Hankeys scoring power eg 180ssennafan24 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:29 amI literally posted above that Taylor would probably get caught in the opening rounds a few times.HalloweenJack wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 9:13 am You are missing the point. I am not saying Ted would have won in 2000 I just think if the split never happened, a lot of things would have been different. For example 1998 Les Wallace could have knocked Taylor out in round 1
You can’t base everything on averages.
I do think Taylor would certainly be in double figures though for world title wins.
Granted averages are not everything, as John Part showed in the 2003 final when he beat Taylor averaging 3 points fewer, but I fail to see why you think Hankey was better than his numbers suggest. Why argue that Hankey would have won in a unified field and not players from his era who won Lakeside with better stats, and therefore probably had a higher ceiling to their game? Walton, in addition to impressive averages in 2001, was also very consistent especially when it came to doubling. What in Hankey's game, which is perhaps not reflected so much in the stats, do you believe would have enabled him to a world title in a unified field?
The split would have changed the course of darts, but one thing is for sure is that it would become harder for players in both codes to win world titles (only 1 world championship and with a greater talent pool). That automatically reduces the chances of Hankey winning one.
I think he is better than the vast majority of post split BDO champions with only Barney, Adams and Duzza better.
Ted had natural talent and actually didn’t achieve as much as he should have done ( which you yourself have admitted on here previously)
My view is that playing better players will bring out the best in the other really good players.
Take Gary Anderson as an example, never won lakeside but has 2 PDC titles.