Why did his style fit during the 22gm winning streak even when?..no other way to put it this was all about Adelman personal issue's with T-mac.
Did his style fit with Orlando and Toronto? The Prima Donna style doesn't work all the time. JVG got fired, Les isn't going to fire every coach who doesn't get along with Tmac, there isn't enough coaches around. They fired Doc Rivers in Orlando, he turned out alright.
Be happy then that's he gets a coach that loves him. There are knicks fan boards with open registration right now. I bet the have had a flood of new Knicks "fans" join after the trade deadline.
not sure why some are acting like he's back to being tmac....clearly he could do more than what he showed playing 7 mins here...that's definitely clear, but what is also clear is that he's playing in a more controlled manner. this allows him to be smarter with his moves, more efficient, and that's what allows him to do well despite obviously losing significant speed. any guy who's not 50 years old that's 6'8, with a solid wingspan, point guard-like handles, decent jumper, court vision, and at least a two foot vertical is going to be able to contribute signficantly in this league. Especially after he's bulked up a bit and added strength/muscle to enable him to push defenders back. That's the only thing i hated about this. I get he didnt fit anymore, just sucks that it had to turn into a soap opera when it was clear houston was benching him to limit the risk of re-injury or so he wouldnt show a weakness and keep some value in a trade.
its not so much that it fit, but that we didnt have the weapons we have now, so back then it was OK for tmac to do it all, or try to, the other guys needed to be spoon fed to get plays out of them. Not so much anymore, so tmac being tmac just holds them back, mainly brooks.
If T-Mac was still on this team, he would dominate the ball so much. That's pretty much the only way T-Mac can be effective.
True, but he plays like a pg, where brooks plays like a sg. Wouldn't that have been a good fit in the backcourt?
JVG weighs in on McGrady. New Knick Tracy McGrady 'feels good', but health leaves question mark on playing time BY Frank Isola DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Jeff Van Gundy is convinced that Tracy McGrady belongs among the league's elite players, but only on one condition. "If he's healthy," Van Gundy said Saturday. "Believe me; if Tracy is healthy over the last 29 games you can put him in the conversation with the rest of the top free agents in 2010. That's how good he is." Questions over McGrady's health and overall fitness will be answered over the final nine weeks of the season. McGrady, acquired by the Knicks in a three-team trade on Thursday, was in the starting lineup for Saturday night's game against Oklahoma City, his first since Dec. 23. He hadn't started an NBA game since Feb. 8, 2009. "There's no pressure," McGrady said early Saturday, "because I don't think a lot of people expect much out of me anyway. So it's really no pressure." Mike D'Antoni said there are no limitations on how many minutes McGrady will play although McGrady feels that "25 to 30" might be appropriate for now. The 6-foot-8 swingman will be tested early since the Knicks play three games over four days, including a back-to-back Monday and Tuesday against Milwaukee and Boston respectively. "Physically, I feel good but then again I haven't played in a year and half," McGrady added. "I don't know how long I can play. But I'm ready to go. "I'm able to go out there and play 25, 30 minutes I'd feel real good. My timing and rhythm will probably be off. But I'm not worrying about how many points I score. I still can make plays regardless of how long I've been out." McGrady is the playmaker D'Antoni has coveted since taking over as Knicks coach two seasons ago. D'Antoni plans to put the ball in McGrady's hands and allow him to initiate the offense. When Van Gundy coached McGrady and Yao Ming with the Houston Rockets, he had one of the best inside-outside combinations in the league. "If they run Tracy and David Lee in pick-and-rolls," Van Gundy said, "they'll get a good shot every time." The rest of the article: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...cgrady_starts_his_audition.html#ixzz0gCL1jOR8
-Absolutely impressed by his production last night -Tired of those saying we screwed up thinking he couldn't contribute. It was never about whether he could come back as a player, it was about his refusal to sacrifice his game while limited last year on the most talented roster he'd been on, about his yanking the franchise around (no back to backs, midseason training camp, can't get into a rhythm without more touches, the Toronto game, the surgery announcement, announcing his Nov 18th return date, etc). Tracy was never going to stay with the Rockets, the Rockets were never going to resign him, not a soul on the roster was disappointed to see him banished or traded. The relationship was irrevocably broken. This isn't Xbox. -McGrady has plenty of motivation right now: not just the new contract, but the classic honeymoon phase on a new team and the classic stick it to them chip on his shoulder over being discarded. -I'm reminded not of the Adleman-Tim Hardaway situation, but the Kings-Webber situation. I think Adleman learned from that disaster, where Webber sabotaged an overachieving left for dead team with his overwhleming desire to prove he still was a 20 ppg guy. He quit being the playmaker he had been, his efficiency dropped (more shots to keep the same scoring avg), and he didn't bother on defense to save his energy for scoring, and in doing so torpedoed their season and ran off Divac and Peja. Being able to put up 20 and 10 didn't balance that out. That was always my concern with 2010 McGrady, and I believe my concern was shared by the Rockets. Overall, I'm all for McGrady turning things around. Vince Carter was great as a Net after sulking and quitting on Toronto, Tracy could do the same. But even if he's putting up 20 ppg for NYK for the rest of the season, I'm not going to feel bad about moving him out.
He looked great. Surprised me. He hadn't looked like that in about three years. I am glad for him, bring it. TMac has always worn out his welcome, but new beginnings appear to invigorate him. When the selfishness and laziness kick in, it becomes a different story.
great for T-Mac, the NY Knicks, and their fans to have something positive to look forward towards... I wish McGrady the best of luck in the Big Apple.
yeah but tmac's idea of playing like a pg is having 5 or 6 asst and 20 pts. Which is Brooks' average. Tmac doesnt use his pg skills enough, so he pretty much ends up playing the point like brooks.
Okay, I haven't read all 38 pages, but... he did miss two critical FTs late, and his team lost. Still was fun to see him play well though. And overall, I agree with emjohn. He loves the honeymoon, so he should have just set up his career to move every 3-4 years. Kind of like Larry Brown as a coach, including the penchant for totally quitting at some point. Should be fun to watch him, but how can we regret moving the guy? He gave up on Houston before the infamous Toronto game and he simply required a fresh start somewhere. There was really no other option.
His makes included some difficult layups and an accidental bank shot. Again, the aggressive way he played was nice but half those shots won't fall for him most of the time. He also seemed to benefit from the fact that his defenders didn't expect him to drive (no surprise) so they didn't really make an effort to stop his penetration. He better become one hell of a facilitator/rebounder because he's about as quick as Shaq right now and we all know his jumper is as streaky as they come.
