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McGrady plays but struggles in Knicks loss to Celtics

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  1. LpBryan03

    LpBryan03 Member

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    Don't know if this was posted or not (didn't see it anywhere), so here we go..

    Does any of this look familiar?

    BOSTON -- Tracy McGrady decided his bruised left knee was good enough to play through last night. It's just his game wasn't good enough.

    McGrady doesn't have only knee problems. He has confidence problems, too, and made that stark admission afterward.

    After much discussion, McGrady gave it a go vs. the Celtics after limping off the court in the final minutes of Monday's loss to the Bucks.

    Still battling soreness in his left knee, McGrady looked like a shell of himself, playing tentatively in scoring six points, taking just eight shots. McGrady deferred most of the game at the new Boston Garden, his highlight being eight assists. But that's not what got him seven All-Star selections.

    McGrady still was in position to be a hero late, as he lined up for a 3-point shot from the left wing with 30 seconds left and the Knicks down 3.

    But there are no fairytale endings in this Knicks season. McGrady bricked it off the front iron, and the Knicks lost their eighth straight, 110-106, to the Celtics, falling 18 games below .500 (19-37).

    "I'm still trying to get my timing and rhythm," McGrady said after shooting 3-of-8, 0-of-4 on 3-pointers. "Even when I took that shot, I wasn't that confident making it. I'm not confident on the basketball court as I'd like."

    McGrady dressed only after he and Mike D'Antoni agreed to limit his minutes to the 20-25 range. McGrady had logged 34 and 30 minutes in his first two outings and his knees couldn't take it after being off since Dec. 23.

    "I tried to push through it," McGrady said. "I really wanted to test it. It was nothing that had to do with my surgery. I banged knees [Monday]. It's just playing through the bruise."

    "It was on my mind," McGrady said of sitting out. "I thought about it. I told coach because I played 30 minutes the last two games and this was a back-to-back, I didn't want to push it. I thought we'd be cautious with it, play 20, 25 minutes."

    McGrady, who logged 26:34, acknowledged he has no legs.

    "I found out in these three games, my legs are just fatigued," McGrady said. "The first half I'm fine. When I come out at halftime, I find out my legs are just gone. When the legs are fatigued, it creates a little soreness. I just got to fight through it. I didn't labor like I did [Monday] night."

    "Right now I'm really not sold on going out and trying to score 20 or 25," McGrady said. "That's not what I'm here to do. That's not how I'm going to get myself back. Tonight I wanted to be playmaker and make my teammates better."

    D'Antoni admitted it was a tough call to return McGrady back to the game with 5:40 left.

    McGrady said he won't be "100 percent" till next season and doesn't feel he'll be in game shape for two weeks.

    After falling behind by 14 points in the first quarter, the Knicks made it a contest as the Celtics struggled without superstar Paul Pierce. David Lee scored 28 points and 15 rebounds and Wilson Chandler added 19 to keep it close. And new starting point guard Sergio Rodriguez gave the Knicks a boost with his 3-point prowess, finishing with 18 points, making 7 of 10 buckets.

    Of the Knicks' newcomers, McGrady and Eddie House were the least impressive, while virtual unknown Bill Walker showed flashes.

    Though House received a huge standing ovation when he checked into the game in the first quarter, with the Boston fans chanting "Ed-die," he struggled, missing all five of his 3-pointers and finishing with four points.

    Walker, the 6-5 former Kansas State guard obtained in the Nate Robinson deal, made his Knicks debut and recorded two ferocious dunks, including an alley-oop slam in the first half and finished with seven points in 12:42.
     
    #1 LpBryan03, Feb 24, 2010
  2. mic

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    "It's on knee."
     
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  3. tcadriel

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    And who would have thought it? Everyone clearly knows Tracy better than he knows himself. Good job Morey!



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    "I'm still trying to get my timing and rhythm," McGrady said after shooting 3-of-8, 0-of-4 on 3-pointers. "Even when I took that shot, I wasn't that confident making it. I'm not confident on the basketball court as I'd like."

    "I tried to push through it," McGrady said. "I really wanted to test it. It was nothing that had to do with my surgery. I banged knees [Monday]. It's just playing through the bruise."

    McGrady dressed only after he and Mike D'Antoni agreed to limit his minutes to the 20-25 range. McGrady had logged 34 and 30 minutes in his first two outings and his knees couldn't take it after being off since Dec. 23.

    "It was on my mind," McGrady said of sitting out. "I thought about it. I told coach because I played 30 minutes the last two games and this was a back-to-back, I didn't want to push it. I thought we'd be cautious with it, play 20, 25 minutes."

    Still battling soreness in his left knee, McGrady looked like a shell of himself, playing tentatively in scoring six points, taking just eight shots. McGrady deferred most of the game at the new Boston Garden, his highlight being eight assists. But that's not what got him seven All-Star selections.
     
    #3 tcadriel, Feb 24, 2010
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    #4 worzel gummidge, Feb 24, 2010
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    give the guy a ****ing break what the **** is wrong with you r****ds looking into every ****ing word he says
     
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  6. GlassHalfFull

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    Does anyone else see the irony in the bolded part? :rolleyes:
     
    #6 GlassHalfFull, Feb 24, 2010
  7. NotInMyHouse

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    The guy can't back up his mouth. He's beyond deserving a break at this point. Not only is his body broken down and failing him, but so is his mouth.
     
    #7 NotInMyHouse, Feb 24, 2010
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    Ugh...not good. I suspect McGrady has already done himself in with the Knicks. If he and D'Antoni are "agreeing" on limiting his minutes.
     
    #8 jopatmc, Feb 24, 2010
  9. Wilford_Knows

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    I'm so glad this guy is gone...

    It's always a complex situation / excuse with him. "I banged knees... My legs were fatigued... Blah Blah Blah)

    Congrats New York!!!
     
    #9 Wilford_Knows, Feb 24, 2010
  10. Dave_78

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    LOL

    You could probably search in the Chronicle and find half of those exact quotes from McGrady over the last three years. The guy is like a broken record.

    "It's on me"
    "It's not on me"
    "I can play big minutes"
    "I need to limit my minutes"
    "I'm an elite offensive player"
    "I'm not looking to score"
    "I'm going to push through the pain"
    "I'm going to sit out"
     
    #10 Dave_78, Feb 24, 2010
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    I'm not trying to hate on Tracy, but I feel that it's really ironic that he said he wasn't 100% yet he didn't allow coaching to ease him into the roation and wanted extended minutes. I really think he should have listened to the coaches.
     
    #11 DUHK, Feb 24, 2010
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  13. DdotConrad503

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    crazy, fooly people on here. banging knees with another player can be painful. there's nothin wrong with trying to play then realizing it's not that easy.. especially when you're already havin problems with fatigue in your legs.. stop hatin.. it's hard work
     
    #13 DdotConrad503, Feb 24, 2010
  14. dianap07

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    I thought I was reading an old article!! ;)

    He says he's ready and that he's in his best shape ever. Then he says he's NOT 100% and that his minutes need to be limited.

    Other night he says he's not trying to be a hero but then he tries to be one by taking that shot.

    Then he uses the excuse saying he didn't have any legs and it was fatigue...he wasn't confident taking that shot....blah blah blah

    Im not hating...I;m only reading whats been written :)
     
    #14 dianap07, Feb 24, 2010
  15. Tango

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    Really sad to see. Infuriating when it was happening here in Houston. The poor guy is delusional or at best in denial. I wonder when the honeymoon in NY will end for TMac. They sure are a lot meaner up there in the media.
     
    #15 Tango, Feb 24, 2010
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    im gettin tired of tracy and the media...

    he needs to stop talking and makin excuses and just play.

    only time will truely tell
     
    #16 Ariza4MVP, Feb 24, 2010
  17. blackistan

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    I heard the song and just listened to that instead of watching the old tmac reminds me of what could've been but it would've never been because tmac only plays when he wants to

     
    #17 blackistan, Feb 24, 2010
  18. ElPigto

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    I thought he declared earlier this season that he was 100%? See this is what makes me mad about T-mac. I'm actually rooting for him to get better, but of course same old T-mac with the same old mouth with the same old excuses. I'm glad he isn't a Rocket anymore.
     
    #18 ElPigto, Feb 24, 2010
  19. sirbaihu

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    Carbon copy of last year.

    So he left the Rockets because he was only getting 7 MPG, now he's at NY asking for 20-25. What a difference 13 minutes make! Missed half a season for them.
     
    #19 sirbaihu, Feb 24, 2010
  20. napalm06

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    Very, very, very, very glad this is gone.
     
    #20 napalm06, Feb 24, 2010
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