Are we in the greatest sports era for the greatest ever?

[Slyfox696]

Well for one thing, there's a lot more to greatness than stats. My point was it's a lot easier to call these people the greatest because we can see them so easily. That puts them higher up than the people we've only mainly heard of. Stats alone don't show indisputable facts.

I'm not sure I agree. I'm aware of what George Mikan and Lou Gehrig did. I can see career victories of Jimmy Connors and Arnold Palmer. I can research the stats of Johnny Unitas.

I'm not sure I agree with you that accessibility makes them greater. In fact, I'd argue that in many cases it is the opposite. Because we can see their highlights, but we also see their lowlights.

[klunderbunker]

I'm not sure I agree. I'm aware of what George Mikan and Lou Gehrig did. I can see career victories of Jimmy Connors and Arnold Palmer. I can research the stats of Johnny Unitas.

True you can, but I put a lot of value into seeing them play. There are times where stats tell you everything (Wayne Gretzky, Cy Young, Michael Phelps being so far ahead of everyone else for example), but there are some cases where there's more to it than just numbers.

I'm not sure I agree with you that accessibility makes them greater. In fact, I'd argue that in many cases it is the opposite. Because we can see their highlights, but we also see their lowlights.

I'm not saying it instantly makes them greater. I'm saying it makes it easier to say they're greater if that makes sense.

[Slyfox696]

I'm saying it makes it easier to say they're greater if that makes sense.

Not really, but I don't have time for a five hour debate anymore. Adulthood and all.