They’re too small, a bit slow, hardly athletic, and the next time either of them dunks a basketball it will signal the end of days. They’re hysically unassuming, yet they make up one of the best backcourts in the NBA.
Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet as a duo in this era of professional basketball really makes no sense except for how effectively it works. The two Raptors guards succeed by strength of will and intelligence, by shooting ability and the willingness to accept the responsibility that comes with leadership.
They are so much greater than the sum of their physical parts.