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Michael Hussey.archie mac said:I read some stats, that the likes of Bradman comes along once in every 100000 years
Michael Hussey.archie mac said:I read some stats, that the likes of Bradman comes along once in every 100000 years
archie mac said:He was once asked by Doug Walters, if he thought he would still average 99.94 in the modern game (70s). Bradman said he didn't think he would, but that he believed he would still average more then anyone else. (said according to Walters with no sign of boasting)
PrincePeiterson said:I remember something similar to that. The reporter asked what did Bradman think his average would be in the modern (1970s) game and Bradman replied that he think he would average about 70. The reporter then asked was it because the standard of cricket was that much better than when he played but Bradman replied "no its because im 70 years old!"
Matt79 said:I know of one comment he made when asked how he managed to average so much more than anyone else which is on the surface not very helpful, but upon consideration probably tells a lot about the mindset he brought to the game: he said that he could never understand how the others could, after getting themselves set, let themselves get out.
michael jordan, or for taht fact anyone with the frame of 6'6 averaging 43 points per game is impossibleScmods said:To put Bradman into context with other sports, in order to be as good as the Don, Pele would've needed to average 3.8 goals per game and Michael Jordan would've needed to average 43 points per game.
The stats are taken from a book on Bradman. Pretty amazing.
BasketballMatt79 said:What sport is that?
yea he scored 100 in a game too, but the guy wsa a 7 footer plus he coudlnt have averaged that in the modern game nowaysilentstriker said:I think probably the greatest achievement in sports has been the 50.4 ppg / 25.7 rpg season by Wilt Chamberlein. And the thing is that Bradman maintained almost that level for 20 years! Amazing.
Ah, have to plead total ignorance, apart from what I learnt about the sport watching "Teenwolf".silentstriker said:Basketball
Big Wilt was overrated. They had no shot clock back then ffs.silentstriker said:I think probably the greatest achievement in sports has been the 50.4 ppg / 25.7 rpg season by Wilt Chamberlein. And the thing is that Bradman maintained almost that level for 20 years! Amazing.
But that doesn't mean he isn'tmohammad16 said:michael jordan, or for taht fact anyone with the frame of 6'6 averaging 43 points per game is impossible
humanly impossible
bradman cant be that good, i refuse to believe it
Or bouncey so the Indians cant score runs.silentstriker said:You realize they changed the rules of baskestball just so he wouldn't dominate as much.
It's like cricket making all pitches into sticky wickets so Bradman wouldn't average so high.