I seriously doubt T-mac will ever be able to perform like 2 years ago. The back problem is a very terrible problem you can never recover from it. If you play hard, it will come back again. But we are stuck with him till 2009? Bad...bad...bad...
it seems like everybody forgot that Tmac had back problems since his Orlando days and he managed to play through it and do great things. what the hell is wrong with all of you Mac-haters? last season wasn't the first time he gets back problems. he has had it for a while now, and he knows how to work through it. nothing based on facts here, but I think Tmac didn't play much last year because we were tanking and because Yao went down too with the toe injury then the broken foot. I think the organization called for tanking the season because of the many injuries and they wanted to rest Tmac extra time and that's why he went out all that time. stop making a big deal out of it. he will be back, and he will play like the 04-05 Mcgrady but with extra 4-5 assists. stop doubting the guy's ability and health and calling for rediculous trades. it's getting really old, I mean, Tmac and Motumbo for PJ Brown and Duhon and a couple of scrubs ? that's the latest trade idea. omg, that's f***in genius. the funny part is that many posters were like "why would the Bulls do it ?" Yao needs Tmac in order to get wins and go to the finals. without Tmac, the team cant go anywhere. Yao + Tmac > Yao + -fill in the blank here with whoever you want- dont be negative guys, he will be back & healthy. it wasn't anything serious. I would've been scared if he actually got the back pain when he *landed* on the ground, but it's apparent that he got it going up, so it's just a simple overstretching of back muscles and it happens to anyone especially if you came in to the game after sitting on the bench for 30 minutes and not warming up.
don't mix negativity with realism. tracy battled through back issues in orlando, tracy never had the problems in orlando he had last season. its only gonna get progressively worse. you can believe your fantasy that t-mac didn't play last season to tank, but he was in obvious plain last season.
back spasm is a recurring thing. you really cant say that "it's only gonna get worse". the back spasm that he had in Orlando is the same back spasm he had here last season. the only difference is that it was probably a different kind of thing that triggered the back spasm (remember the talk about the awkward landing in practice after a layup) it's hopefully nothing serious, he will get better and he will be back soon.
T-mac says a lot of things like, "I'm gonna make him an all-star", and "I'm 100%". Someone give ShadyMcGrady the replay of the disgusting event.. No one's foot is anywhere near him, just floorboard below. Guy just goes up for a block in an awkward angle and as soon as his tippy toes tap the floor.. he reaches around, and the rest is crap history.
T-Mac, please be back soon, we need you and we miss you. Also I hope you can perform at a higher level as te old T-Mac we familiar with, coz when Yao got back from injury last two times, he made rapid progress, and I think you can do it too. With the duo, we can beat all the teams in the league.
It's ok save your time guys I saw the play but maybe he was talking about something else we already discussed this somewhere that maybe it was a play earlier that caused the pain and it was only compounded by the jump. BTW he grabbed his back on the way UP not down. That probably was because he over strained his back without stretching before playing again after a stoppage. That would make more sense than him landing on it wrong WHICH caused the back spams LAST season. Anyways only time will tell if this injury is just a regular back spasm he has been dealing with his entire career or a after effect of last season. Poor Yao. (especially after the fine he's going to get )
The only earlier play that seemed a bit suspicious was that difficult alley-oop from Luther where T-mac stretched up alittle extra higher to reach it, slammed it and then tried to play it conservatively on the landing.. except, IMO, the over self-awareness made the landing a whole lot more awkward than it should've been. Or who knows.. maybe the extra reach up for the alley-oop gave his back a little twinge, which made him so unnaturally adjust to his landing. Either way.. that's pretty damn scary. If 50% of your offense and defense is in danger of going to the IL everytime his feet leave the floor. When both his offense (high jumpshots, dunks/drives) and defense (blocks) rely on his feet leaving the floor.
no, it was the drive to the hoop where he stepped on somebody's foot. He already said that. The play before he blocked Jamison. He contorted his hip and back. I don't think this injury has anything to do with last year. Mac will prove it
It happened with 2 38 left in the first half. He went to the hoop, missed the layup and came down on somebody. I have the whole game file, but it is too big to download. Here are the highlights of the game, but I dont' know if the play is shown here http://youtube.com/watch?v=aEkHMUXhfsk
macfan, if u have some free time, please edit that video, and put it on youtube. then, start a new thread for all the doubters to prove that his injury has nothing to do with last year. (I still think the thing that affected him the most is sitting down for 30 minutes and coming back in without warming up)
I guarantee you that T-Mac will re-injure himself before the season is over. Once it strikes, it will strike again. All I am saying is, don't get your hopes up...
what makes u say that man? and I actually dont have a problem with him being out 12-18 games. injuries are just a part of the game and I am sure we can manage to go through some games without him. it's hopefully nothing serious. not some kind of a "once it strikes, it will strike again" thing.
That's what I don't get. It's been established over and over again that he has a degenerative, chronic back condition. It's logical that it would get worse with every season he plays, not better or somehow magically 'heal'.` I don't understand why some of you are surprised that his back issues would pop up again early into the season, not to mention that he had over six months of rest to rehab and get better...it hasn't happened. What makes you think that taking a few games off mid-season would do anything to help him recover?
take off your blinders. as tigermission stated: No one should have had back spasms simply by reaching out and trying to block an opponent's shot. There's a reason why he was half-assing (granted it was some pretty good half-assing in the overall sense) the whole season--the dude is scared that he'll be out indefinitely. It's a Catch-22 right now: -The Rockets can decide "Hey, we need McGrady for the 2nd half of the season and the playoffs, lets rest him until then" and that would mean more of these crazy losses we've witnessed the past few days...which could also mean no playoffs -The Rockets could bring McGrady back whenever he says he's fine only to have it flare up again and put him out permanently. The best hope that the Rockets can have is that the other players (Rafer, Head, Howard, Wells, etc) can pick up their play in McGrady's absence. Not only will that allow TMac to get more rest, but it also helps the new players get their feet wet so we can actually have some help for Yao.
Right. But because you're so used to losing, every little thing will be turned into a melodrama and characterized as a life or death situation. Relax. Even you lame Houstonians have the right to have a great franchise like the Rockets. Things will turn out well this year.
