Not our business, but...WHAT ARE MCGRADY'S PROBLEMS????

if mcgrady has depression issues then I would agree with you guys, but we all deal with death.

 

maybe it doesn't affect your performance at work, but how do you know it doesn't affect tracy at his work? like i said, and many others have said. death affects each one of us differently. i know when my aunt died a couple months back my school work suffered for a little while. everyone is affected differently by it, and for you to say that it can't affect someone at their work is just flat out dumb and insensitive.

 

T_Mac is soft. No question about it !

 

Tmac is a WARRIOR. Anyone bashing him has a short memory, he carried this team last year and has shown flashes of that this year. I'd say his problems are more with his bad back than anything. Plus everyone goes thru slumps at one time or another.

 

how is man soft who is OBVIOUSLY playing through both physical and emotional pain, and giving it his all despite a crappy record? the man is doing his best and proving to be a real leader.

 

and you guys said I would make any excuse for francis. emotional pain, lord have mercy.

 

Too funny, now pgabriel decides to make a chart of how we should react when we lost someone we love.

friend, great aunt, cousin, ----- life goes on (reason: that ain't moma, daddy, brother)
stepmom----- who cares (reason: non of his five friends are close to their stepmom)
grandfather ------ should not affect daily life (reason: seldomly think about it)

Please react accordingly or otherwise you will be accused as drama queen

 

from what i've read about tracy and seeing how he is handling these situations. there is a very strong possibility that he has some degree of clinical depression. i know because i have diagnosed clinical depression (due to a chemical imbalance) and yes, the emotional pain caused by a bout of depression is just as REAL and debilitating as any other physical pain. i know that a bout of depression causes just as much pain as a having a tumor in your back. i have been kept in bed all day from BOTH. not being able to get up because your back simply wont let you and not getting up because your depression wont let you hurts just the same.

 

Sorry, I don't buy it.

A guy who is rich, famous, handsome, has a beautiful woman, is a new father, is cheered by millions, is near the top of his profession - I don't buy that he's depressed. But if he is, I say to him "Grow a pair!". 99.999999% of the people on Earth have a tougher life than he does, and most of them are able to get through. If his back hurts too much, then he should sit down or he should play in pain - I don't care which, so long as he doesn't whine.

Hey, if someone close to you dies, you have every right to be upset. But at some point, you have to let go. Where would this country be if every soldier dwelled on every death he experienced? What about coal miners who lose a dozen friends, but still go back in to feed their families? I have a friend whose father was shot dead in their convenience store, but for years after, he kept that store open every day. You've just got to cope. I mean, I'm sure the last thing TMac's friends and family would want is for him to be depressed.

You know how crazy poor people are just plain crazy, but crazy rich folk are "eccentric"? If TMac was just some unknown guy on the street, he wouldn't be "depressed". He'd just be weak. Now, I'm not saying that being weak is a crime or a sin. And there's nothing wrong with seeing a shrink either. But you sure expect a lot more from a guy who's paid to be The Man.

 

Earth to furious jam....NEWS FLASH - Money and Fame do not neccesarily bring happiness!

 

Yes, and smoke does not necessarily bring fire. But I think you'll find that the vast majority of people who are rich and famous are also relatively (if not completely) happy. Of course, there will always be an exception to every rule, but I doubt that TMac is it. He's not only rich and famous, but is also adored around the world. If he's not happy with all of that, then he must be pretty #$%*ed up and, therefore, not a guy you want on your team (much less leading it).

 

ok first of all, he did mention his problem was over after the huge win over the clippers. he did say something about "exorcised the demons" something like that. so just in 48 hours another huge problem took a toll on him? would he be willing to take less money for his lack of performance? no. and if he wins the all star mvp this sunday, he'll say he's cleared of his problems?

 

if you don't know anything about depression then shut up. seriously. you don't live through it. you don't know what it does to a person. it doesn't matter how much money you have, you can still suffer from depression. you can dead broke or have millions of dollars and it still affect you.

 

Did they say on 610 that Jeff Van Gundy actually went to Tracy's home to talk about his personal issues and was willing to give him a leave of absense?

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...F?slug=ap-all-stars-rockets&prov=ap&type=lgns

All-Star weekend coinciding with T-Mac's personal crisis

By CHRIS DUNCAN, AP Sports Writer
February 17, 2006

HOUSTON (AP) -- All-Star weekend has come to Houston during one of the worst times of Tracy McGrady's life.

The 26-year-old Rockets star, who'll play in his sixth All-Star game Sunday, won't divulge what's bothering him, but said his personal crisis is as trying as anything he's ever faced.

"I'm human, I'm going through some things in my life, things I've got to deal with, and I'm just trying to handle it the best way I can," McGrady said. "It's wearing and tearing at me. This weight has gotten heavy for me and it's taking a toll."

McGrady has missed 13 games this season with back spasms and left another game in late December to see his fiancee, Clerenda Harris, give birth to their second child, a son.

But McGrady wouldn't say whether the issues were health-related or who they involve.

"I've dealt with family members passing away, best friends getting killed," McGrady said. "This is a lot worse than that because it's a combination of things in different areas.

"I'm in a tough stage of my life right now."

Whatever is bothering him, it's affected his play.

In his last 12 games, McGrady has shot worse than 32 percent from the field six times, including a 4-for-15 night in Houston's 109-75 loss to Phoenix on Thursday. He went 3-for-20 against New York last Sunday and refused to speak to reporters afterward.

"At times, I don't even want to be in the arena or a uniform," McGrady said. "It's just been so frustrating. In the past, I've usually done a great job of keeping things to myself and really not letting things affect me.

"I am going through some things and it does affect my professional life. I try not to let it, but I can't really control it."

McGrady had planned to skip Friday's media availability. Friends convinced him to go and McGrady said he hopes the weekend festivities in his backyard will take his mind off the personal problems.

"It really took a lot for me to come down here with the things that are going on," McGrady said. "They told me it was the best thing for me and I realize this is in the city I perform in every night."

Even Houston coach Jeff Van Gundy is concerned, making a recent unscheduled visit to McGrady's house to talk to him about his issues. McGrady told Van Gundy he was considering taking some games off and disappearing from public life.

"I told my coach that's how I felt -- that I really felt like leaving and not tell people where I was going, just getting away for a few days and just clearing my mind," McGrady said. "I need peace of mind right now. It's all just piled up on me and broken me down."

McGrady said friends are helping him work through the issues, and he feels better than he did a few days ago.

"There, for a while, I wasn't really myself in games, after games, and everybody noticed it," he said. "I just felt like sharing with people what I was going through -- things that wear and tear on me physically and emotionally."

Across the room, McGrady's All-Star teammate, Yao Ming, was answering less personal questions -- most of them in Chinese. A swarm of Asian media mobbed the 7-foot-6 Yao, the top vote-getter for the All-Star game, as soon as he ducked under a black curtain and appeared in a hotel ballroom.

Yao will play in his fourth All-Star game and compared his experiences since he was drafted in 2002 to earning a college education.

"The NBA life has made me grow up a lot," Yao said. "I have not just grown up in my basketball skills, it's made me stronger and tougher."

For one thing, he's become more confident in his English, doing interviews without a translator for the first time this season.

"It's getting a lot easier," Yao said. "I'm getting used to it."

 

I quit reading this right here. You know nothing if you think that money, beautiful women, and fame can buy happiness.

 

ok if any of you have even been in the same room as a lil baby u know that there is no sleep to be had...that explains the being tired part of it and when you have a family memeber that is close to u get very sick your not thinking about work/game your thoughts are with the family which it should be, just let him be....we took 7 of 9 which isnt terrible also they said that when the rockets went 0 fer when he doesnt play or doesnt finish the game it got to him and he felt a lil depressed bout that

 

You're heartless.

 

I guess T-Mac's girlfriend want to break up with him?

What is the personal crisis?

 

Sigh, T-Mac want to quit this season again. Same old T-Mac, just like his last year in Magic, but for different reason.