Tracy and JVG better win a playoff series this year or they will be called out even louder. If Tracy is supposedly holding back for the playoffs then he better have a completely full tank in reserve. The pressure on him will be enormous. Same for JVG. The coach of the year talk and being #4 in nba.com's MVP list is fine and well but it will mean zip after game 1 in Utah tips off.
What are you talking about? I never said that. Please don't grab what someone says and run to the extreme. If you don't think Tracy is to blame at all for Monday's game then that is your opinion. I completely disagree. Nobody ever said we had to win the championship this season and I agree Rafer is just about the worst starting PG in the NBA.
One game of 8 assists is not proof that he is a better passer. What has he done since in terms of assists? Assist numbers in my opinion are not indicative on the passer but on the supporting cast who take the shots. You can pass all you want but if your teammates don't make the shot then you don't get the assist.
i agree as more seasons pass by that tmac doesn't win, his rep as a loser will get LOUDER and LOUDER. mostly undeserving but it is what it is. again, including this season, tmac has NEVER HAD homecourt. that would have changed if yao was healthy but it is what it is. but if u see tmac's playoff games, u know he's a different beast. dont worry about it. tmac is win or go home. tmac knows that. that suns game wasn't.
i agree. marbury avg 8 assists and no one is saying he's one of the best passer ever. but u can't deny the 7-2 record WITHOUT wade since he went down. u just can't. i mean, wade had the same players (outside of jones and yes jones has made a difference too) and they went .500 right now, yao > shaq. bar none if u talk about 1-on-1. but i have seen 3 heat games since wade went down and their offense flows better. and plus, their D has drastically improved w/ shaq and zo so that might be a major reason too. the major difference => SHAQ. he's a winner point blank. he just needs wade/kobe to win the ring, but not to get to the playoffs and do damage. that's why guys like wade/kobe are overrated in things like "carrying teams on their backs" as compared to tmac b/c they've won WITH shaq.
You know, Feigan may say this, but you will never hear JVG say it. I wonder if JVG is getting Feigan to write this stuff...to light a fire under McGrady. McGrady has to be the mentally weakest superstar of all time. DD
I agree with Feigen that T-Mac wasn't dominant against PHX, though I feel that this was an exception; he usually is dominant. We never made the Suns say, "oh crap! We have to deal with McGrady!". In fact, they never felt like they had to defend our outside shot, which is why the packed the lane to defend Yao. Ya gotta be firing on all cylinders when you play DAL And PHX, and if your outside shot isn't falling, you're doomed.
i think kobe gave up in the 2ND QUARTER (not the 4th) of that suns game in the playoffs in game 7. dirk CHOKED the entire series v. us 2 yrs ago and the finals last yr. so no, don't take a reg. season game to prove his worth. at least tmac doesn't give up in the playoffs like the stars i mentioned.
10 years in the league - ZERO playoff series won...... That is pretty sad......he has had teams with commanding leads in series and gotten complacent and failed to finish them off.... Tmac - to truly lead - must do it in the playoffs. DD
kobe had a 3-1 lead to the suns. what happened? in a long series, the better team ALWAYS ALWAYS win. tmac never had the better -> which is why his team was never favored. so u gonna say kobe is a all-time choker like tmac? blowing a 3-1 lead too? cuz i vaguely remember many ppl saying kobe wouldn't do this b/c he had a stronger mental mindset. bullcrap. one player can't win 4 games in a 7 game series. tmac alone can win u 3 games (which he what he did v. mavs). he needs another guy to win that 4th. yao will do that.
Where were these tracy bashers when tracy was leading the Rox to a 22-10 record without year during our toughest part of our scheduel allyear?. oh i forgot, yao was'nt here so tracy bashers like pryuen who only comes here or hes beloved yao and other YOF were not here. some fans.
This argument is ridiculous...I hate when people pull this out to throw at TMac...have you looked at those rosters that TMac carried to those series leads? They were TRASH...really...bad bad bad teams, the fact that he ever had those squads leading a series is remarkable. Nothing against you, just the latest person I've seen throw this out here...he's had the worst team every single matchup...how can you knock a guys leadership for almost pulling off a miracle?
I said it in the offseason for the last two years. We need a Point Guard who is a playmaker. Even for all his assists Alston is not a playmaker Point Guard! Tracy Mc Grady needs to be able to[ or JVG instruct] decide that he needs to concentrate on playmaking rather that keep missing so many shots. Also Tracy when he changes tactics and goes to the basket and then mixes it up with outside shooting usually has a better result and get back on track. Also the Refs didn't help with the 25 fouls not called, committed by the many wrestling with Yao Ming.
i know can u believe it? they praise dirk and nash and they had all the team talent in the world and when nash the 2-time MVP doesn't win it all, still lots of praise. tmac brings crap and works a miracle but b/c he's so good, he should even do more im serious, this is truly the first yr where tmac can truly say i dont have to do everything on offense anymore b/c of yao. first time ever.
did he not pass and try to get his teammates involved? howard was the only consistent performer, i remember alston and head getting shots up pretty regularly.
Hakeem took garbage and led them to at least a playoff win...... I guess my expectations for Tmac are pretty high. He should have won a playoff series by now, he is not immune to criticism...if it is earned. KG deserved his criticism of not getting out of the first round for years so does Tmac. Playoffs is where men are made.....Tmac is one of the best ever....during the regular season. I think we have a new Tmac now, one that realizes he must involve his teamates.... The Rockets SHOULD have beaten Dallas....up 2-0 and coming home....come on !!! Tmac must win a playoff series to join the all time greats. DD
so how does that not make it his fault, especially since he just scored 37 points the previous game? if you're healthy you should play....what was his fg in the 1st quarter.....
i dont think hakeem had garbage players at all. they're not all-stars, but not garbage. kenny smith, otis thorpe, horry... those are great role players, not stars. look at tmac - his center in orlando was DECLERQ for god sakes. and now backing up on the bench for the suns BURKE. u can easily say tmac's supporting cast is up there w/ the worst of them in history. KG had some guys who can create their own shots. AI is just a hard player to play w/. and now u see kobe STRUGGLING just to make the playoffs and a .500 record.
