Since we were talking about a certain lack of depth in the middle for US men, I was simply matching the recent retirees (as of the past year only) with the newcomers who are essentially replacing them, and speculating that their potential will get them there. I personally believe they will. Abbott and Lysacek are long gone and just did not figure into my equation. I will leave it there. We obviously look at things differently
Yes we do, and I understand your reason for making comparisons to recent retirees. However, your comment that “Nathan and Vincent are way above what any US man achieved in the past decade” has nothing at all to do with 2018 retirees, so for me it unnecessarily obscured what you seem to be saying was your point.