Prepared to be disappointed. Kindly note Raef LaFrench's expiring contract from last year. His contract was said to be very valuble. Hence, All of the reporters were printing articles about the Portland Trailblazers and their GM, Kevin Prichard. But the trade deadline passed with no trades for Raef LaFrench's expiring contract. The offers that Kevin Prichard received were most likely inadequate.
Have u ever thought that people are different? I mean, u can't compare how one person coming back from injury to another. I had a high anhkle spain that kep me down for 6months and that same sprain ruined his career. Everyone body is their own temple. don't get sick and when I do I still keep my energy level pretty high vs my wife who get really sick when she has the flu. We know how u feel about tracy, but at some point does everything he does have to be a gimmikck? Obviously, adelman gave him the ok. Its not like he can tell the equipment guy to pack his uni and he's dressing out without coaches ok.
Les, Morey and the management feel bad about turning the guy into a scapegoat after finding out Yao will never play again. Sucks for the Rockets. Les and Morey will drag out hope that Yao can return and play for another 2 years just to sell Yao jerseys in China. Pathetic.
HAHA Feigen is the rockets puppet. If he does know whats really going on (he normally doesn't) he cant report it anyway. There is so much more to the Tmac thing then this "mri" they are waiting on
Uh, yes, and I acknowledge that, I was only pointing out that 7 months for this type of injury is reasonable. Nothing more... We have enough wings, we need a center...getting a better wing player is great, but it puts an already productive one on the bench and does not address our primary weakness at the 5 spot. DD
True, didn't Adelman already say somewhere that he was only focusing on the guys who were playing. When T-Mac gets the greenlight I would hope Adelman's comments would change. But I can't wait to see T-Mac get into the game.
YoYo, This is nuts, you would not tell them anything, that would be putting too much risk out there, as he would then be able to submarine your payments. Let me ask you this.....if they told him, then why would he go Nov 18th is my target date? See, if he knew, he would be more of a good soldier, he does not know. And trust me as a business owner, there are things you can NOT tell your employees no matter how much you think it might help. There are millions of $$$$$ at stake here, you do NOT tell your employee and expose your group to more risk...... Any good owner is smart enough to know that. Now implying it to them is one thing, but even that would be too much risk.....and frankly dumb dumb DUMB business. DD
Problem with this thinking is that you can't truly measure something until after it occurs. So we can't and won't know what we can get from/for him until he actual gives it to use i.e., plays or is traded. Sounds like more uninformed speculation to me.
If I remember correctly, teams weren't trying to do Pritchard any favors after he threatened to sue anyone who picked up and played Darius Miles last year. Which the Grizzlies did and it ended up costing the Blazers something like $18 mil. Just sayin'
so you don't won't him to assume like all the asumptions you make in every t mac thread about the organization not being happy with him?
DD, I've skimmed through this thread quite a bit. I see your perspective on McGrady's play being counter-productive for the team and organization. However, why are most of us so sure that the organization wouldn't want to resign him again? Do we really know the "details" of the "fiasco" last year? Doc Rocket (I know he's a supposed insider on here) was painfully vague on all his posts. All of his posts were all left up to interpretation, which this board has clearly demonstrated. We can all agree that McGrady is an extremely rare talent that doesn't exactly grow on trees. The Rockets (and ANY team for that matter) could definitely use a player of McGrady's stature. If he truly is healthy now, I still believe he's got quite a bit left in the tank. If the Rockets were open to resigning him at the end of the season, then McGrady definitely has value, especially if he plays correct? So I will reiterate, why do we all assume the Rockets are ready to divorce?
I am not assuming the organization is not happy with him, I am assuming the organization is making a business decision based upon him. David, I honestly do not know whether they have reached the end of their tether or not...and they may honestly be willing to re-sign him But, again, that does not change anything.....because if they intend to sign him again, it would be beneficial to drag it out as long as possible (based on medical opinions) to drive his price down. At least that is what I think they would do.....just my .02. And honestly, I think Tmac is too smart for that and would force their hand before that happens, which is what I think might happen if it gets ugly. DD
I think it is absolutely crazy that some of you guys think Mcgrady will get a multiyear contract let alone one that will pay him 10 million. With all of McGrady's injury history and some obvious behind the scenes stuff, plus the economy, I would say, McGrady is realistically looking at a one year 6-8 million. That may even be generous. One other thing, as some of you know, I have been a McGrady apologist for some time, but isnt kind of odd that: 1) McGrady is suiting up and saying he is ready to play- when in the past he would sit out any chance he got; 2) McGrady is now attending the games- when in the past, if he was out, he was nowhere to be found. I really think the Rockets are tired of his act. Obviously, McGrady is on his best behavior because he doesnt have the security of guaranteed money next year. I do think the Rockets are jerking him around a little bit as payback for all the things he has put the organization through during his four plus years here. Here is to hoping everyone can let bygones be bygones and move forward for the best interest of the team. I absolutely love this Rockets team. They play so hard and every win that piles up makes me just get more and more excited for when the big man comes back.
Gotcha. I disagree. I know he is (or was?) better than any individual player on the team but this team is clicking now. The sum is greater than the parts. No need to bring McGrady back when it isn't going to add many wins and certainly doesn't make the team a contender. Ariza isn't ever going to be an elite scorer. Dude played with Kobe so McGrady isn't going to teach him a thing. And if you want someone to encourage Ariza to drive more than shoot jumpers McGrady definitely isn't the guy you want out there. Say McGrady comes back and once he is in shape gets 30 minutes a game. Those are going to cut into Shane's minutes (maybe not a bad thing), Ariza's (but probably not much if at all) and practically move Budinger out of the rotation. His trade value is his contract.
