I want to thank T-Mac.... First he picks Louisville Cardinals to win the NCAA championship Then he Picks the Lakers to win the NBA finals... A Loser always picks Losers!
tinman, your threads are usually either fun or flame-baiting, but I like most of them, especially those ones with great pics and clips. But I got to say, let's give the poor guy a break. He's still a Rockets. Even if he's traded next year, he still gave us a lot during his staying here. I have been a TMac fan since his Toronto year, the one on one games vs VC in his Orlando years are still vivid. He did contribute a lot to the Rockets, and the growth of Yao as well. The 2-man game between him and Yao was a beauty to watch. His 13 points in 35 seconds will be in history forever. Sure, he lacks passion for the game, and he lacks discipline and drive to be really successful, becomes a victim of his own talent, but he's still a Rockets. He's a good person with tons of talent and great BBall IQ, albeit low EQ. 12 years, it's no easy task for Rockets fans, and those players. Now they finally have that huge monkey off the back, let's be happy and excited about the next series. At the moment of happiness and success, we can afford to be tolerant and kind, and more forgiving.
I think all the Tmac threads today are getting childish. But of all the things Tmac has said and done, this is one I can't rationalize. This quote was all about throwing his past teammates under the bus and not taking any responsibility. His 'woe is me/victim of circumstance' is getting tired. The point is not what Tmac has or has not accomplished here, but how he's acted and carried himself. BTW, if he comes back healthy and his head on straight, he can still be a major force. But there's NO excuse for not playing killer defense now. Reserving your energy for the offense? Tell that to Kobe, Lebron, or Wade, all considered top defenders this year.
Tinman, u haven't create a thread worth a wooden nickel in a while. What's up with that? U are starting to compile Dumb Ass Thread mentions a lot.
you've been on this site long enough to witness : tmac fans throw yao rick adelman ron artest aaron brooks rafer jvg drexler etc under the bus. and make incredible amounts of excuses for tmac's failures. we clutchfans had to listen to this garbage, its embarrassing. is years of "If Tmac" and "If Tmac" that Oh and that sad dunk attempt against he Bucks, they were dogging Ron and Wafer for laughing at it. That crap was hilarious and that pretty much sums up Tmac. I'm hurt but I'm going to attempt a reverse dunk on the breakaway. then make the excuse in his interview that i wish i had pass the ball. Why is Tmac on Jim Rome and another CALIFORNIA radio station kissing Kobe and the Laker's butt anyways before our series is even over?
Apparently my dumb ass threads are getting pretty popular because people feel the same way as I do. The years of lame excuses by the tmac fans. the embarrassing comparisons to kobe. the blame of jvg, yao, ron, rick adelman, steve francis etc How about every game we lose we get that stupid "Do you wish we had Tracy?" maybe you think that I'm Maxwell throwing a dumbell with this thread, but all of Rocket fans have that Maxwell in us. give me a technical foul or a flagrant for this thread. i don't ever regret it. clutch city ain't average!
you know what's more beautiful and more historically permanent? us getting pass the second round since 1997. Kenny Smith mentioning to Charles "you were there" Charles "96? 97? I can't remember what happened last week!" Charles "But Tracy McGrady never made it of the first round" TNT inside the NBA + real Rockets fans + Rick Adelman + Ron Artest/Yao Ming funny interviews after advancing > anything tmac ever did for us or orlando or toronto
Tinman, the Klan can march on washington with 100k members. Just because its popular don't mean its right. I'm not comparing ur threads to the klan, but you're like the kid throwing blackjacks in the bon fire. When was the last time u created a thread just talking about strong points or concerns over junctures in the game? U my man, but why can't fans just enjoy the 1st rd advance? U act like the rox won the title or something.
If anyone but tinman started this thread, it would've been locked immediately. My only contribution will be to say that this is the series when most of you will realize how much this team needs a healthy T-Mac to be a true contender. If Yao can only average 16/game against Oden/Pryzbilla/Aldridge what is he going to do against Bynum/Gasol/Odom? This is the exact series when you'd want the three-headed combo of Yao/Artest/T-Mac. Yao to do what he can down low, Artest to guard Kobe and T-Mac to spread the Lakers' defense.
A healthy tmac is still enough. A healthy tmac with Ron's heart may work for us. But that's never going to happen. So, let's get someone else with his 20M.
you don't factor in ego, selflessness, leadership, and toughness in that equation. your concept on paper sounds good, but on the court it has never happened. the concept of a player as talented as tracy leading us to playoff success has not worked. two coaches, one all star, and many excuses later. my thread won't get locked cause its based on actually fact. everything he said was fact, it was quoted at the source. clutch city buddy clutch city.
Come on it's just not fair.... well Steve Francis had Yao too. It's not like Yao didn't play in all those first round losses in the 7 years that he has been here. The fact is we do have a MUCH better supporting cast than we EVER had during the losses. Come on, we had RyBo as starting PF with Westley coming off the bench for TMac. Now it's Scola, Landry and Wafer!! And if we had a healthy Yao last year, guess what? WE WOULD HAVE BEATEN JAZZ! Yes with TMac. Heck we gave them a hard time the same way Blazers did to us. And all that without Yao AND Ron Ron on the team.
you're right, its not fair that Tmac actually said that the Rockets were an average team and that he never played with shaq or duncan or was switched with paul pierce. its about him winning a championship, not the Rockets. its not fair.
What about the year we had the white boy squad? With the likes of J. Barry, Scott "2 Beers" Padgett, & Bob "Play Boy" Sura! I think he had a pretty darn good team that year so I don't want to hear any more excuses for She-Mac, Please.
