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Originally Posted by VanceAce
Meh, I don't think it would be that interesting and it wouldn't really prove anything. What do you think happens if we transport the Greek Freak back in time to the early 80's NBA? Does anyone not think he would dismantle the entire league?!? Does that mean he's higher than Magic or Bird on the GOAT list?
Vance,
I was just being sarcastic. Poking fun at earlier ultra-tarded arguments that LeBron is GOAT b/c he had some good playoff game stretches in a terrible Eastern Conference. 14 game sample sizes against 3 teams from a known historically awful conference. Yeah that makes sense. And now we see what happens when he actually plays in the good conference.
I don't think Giannis would dismantle the entire league in the early 80's, but I think he'd be quite good. I actually have LeBron ahead of him on the GOAT list, currently. Maybe I put too much weight in stats though. And I think people waaaay overstate the "increased athleticism" argument over a ~30 year time span. And Bird is super underrated. I think people remember the gimped Bird, not the 30/9/6 3x MVP Bird.