Then you fundamentally disagree with a core aspect of the story. The Strawhats are a crew. A unit. They cover eachothers' weaknesses. Luffy's crewmates are here to aid him on his path to being Pirate King. One of the first things Luffy said was that he'd have a crew better than Shanks'. That's...
Not to mention, Oden had a better environment to train, with far more individuals versed in haki and other advanced concepts. Up until meeting Luffy, Zoro only had his dojo with rookie students and EB level fighters, with the possible exception of Koshiro.
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