Yes - I agree 100%. Even things like the internet give kids access to better drills and whatnot. Back when I was in elementary school I made up my own drills. They were highly inefficient. Nowadays I can find shooting coaches who work with pros going over drills on social media. I was very good, but I would have been so much better now. Probably within the same area of the distribution though. I wouldn't have gone from D3 talent to D2 talent. 

But that is exactly why you can't compare across generations in this simple way. 

Voldemort

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Comparing athletes across generations

I think the best athletes ever always live right now.👇🏻

1. Medicine and food is always better than it was in the previous generation
2. Biggest most important point: more people than ever on earth don't live in poverty and hunger anymore. There is the biggest competition ever and the biggest talent pool ever
3. Don't underestimate: Technology. Every sport can take advantage of computer analysis and big screens for analyzing stuff