Not in those words, but he did say it was a bad shot because of how far out Battier was when he took it. Both T-Mac and Battier were grinning, so I assume he was just teasing. Anyone who listened to that and thought that T-Mac was "jealous" or something was simply looking for a reason to criticize him.
He said something like this (paraphrasing) "The difference between last night and the game against Dallas was against Dallas some people (T-Mac implied) were worrying about their stats instead of trying to win the game by giving the ball to Yao. Against San Antonio they went through Yao because T-Mac didn't care about his stats." He then said he's been saying for a long time that it was a problem with the Rockets that T-Mac is all about his numbers. Something like that.
Wow...I usually listen to Calvin's show since they mainly talk Rockets/NBA but I am working right now so not listening but can't believe he said that! If T-Mac only cared about his stats he would be leading the league in pts every healthy season. Even Ray Charles could see T-Mac is not all about his stats. T-Mac must have done something to upset Calvin somehow.
Ok I'm relativlely new Rockets fan, only been ever since Tmac got traded here, so I don't know a lot about the Rocket's history and its players, not to mention witness any of its past greatness. I just know that everyone here respects Calvin (Murphy?) so I respect that too, but..... this guy has to be smokin' crack or something because he's making Tmac to be like Kobe, a guy who only thinks about himself....bulls** Is he like a TOH or something? Or maybe.....he's been listening to Yao_fan ......or maybe they're the same person?.....oh the conspiracy....
What you're saying is true, and I don't think anyone is disputing it. TMac needs to learn that it's not in the best interest of the team when he ignores Yao and puts up 35 shots. But unlike Kobe, I believe TMac can and WILL make adjustments (as we saw in the SA game). I think TMac has just been testing the waters with RA to see how far he could push it. His natural inclination is to put up a high volume of shots, that's just the way scorers are...you have to reign them in every once in a while and they'll be fine.
I definitely felt the same way when I saw that. Tmac came off to me as a jealous, ego maniac who cares more about individual glory than team. Everyone else on the team was going nuts about Shane's shot. I think Tmac deservingly earned his "unselfish" tag in the NBA. I mean, dude only passes for assists, I never seen him try to truly setup the offense. At least Kobe trys to direct offense in the Triangle. He be more of a point forward than Tmac if he played the 3.
We won partially because of that. The other reason we won is the fact that Tmac didn't take an additional 17 shots from his teammates when he was obviously not feeling it like he did in Dallas. Durvasa, I'm usually a fan of your posts, but when it comes to Tmac, you ride his jock like w**** rides her pimps. If you can't sense Tmac's pettiness during the interview after the Laker's interview, then I don't even know what to tell you. He could say what he said behind closed doors, but on National TV, credit your teammate for a great shot. Somehow, only when he jacks up bad shot after bad shot in a game and it goes in, he's just "imposing his will on the game."
<br> yeah i caught that too <br> i'm a t-mac fan, but DAMN was he trying to downplay that shot as much as possible <br> (he was probably mad he himself didn't make it...hehe)
And you call yourself a "Rockets" fan. If you call yourself a true Rockets fan, then that entails supporting the WHOLE team, including EVERY player (this may/may not include Rafer), especially our two superstars. If you think Tmac is selfish then you seriously need to check the dictionary more often, and look around at the Gilbert Arenas (he's just plain cocky), and the Kobe Byants of the world. Granted, Kobe is a winner, but he only looks for himself first, although he is getting rather quiet now. I don't suppose you remember Tmac saying he would rather score less and win than score? Last night's game was a reflection of that, he knew he was off so he sacrificed himself getting looks for Yao and his teammates. Oh, and btw, Mike James would be the "selfish" player on this team.
How is Kobe any more selfish than Tmac? You watch the game vs. the Suns? Was dominating the ball or chucking like Tmac was in Dallas? And MJ may be on the selfish side, but at least he doesn't try to promote himself as unselfish..." You miss every shot you don't take!"...nuff said
That might be one of the funniest post that I have read in a while, not because of what is said in the post, but rather because of who the poster is. jasonemilio calling out someone else who dissed one of our superstars, LMAO. Isn't it what this fool has been doing ever since he joined this forum?
Against Dallas, our team TS% was 50.4%, and against San Antonio it was 47.6%. So, it doesn't appear we were any more efficient, as a team, with Yao taking a ton of shots versus T-Mac taking a ton of shots. Maybe I'm missing your point, but I think overwhelmingly the deciding factor in the game was our offensive rebounding. I'm pretty sure he did credit him, though. Can someone post an exact quote?
Murph said it best today on his show. He said when he worked with Bill Worrell doing Rocket's games, he was getting paid by the Rockets and couldn't criticize the team or players or he would be out of a job. Remember Alan Ashby? He says now that he is doing a radio show and is no longer on the Rocket's payroll, he can offer a true assessment of players and the team. BTW, he said on his show yesterday before the game that the Rockets would win by 7. Not bad.
The OFF reb. opportunities were primarily created by the attention that Yao was drawing in the low block. If Tmac just started chucking like he did the night before, our other guys wouldn't even have been in position to get those boards. I wouldn't even say Yao took a ton of shots against SA. He definitely got a lot more touches than he did the previous night. Tmac took a ton of shots against Dallas (31 ).
