Tracy has honestly been our PG for the most part the last few years............... (Especially with Van Gundy) With Artesticles in the mix, Will Tracy have less weight on his shoulders in terms of initiating the offense, and lessened tough defensive assignments? Will this lead to more games out of Tracy? Is it possible that Tracy plays 75+?
He played 71 last year, so i say anything from 60 to 67 is a realistic option. bigger question is how many will yao play till he does his leg again. that leg is a walking time bomb. like macs knee or shoulder.
I think he'll fall between 70-75. Like dude above me said Yao is the one who we should really worry about. T-Mac has played 71 and 66 games respectively the last 2 years, Yao hasn't seen 60 games in the past 3.
75+? unlikely, unless Rockets could got in WCF/Final... his career history tells the story:<table border="1"><tbody> <tr><td>Year </td> <td>Team</td> <td>G </td></tr> <tr><td>97-98</td> <td>TOR </td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr><td>98-99</td> <td>TOR </td> <td>49 </td></tr> <tr><td>99-00</td> <td>TOR </td> <td>79 </td></tr> <tr><td>00-01</td> <td>ORL </td> <td>77 </td></tr> <tr><td>01-02</td> <td>ORL </td> <td>76 </td></tr> <tr><td>02-03</td> <td>ORL </td> <td>75 </td></tr> <tr><td>03-04</td> <td>ORL </td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr><td>04-05</td> <td>HOU </td> <td>78 </td></tr> <tr><td>05-06</td> <td>HOU </td> <td>47 </td></tr> <tr><td>06-07</td> <td>HOU </td> <td>71 </td></tr> <tr><td>07-08</td> <td>HOU </td> <td>66 </td></tr> <tr><td>Career</td> <td>-- </td> <td>749</td></tr> <tr><td>Average</td><td>-- </td> <td>68</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
I think it's more likely that it will lead to more games that Tracy options not to play in order to nurse nagging injuries. If he thinks we can get by with Battier/Artest for stretches, he'll be more prone to take himself out for 2 week stretches, blaming his back, knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, wrist, ears, or toes. Evan
i think 60-70 and my guess he will sit games if the other team is weak like the bobcats or something like that because its not worth him playing against a bad team and getting injured. yao and artest should be able to manage. hopefully the sitouts will be there just to give him a breather and not because he is unable to play at all
