He weighed 205.
Also was absolutely not faster. Jump higher? Maybe.
I get you old heads want to think that bAcK iN YoUr dAy the players could have kept up, but they simply could not have. You can watch highlights from every era and watch as the players become faster, stronger, and overall more athletic. The same will happen 10 years from now to people playing now, and then 10 years after that to people playing then. The growth of technology and science backed workout/recovery programs will continue to push the peak of human athleticism higher and higher.
I think you’re basically right, Sedino. Overall, at least I think you’re right.
But I had a few thoughts:
(I realize a fair amount of this isn’t about BEST ATHLETE exactly…)
1.) If we WERE basing things solely on Combine results…Kevin Durant wouldn’t be in the NBA
2.) Athletic doesn’t necessarily equal Good/Great Player…let alone best teams. Just saying…& with all these supposed great athletes being made in laboratories lol…year after year…you would think teams would actually be better. Is Last years UCONN or FAU better the ‘79 Spartans or the ‘76 Hoosiers…or a ga-zillion others from the 80s or 90s? Sure, I’m a biased Gen-Xer…but I kinda doubt it..
I’m not sure how much you can tell by merely looking at highlights from every eras…just not the same. But hey, I get it…it’s subjective and part of the fun.
At least, you went with “old heads” and not “neckbeard” (Cracks me up everytime…I’m gonna go shave my neckbeard now.
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