I loved Elgin.

He begat Dr. J, who begat Jordan, who begat Kobe, who begat Bron...and they had a bunch of cousins like David "Flying Boy" Thompson et al.

But Elgin...my, my, my.

Tom "Satch" Sanders was considered a defensive ace as a starting forward on several of the Russell/Cousy title teams. After a particular playoff game against the Lakers the story was
"Sanders holds Baylor to 61"!!!

frankj1 wrote:

You are, of course, on point Frank. I don't wholly disagree with you. I'd say that I, in specific Cbid fashion, agree with you 98.2%. Today's players, even with their diet, exercise and sleep schedules.... would get worked, beat to sh*t even, by players of the 60's, 70's and 80's.

Fundamental skills aside, they were used to being bumped, fouled, and taken down in the midst of their shots. Today's players would cry like... well... like a girl playing against biological males that identify as girls winning every game in a girls league. Nome sayin'?

Jordan? C'mon dude. League all his own. Any era.

MACS wrote:

I don't think we're arguing!

frankj1 wrote:

Definitely one of the great ones. It’s a dang shame that most younguns don’t even know the name.

Palama wrote: