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Message: [QUOTE="diggerfoot, post: 2858234, member: 1673"] I often enjoy your posts. In this case I'll agree with you, but with a different argument. The argument that you can't compare between eras because of the different talent levels and skill sets does not take into account that if you transported Player A into an era of greater talent levels and skill sets, chances are that Player A's talent level and skill set also would be improved. That may not always be true. From what I understand about Cheryl Miller she may have been near the cap of talent level and skill set for any era, but I suspect that statement would be true for Cooper, or for Taurasi in reverse. However, different eras translate into different make up of teams. A league just starting out is likely to, by probability alone, have disparities in talent not to be found in a more mature league (or a league in which players finally decide to game the system, a la Golden State). If you combine that disparity in talent with good coaching you could have a result where one team wins four championships in a row. Cooper happened to be the best player of that bunch, but I suspect they would have had the same result if you transported Taurasi back to replace Cooper, just as Cooper's dominance would be diluted if you transported her forward to a league of more balanced talent. I think plastic does bring up a valid point (you as well). We are focused on what we know, the era of UConn dominance in college and WNBA. Hey! That's our right! We are fans, not analytical historians. I will support our players as GOAT, but with a degree of humility that comparisons with players such as Cooper and Miller are problematic. [/QUOTE]

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