He will never be 100% all season we already know, but a 80% Mac at the end is better than a 70% Mac at the end and then your rolling the dice to hope he can finish? Not worth it because the team will never gel first to have him strong enough to finish. I think it's fair to rest him he carries the team the last 2 seasons with out Yao playing most of those games.
You get the sence that killing 2 birds with 1 stone is far better then rolling dice. I dont want this to be the issue at the end as to why we don't advance or why we fall short of WCF and with this built in excuse as to why we go no where then they are indeed making it is to where the fans will have something to talk about instead. Whats the point? What is the point why agree to play 1 of each back to back. I don't want no excuses at the end so if it was up to me rest him.
the Dallas game 2nd game of the season he had a ally oop, now he cant even lift himself and his jump shot is flat and can't elevate enough for periods of time. His body has wear and tear on him. I dont want to give the player the built in excuse as to why we fall short at the end. That is a losing mentality on the player and mangement. He needs extended rest to heal to be strong enough to finish not going into these games with the same condition.
Sorry for the multiple post. The team can hold on with strong defense for a month without Mac and still be in the playoff picture when he returns. My point is he will have healed some and be stronger to finish while the team has gelled better. The plus of having him rest a month is to heal and to have the team play 5-5 defense instead of 4-5 when he is on the court. At the current rate he has gotten worst. In any emergency he can return earlier.
Yes, If the pieces they got for him in a trade fit in better with the rest of the team. Even if you just remove him from the team for nothing, the team is about as good as the one from last year with Artest replacing Tmac. Especially defensively.....when they want to be. DD
I depends on what is meant by without. Without T-Mac because he injured or sits then I don't think it is as likely. I still think they have a good chance as long as Artest and Battier are healthy. Without T-Mac because he has been traded for another starting calibre SG. Yes, I believe in this team. With or without T-Mac this is Yao's team now.
Fake question. No team can win the ring when its No 1 salary player who take away $21M a year makes zero or negative contribution. But to answer your question, can we win the ring without Tmac if we can use his $21M elsewhere? Yes! Definitely Yes!!!
I'm sorry about talking about the championship this early and all that. My ultimate reason for making this thread is to be objective in evaluating T-Mac. Yes, he is my favorite player, but to be fair to all of you, I wanted to hear your logical and unbiased answers to the question because in the long run, we will be faced with this tough decision: an affirmative or a negative. A shoutout to i3artow i3aller, very well said. I had to ask my girlfriend about that introvert thing. As I then remembered, I too am an introvert . And to Rockets4279, that's ok, post as many as you want. This is the people's thread now .
It depends on which Tmac do we get in the playoffs. The 2005 version or the 08/09 version? one win one lose.
You mean the current team without T-Mac is as good as the the team last year that didn't have Yao? That might be true. But comparing teams at full strength, a T-Mac-less Rocket team has no real playmaker or pure scorer (unless Brooks averages 19 a game). Artest is good when his shot is falling, but he is an inconsistent offensive threat. T-Mac can at least set other guys up when he's not making shots.
If TMac plays, we won't make the playoffs. When he plays, we can't beat teams like the Raptors or 76ers.
The answer is yes if it gets a replacement of equal value and talent as a healthy tmac, which pretty much means no.
