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Tiger | 6 | 4.48% | |
Jordan | 34 | 25.37% | |
Michael Phelps | 8 | 5.97% | |
Federer | 0 | 0% | |
Mahomes | 35 | 26.12% | |
Some female (name) | 0 | 0% | |
Some other male (name) | 45 | 33.58% | |
TRUMP! | 6 | 4.48% | |
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04-15-2019, 10:44 AM | #91 |
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04-15-2019, 10:52 AM | #92 |
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The best today would be a Frenchman named Kevin Mayer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mayer All-time? That's a more difficult question.
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04-15-2019, 10:54 AM | #93 |
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I did see Jim Brown play, but Bo beats anyone I've ever seen. You could make an argument for Wilt, but again, could he have hit a 100 MPH fastball, run a sub 4.2 40, or did he dominate mainly due to his height? Great player for sure, but no Bo.
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04-15-2019, 11:06 AM | #94 |
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The problem I have with floating wilt is the problem I have with anyone thinking Marino even belongs in the conversation for G.QB.OAT. Or even Lebron who I think is no doubt the most gifted athlete the NBA has ever seen. It confuses individual accomplishment with team achievements. Sports IQ and leadership has to factor in. I just can't back a person who puts up big stats but was a shitty teammate or who came up small in big moments. And I find it hard to put sports in there where you're kind of just competing with yourself. Every generation has a few wildly great athletes. The rarity is an elite athlete matched with elite intangibles. Russell Westbrook is one hell of a player but doesn't win. Tom Brady is one hell of an IQ player and leader but doesn't have elite physical talent. There are a select few athletes in history who have been elite at both. Bo unfortunately never got that chance to show if he had that. Have a bad feeling Mike trout will go down that road too.
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04-15-2019, 11:29 AM | #95 |
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04-15-2019, 11:33 AM | #96 |
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Those men and women who cross country ski then stop and there heartbeat instantly come down shoot and knockdown some targets and off the ski to next shooting stage. That just amazes me and I bet Bo cant do that.
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04-15-2019, 11:42 AM | #97 |
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Could we make an argument for our own Christian Okoye? He certainly had power, he was a near-Olympian in the hammer throw, and he was fast with good acceleration. As near as I can tell, his only weakness was mailing autographed photos.
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04-15-2019, 03:58 PM | #102 |
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Also with people picking wilt I just want to make sure everyone understands:
Players were not actually SHORTER back when he played. The average height of the NBA players position by position hasn't varied that much over the past 60 years. Wilt would dominate in today's NBA. |
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04-15-2019, 04:12 PM | #103 |
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