Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. "Oh, they couldn't have played today. They just did not have the skills to do it. They couldn't shoot at all, and they never would have survived in today's game."
But look at the all-time rebounding numbers, whether per game or per season. They blow today's guys out of the water. No contest - AT ALL. "But that was a different game back then. You don't need to rebound as much today because players are better shooters, and besides, the guards get a lot more rebounds because of the 3-point shot."
You can't have your cake and eat it, too. Either the numbers are for you, or against you. Granted that the game was different back then, but today's wimps would not have survived back then just as much as they might not have survived today. You can't have it both ways.
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