West & Baylor 1963 Finals: Gm 6 Vs. Celtics, 60/15/17 COMBINED

[Hank62215]

Lmao y does every one of them shoot the same

[brainsareus]

kind of crazy, the way they have fans under the boards these days. more seats, more money. somebody gonna get killed one of these days, what with 300 llb giants, diving in to get balls. look how sparse it is, under the boards in this video!

[RohoicRamz94]

I love this video!

[HHSGDFootballJPD]

Anyway I can have the image at 00:01 for a wall paper? The cleanliness of the image, the old-old Boston Garden clock.

It looks amazing and awesome.

[brimao21]

Damn, Baylor was like the Lebron of the 1960s; 6'5 220 pound SF back then is like 6'9 250 nowadays, nobody back then had the same combination of speed, athleticsm, shooting, court awareness and agility, etc.

[TitoYuca]

great upload. you can easily tell by looking at west were MJ and kobe got their games from. the slashing, dribbling, shooting, and the acrobatic move at 1:48; all of them clearly inspired future generations. also, what a sick pass at 10:19!

[amd77j]

Great upload. Highlights much of what I remember about why I became such a huge bball, NBA, and Laker fan. And the Lakers had Dick Barnett, Baylor,and West. WOW! But those darn Celtics had a literal HOF team. Sigh... Anyone notice that the game was fast-paced back then, coaches were nowhere to be seen (players ran and played the game on the court as it should be),and that players could actually make a mid-range jump shot back then?;-)

[TheTweeter53]

@amd77j Was this game broadcast on ABC, CBS, or NBC? I don't recall that the NBA had a tv contract in 1963. It was probably a regional broadcast. I recognize the voice of Bob Wolf. Let's face it: as great as the Celtics were back then, and they were great; They would lose by 15 to 20 points to today's best teams in the NBA. The players today are bigger, stronger, faster, and more athletic then they were in 1963.

[amd77j]

@TheTweeter53 I dunno if this was broadcast or not on a national basis. It is representative of an NBA that was fast-paced, not overcoached, and with players who made mid-range jumpers. As far as then vs. now with players, I leave players in their eras. Too much has changed. Today's players going back in time WON'T have the advantages of today's training, etc. Bringing yesterday's players to now DOES give them those advantages. I am not able to determine who wins that one.;-)

[TheTweeter53]

@amd77j I'm pretty sure in 1963 there was no national broadcast of NBA games. ABC started broadcasting their Game of the week in 1964-65. This particular game was probably a regional telecast to fans in Boston and LA. Yes, they could make mid range jumpers then, probably better than today. However, they were not nearly as gifted athletes then, nor could they play above the rim. Probably only 2 or 3 players could even dunk! Still, if anyone could beat you, it would be Red Auerbach!

[amd77j]

@TheTweeter53 By that reasoning the "better" athlete Josh Smith of ATL is a better player than the "lesser" athlete Elvin Hayes. NOPE. And you actually know how many of them played above the rim? How so? Are you aware of the fact that at one time dunking was seen as showing up your opponent and too flashy?

[amd77j]

@TheTweeter53 Just reminded of something about the ATL Hawks watching them against the Magic in the playoffs today. The Hawks of the 80s were infinitely more athletic than the team of today. And I'd take the 80s Hawks any day over these present-day "ballers" simply because the 80s team was made up of better, more skilled basketball players.

[AdreasTheGreat]

@TheTweeter53 what are u talking man?of course players are much more athletic now,training technic and steroids is the reason,but that does n't make them better players.firts of all back then a player should know very good the basic of the b-ball and then was the talent,skills,athletisim...now­days there are many players who join nba and can't shoot or play team-game but only 1on1.as concern dunking,i hear players saying that even j.west dunk in some games...he was 6.3 but had long arms

[moeziaran]

Nice video upload. Wish you would've shown more of the C's highlights (being a Celtic fan and all) :-(

[falkner23]

Vintage.. i enjoyed watching this.. thanks for the upload LD.

[LakersDynasty42]

@falkner23 No problem Falk.

[nomooon]

wow i just love all these players are moving with a rhythm

[loepower]

AT 2:37 the gayest looking jumper i've ever seen LOL!