Its not up to Adelman to decide whether o not McGrady kin help da team o not cuz we all know he kin. ya wanna see if he kin help da team? then put him on da court. I'm sick uh Adelman and his stupid words. Tell us da truth and lay it out straight
I rarely post on the GARM and I usually stay off controversial topics like this one, but it made me realize how much I want to contribute to this community with my opinion, and I couldn't stay off of it. I meant to just post my usual emoticon-filled response with a sarcastic remark about how much I dislike someone's opinion, and I thought I shouldn't have. If you just allow me the time and read my post, here it goes: I honestly didn't know Tracy's status and seeing him on the sidelines cheering on my team made me realize the uncertainty and dangers of what it could mean to allow TMac to return. I think this thread is appropriate enough for me to post my opinion... after seeing so many... with polls and questions everyone is running around to answer. There are PROs and CONs with allowing Tracy to return to play for our team. I call it our team because we are all in here wanting to see us be a successful team whether it is WITH Yao or WITH Tracy or without Artest. We wished we had a team that could pound the ball inside with an Otis Thorpe or kick it out to Robert Horry or just let Dream take over and score even with quadruple-teams on him. We know these are all alternatives, and we welcome whatever suits the team best. In regards with alternatives to make our team better, we hear Morey and Adelman talk about how long it will take for Tracy to return and how well he has to be health wise to start playing again. Let's be patient. Let us wait for Adelman and Morey and the players dictate the course of this issue. There are benefits to bringing him in. More firepower is needed, we can throw all the gas on the fire, but will it last and will we run out of it sooner than we expected due to injury? We cannot risk that. I think he's well enough to play, but I believe that ultimately the coaching and training staff know a lot more than us. I do not believe even they are certain about Tracy's return. I don't think we should put so much pressure on the WHAT IFs and WHAT COULDs of the future and continue to talk about this. Do I want TMac to return soon? Yes. After all, he IS still a Rocket, and he is under contract. I want him to play. I want him to be given that chance, but I don't want to contradict the coaches and managerial staff. I want to see that everyone is 100% certain that the addition of our former star player we signed many years ago can give his full potential to improve our team. Let's be patient on this and let the issue handle itself out the way the expert staff is getting paid to do. Adelman and Morey are smart enough to make this decision, but they must also adhere to the uncertainties and risks that are coming with putting a basketball team together that can bring us the winning ways again. I cannot push my team to try things that are otherwise harmful to our success. GO ROCKETS!
I don't agree with this. The organization pushed him to play despite his unwillingness/injury limitation and it basically cost him his reputation with the fan base.
This is the way I remember it. I remember Tmac, Morey and Adelman having a meeting, with Morey/Adelman telling Tracy a 60% McGrady is better than no Mcgrady. Apparently that has changed. They convinced him and the compromise was no back to backs or something like that. I could be remembering wrong though.
I don't think anyone wants to believe Tmac might actually have been injured last year. Most would prefer to blame his struggles last season on his poor offseason work ethic. Doctors told him to strengthen the knee by playing through it and he did, but it obviously didn't get any better. Still, I'm sure most fans would say the microfracture surgery was completely unnecessary.
Come on, man. His trade value is as an insured, expiring contract. If anything, another injury would help his trade value.
1. The "big contract" wasn't a gift; it was McGrady's market rate. If the Rockets didn't max him out, there were 28 other teams that would have wanted to. That, by itself, is not treating him "well." That was the ante for doing business with him at all. 2. Cautious about guys that cheat on their own family? That's a low blow. And irrelevant. And, I wonder if we could field 8 players to avoid a forfeit, if that's the criteria.
If Tracy and RA met in an elevator the conversation would probably go like this. Tracy:Sooo..........am I playing anytime soon? RA: "Laughs"....exits elevator. Though the organization is probably looking out for Tmac to an extent I also think they just don't like him that much. It's the same old run around everytime they are asked about Tmac. It's a bit of a distraction to constantly have the when will he play? question before every game. Anyway, whatever they do, they should do it soon. Personally I would play him just to see how he looks in game. We're playing .500 ball right now, it's not like him playing a few minutes is going to destroy us. We all know there isn't a chance in hell Tracy is going to want to resign here next year.....I'd like to see him suit up one last season.
Obviously T-Mac isn't as close to being fully ready as he thinks, and Adelman wants to make sure he is to try to minimize the instances where he's a liability to the team. But Adelman also knows that a healthy McGrady, even one with reduced athleticism, still has jaw-dropping talent. Wouldn't it make more sense that RA and DM and Les are using this opportunity to see if the last year or so has taught T-Mac any humility? To see if he can come back in decent condition and willing to adapt his prodigious skills to play a more team-oriented game? These guys are trying to make a final decision on what to do with Tracy. Bringing him back in a reduced role or before he's able to strut his stuff isn't going to help with that decision at all. When he's ready physically --and ready mentally to play within the current style -- they'll play him. Playing him before those conditions are met is pointless.
I think two things accelerate Tmac's return, judging from Adelman's words 1) Tmac shows he is his-former-self, the Tmac carried us in the 22 win streak that Adelman wont forget, in the practice consistently. 2) We are sliding out of playoff pictures. This decision of Adelman's will be biatched about after every loss this season. I
Utah can damage your brain cells if you're not carefull. On topic: T-Mac will play when he's in game shape & can blend in with the team.
Not me. I would prefer to see T on the court and contributing or traded to a team where he can. I'm sick of all the drama.
We will see if that will come to fruition. DM tried to move him by exploring all options at the time of the draft,despite his overt denials and I can bet you he isn't getting any good offers for his expiring contract right now either. Otherwise they would have traded him.
Pretty much. We heard on this board and i won't mention any names about he was faking and was a puss. Then when he couldn't play, he's a quitter. The doctors on the rockets staff that have been wrong a million times told him to keep playing and it will get stronger. The same doctors that said after the laskers game with yao, that its just a stress reaction. Later we found out that its almost career ending. I've said many times, if you want to know what not to do, go see what grant hill did by taking one for the organization. He took one and ruined his hall of fame career by playing through pain and playing on a broken ankle..
