TMac should take longer break if Wafer plays like this (even Artest should rest more)

Dang, chill a little bit. I know Wafer has been playing great this season but he can't replace both of them for such an extended amount of time.

 

I think that's a really good idea since the first two weeks of February are ridiculously easy. Five well-spaced games, three at home, all against mediocre teams. vs CHI/at MEM/vs MIN/at MIL/vs SAC. That could easily be a 4 out of 5 or a 5 game winning streak without both Artest and Tracy.

 

If by resting you mean rehabilitating their injured appendage while still working out and keeping condition like Artest probably will, then sure.

But if you mean sitting on your ass all day and joking around with your crew, like Tracy McGrady did this summer, then no.

 

totally agree,good for everyone

 

18 shots for 17 points, and wafer is treated like life saver.

He is exceeding expectations, but not a star player like Tmac and Artest when they are healthy and in shape yet.

 

The part where our players come back 15 pounds overweight and get injured again because they're not in condition.

 

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So are you always this daft, or just saturday nights?

 

Totally agree, as long as Wafer can keep it in the following games. Do not be like brooks, good for some games and bad for the others.

 

or TMac should take similar approach as last season.... back from injury and start from playing as 6th man.

 

LOL!! I personally don't think in a two week regimen Tracy will make a drastic change. If Tracy didn't put the work in during the offseason in reality giving him an extended rest doesn't guarantee anything. I can say that if tracy comes back and is still struggling, Rick will not hesitate to sit him down and that's mostly due to Von's play.

 

Co-signed.

 

I agree. The way we are playing and the ease of our schedule, means we can afford to allow Artest and McGrady more time to get ready. If things starts going downhill, we can easily bring those guys back, but it wouldn't hurt to give them an extra week or two.

 

I was thinking about the same thing. According to the schedule, T-mac can rehab till 2/17/09 to play home court against Nets and carter. During the time, Rockets should be about to uphold the wins.

Like D-wade rested end of last season and average 28 PPG this season, I am hoping T-mac can do the same, at least 25 PPG.

Of course, Ron need to come back before that. I don't want to see RA overuse Wafer and cause injury since RA has the hobby of doing it.

 

i love the emergence of wafer. but i feel some are getting too excited. out of some 400 players in the league, how many are at and above his level? more than half?

the key is expectation. it's how human psychology works. just like landry last year.

 

I think both our stars should take a month off. Should be more than enough to get into good shape.

 

I actually think Tracy would be a better sixth man then Artest. With Artest starting along side Yao and Tracy being a part of the second unit, Tracy would be more of the first option when he is on the floor. Also, TMac not running Adelman's offense would not be as disruptive in that situation.

Total minutes played for each of the big three would still be the same since they could play together in the fourth quarter.

This also has the added benefit of keeping Wafer's minutes up. The plauyer that would see less minutes under this scenario would probably be Battier. Maybe Adelman could also figure a way to reduce Alston's total minutes, all the better.

It seems that this year and often in years past that TMac and Yao do not perform as well when they are both playing at the same time. I think it has a lot to do with TMac not following Adelman's motion offense.

 

The best that I hope for Wafer is a solid backup to a playoff-bound team, or a starter on a lottery team. But who knows, he proved me wrong before.

I'm curious as to how he plays when his minutes get reduced, which will happen when Artest and McGrady return. We know he'll bring energy and passion, but will he be able to maintain his hot shooting and good decision making when he's getting 12 to 15 minutes?

 

I have already said like ten times already that he should stay out until the all star break. That will give him lots of time to rest, heal and rehab and stay fresh well into the playoffs, barring a freak injury or something. It also would wipe away any possible excuses about how two weeks may not have been enough to build up strength in that weak knee of his.

I would do the same with Artest also. We do not need those guys now, and it will give the team a chance to develop their younger talent, build chemistry and give us a better sense of what the team's future will look like once Artest and McGrady leave next season.

This current team is much more intriguing and more fun to watch.