Which is exactly what he is supposed to do. He is this team's primary scorer, and it is his responsbility to take over the game in the fourth quarter, especially if his teammates aren't getting it done (and they were not last night). McGrady scored more than half his points in the fourth quarter, and was the only reason the Rockets still had a chance to win. He did make an effort to get the ball to his teammates once Dallas started to double-team him, but they did not make their shots, which is hardly his fault. The whining that happens here after losses is becomming intolerable, as are the numerous reactionary threads that keep popping up. McGrady has been carrying this team for weeks, and still people find cause to b**** and complain about him. Dikembe Mutombo has been working his ass off, in spite of being forced to play more minutes than he sould, often against more athletic frontcourt players, and still people whine about him. Juwan Howard has shown flashes of brillliance that many believed he was no longer capable of, and people still find things to whine about when he's on the court. Aside from the 1997-98 Knicks team that was without Patrick Ewing for fifty six games, this has been Van Gundy's best coaching job, yet people complain because he won't give playing time to people who haven't earned it. When will the b****ing and complaining end? Either support this team, or get the hell out! Tigermission had it exactly right by saying that Houston fans are front-runners, because this type of behavior has happened time and time again on this board.
I don't really understand what you are saying in your broken english, but if you're suggesting he shoot from farther back off the free throw line, he already does.
if you can't believe that, then you must not believe that YOFers exist. $hitting on T-Mac is their pastime and the way he's been playing and carrying the Rockets just eats at them.
yeah i can't believe it too.i am so confident when t-mac has the ball at the end of a game and we are losing by 1.does those guys even watch the game?
We have two players shoot FT above league average (75%), Yao 87% and Howard 80%? BTW, Mavs shoot FT at 82%, Sun at 80%.
It seems there are two different questions here. The first one is do you trust tmac to take the shots at the end of games. The answer to that is yes, cause he has the best chance of scoring. The second is do you trust him to hit fts near the end of the game. That one is no, cause he's struggled with fts all year this year, including in preseason. I trust tmac with the last shot and yao with the last fts.
You are absolutely correct Mr. Plasty sir. I do not watch TMac very much. I am only a YOF. I gotta admit your pretty funny. I am curious though... when did I say that someone else needed or was capable of taking the games over??? If you read my post or posts you would see this. I will tell you this. I do not know one single person nor have I met one single person that watches more rocketball than me or that is a bigger fan than me. People act as if I said TMac can't play. That is what I said nor what I meant. I was one of the first people at the TC the day of his press conference. The question was asked do I trust TMac at the end of games... sometimes I do not. Trust me I have earned the right... as a fan, to have my own opinion. Yeah I do not watch enough. Give me a break.
Yes, you have, but you must also understand that when you take a stance that the overwhelming majority of fans don't agree with, you're going to get hammered, and rightfully so. You have said that you don't trust McGrady in the fourth quarter, but you haven't provided any examples to illustrate your point. McGrady has repeatedly been called the "best passer and decision-maker in the league" by the Rockets coaches, his teammates, and other NBA players, all of whom are much more familiar with McGrady's game than you. For as long as he has been in the league, Tracy has always made an effort to keep his teammates involved, and only tries to take over a game once it becomes apparent that his teammates aren't producing, which is exactly what happened last night. Had McGrady not started attacking the Mavericks defense, the Rockets would never have had a chance to win, and you would no doubt be b****ing about his lack of agressiveness on offense. Finally, I don't care if you were one of the first people to arrive at his introductory press conference in '04. That tells me absolutely nothing about your knowledge of Tracy McGrady, or the game of basketball as a whole. There are a number of posters on this board who claim to follow the Rockets religiously, yet the content of their posts leads myself and others to believe otherwise. Based on the nonsense you've been spewing out in this thread, I'm forced to conclude you also belong in that group.
I definitely trust him. He's our clutchest player. Although I'd rather have him shoot a jumper, I do trust him to hit the clutch FT.
Man T-Mac is clutch. His FT stroke itself is not very good, due to the lack of elevation which he needs for his jumper, but I trust him in the clutch. He's not the only one who's FT shooting was bad last night. Everyone missed them last night. That's not saying I'd rather have him than Yao at the line.
Uhhhh sorry if that came across wrong but... I meant, although I trust T-Mac at the line, i'd rather have Yao.
youre fooled... Everytime i dunk Drop 30 40... It fools you But i believe... It takes five,baby... But you're not a fool.. Are you?... it takes 5ive..
believe, it seems you are grossly misguided. tmac passes to the open man at the right time and at the right spots, but when he sees that he has a good shot, he takes it. which is nothing new...your best player has to take the clutch shots, unless someone else is wide open, like luther was (he bricked it). he didn't finish 6-21, btw. he finished 9-21, which isn't bad considering he had buckner and his mav friends draped on him the whole game. the only glaring deficiency in tmac's game was his free throws
