Will Tmac and TruWarier mess up the streak and/or offense

dude, check the first 10-11 games after yao went down. our offensive efficiency WENT THROUGH THE ROOF. i'm sure durvasa can bring up those #s.

our defense was also great obviously b/c of deke.

but to point out: our season high in assists this year is 26. we achieved that THREE TIMES. that was all WITH tracy. and that was during the period when tracy put up 20, 7, 7.

so i'm not worried. i just want tracy and ron back healthy. when they're healthy, only good things can happen.

PS - like jon feign said in his chat today. for people who claim tracy runs a lot of the pick and roll, we still run a lot of that with rafer as indicated this year. tracy has just not been moving to well utilize those plays for him.

 

I'm expecting a 2-3 game lull while everyone adjusts again. More if Tracy or Ron doesn't fully commit. And of course, if there's a lull, all hell will break loose here on the GARM.

Long-term, though, I think they'll get things running smoothly again and we'll hit our stride in March and April.

 

We don't need tracy to dominant the rock

We don't need him to carry the squad



Tracy has more mental rehab to do than physical. He must learn to blend his superior skills within the team.He can't cry about high volume touches because if he is off we have other guys who can carry that load.


Tracy is use to playing similar to allen iverson to where he is the man and the team depended on him so much that he could just shoot his way into the game. We don't need that from him,if his shot isn't falling he must realize that he has other guy's who can pick up that slack.



NO MORE EGO

 

Hopefull to begin with Coach "A' will be very cautious, bring them slowly into the game say in the third qtr. and observe their efforts to adapt into the flow of the game. McGrady must not try to take over the game but play in the flow, taking shots which are passed to him in an open position. Artest must be given regular direction by Coach 'A' as to what he is expected to do both in Offence and Defence. Hopefully after a week of this, say about four games both Artest and Tracy must understand that they are part of the Team , just like Yao. they must trust and involve their mates in the flow of the game, on both ends of the court.

 

Put it like this, we need T-mac and Ron Ron if we want to get out the 1st round.

 

Not the TruWarier...the other...who knows

 

I got my qualms about tmac. I mean, how many fast breaks have we seen in the last few games? When Tmac is on the court, it never happens, I mean NEVER. The only guy running the break is Rafer. With young legs like Von in the game, the rox have a quick wing that can out run the other team. Prove me wrong tmac.

 

T-Mac ran the break alot more last year when his legs were HEALTHY, he said he feels light on his feet now so i think we'll see him run the break alot more when he comes back...he didn't run it alot earlier in the season because of his knee

 

Thats why we bench both TMac and TruWarier. They can play and dominate any team's bench fodder.

Yes we are that deep.

 

remember that dunk v. the hornets on teh fast break last yr? if he can do that in his first few games back, then i know for sure he's back.

let's get some alley oops or facials tracy.

 

Von Wafer is what T-Mac was SUPPOSED to be, a SG who could make the outside shot and slash to the basket. Unfortunately, this damaged goods T-Mac can't buy a basket no matter where he is. Please ship him out of town.

 

and to answer the thread, yes they will mess up our offense. i don't see us losing until T-Mac and Artest rejoin the lineup because that means less minutes for Wafer and Barry.

 

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i don't think he can dunk like that,it's too early.

 

Ron should be able to help. Battier is not that good right now.
Tmac? I'm not sure. To add some help, Tracy should at least play better than Wafer. And that's difficult considering how good Wafer has been playing recently.

 

In the playoffs we are going to need players that can get the ball and score, play tuff 1on 1 defense, and take over offensively when needed. That's what Ron and Tracy are gonna do.

This team is finaly built for the playoffs... It took me a couple of seasons to understand this concept, but I get it now.

 

Neither Tracy nor Ron are stupid, they can see what is going on out there.

They won't want to rock the boat and will fall in line....but...the key is whether they truly believe because crunch time, when things are tough people usually revert to what makes them comfortable.

And that is not what this team needs, they need to play the Adelman way to have real playoff success.

We shall see.

DD

 

This is the reason why I think so many fans have fallen in love with Wafer. He is what we all want Tmac to be, passionate and full of effort. While I love Wafer's play of late, a healthy Tmac who is willing to buy into the system is definitely the preferred player in the lineup. But if he comes back and is not "back" then I say keep Wafer in there. While its sad, its also a good thing that itll be a tough decision to see who falls out of the rotation. And to answer the OP's question, they'll definitely disrupt the offense but I think eventually it'll return to a nice flow.

 

My guess is that initially, TMac will have less impact than Wafer is having now, and what will the fans do with that? Potentially TMac is much better, but may never be as fast and flashy. If Wafer had not been benched for almost the entire second half against the Jazz (?), he may have gotten 30. He certainly couldn't have done worse that Shane and AB.

 

i think ron should just be a shooter, and stick to d, he should score when he has to, that is when we struggle to score. tmac i think will be fine if he is truly healthy because he does well coming off picks for open jumpers, he just needs to do that. plus, he LOVES to get assists, he moves the ball, he just needs to start earlier in the shot clock, rather than drive and kick for that open man in the last few seconds of the shot clock. he is a rhythm shooter, so he needs alot of attempts, but as long as those are good attempts within the offense, we're good