Really, greatest players ever to step on a basketball court, you and I are not even close to agreeing on that. My point? I was commenting on how he looks NOW.....I live in the moment NOW.....and right NOW....he looks slow..... And yes, I know it is because he has not played basketball in 11 months.....that is exactly my point, and Rick Adelman's too, that he is not ready to play yet....still isn't... Since he is only going to play 7 minutes I want to see him BUSTING HIS BUTT during those 7 minutes, going all out.......and if not.....he probably goes back to the bench. This is a chance for Tracy, I would like him to grasp it and show what he can do......no more coasting, this is time to put up or shut up. Sorry, if that rankles some.....actually, no, I am not sorry.....being a fan is different for everyone, some are sunshiny panzy fans, I am not. :grin: DD
Chase is great. He is not the next hick from French Lick. Not even close. Larry never had hops like that.
I actually thought he looked better on d last night. I thought had a sense of purpose and played with energy. Also, his lateral movement is getting a little better. He had pretty good lift on his jumper also. Not classic TMac, but getting there. Also, a big concern was that he would dominate the ball. I haven't seen him walk it up yet.
Would it helped if MGrady started? T-Mac is coming in 4-6 minutes after the game has started. The other 4 starters have already been playing and are in the flow of the game. Adelman is probably still looking at his options and which combinations work the best. I think we will see McGrady starting for Battier, but that could depend if we use Shane as a defensive specialist on the opponent's top scorer. I think Shane wouldn't have a problem coming off the bench, but Ariza could be a different story. We basically recruited him to be our go-to man and now we bring him off the bench? If we look at the wing combinations, we have better ball handling if we separate Battier & Ariza. Pairing T-Mac & Budinger with one of those guys would make more sense.
