It seems like every body recovered nicely from their injuries except Tmac. Well atleast when he comes back he'll be fresh and ready to go.
Just so people know, I read the live blog Blinebury had going on during the game and he says that he had nothing to do with it and he didn't like it.
Trying to draw any parallel to Yao Ming is a joke. At no time in Yao's career has he ever been accused of dogging it.
Irrelevant. How is Tmac dogging it now? He waited until Shane came back and then took a seat. The doctors say that he won't hurt his knee by playing, but it is clear that the pain has limited his abilities on the court. Why should he play 30 minutes a game at 1/2 TMAC level when he could sit for a month an let other players get some playing time to develop and come back maybe at 3/4 TMAC level and THEN work his game back into form in time for the post-allstar break stretch of the season. We had an amazing record last year, right? 55 wins is awesome, just 2 shy of the first championship team, and we also had a lot of injuries as well. But, who cares when we don't get out of the first round? I would much rather sit McGrady for a month or so to let him get back to full strength in time for the last half of the season when it really counts. We have enough depth now to get a good seed in the West. We do not need TMAC for the whole regular season in order to get a good record, like we have in previous years. If we get him back healthy, hungry, and ready in time for the final stretch and then we make it out of the first round and hopefully into the WCF, then we will have had a successful season and everyone will forget this little deal. What if he played through it and then further injured himself to the point where he wouldn't be full strength in time for the playoffs? Wouldn't that be horrible? Well, that has happened the last couple of years and he doesn't want to waste these last few years where he is still effective. Also, he was a warrior last year when it really counted. He played through TWO injuries in the final stretch and into the playoffs and was obviously in a lot of pain, but still found a way to be very effective in that series. (at least more than anyone else on the floor). He didn't quit on his team then, did he????? The last thing i'll mention is that the reason reason we didn't make it out of the first round the first and third years with TMAC were not because of him. He was absolutely our best player. Who was the main problem? Yao. The Dallas series was a tough one because Yao was still young. But the first Utah series, Yao was a net negative in all 7 games and easily cost us the series. I love Yao, but he gets a free pass too often while TMAC gets the shaft. Everyone gets blamed for not getting the ball to Yao when he can't hold his position for more than a second in the post if defenses are really keying in on him. Everyone give TMAC a break and let him heal up. You will see that he will become like his former self once the second half of the season rolls around.
You are absolutly right. T-Mac played on his knee for a month. Then he takes time off and he is being soft? How is playing on a sore knee for amonth being soft? Playing games will only be good for his knee, but it is not the only way to rehab. It was obvious the soreness was affecting his mobility on the court. He is doing the right thing. Instead of being a negative to the team on the floor he is going to rehab his knee away from the court. Also why is everyone here so loyal to our team doctors? Even Joey Dorsey is hurt, without even playing. They let Steve Francis play last season when he wasn't 100% and cannot keep our team healthy. T-mac got an outsiders opinion.
tmac is an easy target. i am frustrate with him missing games b/c it seems like a yearly occurrence. but i can't see how people are frustrated with him THIS year, after what he displayed last yr. last yr should erase ANY questions about his toughness and what his mindset is for the team. if he was a quitter, he would have quit when yao went out last yr b/c all hopes of winning were gone. if he was a quitter, he would have shut it down last season with 2 injuries, get surgeries earlier, and heal up for next year. but no, he fought through them, and made us extremely competitive in the utah series. if he was a quitter, he wouldn't dress up to play clearly when he wasn't ready. people may speculate about rehab/training in the off-season or whatever. but we don't know what's the deal is. he was clearly in pain. he was clearly not moving right. sure he could have played. AND HE DID. he played until EXACTLY when shane got back, which meant he did this on purpose. he wanted us to get off to a decent start until shane returns. and he did that. you cannot question what tracy's goals and mindset are for this team after last yr (and i can't emphasize this enough). dude wants to win. he wants the team to win. and he wants to win badly. that is why he's doing whatever it takes to get as healthy as he can get so he can help this team reach its ability.
Well playing in the Olympics was kind of a risk, but it was accepted. I know its not the same thing but Yao has the same problems as T-mac. But then he earns considerably less
yao earns the max. tracy signed his extension when the money was still high. now the max isn't as high.
Man, the Houston Chronicle's ticker is such a low classless move. Now the rest of the league and NBA oriented fans are noticing. Low class, total low class.
Excatly, they should support Rockets, really. ANd now think how McGrady can feel about that. He probably doesn't give a fu** about that, but still, it is pretty frustrating. It is your city, your journalists, you should be defended, not blamed by them. As you said, low class
I wonder if some heads will roll on this decision when it catches national attention. Chron has got to be embarrassed by this stuff.
wrong. Check Yao stats in Dallas series. I know for a fact he had 30 points in game 7 when everybody else, including tmac tanked it.
Problem with Mcgrady is not that he misses an inordinate amount of time, but that his injuries are mysterious an changing. I remember last year over a period of two months or so that he hurt his knee, shoulder, and elbow independently. Since he does not really give a medical explanation of his pain, it's natural to be suspicious of his actions. Unlike Yao, who typically breaks his bones which give a very fixed timetable of recovery, McGrady essential returns to the floor whenever he tells the doctor that he is not in as much pain.
tracy had 27 points and 7 assists in game 7 bro. both showed up, and no one else did. they scored 57 of the team's 70 points. i'm telling you, tracy and yao have done their part enough to advance, the role players have stunk it up to another level beyond imagination.
everyone of his injuries have been confirmed by the medical staff. a few of them go unnoticed before they're confirmed (the knee last year and this year--the 2nd doctor told him to get some rest before playing). ultimately, tracy's an easy target. but i don't get how you could put that injury ticker up what he did last year though. he sacrificed his body to get this team to the playoffs. who could have done that? it's fine they put up how many games tracy missed and the record. but the dollar amount? it's not even the lack of class. it's pure hate. and it tells us the chron thinks tracy has done ZILCH for this organization and is a waste of money.
all good points, but this one i disagree with. he SHOULD have made sure to heal up for this season knowing yao will be back and we will be contenders. if that meant cutting his season short then so be it. we weren't / didn't go anywhere last season anyway.
