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by hanasu
3479 days ago
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I have issue with the claim that Taylor was just beating up on inferior competition historically. One way we can measure this is by the 'three-dart average' - the average score of each player's turn of three darts at the board. Taylor had the televised world record from 1991-2004 and from 2008-2012. He was leagues better than anyone on the planet. Van Gerwen is in my mind a better player now but this article really sells short how utterly dominant Taylor was. He wasn't just better than everyone else, his opponents weren't even playing the same game. |
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As you should - because, even if it's true, it's silly.
Jordan arrived at post-expansion NBA and his early dominance of the game can be directly attributed to that. But we don't downplay his achievements and skill because of that - we take them what they were - incredible for the era.
Taylor has won 216 professional tournaments - 84 major titles and a record 16 World Championships. Taylor won eight consecutive World Championships from 1995 to 2002 and reached 14 consecutive finals from 1994 to 2007.
We're not dealing with the 60s here in Taylor - we're dealing with a man that is currently dominant in the game. Not as much as he was but he's still the man to beat.
Van Gerwen is good - great even - but he's no Jordan yet. He's only been good for 2 years, let me know when it's been 10.