Post-Prime Draft
Posted: Tue Jul 5, 2022 10:34 pm
I'm structuring this as a fun draft, but the point is to share knowledge/insight/research/preferences on the topic at hand, which is to evaluate the Quality of the ATG's POST-PRIME years.
There is so much hyper-focus here on the peak years, and I guess someday I will acclimate to that quirky obsession.
There is so much weight put on the prime years here - that I can respect.
In fact, I respect it so much I'd like to put together a fun thread where we might (if anybody is interested) identify the greatest careers for players PAST their prime.
Rule 1: You can pick any player that has NOT already been chosen. (That is the fun draft element.)
Rule 2: Identify when you think that player's post-prime began. You are choosing the player whose post-prime years in combination are the most excellent. Remember it is ALL their post-prime years, from the point where you identify the post-prime period as starting, right through to retirement.
Rule 3: Feel free to share more of your reasoning - why that player and not another? Why do the Fading Twilight Years of that player still charm you? Or just name the player (like I am going to) and keep it moving. Whatever you like. We are all friends here. I think.
Rule 4: Constructive notes are always welcome as to how earlier voters in the thread might have made an error in where they draw the Post-Prime line as starting. So you could note that in passing, for sure, but as per Rule 1, that player can't be your actual choice.
Rule 4: Please copy the increasingly long list of players into your post if you don't mind - and then you just add on the next one. (So, it is kind of like a "builder" game too, I guess.) Thanks.
I'll go first!
1. Kareem (3 seasons: '86/87 - '88-'89). He was a great teammate - and has the best longevity ever, except for LeBron and Mailman.
2. ? (this is where you choose)
There is so much hyper-focus here on the peak years, and I guess someday I will acclimate to that quirky obsession.
There is so much weight put on the prime years here - that I can respect.
In fact, I respect it so much I'd like to put together a fun thread where we might (if anybody is interested) identify the greatest careers for players PAST their prime.
Rule 1: You can pick any player that has NOT already been chosen. (That is the fun draft element.)
Rule 2: Identify when you think that player's post-prime began. You are choosing the player whose post-prime years in combination are the most excellent. Remember it is ALL their post-prime years, from the point where you identify the post-prime period as starting, right through to retirement.
Rule 3: Feel free to share more of your reasoning - why that player and not another? Why do the Fading Twilight Years of that player still charm you? Or just name the player (like I am going to) and keep it moving. Whatever you like. We are all friends here. I think.
Rule 4: Constructive notes are always welcome as to how earlier voters in the thread might have made an error in where they draw the Post-Prime line as starting. So you could note that in passing, for sure, but as per Rule 1, that player can't be your actual choice.
Rule 4: Please copy the increasingly long list of players into your post if you don't mind - and then you just add on the next one. (So, it is kind of like a "builder" game too, I guess.) Thanks.
I'll go first!
1. Kareem (3 seasons: '86/87 - '88-'89). He was a great teammate - and has the best longevity ever, except for LeBron and Mailman.
2. ? (this is where you choose)
