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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
He might have the most minutes but not the most mileage. He definitely reserves his energy. His size, strength, and his court vision allows him to still be effective in heavy minutes without wearing himself down.
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How does he reserve his energy? He's always going after loose balls, diving in the stands, defending bigger players in the post and rebounding. Does he have as much wear and tear as, say, Wade who crashes to the basket a lot? No but neither do any of the other players below Kidd in that list, with the exception of Bryant and Shaq, who have played more playoff minutes. The fact that he's effective doesn't mean that there's no mileage on the body. And remember, here's someone who had microfracture surgery done on his knee a few years ago.