Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:41 am
Druid,
This is a very interesting question to ponder.
Part of me pauses on TB12 as the best of all time in all sports because the game is so dependent on so many elements. Where as to me Jordan or Ruth could on their own more effect the game.
Jordan could take the ball and just score by himself.
Ruth in an at-bat was only dependent on himself.
For Brady he is dependent on the O-Line, receivers, his D and the kicking game. So while TB12 has been historically great in football, I still think of Ruth as the greatest of all time. In part for the point I raise above AND because he both pitched and hit and the delta between where he was a hitter and everyone else at that point was just so far.
One other consideration for me is championships require contributions from many places and I do not judge all-time greatest by the number of championships alone. Case in point Shady McCoy just won the last two Super Bowls as an inactive player. So while the 7 SB victories for TB is a fantastic achieve mention that is not, to me at least, the measure of all-time great necessary. Again I would say Wilt is a better player than Russell even thought Russell won more titles. Russell was less of a complete player but his skills fit his teams perfectly, hence the championships.
Curious about you take on all this. And thanks for threat and teaching us all how to try and play this game...cause you are the GOAT of Strat.
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