Do the Rockets retire Tmac's jersey if he makes Hall of Fame?

Trevor ariza is not retiring anytime soon folks

 

I thought this thread wold be semi entertaining but then I happen to come across the fight comments.

10/10 thread. Will read again.

 

I'd love to see it retired. But I don't think it'll happen. Ralph Sampson didn't get his retired, and he helped lead the Rockets to the Finals past the Showtime Lakers!

 

Houston needs to retire both TMac and Jerry Lin jerseys......at the City of Houston Trash Management Department

 

Retire the jersey of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, playoffs losers in the history of the game?

That would be a chumpliment for him and the franchise.

Say no and save the ignominy for both parties.

 

Easily yes. Les loves McGrady.

 

You do not have to retire anything to show respect.

 

Keep in mind Les did not let anyone play with #11 after Yao left. Ariza is currently playing with TMac's #1

 

@swyyyguy man let's get this goin

 

When* he makes the hall of fame.

First ballot hall of famer, y'all! #facts

 

Hey, don't degrade trash management.

They actually work hard, and don't quit when **** hits the fan.

 

Will Tracy McGrady's jersey ever be retired?

It's looking like McGrady, despite entering the Naismith Hall of Fame on Friday, will not have his jersey retired by either the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic or any of the seven franchises he played for.

"Tracy has been one of my favorite Rockets during my ownership and one of the greatest players in NBA history," said longtime Rockets owner Leslie Alexander. "I'm incredibly proud of Tracy's well-deserved induction into the Hall of Fame."

But what about retiring his number?

According to league sources, the Rockets have made no plans to retire McGrady's jersey in Houston, and revisiting that decision has been put on hold while the new ownership comes into place. Last week, Alexander reportedly agreed to sell the franchise to Tilman Fertitta for $2.2 billion. Currently, Trevor Ariza has been wearing No. 1 for the Rockets over the past three seasons. As of now, he won't have to find another jersey for training camp.

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But again: a spot in Springfield, but no retired jersey. How rare is that? This hasn't happened in nearly two decades.

Consider that there are 117 players in the Naismith Hall of Fame and only seven of those find themselves in McGrady's shoes: a lengthy Hall of Fame career (more than 600 games played) with the bulk of the work done for active franchises. (Louie Dampier, for example, shined for the ABA's Kentucky Colonels, which closed shop in 1976 during the NBA/ABA merger.)

The list: McGrady, Bernard King, Artis Gilmore, Chet Walker, Bailey Howell, Richie Guerin and Harry Gallatin. Only three of those names -- McGrady, King and Gilmore -- played in the 3-point era. Yeah, this is a rare phenomenon.

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Should Magic or Rockets retire T-Mac's No. 1?

McGrady had great stints for both teams, but he has the best chance of getting his No. 1 retired by the Rockets.

Though he played just 5.5 seasons for the Rockets, no doubt he delivered memorable moments with them. Thirteen points in 35 seconds. The dunk over Shawn Bradley. The 22-game win streak without Yao. Though he didn't go deep in the playoffs with the Rockets, it was mostly because of his body betraying him. How much should the Rockets weigh that?

And one thing's for sure, 5.5 seasons is not too short to have a jersey retired by a team. There are more than 150 retired jerseys in the NBA for players and 13 of them have played five seasons or fewer with their honoring team (not counting those who died in uniform or had a career-crippling injury like Maurice Stokes).

McGrady could point to Clyde Drexler, who played just three seasons with the Rockets and he has his No. 22 jersey retired. Of course, Drexler won a title with Houston and still has close ties with the organization as their home broadcaster.

If you play 10 seasons of high-level hoops with an organization, chances are you'll get the jersey retired. Of the 166 players with a jersey retired by a team, 57 percent of them played at least 10 seasons with the organization, making McGrady's case with the Rockets a borderline one.

As for Orlando, it's hard seeing them retiring McGrady's number for one simple reason: Penny. It's hard to justify retiring McGrady's number when they didn't for Penny, who like McGrady was a four-time All-Star and two-time first-team All-NBA selection in Orlando. If they didn't share a number, this might be an easier call. But it begins to make sense why they're sticking to the Hall of Fame for honoring players and not the jersey retiring. If you didn't do Penny, you can't do T-Mac. And if you don't do either, can you do any? I guess No. 6 it is.​

 

How many points did he score in the Finals?

the answer is 0

He shot 0% from the floor.

If you don't score a single point in 6 games in the NBA Finals........ then you don't get to say you played in the Finals.

 

The most amazing thing about T-mac is how he created legions of fans who never cared about team accomplishments.
It says if you are talented enough, it's ok not to accomplish anything at all.

 

I believe this is the answer.

 

I wouldn't love it, but would understand it if he kept putting up numbers like he did in Orlando while a Rocket.... but he didn't. He had one great individual season... one other all star season and then a "yeah he isn't helping us much" season.

 

As much as I loved Tmac as a player, no, he shouldn't have his jersey retired. I don't think really anyone should have their jersey retired without winning a at least one ring or doing something substantial for the city.