One_and_Done wrote:CobraCommander wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dawn-staley-if-caitlin-clark-wins-the-championship--shes-a-goat-164827879.html
More validation that the players see the chips more important than JUST stats.
Anyone on this list without a lot of Rings isn’t going to pass Kobe in the eyes of the players.
You don’t play for stats you play for rings at the top level. 5 rings is 5 times he defeated all enemies - you gotta do that to matter in the long run
Players say alot of stupid ish. Remember that time Charles Barkley said McHale waa the toughest guy he play against, and that Popeye Jones was tougher to match up with than Larry Bird.
Fans look at what players do and do they think it’s exciting flashy or fun and players value winning.
You know why?
Cause they can all play but they can’t all win.
Winning is the only way to have a true meritorious system. Luka vs Booker is opinion and you can have your opinion
But Kobe vs Tmac is settled because while they might have been equally talented one has 5 rings and the other has zero.
The players know tmac was a monster but his story is a story of “what if” and Kobe’s is a legend.
Only on REALGM and Reddit does a guy get considered an all time great without winning it all.
You guys seem to use stats to convince you that being the ultimate winner doesn’t matter when every athlete that competes KNOW NO ONE CaReS about second place - it’s win or lose period
And there is only one real winner every year...