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Has T-mac lost his skills/abilities or is he just unmotivated?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by mozart123, Jan 2, 2009.

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  1. mozart123

    mozart123 Rookie

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    Watching him struggle this year, it makes me wonder is he unmotivated or his he over the hill? Most players around the age of 30 seem to be playing their best basketball, guys such as Kobe,Dirk,Carter,Pierce,Duncan who are all in their Thirties haven't seemed to lose their abilities, what is the reason of T-mac's inability to produce?
     
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    "I got a little frustrated at times," McGrady said. "It’s kind of hard to get in a groove when you touch the ball once every five minutes. I took four shots in the first half. It’s kind of hard to get in a rhythm. It was frustrated, especially when I know there are some times I feel I could go one-on-one, but our spacing isn’t good. We’re all out of sync.
     
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    his knee is probably arthritic.
     
  4. tinywang

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    he's just getting ready for baseball season.
     
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    Injuries, mental 1st round break downs and no desire or determination.

    He has been in the league for 11 years too and every year since he became a team with Yao his numbers have steadily declined.
     
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    So this explains why he quit on his team in the 2nd half on BOTH ENDS of the floor. I'm sure the other players love hearing this.
     
  7. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    Triple double, near triple double.

    Personally, I think he is sulking and is mad that the press got wind of his meeting with Morey/Adelman and is trying to make a point by taking his ball and going home.

    That is how it looks to me.

    DD
     
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    - Out of form.
    - NO confidence. 0 confidence
    - Low number of shots, no plays called for him, difficult to get in rhythm like that.
    - Bad moment of all the team.
     
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    He just doesn't want to be a Rocket anymore , that's why he's playing like this so he can get traded.
     
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    will he ever be a 20pt scorer? I remember his days in ORL, he used to practically own everyone he played, it's hard to believe someone of that caliber can drastically lose their abilities in such a short period of time.
     
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    This is code for 'I completely sucked today"
     
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    He doesn't give a damn, he was playing way better when he was limping than when he doesn't.
     
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    What a #$%#$% piece of @#$%.

    If that quote is true, then for the first time I'm now ready to see him shipped out.
     
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    It's because the team is trying to move on without him which makes the team pretty out of sync trying to adjust to a game plan that has Grady in it once every back 2 back. This ruins team chemistry and they pretty much ruined the season with the news.
     
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    Damn thats bull, he stopped the ball everytime he had, he passed it out scared to go inside, 1 on 1 my azzz
     
  16. DaDakota

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    Wait, did he mean 1 on 1, as in when he handed the ball to Moon in the first half?

    DD
     
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    haha that was special.

    here ya go moon, just take it from me!

    did anyone else notice how upset worrell was with mcgrady? mad respect bill.
     
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    What did Worrell say?

    DD
     
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    I didn't watch. What did he say?
     
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    IF you wanna know how Tmac played, just watch the clip of Moon dunking with Tmac stepping aside even though he had defensive position.
     

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