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The Agony of West and Baylor, 1968

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The Agony of West and Baylor, 1968

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Feb 24, 2022
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[Flipping through old basketball magazines, it’s amazing how many articles about Jerry West feature the word “agony.” The word suggests two things: West’s unfulfilled quest for an NBA championship and all the injuries that sidelined him. The agony is also portrayed as unique to West, like a cancer patient with a terminal diagnosis that only he will endu…

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