Originally Posted by
JGlass
Someone made a point that sports science has driven athletes to be better than ever and therefore beyond comparison to the athletes that came before them, and while it's true that it's a tough comparison for the old guys, it's not the current players' fault for taking advantage of the knowledge we have now about the human body and training and dieting techniques. LeBron is playing at a level at age 33 that most guys in the past never reached even at their prime. He played the full 48 minutes in game 7 last night and didn't miss a single game throughout the season and the playoffs this year. That's nuts.
It's probably not fair to the athletes of old to do a statistical comparison between them and the players of today, but at the same time that's just an admission that the athletes in the past aren't at the same level of the athletes of today.
So I think the answer to your question Sly is that yes, we are in an age of sports where we're seeing more GOATs in each type of sport than ever before, and I think it's largely because of the progress in sports science, which is why we will probably be in an era just like this one in another 10-20 years when even more progress is made in sports medicine and training.