[Mick]

If it's a tie, the conventional wisdom, which I agree with, is to play the younger player.

I wonder about that.  If the two individuals are similar in physical performance, I filter the decision through their smarts, command, game intelligence and how much they lift up their teammates, regardless of the year...although it's been my experience that the older players usually have those characteristics...not across the board of course, but when young players have those characteristics, they are also typically much stronger athletes as well.

[Mick]

If it's a tie, the conventional wisdom, which I agree with, is to play the younger player.

I wonder about that.  If the two individuals are similar in physical performance, I filter the decision through their smarts, command, game intelligence and how much they lift up their teammates, regardless of the year...although it's been my experience that the older players usually have those characteristics...not across the board of course, but when young players have those characteristics, they are also typically much stronger athletes as well.