HarlemHeat37 wrote
he just isn't one of those dudes that is just born to play basketball..he doesn't breathe basketball..BUT he was born with enough talent for us to say he could have been one of the greatest..
Vince Carter will ALWAYS be remembered..whether it may be about wasted potential(like Hill and Penny) or somebody seeing his top 100 video on youtube, he will never be forgotten..that's real talk..
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The problem though, isn't just that Vince wasn't born to play basketball. It's that, for most of his career, except for his first few seasons or the first few months in NJ, he's been lazy, uninterested, dismissive, and not dedicated.
Nobody expects him to be insanely competitive like Jordan or work out from 4AM until noon all summer like Kobe, but they do expect him to have a positive attitude, care about the game, spend the necessary time in the off-season to stay in shape, struggle through adversity, not fake an injury when the defense is too tough, not laugh on the bench during a loss, etc. Breathing basketball is one thing; caring about the game, taking your job seriously, is another.
There are lots of guys in the league who weren't born to play basketball, but many of them still dedicate themselves to the game and work hard to improve their skills. They make themselves accountable and try to develop their game, be a positive force, and try to provide leadership. Vince has never really done that. He's always just bailed when things got too difficult, and never really took responsibility for much.
And yeah, I live in Toronto, so you know my biases.