I didnt say he was stupid, I said he like others so called experts loves to comes up with dumb metaphors and exagerrations about the "new hotshot" which is what an irrational statement like that is based on, and overgush them on air and to the press until the initial excitement factor wears off, then return to making rational statements about the player without being unreasonable. "oh goody goody the new hotshot, lets gush him to pieces" is always the way it is when the new hotshot first appears. When Phillipousis first came on the scene Drysdale said once he had the best backhand on tour. Drysdale and P Mac said Roddick had the best serve ever, and an amazing net game when he first came on tour. Irrational gushes over the new hotshot are just common practice, and the statements are probably laughed at by the same people themselves who made them years later.
I dont need to watch a stupid youtube clip, I started following tennis in 1990 which was when Sampras came into prominence. Sampras NEVER had a backhand anywhere near as good as Federer, Agassi, or many others. His forehand was by far his better side always, and even his forehand is nowhere near the forehand of Federer or Lendl for example. This whole conversation is stupid, anybody who even argues a dominant Sampras backhand is a demented Sampras fanboy and even debating something so obvious with those who live in a delusion is a waste of my time.