Crazy thing was VC came into the league at age 22. Imagine if he went to the league straight out of HS like every other cat back in the day. He would be close to 30 years in the league
Might not have endured as well if that were the case... I have no hard data to back this up, but I THINK the wear and tear in those early years, late teens especially are harder miles. Maybe not feels as though then, but in the long run. Unless you're some kind of machine animal like lebron, won't surprise me if HE doesn't start falling off a cliff.
Vince has what neither of those players have and that's a 3 point shot. Almost half of the shots he put up this decade are from behind the 3 point line and he does a fairly good job of it too. That's how James Jones, Mike Miller, Jared Dudley, Jason Terry, etc stayed in the league for so long past their expiration date.
You can do both, Vince is good enough to get minutes on a contender in my opinion. Raptors return would’ve been nice.
Aaron: "WTF happened to him?" Yvonne DeCarlo: "He has seen God." Aaron: "Big price to pay, better him than m...." (lightning bolt) KKKKKKKRAAAAAAAAAAAK! The Lord Thy God: "I tol'choo about that. I tol'choo and I tol'choo. Too late now."
Wow, 1998 was full of Rockets legends: Cuttino Mobley Rafer Alston Michael Dickerson Bonzi Wells Ryan Bowen Brad Miller Mike James Earl Boykins Torraye Braggs Bryce Drew