Slight OT - why is vintage (pre 1950ish) Basketball so cheap

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06-19-2022, 07:55 PM

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In baseball, pre-war players are considered as great if not greater than modern.

In basketball, players of that era are considered to be far far inferior. Nobody's picking even Mikan for their all time team, let alone the lesser lights of his era.

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