McGrady out? Who is the jinx? Me? Him? Billy? You might recall all that stuff in today's paper on online last night about how great Tracy McGrady feels. Well, today - not so much. It's nothing too serious, just a bruised thigh. He still might go tonight, but he skipped this morning's shootaround and said it will be a game-time decision. "I don't know if it was in the game or yesterday, but my IT (iliotibial) band is sore," McGrady said. "I got some treatment and just decided to sit out today in practice and see how I feel this evening and decide if I want to play. It's nothing real serious. We'll see how it feels when I come back (to the arena.)" McGrady said he could not guess if it happened with a hard fall against the Hornets on Tuesday and at first, did not remember the fall. Asked if he considered it a serious concern, he said, "No, no, no." Less clear was whether this was his fault or mine. I built my lede in the story around McGrady saying how good he feels, but he was the one who said it. If he was jinxed, it would seem more his fault than mine, but he went with 60/40 split with me being 60 percent to blame. • • • The Rockets had their annual meeting with the officials this morning to go over any new rules or points of emphasis. Because of the meeting, Rick Adelman was not available so I could not offer any decisions about who will play tonight. I would imagine that most if not all of the players that did not play - Aaron Brooks, Jackie Butler, Carl Landry and Dikembe Mutombo - will go tonight. Whether he changes up the starters is less certain, particularly with the starters looking so good in the first quarter on Tuesday. It is also unclear how McGrady possibly being out will impact those decisions, but that only seems fair. Panathinaikos will be without Vassilis Spanoulis, 'the Tracy McGrady of Greece.' The Rockets might need to hold out McGrady, 'the Vassilis Spanoulis of America." link
right, no mcgrady on both sides. it's a fair fight. I think coach A just want to rest him and give the others a chance to play to market themselves for a spot in the roster.
Let's see if this team can stand up in the pre season as our main man Tmac and another big 2 guard -> Snyder were injured..If not, expect the Rox to make a trade..
We need play SF3 or others more. I do not see Tmac to play the 82 games. A good backup is quite important.
I am sick and tired of hearing Tmac gettin' injured every year. I don't care if it's minor...he's just so injured prone...i think they should trade him for Kobe. Both players have equal value and it's time to pull the trigger....MOREY!!
wow calm down its preseason. and its just a bruise, and tmac doesnt even care about preseason, so he can sit out the rest of it. see if i care
