Are todays pro's better or worse than yersterdays

[james adkin]

Just thinking are the top pros of today, NXL teams etc, as good or better than say the champions of days gone-by.

Take the Aftershock that won the world cup a couple of years ago or even the original Ironmen and compare them to todays Oakland or Dynasty

which are the better players???

 

[Baca Loco]

Today's players are physically bertter but not necessarily smarter

Better yet. how 'bout you express your opinion so we can tear it apart.

 

[Red_Merkin]

i think today's player are beter, due to more sofistocated training, and a larger tallent pool to draw from as the sport grows.
I think players will always be better than the generation of players before them, as long as the sport continues to grow.

 

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[ascutt]

Sorry, really couldn't help that. After weeks of toss postings this one actually made me think! I believe our game has evolved and it would be really entertaining to see the teams you mentioned going at Dynasty etc. I agree that the fitness levels are way different now and Col has a good point about training but then you think back to the teams being discussed and I think it would be a real close game. Those teams, Ironmen & Aftershock had so much talent and such close teamwork, that it may be a good counter to the speed and agression from teams of today like Dynasty for example.

 

[ShelleyHicky]

Todays Pros play a different game then to say 2 years ago. Coming out the woodland has changed the sport. I agree that todays pros are better trained and fitter, but could they take the old pros on in the trees?

 

[Robbo]

Edited : No Comment !

 

[booga]

Hard to call really, I think the old pros (read Preds, BC etc) would give the likes of Dynasty a reasonable run for their money playing sup air, with modern equipment, if you gave them a chance to watch a few tournies (I don't think they'd win but they wouldn't embarass themselves), on the other hand stick Dynasty in the woods, with pumps and I don't think they'd stand a chance against the stars of yesteryear, even given time to study woodland tatics/tournies.
I don't think you can really say who's better overall, the game has changed too much.

 

[Robbo]

Edited : No Comment !

 

[Matty (Extreme)]

well, looks like there's no arguing that so a new twist:

Who partied harder? The old Pros or the new ones?