Much better how?
This thread has been an exercise of people making arguments for McDavid then disappearing when those same arguments are used for Crosby.
Or you've been ignoring McDavid's accomplishments and Crosby's faults.
But which arguments are you talking about? Because you've ignored:
The more assists than anyone has points argument
McDavid set a new NHL record for assists (34). Meanwhile Crosby peaked at 31 points, and since 1993 only 2009 Malkin has scored more playoff points in a year than McDavid had assists in 2024. Crosby's with the rest of the field, with a point total below McDavid's assists total.
The Finals scoring Argument
McDavid became the 12th player to score 11 points in a Finals series. Meanwhile Crosby scored 3 points, tying Ruslan Fedotenko for 10th place in the 2009 Finals, using Art Ross rules (Fedotenko had far less ice time too, especially on the PP).
The big game argument
McDavid tied the record for most points when facing elimination (11 in 6 games), including a pair of 4-point games that gave him 4 4-point playoff games, tying the non-Gretzky single season record. Meanwhile, Crosby had 3 4-point games in his entire 180 game playoff career.
The 2x the closest teammate argument
In the 2024 Finals, McDavid doubled the scoring output of his next closest teammate. Meanwhile, Crosby was 1 point away from scoring half of what Malkin scored, and was nowhere close to the next best teammate. Even when Crosby has never doubled his closest teammate, even when he performed well and you say his teammates vanished. Again, Crosby has never done this. Ever.
Crosby isn't Mark Messier. He's not defending anyone, flattening anyone, or killing penalties. Again, the 2024 Oilers were winning the Finals while McDavid was on the ice, and the 2009 Penguins were losing the Finals when Crosby was on the ice. In both cases what happened when they were off the ice decided the series.