If it allows him to play the whole 4Q effectively and dominatingly and helps us close out close games........I say yes. Bring his game off the bench.
No way a 20 million player should stay on the bench. Barely beating Seattle twice doesn't mean Tmac should come off the bench.
Wow wow wow. Income is a HORRIBLE way to decide who starts. I mean, Darius Miles is being paid a truckload. By that logic, shouldn't he at least be on the active list??? McGrady is paid for more than just his basketball ability. He brings in more than twice as much revenue in ticket sales as someone paid $10 million. Let's NEVER bring this up again, it's just a poor argument. I personally think it works well. In the JVG era, the Alston/McGrady/Battier/Hayes/Yao starting lineup worked so well with even the highest levono stat in the league, but our bench was weak. Our team will be more consistent over 48 minutes with McGrady off the bench imo.
I don't see the benefits of benching your best player once his stamina returns. Unless you want to risk playing from behind more frequently.
T-Mac is a superstar. He's coming off the bench because he's not fully healthy. Once he is, I expect him to start again.
The Rockets have to get off to better starts. Consider our record in games where we're trailing heading into the final quarter. The challenge is figuring a rotation where you minimize the time when both McGrady and Yao are off the floor, and also that you keep each relatively fresh so they can dominate when the other isn't also on the court.
Yes,just let him on the bench! Reduce his playtime in the first 3Q,that makes him more hungry in the 4thQ.
T-mac does look fresher in the 4th quarter though, so maybe there is something to this. But I think if T-mac starts on the bench, you can't start Hayes as well. It's too much of offensive handicapping.
against the better teams he'll need to start, because it's important getting off to a good start in the NBA......eventually he needs to be put back in the starters role
yep, even portland got a 10 point lead on us before tmac came in. Our starting offense was completly useless last night. All they had to do was take yao out of the picture and no one could score.
I choose the missing option: Stay on the bench for just a few games longer so the team can get used to jump starting without relying too heavily on him.
Absolutely yes. Look at Ginobli, he's the second best player(if not best) of Spurs and he's from bench. Tmac maybe great on offence, his defense is not even close to Ginobilli's.
u seriously think ginobili is on his level? u think he would face the defense tmac faced last night or ever will? tmac's D is not even close to ginobili is simply for the lack of effort. we put him on scrubs. he can be a much better defender than ginobili. plus, the spurs starting lineup has 2 all-stars in duncan and parker. we have to have tracy back in the lineup. ur NOT going to come back from 10 pt deficits consistently v. the great teams, which we will face in the playoffs. i prefer tracy start the game but only play like 7-8 mins of 1st and 3rd, then rest him for the rest of the quarter. then let him play a lot in the 2nd and 4th with the 2nd unit.
No way. We have been playing catch up since t-mac was on the bench. He is our leading scorer/play maker and bonzi starting just doesn't cut it with his inconsistent errratic plays.
the ginobli comparison is a mute point, because the spurs still have plenty of offense without him in the lineup.......
Against average and bad teams, the Rockets can afford to fall behind double digits until T-Mac is in the game. Against good and elite teams, the Rockets' current start lineup just doesnt have enough firepower. By the time T-Mac gets in the game, the Rockets will be double digits behind them. It's hard to play catch up against good and elite teams. T-Mac needs to start. The Rockets should have T-Mac or Yao on the floor all the time to lead the 2nd unit.
Which teams sit their best player on the bench? Does the Lakers sit Kobe? Does the Warriors sit Baron? Does the mav sit Dirk? It makes no sense. Anyways in the end it doesn't matter what the fans opinion are since RA will most likely start Tmac when he's ready.
