McGrady Expects Return to Elite Status

Lets put his bball skills aside I'm talking about the person here. Kids should not look up to Tmac. He's not setting a good example.

 

I've played with an injury before on my highschool team.
When you have a knee injury, it hits you both mentally and physically.
You do not want to move at all let alone moving on the court and playing basketball.
You feel that you can't get pass the defender and you feel that you are going get block once you get to the rim.
We have to believe in T-mac and not bash him until he returns to the court and prove what he can or cannot do.

 

Yes. That's why I'm part of the newer and cooler generation of posters. 09ers.

 

Professor McGrady, skills is spelled with an "S."

 

In dubio pro reo
To be fair I give him the the benefit of doubt in RA's first year. Everybody was going through a transition from JVG's stagnant offense
You could make a point that you don't like his character of work ethic but hey,
it could be his final year why not treat him friendly for a change

 

We'll see if he can do it.

Best of luck to him.

 

at least Tracy talked to a Houston Media person instead of Stephen A Smith.
it's a start.

 

ya his work ethic perhaps. But you can't call what he does for Darfur a bad example.

 

Prince never made a song about the year 2009

 

Thanks for posting the whole article. hate it when people posts a incomplete article from ESPN insider.

 

So, is new nickname "The Prof"?

 

You're welcome, got to earn my keep around here somehow.

DD

 

Agree. I was referring to the T-Mac we see in the playoffs, not the injured one from last year.

Not sure I agree on that second part though. Throughout the season you could question his effort occasionally, but when playoff time rolls around there is no question in my mind he gives 100%.

I'm going to go with Grover on this and say he'll be back pretty close to prime T-Mac.

 

50 grand out of 20 mil for charity sounds like PR

 

The Tmac you see in the playoffs is the same one you see in the regular season, he just plays more minutes, and takes more shots.

And that is one of the biggest reasons his teams have failed to get out of the first round.

It really has been "on him"...he needs to make it "on us" to really have playoff success.

DD

 

that looks pretty sick, just take off under the rim and dunk, can he do this before?

 

What do most people consider the "elite" T-Mac?

Personally, the last time I think I saw the elite T-Mac was in 04-05. The run we had at the end of the season and against the Mavericks was pretty sweet.

Both series against the Jazz, T-Mac did step up his play, but it just wasn't what I fully expected.

 

you're an elite player if you make the all-nba teams b/c the lists usually comprise of the top 15-20 players in the league.

the 04-05 tmac was an all-world player, way better than elite imo.

 

He is all talk at this point.

 

I don't remember. Did he make the All-NBA team during the two Jazz series seasons?


And I will have to disagree with you.

The "elites" of this league are the players that are top 1 percent. Kobe, LeBron, and Wade are obvious elites. I wouldn't consider Dirk, Paul Pierce, Tim Duncan (now), Yao, Roy, and etc. as the elites.

Of course, we all have different meanings.