Moron.
the lockout was not kind to dirk nowitzki. just kidding (like jason).
for what it’s worth, i predicted this signing as soon as he got cut from phoenix. just knowing his game at this stage in his career, i considered him to be like an older caron butler.
then i started looking at the numbers, and i realized i was pretty spot-on.
carter (73 games) went 14, 3.8, 2 and .9 (PT, REB, AST, STL) in 2011 and butler (29 games) went 15, 4.1, 1.6 and 1 (PT, REB, AST, STL) in 2011. vince is 3 years older than butler, but caron is coming off a knee explosion. only time can tell if he will be able to reach the averages he had last year, when a lot of people considered him to be playing his best basketball.
both are signed to new, 3-year contracts, but one is at the mid-level exception (carter) and one is $24 mil guaranteed (butler). for basically the same stats, i’ll take the older, non-knee explosion guy at more than half the price any day of the week.
plus, he once did this.
(via sportspage)
