This gay is made of glass. If he can't play well in the game. Take a break. Give the chance to the younger players. In this case, If we lost the game, there is less complain.
Proof? Nobody can give proof on that, not even the team doctor. But commonsense and logic will do it. 1)Tmac knows his own physical condition and he has played NBA long enough to know it if his knee would be OK for this game. 2)If there was any doubt, he would not have started the game. Remeber, he is not Yao nor Kobe who are willing to take the chance to see if they can play through when in doubt. He won't do it. Maybe in playoff but definitely not this game,not too mention he has been qiute unhappy with the team lately. This is Tmac we are talking about. 3)There was no unexpected action to aggrevate his knee in the game. 4)There was only a bad half for him and for the team. Conclusion: He just gave up the game and quited his team yet he has to use some kind of excuses we all have been too familar with to save his face.
Because those computer keyboard p*****s had been called p***y by other people too many times in their real life before so they had to come to the internet to call other people p***y in order to regain their shattered self-esteem.
He is fragile, but I don't think he's hurt. There's a difference between playing with pain and playing hurt, and I just don't think he wanted to play in pain. I hope I'm wrong, but this is what I've come to expect from T-Mac unfortunately. Have any of you guys ever played at 24 hr fitness? On certain nights, you have to break a bone or start bleeding like crazy before you can call a foul otherwise you'll just get laughed at, but people still get up and play.
No doubt he's hurt but is he really angry at someone? Is this all chemistry problem? But all I know I'm dissapointed badly,badly.
You people stop bashing Tmac! Let me tell you how great Tmac is as a player. Ouch.......... I think that paper cut on one of my finger is really hurting me. I'll get back to this thread and defend Tmac as soon as I feel better.
I was at the last two games. I know he hurt his knee. But I think that my art sums up my feelings on the matter. Next up: Tracy MeowGrady?
You want proof? How about him playing the whole first half? I mean we are not even talking Willis Reed hurt here, it certainly didn't look hurt when he blocked that fast break layup attempt. If Tmac can play he should he draws so much attention out there. I just have serious questions about the guys committment. There is a difference between hurt and injured, I do believe he is playing in some pain, but most people in the NBA are playing with some pain. Tmac seems to have a low threshold, and a proponderence of quitability in him. DD
I don't have a strong opinion one way or another on McGrady's current "health". But I do know for a fact Rockets' management took that as a granted in the 2006 Lottery Draft.
How could he not be hurt? his not getting any lift on his jump shots, its obvious. The guys hands are close to the actual damn ball when he does his shots. Watch him defend, sure the guy is blowing by him, but he cant shift laterally. His not shifting properly at all, I've had a bruised knee before and you cant shift. Cause : a. your knee is restricted cause something is actually hurt b. its painful Guys we are talking about a knee here. Its not like it heals easily. Look at Dwayne damn Wade. His still playing approximately 80-90% after knee surgury. Bruised knees aren't that easy to get over, and they limit your lateral and lift movement. Both of these are key to a basketball players game. A finger might affect your shooting but not really your defence or your speed or your passing.
bbjal, No one is saying he is not in pain, but he could play through it. I mean the fact that he is talking about an MRI etc, and none of the Rockets staff is concerned about it, makes it sound a lot like the BS "Torn" elbow ligament he had. Tmac is a drama mama.....he exaggerates everything. This is no JR Richard scenario, this is just Peter crying wolf. DD
I remember during the broadcast of the Dallas game, after McGrady bruised his knee and was semi-limping, Clyde kept saying how McGrady needed to "suck it up" and how "all players have to play through the pain," and so on. Sort of like he thought McGrady was playing soft. I was a bit surprised 'cause he kept saying it.
that's the true stupidity of the trade right there gater. you had a chance to to get a young athlete to replace your fragile superstar in the future. edit: What's up with the leaning on his jumpshot?
This is one of the few times I'm in complete agreement with Jeff. However, I do wonder if T-Mc is refusing the MRI to forestall any possibility of a trade. My understanding is that an injured player can't be traded, but I'm not sure of the rules in that regard. Wow, how I wish we had Gay (beat the Spurs last night with a buzzer beater trey).
If the knee issue was as serious as it appears on the surface based on T-Mac's play the last couple games, then the Rockets would force him to get an MRI. As long as that's not happening, I have to question how bad it really is.
They explained that Tmac was taken out not because he was in too much pain, but because he was favoring his other leg so much the trainers and doctor's were afraid that would lead to an injury on the healthy leg. That plus shooting 1-10 means you aren't really helping the team playing hurt anyway. He claims that he has been hurt for several weeks even prior to the Dallas game, which if so would explain the "lack of effort" complaints over those few weeks. There is a huge difference in not bothering and not being physically capable. For now I will give him the benefit of the doubt. I do agree that the reports of Tmac refusing an MRI is dumb, though I didn't hear that comment myself.
DD- I was at the game last night (7th row so I was very close to the court) and TMac was obviously not right. He was limping noticably and he barely got off the ground when he was shooting. You could see him wincing quite a bit as well. I'm not saying that he couldn't have continued, but it was obvious close up that he was in some serious pain
Why can't it be a combination of the two? A) Coaching is weaker this year over last. B) Tmac is not a leader and turns into a mental midget when the going gets tough.
