How come it's rare for a great player to come off the bench towards the end of his career and becoming a role player?

Asked by pleiades (6617

) April 13th, 2013

I’m talking about the greats like Michael Jordan. How come he didn’t linger on and just be a bench player much like Grant Hill or Juwan Howard.

I’d imagine if Kobe played until he’s 45! Of course he’d be coming off the bench but couldn’t he be a dominant role player? A 6th man or just a 5 minute every other quarter kind of guy?

We saw Emmit Smith keep grinding with the Cardinals, what other examples could you come up with?

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Ever noticed Michael played a lot of minutes and did well at the end of the game? I always had to get warmed up and loose and into the flow of the game before I was at my best. I couldn’t come off the bench and get into the flow immediately. Peeps that can do that amaze me.

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