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People have to remember that TMac is 2 years younger than Vince and came in only one year earlier. That is why it is an illusion to compare them in their first couple seasons. By their third year together there was no question who was the better player...Vince. But TMac always had more potential. He could do more things on the court than Vince. When TMac went to Orlando it was a surprised how much he improved on his shooting. Once he did that he moved infront of Vince. IMO TMac became a better player than VC ever since the middle of his first season in Orlando. I will and have always said that TMac is easily the most improved player I have ever seen from the first day he stepped onto an NBA court until now. But that is not to say that Vince is bad at all. Even with those injuries VC is still a very good player capable of taking over a game with his offense just not as consistent. Vince was really starting to put up great offensive numbers (23.5 ppg in March) again until he unfortunately got injured. If Vince can get back from his injuries he will still be a big time offensive force. But his peers like Kobe, TMac, and Pierce have separated themselves especially the first two from Vince. I don't think Vince can ever get back to the level he once was especially in fans' minds because there is always the fear of him getting injured again. But if he develops the attitude and desire (which I have questioned a number of times) that Kobe or TMac don't count Vince out...if healthy he still is a legit allstar talent.
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