DrWolverine
International Debutant
Now Johan & you are going to have a debate about this for the next 20 pages
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Would you trade Bradman for these cricketers?
- Thread starter subshakerz
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JBMAC
State Captain
NO NO NO
Patience and Accuracy+Gut
State Vice-Captain
Even then he is miles above everyone. I don’t know what’s this with totaling average really. If that’s the case how can one have Sachin ahead of Miller or Hobbs above Faulkner. And ofc there is much more difference between someone averaging 65 with someone averaging 55 than there is between someone averaging 55 and 45. And Bradman averaged 100!
Anyone averaging even 65 for a 20 year full career will be well in truly the conversation for the 2nd best cricketer of all time after Bradman. It’s insane to have someone averaging 57 with the bat and 34 with ball or 22 with the ball and 37 with the bat ahead of someone averaging 99.94.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
No way are Sobers or Imran ahead of Bradman.
Coronis
International Coach
I think sacrificing one bat to get two bats who might be of similar/equal skill to them combined would be pretty silly in general.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
The Don was also a great captain
Victor Ian
International Coach
Would you make any trades when considering Bradman plus anyone in that average team for A plus B? You can't play 12 in your team after you add 2 for 1.
capt_Luffy
International Coach
Probably something like Sobers and Hadlee/Imran/Marshall. The batting downgrade is significant, but you do get an arguably more significant bowling upgrade over your worst bowler.
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah fair then I should only put top tier ATGs
Some average strength teams with bowling issues would probably benefit more from 2 ATG specialist bowlers than Bradman + meh player.
For a team with average bowling and average batting, you do need to draw from a very small pool of elite ARs. Bradman is further ahead of elite specialists than those elite specialists are of meh ones.
DrWolverine
International Debutant
If Superman is in the team, he is the leader.
Coronis
International Coach
capt_Luffy
International Coach
This reminds me of Lucky Man (don't anyone watched/remembers it except me)
Coronis
International Coach
I mean if you don’t recognise this man I don’t recognise you as a manga reader
sayon basak
International Captain
Is that Shin Chan?
capt_Luffy
International Coach
I mean I know its a Superman parody in Dr Slump, but it reminded me of Lucky Man (that "not interested cowardly" look and the jar of beans/whatever they are). And Lucky Man slapped!!!I mean if you don’t recognise this man I don’t recognise you as a manga reader
Coronis
International Coach
iirc they’re umeboshi (been a while since I read it) Yeah never heard of Lucky Man rip
kyear2
International Coach
And then there's the level of bowlers and pitch conditions and variety and quality of opponents that Sachin and Viv faced.
Who did Bradman face that's even remotely comparable to Ambrose, McGrath, Wasim, Warne, Imran, Hadlee, (peak) Botham, Lillee, Younis, Donald, Pollock etc etc.
No one.
kyear2
International Coach
Wasim was closer to the likes of Marshall, Warne and Cummins than he was to Hadlee.
Lara was also one of the greatest 1st slips ever.
Lara was better.
Walsh was way better.
kyear2
International Coach
God no.