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March 22, 2021
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Elgin Baylor has passed away at age 86. To me, and more than a few old-time NBA commentators, he was Michael Jordan before Michael; Dr. J when he was still Julius; and dare I say he was Lebron before Lebron. He is one of the few of his era (1960s) who would be a standout in today's NBA. Some of the Celtics vs Lakers playoff wars in those years were the stuff of legend. Sadly for Baylor, he never won a championship.
posted by Howard_T at 09:44 PM on March 22, 2021
Amen Howard. And the spacing and flow of those games was fluid grace without the three point line.
posted by beaverboard at 11:19 PM on March 22, 2021
rcade is this the right North Texas?
It is, and I should've done some boasting before they played Villanova!
A nice thing about their improbable CUSA championship and first-ever first-round win is that UNT would've been in the dance last season too.