Repped + 1 I agree with this completely. And if he gets healthy, he will probably play, if he is not traded first. DD
Unjust? Since when has it been unjust for a coach or an organization to prevent a player, any player, from playing? It is the right of the coach and every NBA organization to play whomever they want to play. Period. It would be unjust if McGrady is not paid the salary per their contract. Otherwise, it is up to the coach and management who wears their uniform. That is the problem with McGrady and his rabid fans, they think that the NBA has a selective entitlement program, and that McGrady is entitled to play whenever he wants to, healthy or not. Wake up people, there is no such thing as "entitled to play" in this business. When the bosses say you can't play, you better belieive it.
He has to play before anyone will trade for his talent, even though I wanna ship his ass out ASAP, we have to play him to up his trade value.
But if we can get him to perform along w/ the expiring contract that's covered by the insurance we have a better chance of adding an impact player.
ALL THE ROX WANT IS A CONSISTENT LINEUP. They would love to bring him in when he is ready to play every damn game.
Just as ibm stated, his value is his contract, not his play. If someone wants to clear room, then the rox have a huge expiring to offer. I'm just wondering what can the get that they really want? I know people was clamoring for kevin martin, but do we really want another injury prone guy? Not to mention the team is winning more without him than with him which is a red flag to me. I guess they could get some of the knicks expirings, but why wouldn't the knicks just keep those themselves? DD has talked about splitting it up to make it easier to move, but the rockets will have to take back a poison contract. Then i think about the blazers getting 0 action for lafrentz last yr.
Dont read too much into the unjustly part. It should be team "choosing" not to play him for insurance/chemistry reasons. Though really those 2 reasons are not all that similar. One implies a negative act on the team, the other implies a negative act by the player is being prevented. Bah, just a bad option on my part. Can't do anything about that. And if the shots about T-Mac fans thinking the world is out to get him are for me, I personally think the guy will play when the team is ready for him to play. I must say, there is a bit more of an overall sense of sanity regarding why he isnt playing than what happened with the Steve Francis Poll. 40% said it was a personal issue with Adelman.
it won't be an easy trade. otherwise morey may have already gone for it. in other words, the trade may never happen imo.
Ok, I am going to try this one more time. No one, repeat NO ONE will trade for his talent, even if he is 100% healthy. Why? Because his contract is huge, and expiring. Therefore, you have to give up $23 million in assets to acquire him, and then HOPE he resigns. There is not a team in the league that would do that, not one. Therefore, whether he plays or doesn't play, the only value he will have this year is as an expiring contract. There is ZERO value in him as a player because of his ginormous expiring contract. Even if a team wanted him for his talent they would have to GUT THEIR ROSTER to acquire him, then hope he doesn't leave. I hope that explains it, becuase tons of people make the same mistake thinking he has to show something on the floor, when in reality, that doesn't change his situation at all. He is an expiring contract, no matter what....healthy or injured...it is all the same in value. DD
U could say its unjust in terms of chemistry because if he does not play now because of chemistry, then that would be the case all season perhaps. Surely, he needs to come in as early as possible (if he is ready) so he has more time to gel with his team on the court. And secondly, to keep a player who has worked his ass off for 8/9 months in order to c*m back strong, regardless of wot happened last season, it is unjust to not be playing so the team gains money. I rekon if i was in his situation it would be immensely frustrating to be kept waiting, and waiting...
you need to just poll the 99ers. Yeah, well duh. You know how this board is. Nobody respects Rick Adelman except the people who have been following basketball for along time. It's nothing against the newbs, but when you say Rick Adelman, some people think of a couple of seasons with the Rockets. Others think of the dude who has taken different teams in different eras to very successful seasons. Most people here have sportscenter attention spans and are more loyal to players. hey is that our fault? no, its how the NBA is marketed. This is why Vince Carter is a legend cause he won dunk contests not championships. For Tracy or Yao, it's impossible to criticize them cause some people don't want to believe that they aren't as good as advertised. it's about advertising. not only on TV, but in their minds. For some people, the memories of Tracy are selective, it's like a Haitian erased all the other parts. They only know of scoring champion, lots of points, 13 points etc. The memories of the bad stuff, the lazy defense, the missed pull up 3-pointers, they don't exist. The fans who follow basketball know the full story, not the edited for television story broadcast on disney channel.
I think it's a combination of the first two. He says he's ready but the team doesn't want to take any chances of him getting hurt and disrupting the team's chemistry.
