I am still a little aprehensive about the whole deal. I mean Mcgrady has been dominant on his Eastern Conference team of nobodies. I doubt he is going to be able to average his big numbers with the ball being fed into YM every play. He could very well encounter the same snags SF did when his game was forced to CHANGE. Tmac is not going to be able to transplant from Orlando to the Rox his game will have to adjust as well. I'm not saying it is a move we should pass on, but there is definitely potential for a very dark side to it. Especially with what we are giving up. Its not that easy for me to follow a team and worship a team and then be happy about that team being shipped off and replaced. Eventually I will love the new Rox team, but I still have to mourn for the team we are losing.......
Doc, As a doctor, what do you hear about T-Mac's back problems? I wasn't as interested in the diagnosis back when he was a Magic. Just a strain or a chronic condition? It's not anything that might prove degenerative is it?
Here's another question Doc: I may have mis-read it, but I think you mentioned in one of your earlier posts that for some reason unknown to you, the Rockets may have wanted Mobley to be included in the deal. Have you heard anything else regarding that?
Juwan Howard is a great "Throw In" any throw in that averages over 15 and 5 is a little better than a throw in. That said he is not what we need a PF. We need somebody who averages 5 and 15, is mean and can play defense. Otis Thorpe at 27 years of age would be really nice. Ben Wallace would be perfect. Actually a healthy Marcus Camby wouldn't be too bad. Of course he is never healthy long.
No, JVG has mentioned in his interview with Radio610 that he wants an "inside out" game. He also added that an "inside out" game does not necessary means that the offense has to start with the low post player, it could be a guard with a penetration. I doubt adding TMac will change that philosophy.
For the record, I don't like Juwan Howard's game. BUT, he is better than Mo Taylor. He has a better post game. He is a much better rebounder. Mo has better range. Both aren't much of a defender. In short, Howard is the rich man's Mo Taylor with better rebounding. I am pretty sure the Rockets are looking to trade one of them (probably Mo) for a backup center.
Well, there you go. It'll remain an "inside out" game, only instead of Yao constantly being the first scoring option, it'll be T-mac the "gaurd with a penetration". Which would be the best way to go about it. I'm sure JVG's realized that going to Yao as a first scoring option everytime through the regular season, really wore him out when the playoffs arrived.
Don't forget, T-Mac has Pippen-esque post-up ability. Jeff loved to post Spree up in NY and did it frequently with Mobley as well.
