T-Mac is one of the best players in the league. However, did anyone get frustrated watching Fisher slap the ball out of his hands back to back or other Jazz defenders who're much slower than T-Mac rip him, it happened several times. The Jazz have just been getting in his face and stripping almost like he is Luther Head, but realistically I think over half of the strips have been fouls. Lets' go Mac those scrubs can't guard you.
TMac looked tired. He had no problem with his handles in the first half and routinely blew by Giricek and AK. I think he should have saved that aggression for the second half. Instead, he was taking it strong to the rack in the first and waited till the third quarter to try and get others involved. IMO were better off doing the opposite -- TMac needs to find open shots for other players in the first half and focus his energy on starting the third quarter and finishing the fourth quarter strong. To be fair, AK put on a solid defensive show in Utah. Hopefully, we'll pull the W in game 7 at home.
Tmac was dribbling flat footed, which cause him to react slower to a reaching defender. He was also dribbling very non-chalantly, during the fourth. Did anyone else notice this? I don't think he has lost his handles.
i noticed it. whats the deal with that? im pretty sure thats what allowed AK47 to steal that ball and get some momentum going for them.
He did look tired in the second half, and I think you really have to attribute that to Kirilenko's smothering defense. T-Mac was forced to constantly take it around the perimeter, and beat him man while trying to turn the corner, and having to do that on every possession is probably pretty tiring. It seemed like Utah really figured out something on defense in the last 5 minutes of the game....we struggled to even get shots off, let alone score. That's what worries me the most about game 7. If the Rockets had lost by exchanging baskets, and just simply getting outscored, I wouldn't be so worried. But the fact that we couldn't even get the ball where we wanted it, and then struggled just to get shots off.....we're gonna have to make a major adjustment in game 7. However, if our guys can hit the shots thry DO get, then that would force Utah to make the adjustment, and we could get back to playing a more comfortable offense. Funny how that works, huh?
That's hilarious how you guys make excuses for these guys... Jordan/Kobe - did these guys every look tired at the end of games, NO!, they played harder and made things happen. Stop these B.S excuses…
LOL, yep talk about bad timing. Kobe has looked tired in plenty of games and he doesn't even have to carry the offense like McGrady does. MJ is the greatest guard ever for a reason. Nobody in this league is MJ.
Hav eyou even ewatched Kobe this season. I've have. Kobe has been tired plenty of times oin the 4th quarter.
MJ=talent +indefatigable nature+ in his later years a great team player and leader. Therefore the greatest ever. Tmac=talent+ great team player +lazy + complains about every little pain. Thus a legitimately the next Dominique. Kobe=talent+ indefatigable but so....immature. I guess he's not 30 yet, that's when MJ turned it around. Therefore could still be the next greatest ever.
i didn't say he's a machine, obviously the guy will get tired, BUT he makes things happen... he's the MVP this season, his team would not even be .500 if he didn't play. He has no Yao Ming on his team...Go look at his 4th quarter shooting % / points... then come back and argue.
MJ played on some great teams, the man had an amazing supporting cast, he had the chance to conserve his energy until the 4th, Kobe on the other hand has had to carry his team ALONE....different circumstances...not sayig MJ was not ONE of the best ever...when he was winning he was with some great players on his side...
