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Originally Posted by Drayc
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I was listening to an Open Court discussion on NBA TV where they were talking about Legacies, I think that was the name of the episode "Legacy" where one of the guys said it's almost impossible to compare players to players when they have never played against one another.
Instead he went on to say that the best player argument is generational, IE people that watched Michael is his prime will always think he is the best. A lot of us now watched Michael.. but lets say 15 years... 25 years from now... will Michael still be held that high? who knows.
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that's a good point. and true for a lot. we have recordings, but the mood or feel of the players in the moment isn't as authentic as it was while watching live. we're not going to get the feel of russell playing against wilt, but the sense of history is important to have. inherently, the arguments have no validity because it's a subjective operating frame, but it's fun to discuss.