His health HAS been unpredictable since last yr. Prior to last yr his back has bothered him as well, but not nearly as significant as last season.
honestly i don't even think this is news. he may be getting better but we all know t-mac can feel fabulous and one wrong move will send him back to the lockerroom. i don't want to trade t-mac and definitely not for iverson, but at this point even when he's healthy we just have to hope every game he stays that way.
t-mac played 15 games with the whole off season to rest. now hes comming back with only a week or two rest from a back spasm? that's just asking for another back spasm in 5 games.
Haha, yes. Well somehow my sig hasn't jinxed Bonzi yet. So I'll leave him in there with an adjustment.
Getting AI might be the best deal the Rox could make for TMac. You would be getting an All-Star for an All-Star, most teams wouldn't make a deal for Tmac because of that back but the 76ers might because of the situation. Not saying AI is the best fit, he's small, needs the ball and would eat into Yao's shots but the Rox should at least be considering it. A trade for AI would be a bold move and maybe right now we need to make a bold move.
My question now is when his back will suck up again? Please note my question is not whether his back will hold up
not necessarily. the trailblazers beat them last night and cassell is coming back from an injury. i feel like this is a winnable game for the rockets even w/o tmac.
I am realistic. It would be unrealistic to question his greatness and talent Unrealistic would be 50 points. He can get 30 points in his sleep
The Rockets aren't pressing. They just can't execute. If someone doesn't make those plays McGrady makes, we will continue to lose without him. McGrady is having a career worst season, and we still collapse without him. His role isn't nearly as large as it was two years ago. Winning those three games without McGrady is a reasonable goal. The Rockets are better than those two teams, even without McGrady, and they have it within them to play at a much higher level without him. We simply have to make some changes.
t-mac will never be as good as he once was. he reminds me alot of allen houston. he won't drive any more, is content to be a "playmaker." well, the problem with that is no one will fear him driving to the basket anymore, and will be happy to let him hang around the perimeter and jack up shots. he will cease to be a playmaker because no one will double team him anymore. trade him. trade him as soon as he can come back and play a few good games. i mean, supposedly his back was GREAT. remember? best shape of his life, remember? and what happened? its not like he was driving past 3 defenders and contorted himself going to the rack, where he fell and landed on his back. no, he jumped up, contesting a shot. thats weak. he is no longer the same, and will never be the same. trade him while we still can. AI? doubt we could arrange that deal, but try to get something. i bet you a million, t-mac's gonna retire soon. he is already soft with no desire, i doubt he will do all the weight training and conditioning to get back to where he used to be. anyway, my 2 cents.
man come on are u serious? the rockets will win and win big on sunday it's ashame u believe something like this
Hey Mos Def the way T-Mac was playing before he got injured, you call that soft? You call that not driving to the hoop? In the few games before the injury (barring Minnesota) T-Mac was playing brilliantly again. Everyone always questions his heart whereas he was CLEARLY leading this team again and rounding back into shape. It's not his fault his back gives him so much trouble with the back spasms. He has heart, he can still play like the T-Mac of old. Not entirely, but he still has a lot of it in him. It's his back that's holding him back. Everyone said he'll never be as good as he used to be. That's true, but he doesn't NEED to be and he wasn't planning on it ANYWAYS regardless of injury. He wants to trust in his teamates and that's how it was. If you're going to trade T-Mac it has to be for his back issue only, but even then no one is going to take him at that price. I'm going to give this back thing one more shot before I get depressed. If he doesn't have a back spasm for another good while then we'll know this one didn't have anything to do with last season but it was more of a regular back spasm T-Mac has dealt with his entire career. Plus it seems more like the back spasm was because he didn't stretch for a while before playing right away and everyone else was stretching to keep loose. Also, he said he stepped on someones foot and it shot pain up his back. We'll have to see what happens when he gets back. If he doesn't have an episode again for a while, we'll know this wasn't related to last season.
I don't think it's time to panic just yet. What we really need a third scorer and if Bonzi can play that role for us, we can probably live with T-Mac not going 100% and playing more of a distributor for us for this season. Beyond that, I have my doubts. That said, if the right deal does come along, I don't see how the Rockets can't seriously consider dealing T-Mac away at this point. I'd rather the Rockets build a team for the long haul, and T-Mac just doesn't seem up to it. But I'm guessing there are still quite a few teams willing to take a risk on him.
It is time to consider getting AI. I don't know what else the Rockets can get that will help out the Rockets right away. Most great teams need two Superstars to compete for a Championship. Our second superstar is not what he used to be and quite frankly he will never be the same. You can tell the T-Mac doesn't have it anymore he just seems like the drive is out of him.
