Shox and olof are actually playing very well. The meta has changed A LOT and the other players have improved significantly as well as has the teamplay. Guardian had a literal injury that required surgery to his wrist. Also, do you not realize those two have both been in pretty bad teams? It's easy to 'be the best' when you're on the best team and everything is going well. Even coldzera wasn't coldzera until they got fnx and taco and were heading towards a major.

I guess there can never be outside factors to anyone's performance.... It seems you have an opinion made up and rather than disproving it you are determined to stick to it. Just because shox plays as the best for a year or two doesn't mean he can always sustain that level, but that doesn't mean he's going to be drastically worse. The fact that Hiko has gotten so significantly worse is clear indication that it actually has very little to do with him and more his motivation and surroundings lol.... The body does not just completely pack up over a few years. The fact that Hiko can be a tier1 player with a body like that should show you how resiliant it is.