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Originally Posted by KevB
Ok good, that way there's no bias involved.
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There will always be bias involved when you look at players from differing eras. It's impossible for it to be otherwise.
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Originally Posted by KevB
Bird is a top 5 player or so, but if LeBron continues as the best player on the planet for a few more years, there won't be an argument.
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That's silly. James is playing in an era where his best competition is old and declining, where the rules have all but eliminated the center position, and where most big men are as soft as Charmin. Bird/Magic/Barkley & Co. were all playing top quality ball at the same time, until injuries and other things interfered, and when quality, tough big men were all over the place.