This was definitely a thing just back in the 2000s. You had guys like melo, tmac, Paul pierce, wade, Dwight ect all decline in this age range or way before. People always mentioned lebron still being so good when he was 33. At first that seemed like an anomaly. Now, you have guys like curry, kd, kawhi, dame, lebron still(lol) jimmy butler, all still being in their prime at 33+. Is it an advancement in technology and medicine? Something else?
Shooting becoming more important, and floor spacing, let’s people either increase their range or become better passers to find a new role after losing their athleticism.
sports science, bitch
Practice Exercise Drive.
Hearty Greens Health
sport science, modern medicine, better pt, peds, better nutrition, load management, less hard fouls better shoes…less binge drinking, cig smoking, and coke use.
Coke use? Jesus christ! lmao
Just imagined a 19 year old 1st overall pick being told he could play 20 years but he can’t do coke. Basically have to sell his soul for that ultra success.
and baby blood
Ghost of Len Bias would like a word.
A lot of that comes down to mentality—modern athletes realizing their body is they paycheck and making business decisions accordingly.
This about sums it up
It’s definitely a factor, but we also have to accept that some players will be outliers. I think this argument would hold better if there were a ton of role players also playing well enough to keep jobs over young up and comers.
Load mangement…haha, this has arguably ruined the game.
I mean he answered the question being asked on longetivity, not a question on whether it has “ruined the game”. So…
Emphasis on shooting and more complex team defensive schemes means skill and experience can trump pure athleticism.
well that does it /thread
better* peds
- and likely use of PEDs
The real answer is money! Seeing Giannis get $180 mil for 3 years. I’d be motivated to get the best nutrition, load management, shoes, trainers, etc. and play till I’m 40.
It’s PEDs. A human body is still a human body. 100 year advancement isn’f changing that.
LBJ is juiced to the gills.
Bill Nye
cause they can shoot
This is false all of them do just a select few managed to stay at the top of their game
Modern techniques, nutrition, training, etc, as well as load management during the regular season being more accepted and normal. The decline of back to back games also plays a factor.
Because they don’t play defense
So many? I can think of 3 haha. Lebron, KD, Steph. Dame is 33, so he isn’t really old enough. Kawhi is showing his age pretty hard. He plays well, but it’s only sustainable for short bursts. Jimmy ain’t giving you 30 ppg through the regular season like these other guys either. As much as he rocks through the playoffs he is only super good for like two months a year. So 3 guys
load management
/threadScience and intensity. Game is less physical.
“All they did was hit”
The rules allowed that stuff. You paid the price with a penalty- that was the decision that had to be weighed. It was a calculated part of the sport that no longer really exists.
Because it’s not old, you just don’t take care of your body
Probably because LeBron made it cool to take care of your body instead of banging groupies and doing coke everyday.
Steroids