Do this. Go back and look at Penny's stats. Forget about his name and just go look at his stats.
Penny's stats make him look like a borderline All-Star, rather than a superstar, with his own sneaker and doll.
I was in my teens when Penny was at his peak, and didn't care about or grasp the meaning of basketball stats.
Looking back is kind of crazy.
Truth be told, a no. of guys we thought of as GREAT didn't produce at the level you'd expect relative to their reps. For instance, Kemp averaged 20ppg ONCE in his career. I thought Kemp was as beast.