When painting an optimistic future outlook for an athlete, one thing we often see in the world of sports media is the act of picking out a specific stretch of games in which the player performed his best. “Player A had the fifth-most [Stat] over the final X weeks of the season” is the basic format. Admittedly, I do this often myself.
There are times when this method can be used to provide some useful information. It can help to showcase the progress being made by a player – particularly if we are talking about a young player.