Mcgrady Highlights vs Nets Opener

Decent role player...but he needs to back off if he can't finish at the rim or draw fouls. 12 points off 10 shots isn't helping the team.

 

Bulls could take that player who can beat his man OFF the dribble

 

We can use TMac, no one in this team beats his man off like TMac does.

 

A lotta of those plays were 50/50 and could have been called fouls. The ease with which he was getting to the rim was pretty awesome.

While he didn't have any assists he had passes leading to fouls which are just as good IMO

 

He's certainly moving better than the 07-08 playoffs.

Maybe that knee surgery in Germany is a blessing in disguise and many players can look towards it.

 

Don't forget that after he beats his man off, he always finishes at the rim.

 

But.. sometimes he misses the hole

 

Sorry, but I don't see the lightning-quick first step. No hate here, but he didn't look any different to me than he did last season. Average athleticism on the perimeter and at the rim and a penchant for stumbling and falling down when there was contact in the lane. BUT his jumper did look smoother and no matter how old he gets, he will always be 6'8" with freaky long arms and with court vision as good as any SF/SG in the league.

He is certainly capable of being a quality sixth man who can give you 12-13 ppg off the bench but I don't see much beyond that. Good luck to him no matter how things turn out for him.

 

He does look a lot quicker!
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Obligatory...

 

Of course you don't see it. You predicted he would be done and out of the league 2 years ago.

 

Thats what most people perdicted. a 6th man like Crawford is what he'll be. Noone was stupid enough to say he'll be an allstar again.

 

What? He made 5-10 shots and scored 12 points. That's 50% shooting.
I totally understand the T-mac hatred but to bash a guy for shooting 50% from the field is going a little extreme. He is no longer on the Rockets, not even in the same division or conference, Just leave him alone..
If he can get back to where he once was, then more power to him.
Go Rockets

 

If anything he could do a grant hill here and have a comeback.

 

he had 2 jumpers

 

he is gunna have a grant hill comeback.

 

He looked a little on the chubs side, but I guess that's just his age. In the very first play I thought the small guy driving was him but then realized he's actually the big guy grabbing the rebound.

I think if he can handle it, he could play a PF role and bang down low. he has the size for it.

 

I just read some of your old posts and 2 years ago you said Tracy was done and had no chance to make an NBA roster. Whoops

 

The bottom line is that all of the people who said he was done, and all of the people who said he faked a knee injury, WERE WRONG.

 

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