I would say no I don't think they will, not because he wasn't a great player or talent but because he wasn't here long enough and we didn't win a championship with him. I am the same way with Yao also, I wouldn't expect them to put his number up their either. This isn't a knock on them but I think it is the same as the Magic most likely not going to put up Shaw's or Dwight's numbers in the rafters even after their tenure there with both having Finals appearances.
I am not advocating for his jersey being retired but your hate is even blinder than what TM has been giving from himself. The Toronto was a game changer but it was obviously clear from the start that he could not come back....(blocked by the rim) You are just an unforgiving son of a gun Most fans were real about the situation and you could feel sympathy for him actually trying to recuperate (Injury nearly crippled that man) If you actually rethink the situation from different angles, you would see that there was little chance he was coming back from that at all. Him still able to play with the Knicks, Hawks and Pistons, and Spurs is really been a tiny miracle. THIS COULD BE CAREER THREATENING AND IT WAS IN THE END. Hindsight is hindsight. You don't wish this kind of injury to any player. Not even Jazz players.
How am I getting blinded by "hate"? I am not advocating that he never plays another game. I am not advocating that he re-injures himself. I am not advocating that he goes bankrupt. I have not wished a single bad wish on his future. I don't feel "hate" for T-Mac, just contempt. He does not deserve to have his jersey retired by the Rockets. He has done NOTHING to deserve that option. Umm... he SEARCHED for a doctor who would recommend surgery for him. All the other doctors told him he needed to play through the pain to properly strengthen the muscles. He decided first that he couldn't and looked for a doctor willing to recommend what others did not. Then he decided himself that he was ready and even had MJ's trainer vouch for him. We all know how that turned out. If it was JUST the Toronto game, I would be able to forgive his atrocity. It was NOT just the Toronto game. It was 2 seasons of his shenanigans. It was him taking himself in and out of games and forcing Ron-Ron to force himself to play. It was him shying away from responsibility. Apparently forcing his will and saying things like "It's on me" only applies when the team wins. I have zero sympathy for him because of the way he handled it. I didn't need to look at it from any different angles. I knew he couldn't come back and he didn't. He failed at every stop after his surgery that he had to look for a doctor to recommend. That is completely his choice and his fault, so no sympathies from me. Yao can have my sympathy, Franchise can have my sympathy, but T-Mac? No dice there. His surgery was career threatening. Playing through it was not. Let's get something straight buddy... I NEVER wished injury on him. Also, again... Yao had an even worse injury. Do you see anyone who views Yao in the same light as T-Mac? No... why don't you think long and hard about why T-Mac is so special that he burned bridges with every team he starred for.
I did not recall him burning bridges with the Raptors. That was a career move. And with the Magic I think it was less drama. I did not recall anything major (Disconnect with Weissbrod who was not a good owner himself) Houston was the only place where a tad more happened. No burned bridges with Knicks, Hawks, Pistons and Spurs that I recall. I am just saying I have not seen you give him any kind of credit/props. All those years you have come up was NEGATIVE TALK The vibe I am getting is that Houston was his favorite place among (Orlando and Toronto)and the place he wanted to be long term. He was always going to be a controversial character and I don't think he was dumb at all. He just draws attention like any superstar (He could be more like Durant but he wasn't) OK... you can sympathize with Yao and Francis. Fair enough but that does not change a fact that McGrady was a superior talent than both and he wasn't home grown. He came to love the city of Houston. That was undeniable. But it was a relationship based on talent. And as his talent faded, he was not welcome any more. That's all. That other stuff is just not as relevant. Of course it could be less of drama. But hey the Lakers have 100 times more drama there and nobody is complaining because there were championships. Talent(No.1) and work ethic are paramount. And you know that most posters here are furious because he could not tap into the superior talent pool beyond 2 years. And the management paid him to last longer than 6 years.
This is just life. You don't get everything every damn time. You got expectations that are too high for a player. The only thing Yao is not doing is giving interviews criticizing the situations they are in and work hard. Tmac worked hard most of the time... was only one offseason that he did not. And fans here remember that too well. So appreciate players like Hakeem and 10 players that are meant for ages. Others are flawed. To win a championship you gotta have the best of the best (Now Lebron, Durant, Kobe and Wade are not enough) or the best coach in Pops It's really simple. Once in a while you can still win with a defensive Pistons squad. Harden and Howard could get close but Harden at least has to reach No. 2 or beyond player in the league to really contend IMHO
My expectations are hardly high considering T-Mac was the highest paid player on our team and our supposed superstar. All he had to do when he couldn't put out was to keep quiet and stop acting like a diva still. It wasn't about the injuries. It was all about him being such a b**** in his last few years where he burned every bit of goodwill he accrued with a lot of Rockets fans.
So you are kind of person. If a girl b****es/talks too much you are inclined to dump her even if she were a 9/10 before but underwent plastic surgery and failed? I do not think this was the last of you because there is a tenacity to you of coming back. Try to be positive and #BeWell
I dont know if this is universally true, but I dont think that they would give a number of a player to a future player if they have plans on retiring that number... - Isiah Canaan #1, Omer Asik #3
this will happen... http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2012/11/alexander-rockets-plan-to-retire-yaos-no-11/
Yao's nor T-mac's jersey should be retired. Sadly their career were too short, the good times too few. I like Yao a lot, and if he was somehow still involved with the organization actively, I'd say yes to retire his jersey.
This is coming from an outside perspective, but I don't think McGrady developed enough of a franchise identity as a Rocket to warrant a jersey retirement without joining the Hall of Fame. Generally, players' jerseys are retired if they either: A) have significant sentimental value to a particular franchise, or B) are in the Hall of Fame. He clearly doesn't match A, and is a borderline case for B. At any rate, even if he gets into the HoF there's no guarantee that the Rockets will want to retire his jersey unless they feel like they need to "pad" the historicity of the franchise. Given how notable the Rockets franchise is without McGrady, I doubt they'll retire his jersey just because he gets into the HoF.
