That is some news to be breaking. If that is the case - that "Mgt and Ownership" are behind the McGrady FUBAR then the hope that this management team can steer a course to allow the Rockets to move in the direction of fielding a competitive team is all but gone. Except for those afflicted with MDS the spectacle of playing any player 6 games at 7 minutes per is so passingly strange that any free agent would not want to come any where near this leper colony of managment.
How would JVG have handled this situation? More professionally, that's for sure. He understood T-Mac's true value way more than Adelman did.
This is part of the plan. They are going to trade McGrady for Iggy, and then sign him 2010. Lineup next year: PG Brooks SG McGrady SF Iggy PF Scola C Yao Bench: Landry Ariza Lowry Budinger Dalembert
I think he was talking about a completely healthy and happy TMac, which is what was expected when Tracy was signed, but not what we currently have available despite what Tmac fans would like to believe. The healthy perrenial all star version of Tmac is missing from the team, and no doubt would be one of our two best players. The Rockets obviously believe the current recovering from major surgery Tmac is not that player at this point.
I'm sure like most of us, GM's and coaches would actually watch the game and see how he works within the confines of the games versus picking up the news paper and judging him based on the box score. I think him stat padding would actually hurt his value like Iverson.
agreed, its amazing how people can forget how good and amazing mcgrady was. He lead us to 22...he played amazing (monumental) playoff series against both Utah and Mavericks. People just don't understand how big of a mistake MOREY, LES, and Rick made. If McGrady came back to form we could've even kept him for cheap. Nobody gave him time to come back. Its gonna take Mcgrady playing for another team at the same level, and then each and every person on this site and in houston will miss him.
Best Player-Yao....missed. 2nd best player???-I still think Mac is better than anyone on this team right now, but it seems very unlikely he would be referring to Tracy given his obvious disliking for the man.
Exactly, Basketball is fundamentally a sport, which requires those players to be athletes first. When it came to Bball, Height, Speed, Strength are the most important factors, which people deem as talent..and which we lack....... there is a stupid poll comparing Yao and Chuch on Defense, If you compare them in one game, they might be the same, but in a 82-game season, players got worn out a lot, so Yao and Chuck is not even close, not comparable. that's why the team right now are struggling, lots of players just have to play so hard to overcome the lack of talent that they do not have enough energy left now.... The other day I heard Phil talking about Ron guarding Lebron instead of Kobe, He specifically said:" Lebron is good at wear guys out, Ron can help a lot......" That is talking about a game! Not to mention 82 games.
I'm curious as to why the question was "stupid". The guy asked if the Rockets felt they missed out on a possible win with the Nugs missing their best player, which is true. Also, the Rockets held quite a large lead as well, yet let that fall to waste with the Nugs without Carmelo. You can't compare the Rockets missing Yao to the Nugs missing 'Melo. Yao's been out this whole year and won't return, so these Rox are who they are. 'Melo will eventually come back, yet the Rockets got them at a time when he was sidelined. It was very much a winnable game, whereas with 'Melo, it would have been doubtful. Yet the Rockets blew their chance, in spite of getting far out ahead early. The Rockets blew the game, plain and simple. Anyone could see that; it was a game they should have won. The reporter was just looking for Rick to confirm it.
