“Last year, we were able to work him in, even if he struggled some, because we had Yao (Ming), we had Ron (Artest); we were pretty good,” Adelman said. “This year, how much effect will he have on us? That's what I'm trying to judge now. He's coming along, but you want him to be able to go out and do well and us do well, so it's a win-win situation. Translation... We suck. We don't want to use McGrady because we feel if he isn't ready we suck that no one will step up like Yao and Artest did.
