Video: T-Mac returns to floor, takes a couple shots

are you serious? trevor ariza? a guy shooting 38%?

 

I think that is a fairy tale now. There is no more explosion in the guy, the

only thing valuable is his playmaking..which actually requires him to hold

on to the ball for half the shot clock. He is Too jagged of a piece to fit into

this puzzle.

 

ariza is athletic and can drive to the basket. The problem is he needs to play within his role, like Cbud was doing tonight. Whenever he tries to do too much, be mcgrady of old, he screws up. Besides, he is heads and heels above mcgrady as a defender.

 

Good stuff.

Repped.

 

yes anybody can increase their intensity during practice to be better on the court, but what you were saying is that mcgrady is at fault here because based off of 7 mins we saw, he didnt put enough work into his training, which is bullsh$t.
How are you the one to say that mcgrady hasnt pushed hard enough. You have no idea what state he was in coming off of micro surgery. Again you are taking another jab at the idea that mcgrady is not working hard enough. I am pretty sure that everyone on that court can some how, in some way be better prepared,

 

this vid is popping uo for me. what is it?

 

drives to the basket? he averages freakin' 3 ft attempts a game. he takes 7-8 3s a game, which we all would prefer tracy to take.

that's why tmac will play more. the more tracy plays, the less ariza will try to fulfill tmac's role, a role he has shown he can not come close to fulfilling.

the only thing ariza has over tracy is defense right now. if tracy wants to get 30+ minutes, he has to put consistent defensive effort, and consistent willingness to run.

 

You are forgetting the big picture. Ariza CUTS and MOVES around, something mcgrady never did. It is integral to the offensive scheme. He just needs to take less shots..

 

McGrady was slow and out of shape, and yes, I feel that 7 minutes was enough time to ascertain that.

Simply put, if he feels he's ready enough to play actual games, then he should be ready enough to train with greater intensity so he'll be more effective during the actual games. You may find it hard to believe, but I might be more disappointed than anyone else in regards to his lackluster performance. Unlike the some McGrady apologists, I had realistic expectations of what kind of player he might be, and he fell far short of these.

And yes, everyone can be better prepared, but in terms of "where each Rocket player is vs where he could be", McGrady has the most ground to cover.

 

NO, ariza doesn't do that enough either. if he did, he would not take 7 3s a game, 3 ft a game, and shoot 38% a game.

ariza SHOULD do that, but he doesn't do that enough.

what tracy did today is what trevor should do all the time: PLAY OFF THE BALL.

 

Not true, he has moved off the ball a ton, specifically in the 04/05 when he actually had some decent players around him. He didnt do it much last year because he flat out couldnt move and the year before he was the primary ball handler so its irrelevant.

 

and we know this, but it doesnt mean you have to question if his intensity is where it should be just because your expectations were higher than they should have been. I have realistic expectaions of what he might be too, thats why i am not sitting here bringing up the guys intensity in practice. just because he was rusty in his first game back since playing in feb

 

Wow, you're an ******* and a sore loser. Just pathetic.

 

Its 1/4 into the season...and I can guarantee you...YES...guarantee you that his shooting will be in the 40s by the end of the season. He is trying to play outside his role, he should let the game come to him, something which he will catch on to as we progress.

 

My bad, i thought it was implied that no body could touch mcgrady that year, he did all the right things...point is...its 5 years later.

 

Atta Boy!

 

but here's the thing: he's getting WORSE as the season progresses. tracy coming back might be the best thing for ariza this year. tracy will force ariza to play within his limitations.

 

Seconded.

 

I don't think he deserves more than 5.. even if he plays well after this..

 

and my point is that you saying Tmac never cut is incorrect.