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Kudos for posting this video. It's long at about 30 minutes, but well worth listening to for a timeline of the McGrady saga/drama. From this perspective, things have just unfolded as "work with the best information available, with a conservative approach." It also sounds like both the training/medical staff as well as Tracy have taken some share of the blame for how things have transpired. They speak well of him as a player. There is a chance that they've got to take that line in terms of preserving trade value (noting careful choices of words about "he has that potential to play as good as his best seasons in the NBA" -- paraphrase). But from my listen, it sounds sincere and straightforward. Great explanations here. Great interview.
so tracy was injured all last season which was apparent. they knew this from the mri. also microfracture was always an option from the beginning which is contrary to belief to here.
If he's ready to go by the deadline then............. Incoming Players Kendrick Perkins 6-10 C from Clifton J. Ozen (HS) 10.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.1 apg in 26.2 minutes Ray Allen 6-5 SG from Connecticut 15.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.2 apg in 35.2 minutes Outgoing Players Carl Landry 6-8 PF from Purdue 15.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.6 apg in 24.9 minutes Tracy McGrady 6-8 SG / SF from Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS) No games yet played in 2009-2010 PF - Scola (33mpg) SF - Ariza (32mpg) C - Perkins (30mpg) SG - Allen (32mpg) PG - Lowry (24mpg) Bench: PG/SG - Brooks (24mpg) SG/SF - Battier (32mpg) PF/C - Hayes (18mpg) C - Anderson (13mpg)
or this.............. Incoming Players Brendan Haywood 7-0 C from North Carolina 10.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 0.3 apg in 33.2 minutes Mike Miller 6-8 SG from Florida 9.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.1 apg in 28.7 minutes Caron Butler 6-7 SF from Connecticut 16.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 apg in 37.2 minutes Outgoing Players Chase Budinger 6-7 SF from Arizona 8.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.4 apg in 18.7 minutes David Andersen 0-0 from 5.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 0.6 apg in 12.4 minutes Carl Landry 6-8 PF from Purdue 15.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 0.6 apg in 24.9 minutes Tracy McGrady 6-8 SG / SF from Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS) No games yet played in 2009-2010 Washington Trade Breakdown PF - Scola (30mpg) SF - Butler (30mpg) C - Haywood (32mpg) SG - Ariza (30mpg) PG - Brooks (30mpg) Bench: PG/SF - Lowry (18mpg) SG/SF - Miller (24mpg) SF/PF - Battier (28mpg) PF/C - Hayes (18mpg)
then next year............ PF - Scola (30mpg) SF - Butler (30mpg) C - Yao (32mpg) SG - Ariza (30mpg) PG - Brooks (30mpg) Bench: PG/SG - Lowry (18mpg) SG/SF - Budinger (18mpg) SF/PF - Battier (25mpg) PF - Hayes (12mpg) C - Haywood (15mpg)
WTF does this have to do with Tracy's knee? Random trade ideas are in another more appropriate thread.
This just pisses me off. There are a bazillion other trade Tracy threads out there in this forum, yet you have the nerve to come in here trying to derail an otherwise enlightening thread concerning the turn of events that lead to his micro-fracture surgery. Unbelievable fella..... Props to the OP for that video. Had no clue it was out there. Thanks.
