PScottman
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I'd like to see it too and think there's a chance he could play well into his 40s.
In this current generation, the "in the 40s" aspect is an interesting one in that medicine and science have allowed for a better foundation of health and fitness for players. They didn't grow up with the majority of people, including possibly their parents, smoking for example. Food is generally of higher quality and nutrition and fitness knowledge more widespread. Of course the variables of genetics also plays into it. Some players "wall" may be 41, while in others it's 43. The one in a million might be 47. Lastly, the successive generation also gets a vote - while the 40+ year old may not have totally regressed due to muscle mass loss, bone density regression, general wear and tear, etc - the 24 year old is not just younger, but overall a smidgeon faster, quicker, stronger than the generation before for many of the same reasons the 40 y.o is still playing.
The bottom line however is that wall...no matter what age it finally ends up being...is usually very tall and sudden. One day = great, next day = what the &^%$ just happened?????????