TheElectricCompany Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 (edited) Bo was an All Star in baseball. As a fielder, he was probably better than anyone since. As a hitter he was still learning but already a feared power hitter. What other sports did Phelps or Lebron dominate? Yeah, for 1 year. Not exactly a 10 year run of top tier performance. Same with football - one Pro Bowl. I get that his split time played a big part in that. He was clearly an incredible talent, but it would have been nice to see him go crazy in one sport for a long time. That matters to me, YMMV. Lebron would be a Pro Bowl tight end from Day 1. Edited August 6, 2017 by TheElectricCompany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Yeah, for 1 year. Not exactly a 10 year run of top tier performance. Same with football - one Pro Bowl. I get that his split time played a big part in that. He was clearly an incredible talent, but it would have been nice to see him go crazy in one sport for a long time. That matters to me, YMMV. Lebron would be a Pro Bowl tight end from Day 1. But flopping is not rewarded in the NFL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Yeah, for 1 year. Not exactly a 10 year run of top tier performance. Same with football - one Pro Bowl. I get that his split time played a big part in that. He was clearly an incredible talent, but it would have been nice to see him go crazy in one sport for a long time. That matters to me, YMMV. Lebron would be a Pro Bowl tight end from Day 1. I really don't know about that. 1 good shot across the middle and he would fold up. He would need an all star QB to be good. Put him on the browns or SF and he's nothing He's not that tough on the bball court. He's a beast and a HoF but rather soft for a 6'8 270 beast. Always flops. I think keuchley would take his head off across the middle Maybe I'm wrong. put him with Brady or Rodgers and he would be special as a receiving TE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieG Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Lots good answers, Bo deservedly gets his love. I'm going to throw in a shout out to the late Wilt Chamberlain. Tthe stories told about him are Paull Bunyan/Chuck Norris-like. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2e6shs/compilation_of_wilt_chamberlain_stories/ Larry Brown's story about the UCLA pick up game against Magic, James Worthy, Byron Scott, AC Green and Bernard King might be the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Lots good answers, Bo deservedly gets his love. I'm going to throw in a shout out to the late Wilt Chamberlain. Tthe stories told about him are Paull Bunyan/Chuck Norris-like. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/2e6shs/compilation_of_wilt_chamberlain_stories/ Larry Brown's story about the UCLA pick up game against Magic, James Worthy, Byron Scott, AC Green and Bernard King might be the best. I said a page back that Wilt would have dominated any era. He was a once in a lifetime phenom. He could bench 500lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElectricCompany Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 I really don't know about that. 1 good shot across the middle and he would fold up. He would need an all star QB to be good. Put him on the browns or SF and he's nothing He's not that tough on the bball court. He's a beast and a HoF but rather soft for a 6'8 270 beast. Always flops. I think keuchley would take his head off across the middle Maybe I'm wrong. put him with Brady or Rodgers and he would be special as a receiving TE Naw, just throw it towards him and he'd go up and get it. Jump ball situation with a 6'1, 215 lb safety on him, who do you think wins? He reportedly ran a 4.6 40, that's faster than Gronkowski, similar to Jimmy Graham. I don't think he'd be any slouch if he switched sports, too late now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Naw, just throw it towards him and he'd go up and get it. Jump ball situation with a 6'1, 215 lb safety on him, who do you think wins? He reportedly ran a 4.6 40, that's faster than Gronkowski, similar to Jimmy Graham. I don't think he'd be any slouch if he switched sports, too late now though. I don't believe the 6'1 safety would have a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Any sport, any era Go... This is such a typical Canadian answer but I have to say Wayne Gretzky. Still hold so many records that will never be broken. Michael Phelps a very, very close 2nd. Actually I guess you could even put him as #1 CBF Well after myself "Alexander Karelin is the real-life equivalent of what you would get if you mixed Ivan Drago with Fedor Emelianenko and Zangief from Street Fighter II. He's the single most dominant Greco-Roman wrestler of all time, and, if the picture above is any indication, one of the mostfrightening human beings of all time." http://www.badassoftheweek.com/karelin.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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