Sure they can co-exist. Budinger will come in for Battier, and he'll be a spot up shooter. That is, if McGrady could still draw double team and find the open guy.
. . . with Battier and Ariza playing the same position there has to be an odd man out. Who plays less so that TMac plays?
Incoming Players Zaza Pachulia 6-11 C / C from Georgia (Foreign) 5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.3 apg in 13.8 minutes Jamal Crawford 6-5 SG from Michigan 16.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.6 apg in 30.4 minutes Joe Johnson 6-7 SG from Arkansas 21.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.8 apg in 38.6 minutes Outgoing Players David Andersen 0-0 from 5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.7 apg in 13.6 minutes Carl Landry 6-8 PF from Purdue 16.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 0.6 apg in 25.9 minutes Trevor Ariza 6-8 SF from UCLA 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.6 apg in 38.9 minutes Tracy McGrady 6-8 SG / SF from Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS) No games yet played in 2009-2010 Atlanta Trade Breakdown Change in Team Outlook: -3.4 ppg, +3.4 rpg, and -2.8 apg. Incoming Players David Andersen 0-0 from 5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.7 apg in 13.6 minutes Carl Landry 6-8 PF from Purdue 16.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 0.6 apg in 25.9 minutes Trevor Ariza 6-8 SF from UCLA 17.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.6 apg in 38.9 minutes Tracy McGrady 6-8 SG / SF from Mount Zion Christian Academy (HS) No games yet played in 2009-2010 Outgoing Players Zaza Pachulia 6-11 C / C from Georgia (Foreign) 5.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.3 apg in 13.8 minutes Jamal Crawford 6-5 SG from Michigan 16.1 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.6 apg in 30.4 minutes Joe Johnson 6-7 SG from Arkansas 21.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 4.8 apg in 38.6 minutes 2010-2011 HOUSTON ROCKETS: Starters: PF - Scola (30mpg) SF - Battier (34mpg) C - Yao (32mpg) SG - Johnson (37mpg) PG - Lowry (24mpg) Bench: PG/SG - Brooks (24mpg) SG - Crawford (25mpg) PF - Hayes (17mpg) C - Pachulia (17mpg) PF/C - 1st rd. pick SG/SF - Budinger PG - Llull
You, my friend, needs to stop posting random trade ideas in threads that have nothing to do with them. That said, I'd expect Battier's minutes to go down if and when T-Mac steps back into the line-up. This season has really highlighted Battier's ineffectiveness in a fast-paced, dribble-oriented offense where he can't just camp in the corner and wait for kick outs.
I'd expect Ariza and Brooks to play a bit fewer minutes. Adelman has often played Brooks at the shooting guard spot sometimes due to matchups but other times out of lack of an alternative. Having McGrady would give the coach much needed flexibility at the backup 2. It's going to be interesting to see how McGrady meshes with Lowry and Budinger.
why in heaven's name would atlanta want to do that trade when they're looking like serious contenders
What's the point of this thread? First of, Tmac as a "gunner" won't really get us anywhere. He's a bit better than Ariza when it comes to the mid-range game but that is it, even in his prime you would never want Tmac to gun (although he won scoring titles his teams sucked as a result). What Tmac can do for this team though is be an enabler- he can be the one who can attract double teams (because of his scorer rep) and make plays for the rest of the team, something which AB and Lowry can struggle at times. Considering Chase's best quality is that he is a good shooter, I expect them to fit together seamlessly. If he can come back healthy, I expect Tmac to do his best impersonation of LBJ for us.
It was "Me-Mac" taking as many shots as he wanted. He numbers were high while he took his shots and the team would just stand and watch. He did not play team ball. Then he quit on them.
Chase will get more open looks with T-mac in the line-up. Everyone should pay attention to guys pre-mac shooting percentages to the post-mac ones. With 25-30 games in, there's enough sample to see how T-mac impacts perimeter player's shooting. What I bet you'll see if that T-mac will shoot the ball around 40-43%, but everyone elses percentage will edge slightly upwards.
He'll probably only play 10-15 minutes at first, coming off the bench. He'll cut into all of their minutes (Ariza, Battier, Budinger). In time, if McGrady isn't traded away, Adelman will have to make a decision on which of those four are the odd man out.
