Bringing Tmac off the bench like Spurs do with Manu

If you think Tmac gets pouty now, imagine what'll happen if he isn't starting anymore.

 

Interesting, but I don't think that would be a good idea. T-mac and the team wouldn't be happy about that.

 

He's a lot better than Manu. He can play D, and he's not undersized.

 

Manu is not a good example in my mind since he never really was considered a "superstar" in the public's eyes. The closest I can think of is Stackhouse, who for a few years was on the cusp of the label, closer I think than Manu ever was. In every case the key is whether or not the player can consider the 6th man position a psychological advantage. If it screws with his head too much, yes it means he's a whino but what can you do, it still hurts the team.

 

The closest I can think of is Barkley coming off the bench for Willis.
But ya... You think McGrady looks discontent out there now. I can't imagine him giving 100% off the bench.

 

I see it happening only for the purpose of keeping him healthy and rested for the first couple weeks back.

Players have egos and Tmac is no different. He has been caught talking in the third person a few times, and I think telling him that he is now more suited for a reserve role would really hurt him.

Wade (who also is coming off the bench right now, or at least in his last game) and Manu are both pretty humble players. Tmac is to an extent, but not in the same ways. Besides, I think he can play in the system. When he comes off screens and shoots (rather than shooting contested jumpers) he is much more effective.

Just imagine Tmac if he knew the system like Bonzi. He would have so many dunks, layups, and open shots. Rafer has shown he can run the new offense, it's time for Tmac to let his teammates run the show for him.

 

hell no. just take head out of the lineup and replace him with tmac, and let tmac eat up more of shane battier's minutes without cutting into aaron brook's minutes. solves our problems with head's boneheaded decision-making/unbearable passing and battier's offensive ineptitude.

 

WHAT?!?

I'm Ginobli is a great player

 

are you saying on a permanent basis or just a few games when he gets back to ease him back in?

either way its not going to happen. you don't pay a guy 20 mill to come off the bench.

you try to put him on the bench and watch him really sulk.

and I don't think we're a better team for it either, TMac is a volume shooter who needs alot of touches to get in a groove. He's not Vinnie The Microwave Johnson aka instant offense much less Manu whose pretty efficient in his minutes.

 

I've been saying this for quite sometime but in order for this to work successfully T-Mac would absolutely have to be on board with this. Bring him in when Yao goes out and let him run things with Brooks, Scola, and Bonzi. You can either start Head or Bonzi in his place. Adleman would have his hands full on making this work.

 

There's no way Luther Head or Bonzi should be starting ahead of TMac.

 

that can be done during the course of the game, you don't need to bench TMac to do this.

 

But our other options, Head and Bonzi, dont play D either. At least TMac can handle the ball and pass.

 

not a good idea. knowing mcgrady, just imagine how this will hurt or even destroy his huge yet fragile ego.

and this will practically never happen, unless he's 38 something and still playing...

 

Volume shooter? I don't think that is a concept existing in Adelman's system

 

bring yao off the bench,anyway he doesn't play great at the start of games, he can control the second unit and come in with brooks.that is instant offence from the bench and yao would be more agressive because he would not be in foul trouble.and this also resolves the stamina issue.that way our team would be great against smaller and quicker team too.but would yao be willing to comes off the bench and adapt to what gives us a better chance of winning.

 

interesting, but no.