re: Jay Bilas Melts Down after Shaq wins in the Vote vs. Lew Alcinder (Kareem) Vote Next Round

I agree Kareem should be in the conversation with Jordan and Russell for the GOAT. I think we have to separate these two things to be fair. The GOAT discussion is based on accomplishments and what that player did and overcame in his time against his peers. You can’t cross eras to compare careers but you can when talking about a head to head matchup. You can see a guys agility, physicality and speed and you can use what he did easily vs what gave him trouble and use that in a matchup analysis against another player from a different era. It’s no different than predicting a matchup vs two players who’ve never faced each other or a common opponent. You also have to account for any rule changes and things like that.