Carter Tells All in Pittsburgh...Well, Almost All

[NJNetz]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Vince Carter answered 80 questions before a crowd of teenagers Saturday in Pittsburgh and revealed some NBA trade secrets, like how one of his goals is dunking on Yao Ming, how he and Shaq have a gentleman's agreement on dunking in the lane, how he believes refs let Lebron James and Dwyane Wade travel with the ball, and how he has no regrets about attending graduation during the 2001 playoffs. One thing Carter hasn't been talking about is extending his contract, a la Paul Pierce. </div>

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Did you know Vince Carter and Shaquille O'Neal have a secret gentlemen's agreement that when one goes into the lane for a dunk, the other will get out of the way?</div>
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Are you serious?

 

[the GOAT34]

I really dont care about the gentlemen's agreement because any guard would get out of the way if shaq's dunking.

 

[Chutney]

I think he was joking with the Kobe, Lebron, DWade comments.

 

[Next Level Game]

Wade definitely palms the ball more than any player in the league right now.

 

[thedude9990]

i dont think he was joking they do get away with a lot of ****, i remeber 2 seasosn ago lebron got pissed off at the ref cause he called it on him twice in like three plays, that shows he does it all the tmie but just gets away with it

 

[Karma]

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Carter was asked about particular NBA players, such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

"Kobe gets away with murder and they let LeBron and Dwyane travel with the ball," he said.

Then one camper yelled, "What about T Mac [Tracy McGrady]?"

McGrady and Carter are cousins

"Ahhh, T Mac stinks," Carter said before he and the campers burst into laughter.
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I'm pretty sure he was half-kidding about the Lebron, Wade and Kobe comments, and especially about the T-Mac one. Carter is actually a great person off the court.

*waits for angry Raptors fans to storm into the thread*

 

[Intrepid1983]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Junoon:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm pretty sure he was half-kidding about the Lebron, Wade and Kobe comments, and especially about the T-Mac one. Carter is actually a great person off the court.

*waits for angry Raptors fans to storm into the thread*</div>


Of course he's kidding. He wouldn't say that if it caused problems and conflict. Carter is one of the more educated players out there, and he's very personable. He's right about Kobe getting away w/ murder tho, if u watch Kobe at all that is.

 

[og15]

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Chutney:</div><div class="quote_post">I think he was joking with the Kobe, Lebron, DWade comments.</div>
lol, especially considering he ended up saying Tmac stinks

 

[Karma]

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He's right about Kobe getting away w/ murder tho, if u watch Kobe at all that is.
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"Beyond superstar" calls (as i like to call it) are given to every upper-level player in the league. This short list includes people like AI, Kobe, Dirk, Wade, and Lebron. Judging by the Finals, I would say it's Wade, not Kobe, who gets away with murder out there on the basketball floor. Once upon a time, it was Kobe (see no-call of Game 6, 2002 WCF blatant elbow on Mike Bibby) but even he can't compare to the amount of "murder" Lebron and Wade get away with (and this is coming from a huge Wade fan). And for anyone saying Lebron doesn't get the same amount of calls as Wade or Kobe, just that no-call when he blatantly travelled against the Wizards with the game on the line should be enough.

 

[og15]

He actually had a few non-call obvious travels vs the Wizards, but Arenas really isn't considered at the same "superstar" level as those guys, and he gets the calls. Similarly, Bosh is also quite good at getting to the line and isn't on the same level as them in terms of respect etc.