Everyone loves Vince Carter. It may not have been true while he was lazing it up at once stop or another (I think there still are Phoenix fans who want him dead, or at least maimed), but it’s true now. But while he may still be able to kinda get things done on the offense end, he offers up less resistance than my tubby little gray kitty named Japurri Purrker on defense.
Just watch this video. Pascal Siakam is way better this year, but let’s just say that he’s not quite an elite offensive player at this point. But Carter made him look like prime Giannis minus the dunking. It was a massacre. Siakam could have had 40 had he not held a certain amount of respect for Carter’s work with the Raptors.
Speaking of Giannis, how much of his tape do you think Ujiri made Siakam watch over the offseason? It’s getting more and more obvious that the Raptors’ GM is still mad about having Giannis snatched from under his nose and is trying to prove that he can make a new one out of spare parts and elbow grease. And it’s working! A few games ago it was spin moves, now it’s crossovers and painful-looking Eurosteps.