More talented than Hakeem Olajuwon and Moses Malone? :grin: And even If he was, it makes it all the more sad, honestly.
the talent that mcgrady has is to give organizations false hope that he could lead the team to a championship or even a playoff series victory. it has been proven time and time again, he can never stay healthy, he can never get along with coaches, organizations, and teammates and fans. his motivation for success is strictly selfish, not team oriented . he was never a good leader, he couldn't lead the boy scotts .
How does one define talent? Do we ignore his genetic defect/balky back? The likes of which derailed his prime and forced him into changing his game multiple times to compensate? Tmac was talented but he was also cursed with a curved spine, so much so that some doubted he would last in the league, lo and behold, they were half right. Tmac didn't enjoy a long career but his peak was so dominant that only about 30 or so players in NBA history have been selected to more All-NBA teams.
True, but it was inspiring to see him adapt his game so often. To give his all in the playoffs. Its a shame he spent his best days toiling away on teams that couldn't do anything unless he was on the court. Even the Rockets with Yao floundered without him to guide the team.
It was a shame to see the Rockets flounder their days away toward the end with a superstar who doesn't give any effort and lied about his health status, thank goodness we got Ron Artest he was 100x the leader that tmac ever was. Yao and the Rockets got better because Tmac left. <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ulqFFtnHpog" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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OK tinman: I am totally on your side about MeMac but this strikes me as an awful lot of time, effort and BBS space dedicated to a former has-been - never-was. Plus I think Chronz is pranking you.
The team didn't flounder crap without T-Mac. If anything, the team got better without that diva to shackle them down after he got injured. The team made it farther than it ever did with T-Mac active when it was Yao and Ron leading the Rockets. T-Mac is a perennial playoffs loser and that is a fact.
I remember Chronz as a rabid TOF. I think they are jealous that he's insignificant, hence the thread coming out of nowhere. There's nothing new in the Lin threads. Waiting for morey to do some deals before the trade deadline, that's the real topic .
I didn't much like how things went down at the end of his time here, but man, people be butthurt like crazy.
Toward the end, yes. But that wasn't a superstar you were looking at, that was a player who was playing on a knee that required MF. Nobody lied, why undergo a career endign surgery if it wasn't required? Thats why the Rocket Physicians resigned and apologized for their negligence IIRC. Then explain why the team struggled so badly in his absence? They could be without Yao and sustain high efficiency, but remove Tmac, and it went downhill. IIRC they werent even .500 without him during his prime. Different year, different teammates, different opponent, different Tmac. Why would I care about how the team performed that year when Im discussing a PRIME T-Mac. Step it up breh Read back a few pages for why this is an irrelevant factoid, basketball isnt Tennis, hes not out there by himself.
Also why post Ron Artest? I dont recall Yao ever thanking Ron for helping his game. The stats certainly dont back his superiority or his drastic impact for his teammates. Wake me up when Ron Artest has as many All-NBA selections LMFAO
What would make you think that? If anyone is pranking anyone, its Tinman with his constant dodges. Notice how the topic has devolved into a past his peak/prime Tmac when Im discussing the impact of a healthy T-Mac. Feel free to pick up the debate for him, god knows he needs the help.
Hey was Dikembe Mutombo a better player for the Rox than T-Mac? He made the 2nd Round and actually had a better record than Yao in the playoffs.... #haterlogic
Actually Im a Clippers fan. Rox were the team I grew up rooting for because the Clips werent competing for anything back then and I went to a classic duel between Hakeem and Nique back in the day that put them on my radar. What exactly would I be jealous of? Seriously make sense of that post because Im struggling to find the correlation. Its a thread about Tmac. I've shut down your laughable attempts at a rebuttal so this is all you have left, totally jealous.
Amazing to get rid of an expiring contract? Do you not know how the NBA works? Remember when the Rox couldn't get rid of Hakeem?
Tracy mcgrady was a cancer , his attitude , his play and his contract. Hakeem win championships and Mvps . it's insulting that you even put them in same paragraph. Shows your knowledge of the rockets is bullocks
You're a rabid TOF . I remember your posts when mcgrady got traded and when he quit . You were defending him like you were Derrick fisher
Cause Ron brought toughness and leadership to the rockets which Tracy couldn't. That season Tracy decided to not show up against Utah in a regular season game and a injured Ron artest played and led the team. I think mcgrady fans have a false memory of the rockets . It's done on purpose and it's partially because mcgrady fans are stupid
