especially when they look so similar in terms of physical build. that apart, Trevor is wearing #1 and I keep thinking T-Mac is on the floor. but hey.. when Trevor starts dribbling.. it becomes very clear who is playing..
maybe im naive but i still feel like RA is also worried about tmac getting injured again. thus the limited minutes stand. if we are really keeping tmac then i dont see him getting extensive minutes til post all-star break. even then i think we would want to keep him safe til the playoffs. all that said. i wonder who we are getting for him.
i honestly thought he would get some minutes in the second half tonight after his stellar first half...its good to see coach stick to his guns but he didnt coach played ariza and battier a lot and even gave JT some minutes in the second half. If Von is good to play tomorrow figure tmac to still get his standard first qtr minutes...no minutes for JT and battier/ariza's minutes to come down. it really appears that someone is going to get moved real soon once chase comes back there are too many wing players on the team that should get minutes chase/von/shane/ariza/tracy figure that chase and ariza wont get traded (chase great value and ariza just being signed) von well it depends on what sort of contract he is signed to which really only means shane or tracy. i really hope shane stays on this team personally he is the team captain and vocal leader on the court.
The 7 minutes that T-Mac plays is basically the highlight for me each game :grin: , and because I live in Australia, there is little to nothing of NBA coverage so I would appreciate it greatly if you could keep uploading T-Mac videos until he gets significant game time.
Good to see the microscope showing Tmac is making progress. If a trade is happening, hope this will maximize his trade value.
Looks like he is getting his rhythm and timing back. He also looks to be getting more confident on jumping off that knee. A couple of those drives he exploded off the knee and looked comfortable. Im not a T-Mac lover or anything, but you guys would be lying to yourself if you can't see that if he gets back to 100% that he would be great for this team. His court vision and passing would be just what this group needs. That would get guys like AB, Ariza, Battier, and Scola wide open looks. You saw some of that tonight in the 8 mins he played. I say keep T-mac and trade B Cook's expiring contract with J Taylor's potential for a serviceable big man and we are set. No need for J Taylor with V Wafer back in the fold.
Don't forget his passing and T-Mac's ability to set up his teammates. Starting to see his explosion driving toward the basket, thought he came up a little short from getting a few "and ones".
T-Mac impresses very game. Good to see him this aggressive. His D needs work though. Let's see what he can do in Orlando.
BTW, he went up VERY strong on his repaired knee at about 1:00 of that video, that is very encouraging. Let's see if he can keep it up tomorrow night too....back to backs will tell a lot. DD
dont you think Von has to earn is minutes? I don't think he will be put in right away considering the fact that so much has changed with Yao out. lets see..
We're winning 50 games with or without McGrady in my opinion. I'm more interested in seeing how Wafer's contract will work out, but at the same time I have this strange feeling that Morey is bringing Wafer back for the sole purpose of packaging him and sending him somewhere else. Afterall, Wafer was pretty impressive last year. I won't be surprised if Wafer was the main piece for a trade deal.
Coach is all about winning. If tmacs play gives the rockets a better chance to win we will see his minutes increase. Rick Learned his lesson from Chris Webber and he will continue to keep a very tight leash on his Tracy's minutes. I would not be shocked if Tracy plays no more the 14 minutes a game max even if he continues to put our this kind of productivity on a consistent basis.
