i think what he meant about that is from the time being, he has to be the old tmac that needs to score 30+ points in order for his team to win. lets face it, half of the team is out with injuries, we dont have a real center, no real point guard.. so it does look like the orlando magic team that tmac left 2 years ago. theres no second option for the team right now so tmac has to carry ALOT of load.
Hope he doesn't have to be like Kobe in their recent win against Dallas where he needs to score 62 points... more than half the team's total Everyone should really step up including Baxter and Graham so that the team could really benefit from this situation.
GOOD! He can start by looking off a wide-open Ryan Bowen and just taking the shot himself. I'd rather him shoot with people hanging all over him like Gulliver than have him pass to Bowen.
I like TMac's confidence but thats going to be pretty tough to do because there will be times when JVG has no other options but to play Mutumbo and Bowen at the same time which will make it almost impossible for TMac to score unless he plans on playing 1 on 3. But who knows with TMac. Give him 35 shots a game. he's a guy who scores in bunches. if he gets hot here and there throughout the game, he can't be stopped.
I'm expecing T-MAC to erupt for 40 plus against the raptors.i just rememberd, mike james is gonna gonna be back to. i liked james, but rafer once is back and fully fit, will prove us why he was the better deal.
I am sure we all know that it's all on him now. If he doesn't score 30+, we can't win. But I just hope that he could be more diplomatic about it, just to encourage his teammates, and show some confidence in them. He's basically saying that with all the guys out, the rest can't do a damn thing, although it's close to truth, no need to say it in their faces. Even if he scores 40 a night, he still needs contribution from other guys. I am sure DW and Head will perform well. Hopefully Howard and Swift can step up as well. In my opinion, it doesn't hurt to give your teammates some praise in the media, especially those role players. I am a little bit tired of all the leadership talks in the media, just too much. Maybe just me.
hhhhhmmmmmm interesting I don't care .. . but don't leave in the 1st round that is all I care about right about now Rocket River
Let T-Mac score his 30+ points. As long as the rest of the team contributes (Head, Swift, Juwan - scoring; Wesley and Bowen - penetration and hustle), we'll be just fine. We don't need another Kobe - I in team...
Well I think Tmac is just taking responsibility as leader of the team. I'm still counting on him looking for his teammates throughout the first half. Wes and HEAD have to step up. PERIOD. Tmac could have the KOBE mentality and go 1 on 5, but I have a feeling he trusts his teammates more than Kobe does.
He's just trying to pump himself up, but I am pretty sure he's going to involve his teammates as well, probably unless they stink it up as usual.
To be fair, he shouldn't have made that statement. How many of us on this board would be taking shots at Kobe if he would have said that? Lakers suck more than Rox even with the injuries. The last thing we want here is the "old" T-Mac coming back. We're only defending him because he's a Rocket. I would rather have him call out Swift or Head or Howard than to say "I will get back to being the old Mac like I was in Orlando where I was basically just going out and averaging 30-something points".
Any of yall think Tmac will match/beat kobe's recent 62 point rampage in these next games where yao/deke will be out?
No, it was just an offensive explosion that great players tend to have every now and then. Kobe is a lot healthier than McGrady is, so I am not sure McGrady can do that and last for a whole game, he would break down physically. Remember, McGrady is STILL trying to work himself back in shape and has shown signs of fatigue in the past few games.
I really hope not. I dont want Tmac to have to score 62 for us to win. We're a depleted roster but still a TEAM. I'm sure Tmac will play his game, but I really hope Wes and Head step up and hit their shots. It is actually very simple....
When I had surgery on my toe for osteomyelitis, it was a day surgery. I spent about 2hrs at the clinic. They may have wanted to monitor Yao a little differently though. I remember being conscious long enough to see my toe wrapped up in all this gauze that it looked like the cartoons when someone hammers a characters foot . . .
