[Yahoo] Rockets don't want McGrady back, continue to try to trade him

I agree that letting his contract expire may not be a bad plan B, considering we're going to need the cash to extend Scola, Brooks, and Lowry after this season. The only long-term contract Morey would take on would be an all-star on a bad or average team IMO. I also think that the Rockets will not be major players in 2010 free agency (Kobe, Lebron, and Dirk re-sign, Wade will either re-sign or go to Chicago), and will instead wait for 2011 free agency (do we re-sign Battier/Yao and at what cost?). I believe the chance of a buyout is slim to none.

 

Playing well for himself does not necessarily mean he will play well as a teamate.

Sometimes guys go for their individual numbers instead of playing a role the team might want him to play.

Come on Easy, you can see that.

DD

 

Why bother let him come to practice then?

 

That right there is why I think he is just not ready, and the team is being cautious.....

His fans and himself are the ones going crazy over this....

Just relax, when he is 100% ready he will play.

Because they are paying him $23 million and if there is an injury they may need him to play.

DD

 

In what way??

You claim that he quit on the team, but the team trainer and team doctors publicly stated that it was an collective decision. I understand your one of those arogant fans who doesn't understand anything, but it is obvious they are handling the situation wrong. Let him play.

 

It's definitely coming from McGrady camp. Tmac will stay away from it though if he has any sense.

I will say that there is a chance we see him before 2010. We can't have Ariza logging 47 minutes every night.

 

Gm's that do not reside in Memphis are not stupid. THey can see a player playing selfishly. Hell, their owners pay them and the scouts millions to find players trying to boost their stats. If Tmac wants a big contract...he has to gel with the rockets. Its simply a win win for the team. He has to succeed with the team or other teams will not want him.

 

That is bull. This isn't the sort of organization that would give up on its fans by tanking.


Well, aside from the years we got Yao and Olajuwon. But right now, our guys have enough talent and heart that, even without Yao or McGrady we are competitive. Heck, Morey built a quarter of this team to function with McGrady/Yao as the backup they desperately needed (Scola, Brooks and Landry), I'd say 35% to function without McGrady/Alston (Lowry, Budinger and Ariza) and remain Morey pieces to function without Yao (Andersen and I guess Dorsey and Cook, not that the later two have been effective). If they'd rolled over and died, then they would be like the scrubs we had before.

I agree with DaDakota, the Rockets are just fed up with constantly bringing him back not quite at 100% and having him break down later. With the group playing as well as they are without him, there is no reason to rush his recovery. I'd love to see T-Mac back on the floor but if he isn't 100%, then he'd bring very little to the team and his own chances to land another big contract.

 

Think about, insurance will pay T Mac's salary for the rest of the year if he sits. Does Les really think he can give us $23 million worth of wins? The team is competitive without him so the Rockets literally gain nothing by playing him. This can only work out for T Mac, best the Rockets can hope for is to not ruin the great team we already have.

 

Whatever status Mac is at as of this point can't be worse than watching some of the stuff Ariza does. Granted Ariza does a lot of things well, just not a lot of the things that are asked of him now that he is a top option. There has been so much stuff about the Mcgrady situation who knows what the hell is the truth. Hopefully both sides are being serious and not acting like f'n children about the given situation.

 

Personally, I don't see it coming from T-Mac's camp. It's not gonna get him on the court or traded, so there is no incentive for it to come from his camp. But honestly, I don't really care where it came from. My only interest as a fan of the Houston Rockets and Tracy McGrady is to see T-Mac on the floor playing basketball in a Houston Rockets uniform...PERIOD

 

As Easy was just saying, he has every reason in the world to play well. I'm sure he's also well aware that his legitimacy and status as a superstar is in question. He's not going to rush himself back out there just to do further damage to his knee. Now he he knows Adelman is skeptical about his ability to function in this "new" offense (that he won 55-games in two years ago). T-Mac's a relatively bright guy. I'm sure these are all issues that he's well aware of. Plus, it kind of goes without saying that Adelman will still have all the leverage even if he allows him to return. A "my way or the highway", short-leash type mentality would be expected on both ends.

 

Not true at all, examples being Artest, on a contract year, did not "gel" a lot with the team on offense. Iverson, last year in Detroit, did not gel at all. Shaq did not gel in Phx (mostly because he couldnt even if he wanted to).
TMac got his best contract by playing for himself, why chage what has worked? Ask Kevin Martin or Rashard Lewis.
Playing for your numbers will pay you a lot. Or go ask Ginobili if he thinks he earned what he deserved being one of the best team oriented players in the league.

 

Defense?

 

Who do you think you are? You judge T-mac from his past whereas the coaching staff judge T-mac from his day to day practice. If the coaching staff said he is not ready then he is not ready! and what are you whining about?

 

I don't believe he would do that after seeing what happened with Iverson this year. I believe he'd come out being the ultimate team player because he'll be trying to earn a good contract and he won't be able to do that if teams think that he's just another AI.

 

Ok, maybe not from Camp McGrady, but from a source who isn't credible - hence, no cite.

 

What about when Rockets were on the streak, did he not play well as a teammate?

 

blah blah blah,,,, the same BS over and over....

 

You the only one trying to be an elitist. Hes better than trevor ariza...even if he comes back shooting a poor %...which trevor is. Now who are you?
I dont care lol... You catchin feelings on a fansite lol. Tracy is the best player we have on the team by being one of the best in the past...its called experience...he knows how to make plays that his teammates wont ever get a chance to. Hes been a franchise player...who has on the current team?? Stop catchin feelings on the internet....you losing...period.