Did Vince Carter have more potential then kobe?

[unknown101]

Did he?


6'6 230
Long arms with big hands
Extreme vertical
Unreal Body control
Superb coordination


What if he had kobe's work ethic?

[lilgodfather1]

VC may have been one of the greatest players of all time if he simply had work ethic.

[WADE MONEY]

he also had an arguably better long range jumper

[arkain]

Yeah for sure, unfortunately he didn't have his heart and killer instinct.

[iDunk]

Yes.

[LA_Showtime]

People are mistaking work ethic for mentality... to say that Vince Carter lacked dedication is ridiculous.

[ZHAKIDD532]

Kobe had a lot of advantages VC didn't. 2 things in particular: Shaquille O'Neal, and Phil Jackson.

[lakerfreak]

People are mistaking work ethic for mentality... to say that Vince Carter lacked dedication is ridiculous.

I agree.

He wanted to win badly. but he didn't improve much. He was still a very good player regardless.

[23ajay]

yes

[Lebron23Jordan]

Kobe bryant was always better then Vince

[i seen hippos]

One thing I always saw that not many people mention is that Kobe had much/has much better handles than Carter.

I truly believe it prevented him from taking people to the rim one on one as much as people demanded him too. His athleticism helped, but if he had the handles of Kobe, he would have been unstoppable.

[craiye]

Kobe bryant was always better then Vince

Wow, great work not answering the question. Plus, you're wrong.

If you're looking year by year Vince was the better player in the 99-00 season. I know that's being nit-picky, but just sayin' - Kobe hasn't always been better than Vince. It was debatable up until about 01-02, that's when Kobe truly leap frogged him and put Vince out of the discussion IMO.

Vince was also much better as a rookie and second year player, but that has more to do with Kobe coming straight from high school. Can't really expect an 18 year old to come out like a 22 year old.

Anyways, to answer the question - YES I think Vince had more potential than Kobe. Kobe maximized his potential. Hell, he may have surpassed it. I'm not sure anyone thought he'd have a chance to go down as a top 10 player of all time like he may well do now when he was drafted. Vince? It was clear he had potential to be an all time great. He never reached it though.

[BallersTalk]

Much much more potential. The difference was he didn't have the same mentality as Kobe. He didn't have that same drive. Kobe set a pretty unattainable goal for himself (to be better than Jordan) and I think having that in the back of his mind pushed him harder.

[BallersTalk]

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[KenneBell]

One thing I always saw that not many people mention is that Kobe had much/has much better handles than Carter.

I truly believe it prevented him from taking people to the rim one on one as much as people demanded him too. His athleticism helped, but if he had the handles of Kobe, he would have been unstoppable.

That's debatable. Kobe has some very good ball-handling skills but I don't think he necessarily needed them to get to the basket. That's just first step and explosion. VC had that.