<< He'll be surrounded by so much more talent and heart with a reasonable and realizable goal of getting to the finals. I think it'll give him extra motivation, but it's just a hunch. >>
Motivation is one thing, the fact that he is 38 and his best years are way behind him is another. Hakeem's mind might be saying, "hell yeah, let's go," but his body and declining skills are going, "she can't take much more of this captain!"