I simply do not understand Modern - Doncic vs Mantle

[RCMcKenzie]

I think Doncic is about the 15th best player in the league.

Here's how he ranks on media sites that list their top current players

CBS #5
NBC #9
ESPN #6
The Ringer #10
SI- my laptop almost crashed trying to see the list

Leonard is out so far this year, so you can bump Doncic down one spot on each list when he returns.

I'm not bashing Doncic, he's a nice player.

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

I think Doncic is about the 15th best player in the league.

Here's how he ranks on media sites that list their top current players

CBS #5
NBC #9
ESPN #6
The Ringer #10
SI- my laptop almost crashed trying to see the list

Leonard is out so far this year, so you can bump Doncic down one spot on each list when he returns.

I'm not bashing Doncic, he's a nice player.

How did he become 15th if the lowest he is on any of the media sites is #10?

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

How did he become 15th if the lowest he is on any of the media sites is #10?

Hi, David, I think players like Trae Young and Zach Lavine are better than Doncic, and the people who compiled the media lists had a different opinion from me.

Namath is known outside the hobby. He is a cultural icon known by the person on the street. If Jay Leno still did Jaywalking, would anyone know Luca Doncic? I would guess almost everyone I know in "real life" has never heard of Doncic, but would recognize the names of Namath, Mantle, Mays, and even Maris. Kobe? yes. Doncic? who?

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Hi, David, I think players like Trae Young and Zach Lavine are better than Doncic, and the people who compiled the media lists had a different opinion from me.

Namath is known outside the hobby. He is a cultural icon known by the person on the street. If Jay Leno still did Jaywalking, would anyone know Luca Doncic? I would guess almost everyone I know in "real life" has never heard of Doncic, but would recognize the names of Namath, Mantle, Mays, and even Maris. Kobe? yes. Doncic? who?

So you don't know ANYONE that's a sports fan? Weird.

[RCMcKenzie]

Originally Posted by Tabe

So you don't know ANYONE that's a sports fan? Weird.

My family and friends outside the card hobby would know LeBron James and Tom Brady, and maybe Arod, but not Juan Soto and Luca Doncic. They also don't collect baseball cards.