T-Mac has already missed over a seasons worth of games...

i wonder how the wizards fan feel about gilbert arenas.

 

It happens. Not just McGrady.
Happened with Yao too.
Injuries happen man.
No one to blame.

 

I think all this McGrady bashing is getting quite old. Just give the guy a break. He's on our friggin TEAM. Dont you want him to get healthy so we have him for the playoffs?

 

Not that its his fault, but Yao Ming actually missed over a season's worth of games (86) the last three years. There is no question that this team has had terrible luck with injuries.

That said, think about guys like Elton Brand, Nene, Kenyon Martin, Arenas, Jermaine O'Neal, Andrew Bynum, etc. and you know we are not the only ones dealing with this stuff.

Heck, Amare Stoudemire literally missed an entire season a few years ago. That's the risk with guaranteed contracts. You're almost inevitably going to pay guys a lot of money to sit at some point.

 

Ron sat nearly a whole season when he played for the Pacers, and it was his fault. The Rockets just like collecting players that cant finish a whole season. I found it interesting that some people around here wanted Corey Magette so bad.

 

That is just the point he will not be healthy in time for the playoffs. TMac will be ready next season but why wait till next year.

 

And nearly every game he's missed has been due to aches and pains or personal issues, rather than actual injuries.

Yikes.

 

The sad thing is we are gonna need the guy. Even though his numbers are down it's hard to turn away 15 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4 assts. Really the guy isn't choosing to sit out. People outside seem to think these are aches, coming back from knee surgery these aches feel like injuries everytime you bang it. We need to stand behind our guys man.

 

a wow from a member like you, durvasa.

but i guess what you said is true.

 

Perhaps my memory is failing me ... how often has he missed games with legitimate injuries? Sometimes its an ankle tweak. The back pain I'm sure was extremely uncomfortable for him, but I'm not sure if that qualifies as an injury. As for the knee, I don't even think the Rockets consider that to be an injury.

McGrady has rarely been injured in his career. He basically said that in his interview on Wednesday. That's what makes all the missed games so remarkable.

 

lower level of pain tolerance. that's the explanation offered by jvg multiple times when he was coaching. with the absence of other valid ones, i'd take that for now.

but your observation is unique and reasonable, compared to many others'. did you sorta have a change in heart with mcgrady, like i did a couple of years back?

 

I continue to defend him if I feel he's being unfairly criticized. Maybe I'm bipolar.

I want him to succeed so bad, so when people suggest he's a loser and a lost cause that doesn't sit well with me. At the same time, when you constantly have to make excuses for a player it gets a bit tiresome.

 

Yeah that quote stuck out to me the most.

 

i like that. same thing i do with yao. yao's 7 years have not panned out as i expected or hoped. i am still a big fan and try to defend him whenever i see unfair criticism of him.

as a fan of a sport, it's hard to be fair and objective. but we should all try.

 

That is because a lot of the idiots on this board think because you're 7'6 that you should dunk everytime and block everything in sight. They don't see how difficult it is to be 7'6. I guess they don't realize Yao is the only guys at that height to have any type of major success, even though it is a small sample, it is a reason that sample is small.

 

Everytime I think of McGrady, I think of how lucky we are to not be stuck with Arenas.

Not defending the guy, but damn that bigass contract is going to hold Wizards back for at least another 3-4 years. Lucky for Arenas and the Wizards, his off-court actions still keep him as one of NBA's favourite little puppies.

 

I honestly wonder how this board would deal with Arenas, with some of the stuff he says though. Like earlier this season when he said something about getting the number 1 pick would be good because they can find a Tim Duncan.