Max Kellerman
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Yes, of course Jokic is going to shoot better because in this era, you're going to take those shots so much more.
You think Jokic is as good offensively as Larry Bird?
Better in his, like, okay, in an absolute sense, all the athletes are always getting better because they're building on what came before them, right?
True.
Okay.
But I mean, for his, so this is a thought experiment I do.
In the one sport that's measured objectively, we know, track and field, that guys are getting better because better means faster, right?
Right.
There's no debate.
It's track and field and cars are the two things that work for this.
So the 10th best sprinter in the world today is much, much better than Jesse Owens.
But that's a ridiculous statement to make because we're not... There are two different arrows.
Who's the greater, right?
And I would say that Jokic, in his day...
As great as he is, I'll take Larry Bird in his day.
I remember as a kid and my dad loved Larry Bird, which killed me as a Knicks fan because he said the Celtics-
the way they played reminded him of the Knicks championship teams, like the unselfish way they played.
But I was like, all I knew was Boston Celtics, Larry Bird.
Yeah.
Get out of here with that dad.