OT What NBA players will "break out" this season?

[Minstrel]

Good point. Take yesterday's stars, raise them from youth with the same nutrition, supplements, and training methods, there is no reason to assume they would not be as good as players today. Unless one thinks humans have genetically mutated in the last 40 years to be better athletes. Yes I get that there is a larger population pool, but yesterday's stars would also have been much better than they were if they'd had today's training and nutrition.

I think that the overall talent pool in a sport tends to get stronger over time, for the reason you mentioned: the population increases faster than roster spots in professional sports leagues do. But I agree that a lot of the greatest players from past eras would do just fine today given the same benefit from technological and knowledge innovations.

 

[Hobbesarable]

IMO Most likely candidates on our team:

1. Nurk (MIP - I'm with Dviss on this train!)
2. Hark (played well with Nurk last season and might be even better with a full season)
3. Vonleh (contract year and will have competition from Swan and Collins)
4. Swan (had an awesome SL and hoping it'll extend to the regular season as he becomes part of the regular rotation)

 

[SIeepwalker]

I need to make a shirt that says, take a ride on the Vonleh Train!

You already have one jinx jersey, and now you want to make a jinx t-shirt ?