I think score used to mean a lot more then it does now. Back then the top 10 were also pretty much guys you didnt want to cross paths with. Theres still a few left. A few, like Lusche, were always able to balance incredible skill with a high score and still werent afraid to mix it up in furballs. Now? I get a sense of a lot less skill with some of the higher scorers.
Im not naming names, and theres always exceptions, but I get a sense "score" is less and less on the skilled players minds in todays game.