Why do so many consider the Big Three "aging" or "old"?

[housecall]

Age seems to only become a factor when a player is in a slump or might had a few bad games to some.If PJ Brown now 39yrs. returned,and played well,his age would never be brought up.Not many would write PJ Brown at age39 played like a superstar,but if he played below average or straight up sucked, his age would be brought to the front of the line.As far as Hakeem or Mutombo,we really do not know their exact ages,but i guess they both are older than their american papers say.

[ScoobyDoo]

I think they're getting older in pure basketball terms in the NBA but agree with the original poster that they may not be as old as everyone is making them out to be.

One thing on their side is that they are all fitness freaks who have taken great care of their bodies ( mostly Ray and KG but I think Pierce too )

The other thing I think they have going for them is they are all, in their own way, race horse type athletes ( the Jordans, Stocktons, Pippens, Parishs, Havliceks types) who, barring any major injury can probably play a little longer than most at a high level.

I think KG may fit most into this mode. Which is good as he's got the most miles...

[TitleMaster]

Folks, concerning age, it's a fact that human growth hormone secretions fall, after the age of 30. What that does is lower one's DHEA, interstitial antioxidant (SOD, etc) levels, etc, which where the whole "wear 'n tear" idea comes from. The professional athlete simply doesn't recover, from a grueling game, after the age of 32. That's why Hakeem completely went from "A" level, the '95-'96 season, to a dud, the following year; his leg problems had became chronic. He simply was no longer recovering.

The solution, of course, isn't allowed in professional sports and that's to get HGH injections, along with high levels of antioxidant cocktails (like PBN, etc) and anti-diabetic/anti-glycating formulas (Metafornim). That would keep most 35-45 years olds playing like they're 31 till the age of 48-52, when their biological markers would stop responding to the treatments as earlier. So, in place of the above, all a team can do is take a 38-39 year old, like PJ, off the bench for 5-10 min stints, from time to time. The same would hold true for Reggie Miller if he decided upon a comeback.

[ManUp]

Rondo to Kg... Kg to Rondo... However you want it