wins another chip for LA?

[@mahlonthomas1775]

@@independency1993 he didn't play enough games he had to get four chips and then I will talk about it I like his game though because he plays bully ball for my Lakers

[@mahlonthomas1775]

@@independency1993 I don't put Shaquille O'Neal or Kobe Bryant in my top of my all time list just as my Lakers list

[@RanielL]

My first time seeing russell (colored video) not looking like an 80 year old man. Dude's been looking like an 80 year old for the past 20 years

[@allhoops6171]

Lol

[@DrJohnnyJ]

Look at Elgin go 1 on 5. The other Lakers give him the ball and hope.

[@reflexv8529]

Probably the only Minneapolis Lakers game footage I’ve seen outside of George Mikan clips

[@e.k.5657]

Thanks for posting!

[@Lucas_boilon]

Elgin Baylor First player who showed humans can jump

[@clydetheglidetop5sgtop10du7]

Haha, I love that, he had a 40+ inch vert which was unheard of at that time

[@Amick44]

AND do something with the ball at the same time!

[@problyzuited9828]

LUKA THE CLOSEST TO BAYLOR AND OSCAR WE HAVE SEEN. IMHO

[@TheRoyalHour]

Game was in its infancy to the point where spinning on your plant foot was called a travel. Terrible. Lol but,also amazing to see how the game has evolved

[@TheRoyalHour]

@@fatalsniper3413 simply not true. Has nothing to do with egos. The game was made more interesting and entertaining for casuals. Nothing about the game has devolved. The focus has simply shifted to the perimeter rather than the post.

[@TheRoyalHour]

@@fatalsniper3413 that has nothing to do with ego. The league doesn’t care if a player’s “ego” is satisfied. The players aren’t going to start a new league. So,I disagree completely. Like I said,they made the game more casual friendly over the years because no one wants to see an 85-78 final to an NBA Finals game. The league has evolved and there ain’t any debate to contest that,simply based on the skill level of an average player now compared to the era you are crediting. Jordan “palming the ball” and taking 3 steps was icing on a cake that already read “best player in the world”. Those were simply advantages afforded to star players. Players can dribble with 2 hands now. Not just 1. That’s evolution. Teams can zone up on players now rather than the archaic “stand on one side of the court and watch this average player on a bad team iso all night”. That’s evolution. Even if you don’t like the game past the 70s(seems clear to me that you don’t),that has nothing to do with the fact that the game has evolved

[@TheRoyalHour]

@@fatalsniper3413 he did those things because they allowed him to get away with it. Why? Because they needed a guy to make THE star. Your theory of satisfying his ego is downright ridiculous. He clearly didn’t have his ego satisfied enough monetarily did he? Why weren’t those measures taken to “satisfy his ego”? Ridiculous. You claim the lack of rules is why players magically have better handle. Yes,because the personal trainers that work on their game all summer don’t exist. Your comments about the rules are laughable.

[@TheRoyalHour]

@@fatalsniper3413 then on top of that,you talk about “if”. “If”. Yeah,and if Jordan played in the defenseless 70s(the era where every team averaged 100 ppg without a 3 pt line),he would have had more than 69 as a career high. Stop this. Where is this energy about the rules when you speak about the 70s and the high scores without a 3 pt line? Let me guess. No one could defend anyone right?

[@TheRoyalHour]

@@fatalsniper3413 ...him going after glory is completely independent from the reasoning on the league’s side that I clearly illustrated. You are using a ridiculous narrative to make an excuse for why the best player in the league got away with “violations”. Doesn’t have anything to do with ego,regardless of how you try to paint that picture. Still waiting on your explanation for literally every team in the league averaging 100 ppg in multiple seasons during the 70s. You claimed the “rules” are why the game is so wide open now. There wasn’t even a 3 pt line and they were averaging more than teams today...

[@wanlitan7406]

That at 2:15 wouldn't be called an offensive foul today.

[@independency1993]

It would be an and 1 and a technical if you argue lol

[@richmondjay8614]

Must watch

[@reggiedennis5331]

When I watch old school basketball clips, you honestly almost never see racism between the players but it was there. The way Elgin helped up the white player when he went for the ball on the floor. But, it was there lol!

[@Solanegore]

MY SECOND FAVORITE PLAYER OF ALL TIME!!!!

[@DrJohnnyJ]

The refs did him no favors.

[@advan3587]

Can you upload his highlights from 1961/63 season? Restored in HD please.

[@WiltChamberlainArchive]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXbTkHqNZ9t6a80

[@advan3587]

@@WiltChamberlainArchive I meant regular season, where he averaged like 38+ PPG and was 4th in MVP voting, right behind Bill Russell, Wilt’s marvelous numbers and Oscar Robertson’s triple-double average.

[@Anonimul921]

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