He's in decline, sure. "Falling off a cliff" might be a bit extreme, but the fact is that he's logged almost 40,000 minutes in his career (as a comparison, he's only about 400 minutes behind Shaq for his career). He can't have too much left in the tank. Here's his last three years, per 36 minutes, just as a reference point. http://i39.tinypic.com/2iixvu8.jpg