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[ESPN] Video T-Mac and Steven A Smith

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Coob5, Nov 4, 2008.

  1. ico4498

    ico4498 Member

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    nice interview. will never know but i'll always wonder what we could have done last year sans the injuries.
     
  2. jpapi0022

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    Also let me add Steven Hunter to that list i know he is a no name but he is still playing today or riding the bench so that's another name just 2 throw out there
     
  3. ronnymac

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    Steven hunter is on the denver nuggets inactive roster.
     
  4. inspiRED

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    there are positives and negatives about that segment (tracy is just too honest at times).

    1) i don't like that he does dogs some of his players (yes, that orlando supporting cast sucks, but he does not have to say it publicly like that). and yes, the criticisms towards tracy are 95% unwarranted in terms of playoff success, but when you make excuses, you're gonna get 'em.

    2) however, in fairness, tracy hasn't had the talent. yao has only played in 2 of the playoffs since tracy has been here. in 04-05 v. dallas, yao wasn't a star yet. in 06-07, tracy had no excuse. and he admitted it. the 06-07 series was the series that we should have won, and he said that series hurt him the most.

    regardless, it's over. it's time to move on and stop looking at the past. we have ron artest now. and i believe tracy when he says he'll play better in the playoffs than he already has b/c he can. ron artest will alleviate some of the pressure.
     
  5. ronnymac

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    Are you kidding me, tmac allways brings in the playoffs. you dont get the 4TH HIGHEST PPG IN THE PLAYOFFS AND THE 6TH HIGHEST PP EFFE by accident.
     
  6. fmullegun

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    S. A. Smith is the biggest two-faced jerk ever.

    1. He is the one that said we would not make the playoffs.

    2. He said TMAC wanted to be traded, said he talked to him on the phone about it, now TMAC says thats not true. Who is telling the truth SAS?

    Why does TMAC do interviews with this guy?
     
  7. BrooksBall

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    He said "playing as hard as in the playoffs".
     
  8. ronnymac

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    Tmac denied the rummors from the get go. morey even laughed it off.
     
  10. fmullegun

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    if that is true then why would TMAC ever sit there with a guy who lied about what he said on a phone.

    SAS said I talked to tmac and he said he wants out.
     
  11. jpapi0022

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    He does that with everyone. He did it with Kobe last season in trying to force him to say he wants to leave the lakers. He is doing it with Lebron. Its basically in his blood thats his job.
     
  12. JuLiO-R-

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    Wow, I hate ESPN and Stephen A. Smith...

    TNT and John Thompson ftw!
     
  13. ronnymac

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    SAS is a loud mouth. you cant take what he is seriousley.
     
  14. AntiSonic

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    Obviously, SAS is telling the truth. McG has a history of quitting on his teams.
     
  15. Just2MuchHype

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    someone make a youtube vid of this
     
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    As much as I respectfully detest your posts (hahah), with the recent trade for Iverson, it makes you wonder if the Pistons weren't trying to make a deal for any big name scorer this offseason.

    I like to think McGrady likes it in Houston, but I also believe he just wants to win. Moving to the East on a team that has been to the ECF the past 1000 seasons, would be attractive.

    Then again, maybe it was Detroit talking, and Houston not really paying them any mind.
     
  17. thacabbage

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    Everything Tracy said was true.

    They were also all things you don't say publically in an interview.
     
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    was disappointed by t-mac's attitude. I did not like the part when he is said after getting past 1st rd he can relax. if we face the lakers in the 2nd rd I don't think we can win if t-mac relaxes.

    gotta nervous feeling about this season if t-mac shoots for just the 2nd rd.he should have said like artest, if it is not nba finals this season is a huge failure.
     
  19. Just2MuchHype

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    i think he meant that if he got out of the first round, he will feel less pressure of getting the finger pointed at him. Trust me this team is winning the championship
     
  20. rocketsregle

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    I wish some of his current and past teammates would as revealing publically about Tracy McGrady so he can get a taste of his own medicine.

    Edit: *would be as
     
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