“There is so much love in this arena,” Ian Eagle said, kicking off his speech Saturday at Vince Carter’s jersey retirement. It was only right that it was Ian who flaunted VC’s accolades but also a lot more. He hadn’t just watched Half-Amazing on the court; he knew Half-Man off it as well. Indeed, it was the latter half of Carter that drew so many to Brooklyn on a Saturday night when most fans spend their days checking the bottom of NBA standings.
It’s a season where the team doesn’t just stink, but their tanking ways have made them barely watchable.