{"id":875,"date":"2013-07-25T04:03:42","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T09:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2020-12-22T22:07:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T04:07:20","slug":"three-questions-with-lakers-legend-elgin-baylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/three-questions-with-lakers-legend-elgin-baylor\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Questions With Lakers Legend Elgin Baylor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14639 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/elgin-baylor.jpg\" alt=\"Elgin Baylor at The ESPYS\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14639 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/elgin-baylor.jpg\" alt=\"Elgin Baylor at The ESPYS\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2>However you quantify NBA greatness, Elgin Baylor\u2019s name will always enter the equation.<\/h2>\n<p>Baylor advanced the NBA style of play by about 20 years. \u00a0Without him, we may still be using peach baskets as basketball hoops and all of our phones may still have cords.<\/p>\n<p><em>Throughout your Hall of Fame career, you had a laundry list of memorable achievements and records. Is there one that means the most to you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elgin Baylor: \u201cNo, I was just happy to have even played in the NBA. Coming out I was the first player picked and it was a surprise. I was surprised to be the first player picked and happy to be drafted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>As a former player for the Lakers and after being the Clippers GM for 22 years, what are your thoughts on the current state of both the Lakers and Clippers?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elgin Baylor: \u201cThe Clippers have much more talent than the Lakers and they play so well together. They\u2019re younger, they have more enthusiasm. And they have incentive to win because they haven\u2019t done what the Lakers have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>What distinguishes a Hall of Fame player from a great NBA player?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Elgin Baylor: \u201cI don\u2019t know, it really isn\u2019t one thing. I think the ability. You have to have the ability to excel. You need pride and you need to be in right situation with the right team. 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