He is fighting a battle that can't be won, reminiscent of Napoleon's failed conquering of Russia in 1812. He has been the butt of vision jokes by many.

He is a reminder of past mistakes by the previous regime.

His game is as polarizing as one's game could be, us fixating on every contested fade-away he attempts, yearning for more efficient use of his exceptional physical acumen. He has long been opposed to the swoon of analytics, barking at it, insisting that it's only white noise and not a true way of measuring basketball ability. He has banned stat sheets from penetrating the Raptors locker room, a noble gesture that invokes the characteristics of a war time hero, yet also brings about the image of a general fighting a losing battle.