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That being said, what is inevitably left out of those types of articles is that they assume the players of the past would be the exact same player now that they were then. They also usually fail yo acknowledge that there were a lot fewer teams back then.

No, the players of the past would have all the advantages of modern training techniques, modern medical technology and knowledge, modern shoes, modern transportation modes, etc. Not to mention differences in rules. Today’s players would be called for traveling, palming, etc. constantly as the game was called 40, 50, 60 years ago.

I submit the oldtimers would have adapted to the modern game a heck of a lot easier than today’s players could have adapted to the game as it was played then.

A great player in any era would be a great player in another era because they would have come up from youth with the same advantages or disadvantages that accompany said era.

Chsmberlain is still the GOAT IMO.