Just admit it already....we NEED a HEALTHY McGrady

GRADY IS NEVER HEALTHY

 

Or a reall good PG + a decent backup C.

 

We don't need a healthy McGrady necessarily. But we need a guy SIMILAR to him. It's not like McGrady is the ONLY GUY in the world that can make this team better and nobody else. Anybody else like a Joe Johnson, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant (unrealistic) would also make this team better as well.

We do have a pretty big missing piece, but I don't suggest giving the job to T-Mac again.

 

We need the guy that's going to get paid Tracy's money in a year.

 

McGrady will come back next year with bang, I'm sure of it.

 

that.

or simply a good guard (pg or sg). ron doesn't cut it for that need.

 

+2...

 

We dont need it to be Tmac exactly, we just need to fill that 20 million dollar spot. I think we've all known that since the playoffs began. The spurs couldnt get out of the first without that guy, Boston barely got out and probably won't get past this round without him. I think we all knew a deep playoff run by this team would be a surprise and unexpected event. They could get hot and wint it all, but we all know that doesnt mean we can consistently be on top without that hole filled.

 

oh, forgot to say - there is no such thing called "a healthy mcgrady"; not any more. so the op's point was mooooooot.

 

You do understand we actually have a TMac and can't go into the backyard and pluck a Wade or Bryant off a tree and insert them into our lineup, hence the thread title. I'm sure he would've chosen a healthy Jordan or Wilt in place of TMac, otherwise.

 

not even a PG. a really good playmaker from the wing would also do wonders + a backup C. if morey does trade mcgrady, i hope we do get that in return.

 

We obviously need a good perimeter player who can create his own shots and score reliably. That will space the floor, make it harder for teams to front/double Yao, and take offensive pressure off Yao. Whether that perimiter scorer is McGrady or someone else like Joe Johnson or whoever doesn't really matter.

Face it, even Shaq couldn't win a title by himself. He had Kobe and Wade spacing the floor for him, keeping defenses honest, and helping with the offensive load. Yao is great but he is not Hakeem, he can't take games over by himself.

 

im actually excited for next year's mcgrady comeback because he has something to prove. he has to prove that he isnt washed up as most people think. i really do feel that he'll play considerably better than he did this year.

 

I'd rather wait until 2010 and get another scoring wing like maybe a Joe Johnson or somebody.

I wouldn't mind giving T-mac a test in the middle of the season to see what he's actually made of. I prefer finding somebody else, because T-Mac has always been known for being mentally weak just like Ron.

 

"healthy McGrady" is oxymoronic..

creating this thread, on the other hand, is just moronic

 

We dont even need a superstar really, this team has improved a lot since the time tmac was actually healthy, so having a guy like that, we may actually waste his skills since we dont need them to do it all anymore. We could split his contract in half and just get two really solid scorers and that would probably get us over the hump just as well. Or a solid scorer and a good PF/C.

 

a 2006-2007, or 07-08 McGrady is an asset to this team, whether anyone likes to admit it or not.

I really think he can get back to either of those years, just not the vintage T-Mac from Orlando.

T-Mac = no fronting on Yao.
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When Yao went to the bench in the 4th, he and T-Mac didn't even make eye contact. They looked at opposite sides of the court. I was like, WTF IS UP WITH THAT?