I might be in too good of a mood for my own good, but...
He got way better than he should have been able to way after his prime. There is no real reason dude should have been able to do some of those crooked grind tricks, as hideous as they were. Maybe he drank some of Reynolds’ Secret Stuff, maybe it was sobriety, but still. He had no business doing Rodney in round 2 tricks and he was doin em.