by benji on Mon May 11, 2015 9:29 pm
Most NBA players can play at an advanced level against lesser competition if they stay in any kind of shape, look at the shooting stars or celeb games for how natural shots and on-court reactions/awareness are still for guys. Jordan's still taking on Hornets players since they all want to go one-on-one with their idol, and he only at 50 admitted he was starting to have real trouble with them. Stockton beats up on the Gonzaga kids every year.
When Magic does his charity games he lumbers up and down the court like late career Shaq but his passes and everything are still there.
Reggie Miller's said if he was allowed to just camp in a corner and not have to run the court then he could play still lol
If you watch any of those Hakeem training Kobe/Dwight/etc. videos that are out there, you can see he's still got it with his moves being only a hair slower and the idea that an absurd freak like Wilt who never got out of shape and ran marathons until his death could have suited up as a backup center in the late 1980s like some teams tried to get him to do isn't so crazy.
It's the running the court that kills your knees and eventually your career assuming it's not something else like Bird's back. A half-court "old timers" league would be entertaining to watch since they wouldn't have to run.
That'd be ideal for Sheed since he's a lazy son of a bitch more than anything.