Quoting: PleaseBanMeForMyOwnGood
McDavid has had a horrible team behind him and he makes them look like far more than they are. The Oilers suck but McDavid is the best player in the league. If he gets hurt they are done. No other team relies on one guy this much.
Also all of what you are saying is nonsense. It's widely accepted defenceman develop later, forwards sooner. Most players have their biggest season around 24 and continue on that level for several years before starting to show signs of decline in their late 20's or early 30's and as they age the decline can be rather unpredictable. Some guys maintain a good level longer while some players seem to just fall off a cliff. Neal is a good example of falling off a cliff. But then you have Marleau and Thornton who declined way slower. This is all easy to follow but just looking at players and their career stats. Of course you won't do so, you'll just say stuff that has no evidence to support it but will defend it and then insult others because it's how you feel important. Then when someone chirps you for how ridiculous it is, you'll brag about how strong you are. So what are you benching these days? 8000lbs?
This is a widely assumed internet myth. But evolving wild did the stats on this.
Defensemen peek earlier and they decline slower.
Forwards peek later but decline a lot faster.
These are averages over thousands of players that bare this out.
I don't just say these things. I learned them. You on the other hand have some mythical belief off your own looking at player stats. I on the other hand looked at people who wrote the boring statistical analysis of players paper.
But you clearly can't read so there is no point in debating this with you.
But please come tell me how your "analysis" on when players peak is more substantive than EW. So we can all get a good laugh. Maybe try google and look things up for once.
No other team in the NBA relied more than teams did on Lebron too. That didn't mean Lebron could will games. **** how many years did he brick jump shots in the playoffs and lose games?
He could never hit that level. His whole career he's never been that level. Didn't mean he wasn't the best player, didn't mean he didn't score a bunch of points. But he is/was/never gonna be a MJ. Who willed games.
You just can't seem to wrap your head around the fact tat there is a difference between the two. It has nothing to do with points or teams relying on you. If lebron would have went down the team was done too. So what. We are talking apples to oranges here.