what game are you seeing? he has the SAME quickness and explosiveness he had before..the difference is he hasnt played real-time basketball in OVER A YEAR
rust is expected and he pressed so he made alot of bad decisions..he got to the hole just as fluidly as he did before
even with one year of recovery, the injury is so bad his skills and stamina are definitely diminished, it cannot be otherwise, stop dreaming. To be honest the guy was frail compared to the others, from the get go. He s not going to last long with the beating he s taking being a bit smaller than most players and now with his knee shot. He risks another dramatic injury every single time he gets to do a layup. I have 0 doubt it will happen again. Some huge center is going to elbow him again one day and he ll crash on the floor bad.
Also he will never win a chip and as "i dont remember who" said it, he wont even be able to play in three or 4 years from now. Not everyone has the whole package, his best days are already behind him, deal with it and adapt. He ll keep milking of their money the young naive fans who worship him thanks to the image the nba and adidas built for him, he ll still be a multi millionaire not going to shed a tear. He s the typical so called humble nice guy, hard working short man who never do anything wrong in the mind of most, the people's champ, the constant outsider, because thats how he s been marketed. Good for him and his sponsors, but he aint going anywhere in terms of winning shit in the nba.
