Is Carter Too Nice a Guy?

[NJNetz]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>In a variation on Leo Durocher&rsquo;s famous line,&rdquo;Nice guys finish last&rdquo;, AlIannazzone writes about whether&rdquo;being a good guy doesn&rsquo;t count&rdquo;,specifically whether Vince Carter&rsquo;s friendly, easy-going personality is a detriment to his and the Nets&rsquo; success. Iannazzone points to Carter&rsquo;s willingness to meet and greet anyone,even the critical media. That and comparisons with Michael Jordan will forever put a &ldquo;kick me&rdquo; sign on his back, Iannazzone writes.</div></p>

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[ly_yng]

It's way more complicated than "he's too nice a guy," but at its essence, yeah, that's the problem. He's a great person and a frustrating basketball player.</p>

 

[ghoti]

I don't think there's any such thing.</p>

You can be a nice person and a fierce competitor.</p>

The problem with Vince is that he is used to doing things a certain way, and he is just never going to change.</p>

That has nothing to do with his friendly demeanor.</p>

 

[ly_yng]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

I don't think there's any such thing.</p>

You can be a nice person and a fierce competitor.</p>

The problem with Vince is that he is used to doing things a certain way, and he is just never going to change.</p>

That has nothing to do with his friendly demeanor.</p>

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One might say that his "being too nice" would result in a lack of a "killer instinct" that might explain why he wastes away his talent on jump shots when he should be driving to the hoop on every play. But then you look at guys like Dikembe Mutumbo and Bruce Bowen who are generally hated on the court and praised for being wonderful people off of it. How a player plays on the court and how good a person they are off of it, those are two things that aren't really related.</p>

But yeah, Vince has done some really great, charitable things, both in Toronto and in his hometown. And I wish he worked harder at his job.</p>