[Yahoo] Rockets don't want McGrady back, continue to try to trade him

**** all your injuries, they don't mean shht now
**** the $23M, might as well max the insurance out
**** all those skillzlabz, they didn't mean jack
**** you you douche, we don't want u back

 

He's soft, a fair weather player, he hardly plays any more, and then he has b*tched and moaned when the club has tried to work around his issues and keep winning games.

I can't wait to see the back of him and have felt that way for a long, long time. He would be only second to Quitten in terms of players who wore the jersey but who aren't real Rockets.

 

The last straw, I believe, was when McGrady infuriated Les Alexander with the insurance thing. That was really disrespectful and no class at all. When the owner himself says he doesn't want you anymore, there's nothing more that can be done.

There was nothing wrong with the way he played, just the way he treated the team and the people around the team.

 

This really sucks for his trade value. So does not playing him.

 

LOL, we went from three stars on the roster, to two, and soon only one "star". LOL

 

ciya tracy lol

 

I don't see any quotes from Morey or Adelman in that article. How do we know it just isn't more speculative BS? It is spoken like fact...but isn't it just another writer's opinion?

 

good point. at some time if they're serious about moving mcgrady in my opinion its gonna have to be more than just as an expiring contract. or they'll have to take pennies on the dollar.

 

What's odd to me is that with this being such a drama filled breakup, both sides are playing nice in public. Usually you would have the organization dogging the player's character or at least have some blow up on the player's part...maybe that's the next step.

 

THIS.

 

First of all, you are a rookie that has only 5 posts. I think it is disrespectful for you to come to Clutchfans and tell a Contributing Member to STFU.

Second, the goal of a sports franchise is to put people into the seats. That is done by either having a big name player on the floor, or winning games. There is not a team out there that does not want to get a big name player on the court or on the field. Teams are willing to put up with players like Terrell Owens just to increase revenue and win games. Don’t you think that Les likes to see the seats full? Don’t you think that Adelman, who is a future Hall of Fame coach, wants to win? Obviously, both of these guys don’t think that Tracy is going to be beneficial to their goals. They know things behind the scenes that you and I don’t.

 

Tracy.

Can't.

Play.

Yet.

And if he could, this team is not about him anymore. Why blame the coach? They're not going to be on the same page. Trade him. Rox happy. Tracy, maybe bitter, but relieved?

 

Agreed. If this report is accurate I think the next step for McGrady will be to begin putting more pressure on the organization publicly.

 

Imagine this:

Tracy McGrady grabs a rebound, pushes out to Kyle Lowry who zips down the middle of the court. Tracy Mcgrady is right next to him, gets the dish and dunks it.

Can anyone really imagine that happening?

 

Another thing I don't get. Why would McGrady's camp leak the stuff? How does that help TMac? If TMac wants to stay in Houston, this is going to piss off the Rockets and they would surely want to get rid of him. If TMac wants to leave, this is going to lower his trade value thereby making a trade more difficult. And how does that make the Adelman/Morey want to play them?

Unless the McGrady camp is more stupid than I think, it just doesn't make sense.

 

Would the magic trade Lewis and an unhappy Gortat for TMAC and a young good (Brooks/Landry/Budinger)?

It's a shame given the purported value of his expiring, but at this point, I think that WE'D have to bridge the gap with (young) talent (one of Landry/Brooks/Budinger/etc.) which to me is more meaningful to ORL than a future pick, to make a trade work.

TMAC, the drama, has overwhelmed any trade value he might have had. That is reality.

IF a healthy TMAC, along with Howard and Carter, they would have one whale of a Big 3 to combat the giants of the East. And, I think that team on paper is stronger than their current team.

The question is, how well does Lewis earn his money in Morey (we trust) terms? Does he have the "it" factor, (ie. hustle, play hard, etc.) sufficient to justify his (long-term) salary?

Did TMAC burn his bridge in ORL such that they wouldn't make a tad risky move to win the whole thing?

Given what we're left with, I hope the "TMAC is not ready" is code for "Gortat can't be traded yet"...but I lost my decoder ring, and perhaps my sanity.

 

What in the hell are you smoking?

Please stop. Pippen never WANTED to be in Houston since the beginning. He never had his heart here.

Tracy came here to help this team win a championship. Did he succeed? No, but he tried.

That comparison is ludicrous and is a example of ignorance at it's best. I don't blame the Rockets if they want to move on but to say that he was the 2nd Quitten is just insulting.

 

This whole deal is getting very distasteful.

I get it that it is just a business, but... As much as the majority of this board and Houston feels he quit on us last year (and even I saw it in that Toronto game-- 7 feet outside the top of the arc), This whole situation is making the organization look petty.

No one wants to step up and say anything.

McGrady has been a talented player and his body basically shut down on him last year, if people here or elsewhere don't get what it is to have things that you have been able to do your whole life and NOT be able to do them anymore. It is FRUSTRATING, period. But I also saw this man put in the work this offseason to TRY to comeback. But I am guessing now we won't get to see how that went. At least not here.

The only thing I can say is:

"Tracy I am sorry for how this happened. Thanks for the years of service, and I am sorry for the fairweather fans of Houston. Just ask the Oilers, they did better without us... hopefully so will you. I hope you go elsewhere and get to the playoffs and get a ring. Come back and show it off please..."

 

It was mentioned as interesting that the Rockets brass attended the Clippers game. Well, Les went to the Sacramento game for the first time ever, which struck me as odd when I read about it. Something is going on. I'm not sure what, but there's fire behind the smoke billowing around Clutch City and Mr. McGrady.

 

He didn't disrespect the organization for the past couple of years. He did do it when he elected to have the surgery without discussing it with the team first.

The guy was injured, and thought he could still play. He tried to play hurt it didn't work, he tried a number of different ways to play last year and it didn't work. he didn't quit on the team, he just wasn't ready.

Tracy was a fool for handling it the way he handled it. He didn't put in enough work on rehab, and talked with his mouth about how ready he was to play instead of letting his game doing his talking. But that was his own stupid way of handling it, and not an insult or disrespect to the Rockets organization.

I understand if the team doesn't want to take his word that he's ready because he's said it before and was wrong.

On the other side of the coin Tracy really has worked hard this time around, and is no doubt frustrated because everyone wants a chance for their hard work to pay off.

My feelings are that he made his bed and now he has to lie in it.

I wouldn't mind given him 10 minutes a game at first and seeing how he fits in with the team. If he does, give him more minutes. If not, then bench him.

The days of making the team fit him are over. It's up to him to fit the team, now.