RH: VanVleet's Story Often Incomplete

Fred VanVleet is short and slow.

We know this because it's become the third part of the Fred VanVleet story told during the NBA playoffs, accompanied by his three-point shooting and the recent addition to his family that preceded the hot shooting.

The commentary on VanVleet's athletic skills is mostly harmless and part of the process of national media telling his story to a new audience.

That part of the story, however, fails to give VanVleet credit for the athletic gifts he does possess. They're real, the product of hard work and just as helpful to Toronto's success as are length and soaring.

Much of the game is played below the rim and that is where VanVleet's talents – lateral quickness,…