Well, last year i think he wrote about how Rafer sucks, that's a pretty popular view point. In terms of basketball, I almost always disagree with popular perception. Alot of times "popular opinion" is the same people, so they think the same way. Those that go against popular opinion are also often the same people. It seems like he's consistent with his view points, they just happen to be consistently opposite to the popular one. My reasoning for usually going against popular opinion is that it usually turns into a mob type mentality where people start building stories on what is already speculation.
Dear King Little: Did you pay Halle Berry 20 mil this year? If you did, you deserve more than half of her...well, at least professionally. fail.
I think you are exactly right but from a different perspective. JVG drilled ball movement into the team, moving the ball to the open shooter, but it was structured. First option- find Yao in the low post, second option high pick and roll, third option TMac one on one, fourth option pass out of the dble team for the open 3. It was 1/2 court oriented because we didn't have anyone who could run a break in transition worth a flip (something we still can't do) like when JBarry and Sura were healthy and getting minutes. TMac doesn't buy in to the motion offense trying to create open looks based upon reacting to the defense because I can see how he struggled last season not being THE option and RA adjusted to it (probably gave in some) You are right TMac did willfully choose against the system... again, I think that is the person he has always been... JVG got more buy in and maybe managed the ego better who knows? Anyways, I meant it, trade him, but I do think he has some pretty good game left in him and that is what I do agree with in the OP
Uhhh. I paid him nothing this year nor did I claim too. I also never defended Solomon or his article I simply posted it. All I did was challenge an aqusation that it wasn't his opinion. Fail??? Ha....are you like a thread professor going around grading posts!!!
If you recall, T-Mac struggled out of the gate his first year here as well. He had to sit down with JVG and discuss his role (i.e. how he can get more shots). Then he exploded in Dallas where he scored like 48 points and Dirk went for 52. Shortly after that was the 13 in 35 game, and he goes on to have a pretty good year and an impressive first round series (albeit in a loss).
The only reason anyone is questioning Grady is because he has a verifiable track record of quitting on his teams. This isn't Michael Jordan we're talking about here. Apart from some individual accolades and highlight reel material, Grady has little to show for his years in the league. He certainly has never lead any of his teams anywhere close to the promised land.
And that is exactly who we traded for. this is expected and part of the TMac package. I think every player on our roster is just about who they are- Rafer Battier Yao Artest If Artest does something really stupid that hurts the Rockets before the end of the season are we all going to trash him like 'how dare he!" TMac needs to get healthy and then we need to trade him. Once there is this much (if the hate is true) between your star player and your coach, if the coach can't fix it, you trade the player or fire the coach. In this case I hope things get worked out, so I'm not going to the hate McGrady side.
Way to spend 20 million dollars. If you're keeping him on the bench, I suggest you spend the money on a Gucci backrest or something. At least it's comfortable.
McGrady's not injured, period. That was the opinion of all of the doctors the Rockets dragged out to see him. Where does Solomon get off contradicting their medical opinions? I'm not a doctor, but it's pretty clear that all of the doctors that have seen McGrady agree that his knee is no longer injured.
he's not technically injured. but his knee is technically not fully healed. get it? he simply has to regain strength back on that knee. and yes it's taking longer than anticipated.
And why is it taking longer than expected? Both of the doctors T-Mac saw recommended that he play himself back into shape. Instead he took a two week vacation. Now he's decided he's only going to play one game of every back to back.
well i don't know. everybody is speculating right now. you have adelman telling him he has to push through; morey agreeing with tracy saying he should only play when he feels right; steve francis also agrees with tracy, but others in the organization doesn't.... so it's all speculation right now. i think the frustration has just gotten everyone overboard with their feelings.
What's not speculation is that Blinebury over at the Chronicle has written that T-Mac's own teammates have "confronted" him over his lack of effort and told him that he needs to get his act together.
Playing Devil's Advocate is one thing. Taking a completely indefensible position, on the other hand, is just stupid. He had to avoid so many facts about the situation in order to put out this trash it's silly.
Says the guy in a dying industry who has named himself "King Solomon", oh the irony..... At least the Houston Post had standards, the Chronicle's writing has gone seriously downhill since the city became a one paper town. Our writing in journalism class in college was better than this dribble. DD
