Vince Carter signs with Atlanta for his 21st NBA season

[tlance]

It's all downhill after 40.

Damn.

That is what everybody said at 30. I am still here!

 

[Wamu]

I never thought this guy would play past 35 or so.

Sources: Hawks add Vince Carter for 21st year

Tom Brady could beat Vince in a game of 1 on 1.

 

[Wamu]

Well some of the coaches are young right? I'm 48. So Walton, Spoelstra, Stevens, Snyder, Lue, Donovan, ok maybe 1/3

You old fart! Wait a minute, I'm 46. Never mind.

 

[tlance]

Tom Brady could beat Vince in a game of 1 on 1.

LOL.

I don't even think Brady could beat Vince at 1 on 1 football.

Vince would beat the crap out of his old ass, and Brady wouldn't have anybody to throw it to.

 

[Inimical]

LOL.

I don't even think Brady could beat Vince at 1 on 1 football.

Vince would beat the crap out of his old ass, and Brady wouldn't have anybody to throw it to.

Brady would play pitch and catch with himself

 

[tlance]

Brady would play pitch and catch with himself

Yeah, but Vince still has some of that vertical.

I am thinking Brady might have a tough time getting open enough to complete a pass to himself.

Besides, didn't Brady drop a wide open pass in either the Super Bowl or the AFC Championship?

Not much faith in Brady the WR or Brady the RB with no blocking.

 

[Inimical]

Yeah, but Vince still has some of that vertical.

I am thinking Brady might have a tough time getting open enough to complete a pass to himself.

Besides, didn't Brady drop a wide open pass in either the Super Bowl or the AFC Championship?

Not much faith in Brady the WR or Brady the RB with no blocking.

What if they each had one couch potato fan as a teammate. So vince is the WR with joe something or other as his QB. Brady playing CB. Joe something rushing. Something like that lmao.. that would be interesting. Also brady has mad pocket moves, he could just juke him and throw the pass to himself.

 

[tlance]

What if they each had one couch potato fan as a teammate. So vince is the WR with joe something or other as his QB. Brady playing CB. Joe something rushing. Something like that lmao.. that would be interesting. Also brady has mad pocket moves, he could just juke him and throw the pass to himself.

Wow. That is a great question.

Is the coach potato fan at least in semi-decent shape, or are we talking 300 LBs with a beer belly still living off high school glory days?

 

[Inimical]

Wow. That is a great question.

Is the coach potato fan at least in semi-decent shape, or are we talking 300 LBs with a beer belly still living off high school glory days?

Even living off his high school glory days, hes going to have some fundamentals. Most fat 40 year olds that i know that played sports in HS have great fundamentals. I would say fat, but not obese.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Just looked it up.

There are still 4 active players older than me.

Vince, Dirk, Manu and Jason Terry.

Keep it going guys!

Scary thing is it won't be long till we have NBA players born in the 2000s

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

21st? Wow I'm old.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Impressive. Especially given his injury history. Think of how good he would’ve been had his knees stayed relatively healthy.

 

[tlance]

Impressive. Especially given his injury history. Think of how good he would’ve been had his knees stayed relatively healthy.

I don't know about all that.

I know he has issues with jumper's knee in his Toronto days, and missed time with hamstring issues too.

But, only failed to reach 60 games 3 times in his pro career:

1) the strike shortened '99 season
2) 43 games in '03
3) 58 games this year with the Kings. Quite a few "rest days" were included in that one.

You don't make it 21 years in the NBA without relatively healthy knees.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

I don't know about all that.

I know he has issues with jumper's knee in his Toronto days, and missed time with hamstring issues too.

But, only failed to reach 60 games 3 times in his pro career:

1) the strike shortened '99 season
2) 43 games in '03
3) 58 games this year with the Kings. Quite a few "rest days" were included in that one.

You don't make it 21 years in the NBA without relatively healthy knees.

He lost a step after his Toronto knee injuries.

 

[trojanfan12]

Vinsanity is gonna be the first NBA player to collect social security while he's still playing.

 

[tlance]

He lost a step after his Toronto knee injuries.

I agree. But we aren't talking about Grant Hill career debilitating injury here. He was still an all star and even had some of the best statistical seasons of his career in New Jersey. In part because he wasn't as reliant on his athleticism.

 

[DJ]

I agree. But we aren't talking about Grant Hill career debilitating injury here. He was still an all star and even had some of the best statistical seasons of his career in New Jersey. In part because he wasn't as reliant on his athleticism.

Exact-amundo.

 

[DJ]

HOF'er?

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

I agree. But we aren't talking about Grant Hill career debilitating injury here. He was still an all star and even had some of the best statistical seasons of his career in New Jersey. In part because he wasn't as reliant on his athleticism.

So, you don’t think the extra athleticism would’ve helped him to be a better player at all? I think you’re just arguing for the sake of arguing here.

 

[tlance]

So, you don’t think the extra athleticism would’ve helped him to be a better player at all? I think you’re just arguing for the sake of arguing here.

Are you for real?

You basically implied his career was ruined by injuries. That simply isn't the case. He probably would have been somewhat better, but that is far from given.

Because I have defintely seen high flyers like Vince who became better basketball players once some of their athleticism faded because the had to focus more on the subleties and nuances of the game that didn't matter as much before.

Point is, Vince was still really damn good in New Jersey. He had his 2nd highest PER season and 3 of his top 7 PERs in NJ.