There is this and there is the facts that go with micro-fracture surgery. If you read up on this surgery it has a timetable that you need to follow. The problem is the surgery works so well that your injury will "feel" good really quickly but it is not healed yet. They are being careful because they are following the timetable for this surgery and not going by how the knee feels. I'm sure it feels good and this whole process is very frustrating for T-Mac but if a month or so now means he is healthy enough to: A. Make it through the playoffs playing at a high level or B. Play at a really high level till he is traded at the deadline, I'm all for waiting a month.
The last 4 minutes of Game 7 vs Jazz at home, The last 4 minutes of Game 3 vs Mav at home, The last 4 minutes of Game 4 vs Mav at home, if we had lebron, kobe, and wade instead of TMac ..
You are missing the point! It takes 5 players to win in this league, you are focusing on 1. For each game I have a legitimate reason as to why the other players on the court didn't do their job. Game 7 vs Jazz- Rafer turned the ball over, while the Rockets were in the lead, and for that matter, so did Yao. Game 3 and 4 vs Mavs- The Rockets simply got out played (the Lakers had Phoenix down 3 - 1 and couldn't finish them, with Kobe Bryant). LeBron James lost in the Eastern Conf. finals last year, with a team many had pegged as the best team period, the had home court advantage, and they only won 1 game the whole series. D. Wade hasn't been heard from since Shaq left. So basically you can if, coulda, woulda, shoulda, all day but if your team isn't talented and things doesn't break your way, you are not going to win it!!
In the closing minutes of a tight game, the ball should be in the superstar's hands. No excuses. IMO, a pair of 4 pt losses isn't getting outplayed. The game could've gone either way b/c the teams were evenly matched. It just means the Rockets had poor execution down the stretch. However, we did get outplayed in game 7 of that series. The Suns were simply a better team than the Lakers at that time. I wasn't surprised that LA lost that series. The Cavs had very obvious weaknesses, especially in the middle, but the media was too enamored with Lebron to care. I had Orlando pegged to win the series. The Lakers would've swept the Cavs. Shaq left Miami in the middle of the 07-08 season. So you're saying Wade didn't do anything last season? Are you aware he was 3rd in MVP voting last season with more 1st place votes than Kobe (#2)? Don't take this too personally, but you're an idiot.
1) the suns did NOT have amare that year. the lakers had a 3-1 lead with the supposed best closer in the game. that series shows no one player (outside of lebron) can win any series v. a better team. 2) wade didn't get out of the first round. and he won't get out of the first round again this year. it's not his fault, and he did a fabolous job individually. but he's not going to get out of the first round for a while if he stays with the heat. hopefully people don't lose the respect for wade b/c of that though.
They still lost to Magic and Spurs. That means something. Nobody is able to win 7 game series playing 1 for 5.
they lost b/c they didn't play defense (the lakers). their offense was more than enough (101 ppg v. the suns). kobe quitting in game 7 didn't help either. kobe averaged 28 that series, but lamar put up 19, 11, 5, and kwame had a career series (b/c of no amare) 13 and 7 in just 32 mins... i think when the lakers took the 3-1 lead, everybody thought it was over b/c of kobe. but the result showed no one player can do it all (except for lebron though).
Ever hear of a guy named Boris Diaw? Outside of Lebron? In game 6 (the closing game) of that series against the Pistons, Lebron shot 3-11 and ended with 20 pts. Gibson shot 7-9 and ended with 31 points. But you're right. Lebron won the series by himself. Not really sure where you're going with this thought. At first, it looks like you were going to try to refute me, but you ultimately ended up agreeing with me. Thanks?
kobe was and has been considered the best closer. he had THREE tries at it. he failed. so if pau gasol had never gone there, he probably still struggling to get out of the first round right now. hell, he may be a bull or something. also, add to the 20 pts, he had 14 rebounds, and 8 assists. he went to the line 19 times to control the tempo. so yea, he pretty much won that series by himself. he averaged 25 pts in that playoff run. the next closest? Z at 12. add to the 25 pts, 8 dimes and 8 boards. so yea, he pretty much bulldozed the cavs to the finals that year.
What do you think "closer" means? I've already brought up Gibson's 31 pts on 7-9 shooting in the series ending game 6. And you still continue with this nonsense... To be honest, you should just stop arguing with people, especially when you've already been proven wrong.
so you brought up ONE game where lebron created ALL (yes, ALL of them where no one was even close to the guy) of gibson's open shots (did u see the game or just stat watching); lebron was drawing triple teams after his epic 48 pt performance in game 5. lebron more than doubled the 2nd leading scorer in the entire playoff run. who has done that recently? a closer is a guy that closes games/series. and you don't have to just "score" to do that. that's why guys like lebron are rare. that's why i claim lebron is the only player who can win a series by himself. but ima stop. watch the games more next time. i put u on ignore b4 b/c your arguments are just ridiculously bad and i might have to again.
Tmac1 you can't have a debate with people like that. His arguements are filled with double standards and unreasonable expectations.
First of all, how certain are you that Lebron created ALL of Gibson's open shots during that game? Willing to wager $500 towards the tip jar on that belief? Also, Lebron wasn't being consistently triple teamed. Think about it. The guy was shooting 3-11, and he's a streaky shooter. Before the Pistons would think about triple teaming him, Lebron would first have to prove that he was capable of knocking down shots. Game 5 was not game 6. You bring up an irrelevant point, but I'll respond anyways. Jamison did in in 06-07 when Arenas and Butler were out. Actually, a "closer" is a guy who takes over the team's offense in the final few minutes of a tight game. It does not apply to an entire series. I don't care if you put me on ignore. You may disagree with my arguments, but thus far, you've been unable to refute any of them.
You can expect TMac to play at some point...he is in his contract year after all. However, I agree that he may hold out as long as possible. The Rockets should try to get him on the court before the trade deadline with the hope to trade him for something valuable for the future.
He is not holding out, the Rockets are holding him out, he is ready.....the Rockets just want to make UBER sure. DD
Wow, wekko, you are relentless. In your opinion, what would McGrady have to do, and this is purely hypothetical so you can name anything, to become a good fit for the Rockets?
