The recent struggles just underscores the importance of superstars. Everybody loves the mythical "Hoosiers" who play the game "the right way," but you have to have talent to win in the NBA over the long haul. It's not just the numbers that a McGrady, or a Yao put up, it's having a player capable of putting a team on his back when everybody else is struggling. People forget how often McGrady did that for the Rockets over the years. The grind of an 82 game season has already caught up with the Rockets. In the big picture, Adelman was probably right to cut ties with McGrady, but even on one leg he would still be one of the two best players on the team.
That quote is saying a lot. Not only does he still consider Tracy a part of the team, he is making excuses and saying the team is not doing well enough thus no blame on the coach. It's time to blame RA too !! The last 2 years I've not been totally happy with the man but he got the job done and at the end of the year had respect for him and applauded him for doing a great job. However, it really seems, also by watching older games, that the guy should not get as much credit as I figured. The guy is not a coach, more like a guide, an assistant coach if you will, the nutjob next to JVG-look-a-like in the Movie 6th man. He's very stubborn and I'm starting to think T-mac WAS ready but he didn't want to mess up with something that worked, up until that point. Adelman doesn't like change and it has rubbed off on the team, just look at the article about being anxious about a possible trade in the making. It is time (2007 motto would've applied this season) for CHANGE !! We have the anti-offense starting lineup of the decade. We can't have these kind of games from Battier and Ariza game in, game out. Hayes is doing all he can, but needs to get back where he was in college offensively. Since RA is not willing to change, it's time for Morey and the organisation to do it for him. In retrospect Tracy is the one who started it and is to blame for blocking a potential trade and such but it's the Rockets who are STUPID enough for not to play him and showcase him. I feel bad about RA extension right now, maybe we need a guy like Avery Johnson after all. A guy who doesn't hold punches, tells them what to do instead of sitting there clueless game after game. Also with regards to T-mac blocking a trade, the guy was injured so how would you feel if you were playing through injuries like his and heard you were going to be traded ? I don't know how injured he was but you're not going to tell me he was right especially after he blew that dunk @ Milwaukee. I'm also wondering how much ground it holds, because who in his right mind would've traded for last year's Tracy ? I'm starting to doubt RA as a coach, with the recent article of Tim Hardaway's situation. I think RA just got comfortable with Tim out of the lineup that he just didn't want to mess up the rotation and lineup at the time. Chemistry wise it's BS because in both situations the guys had been with the team for a while. Too bad Rick, but you cannot rule and I'm sorry you got an extension which I doubt you deserve. Bring in a real coach please and if we do not trade Tracy, at least let him play.
Humor me. Please provide for me a list of who exactly you consider "real coaches" among those that are available. This should be fun.
not gonna lie but the rockets mishandled this tmac thing and it looks bad for incoming free agents to think that you could be the rockets everything to nothing. but wow adleman just wow
I don't know if you're crazy, (what is crazy, after all?) but I do clearly understand your McG statement.
This thread is funny The reporter was dogging the Rockets oooooooo you lost to an undermanned Nugget team . .. ooooo R.A. responded by saying. . WHAT??? WE'RE NOT UNDERMANNED??? DO WE NOT HAVE NEAR 40 MILLION ON THE SHELF?? Rockets play hard and not looking for KUDOs for playing hard by that same token They not going to give up UBER credit for another team playing heard without their best player He said. . basic . . .GIVE THEM SOME CREDIT . .THEY ARE A GOOD TEAM Rocket River
Will you stop with the "multiple doc's to finally get clearance" crap. Did you not watch the video where Keith Jones and the team doctor admit that T-Mac needed micro-fracture surgery before the season even started but they chose to go with minor surgery instead to see if that would work first.
If he breaks his leg even more teams will want him because the insurance will kick in again and pay his contract until the break heals.
Coach wishes Trevor Ariza was the one getting traded not Mcgrady. Looks like Rick Aldeman is regreting no playing TMAC. Especially if you still call him one of your best players. He knows that even a 80% Mcgrady is a better player then anyone on the rockets right now. Just bring TMAC back and let his contract ecpire, you dont have anything to loose.
Trevor Ariza needs to be benched, this is the time to do it. The guy needs to be benched and maybe he works on his shot more.
