RIP Jim McMillian

[KobeMVP888]

[Julius Russell]

Wonder what about Baylor caused the team to not reach its potential.

Was Jim a better shooter?

Did Baylor ball stop too much or didn't play adequate team D?

[KobeMVP888]

Wonder what about Baylor caused the team to not reach its potential.

Was Jim a better shooter?

Did Baylor ball stop too much or didn't play adequate team D?

He got old. His body told him to retire. Too bad the Celtics were in Baylor's way. He was a joy to watch!

[3Peatkb24]

RIP Jim. That 1972 team had to be a joy to watch, 69 wins and West finally gets his Ring!

[Lakers4Life]

Point we'll taken Tate but age does make you more injury prone so 1/2" point to you & 1/2 to Kenny

[3Peatkb24]

Elgin Baylor is obviously a Top 20 player of all-time, it's just ashame the 33 game win streak and winning a Championship came when he was injured and he couldn't participate, that team may of won 75 with Baylor. It reminds me of all the years Edge James gained 1500 Yards for Indy/won Rushing Titles and the team won 14 games every season, then Indy didn't re-sign him and Indy won the SB without him. Irsay actually gave Edge a Ring eventhough he wasn't on the team, that says a lot about Irsay for his appreciation for Edge. Lakers gave Baylor a Ring as well eventhough he didn't play most of the season or Playoffs. Classy organizations.

[KobeMVP888]

Lastly, Baylor's demise wasn't about "getting old". At age 35, he put up 24 pts per game and pulled down 10.4 rebs and dished out 5.4 assists. 54 games into that season, he fractured his kneecap and tore it in half. After rehabbing and returning the next season, he ruptured his Achilles tendon in the second game back.

Chronically injured/body breaking down/old. Splitting hairs. Kobe got old, too. I loved everything about Elgin Baylor. No reason to get pissy about it.

It is a shame that those Lakers had to run into those Celtics in the Finals every year. Now, if Jack Kent Cooke hadn't put those damn balloons up in the Forum before Game 7 in 1969 ...

I was a Knicks fan back then, but I still liked and admired the Lakers anyway. Loved Elgin, West and Wilt.

[KobeMVP888]

So get off your high horse and talk about what you know - and that ain't Elgin Baylor. Yeah, I know - "Google is your friend".

What ever you say.

HAVING SAID THAT, I will be happy to go mano a mano with ANYTHING NBA history related without the benefit of Google or any of the other research tools you have at your disposal at all times to make it seem like you know more than ervyone about everything. Hell, you even refuse to read Bill Simmon's Book of Basketball as a matter of principle. How unTruefan-like of you given the fact that it was the last book Sam read before he died.

Just because I didn't blow Elgin Baylo like you did, doesn't mean I didn't watch him and/or read a shitload about his career. It's fuckin' obnoxious the way you flaunt your age. I've been a die hard NBA fan since 1968, so please don't insult my intelligence. His body broke down just like Kobe's did because he got old and played a shitload of minutes, plus, unlike Kobe, he got out of shape and had a big, fat ass at the end of his career.

[3Peatkb24]

That's what I want Tate vs Kenny! I don't have shit when it comes to those 2 I am always debating, I want to get my popcorn for a change and watch!

[KobeMVP888]

He was old, broken down and had a big, fat ass when he retired. Everyone knows that they didn't have medical technology not advanced training methods back then like they do now, so 35 was fuckin' OLD for an NBA player, especially with that mileage.

[3Peatkb24]

He was old, broken down and had a big, fat ass when he retired. Everyone knows that they didn't have medical technology not advanced training methods back then like they do now, so 35 was fuckin' OLD for an NBA player, especially with that mileage.

Shit back then 30 was old for players with the bull shit technology they had in the 70's

[lakerevolution]

Wow, the guy comes in for Elgin and helps spark the 33-game win streak. Hope he gets the recognition he deserves!

[lakerevolution]

BOOOM GOES THE TATE-A-MITE!!!