100% agreed, but most people here are in love with VC's flashyness but forget he lacks a true basketball IQ.

PEACE!

And then they also have another matchup nightmare with Rashard Lewis pulling the other team's "4" away from the paint out to the three point line.

So right there, they have three ALL STARS before Vince Carter gets off the plane from NJ to Orlando.

When has VC ever played with three all stars?   ANSWER is he never has.

VC has a new lease on his NBA life/career and this will really be his best shot to win a title....all Orlando is asking of him is for him to give them what Turkulu gave them ---- I think he will give them that and a little bit more --- which is a player that can get his shot off without using pick and roll --- Turkulu needed pick and roll --- Vince can be effective with it or without it and gives them more athleticism.....is anyone refuting that VC is more athletic than Turkulu?

VC will no longer be bored, he will be vinsanity!

I actually think Boston is the team to beat now, but Orlando will be their opponent in the Eastern Conference Finals (cleveland still needs to make another move.....they are resting their laurels on a 38 yr old shaq to be the shaq of ole' and they may lose that bet).

They lose bench depth...they lose 3, 3-pt shooters. They lose Lee who looks like he might develop into Richard Hamilton in another year...and who's gonna run the point when Jameer isnt on the floor? He cant play 48 minutes a game.

And due to VC's age their window for a title just got shortened even more. Shoulda kept their core together....IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT!!

Amazing.....................So amazing.........

I have not followed an off-season that way I followed this NBA offseason.

offers from the Celts and New York Knicks and instead agreeing to a

two-year contract worth approximately $7 million with the Suns.

Boston now may take Moon

Tim Duncan is not that old...31 or 32 [Same age as Kobe]

But the key about Duncan's game is that he is not trying to over power anyone.

Kenny Smith once said this about Dwight Howard

"when players come into the league like a Dwight Howard or Michael Jordan or Shaq that has overpowering skills and athletism over their opponets -- they can jump higher, fly across the court and overpower their opponents............those type players with those raw abilities need to learn the game as if they do not have those abilities............becuase as you get older, there will come a time when you will not jump higher, fly across the court or overpower all of your opponents.............thats why players must perfect basic basketball skills..........FUNDAMENTALS.......becasue as you get older then you can still have a career and be effective in the NBA if you perfected basic basketball fundamental skills"

CMjohnson, I referred back to that comment, to say this,

Tim Duncan is Mr. Fundamental.....all he does is rebound, score in the post, hit mid range jumpers and defend the rim........he came into the league with those skills..........all the Spurs need is for him to keep on doing what he did last year.

IMO I think he still has 2 to 3 years of being able to do just that at an all star level.

Yes, Duncan does have a lot of miles on him. 

I did not see him slowing down that much last year....hopefully, the Big Fundamental will have a nice year since the Spurs management tried very hard to put the right pieces around him.