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

I think it's silly to hold a grudge.

T-mac should negotiate a buy-out so he can play with another team? He doesn't even know if the Rockets are bent on not playing him or not - should the Rockets tell him, "Yo, you ain't going to play, what you wanna do?"

Very strange.

I would love to see T-mac get one more chance in a Rockets uniform.


C'mon Adelman, c'mon morey - give him a chance to redeem himself. Just one. Make it clear to him. But give the guy a chance. He screwed up. But man, he has worked hard, practiced with the team, and sits on the bench and cheers his teammates.

What else can the man do?

 

Did you take the hummer out? :grin:

 

now remember, the microfracture surgery was elective. he had pain, and microfracture surgery was not at first considered due to the low success of comeback for an older player.

i am just saying he is not 100% able to compete hard every night, he should not be playing. i dont care what he says or wants.

 

Thats what i say also and i know he's not ready for more than maybe 10 mins a night and it has nothing to do with conditioning.

 

of course. what could be a better day? it's snowed all day.

 

Is McGrady going to improve this team's offense? They're top 10 in scoring.

Is he going to improve their defense? Of course not.

Maybe most importantly, is he going to improve their fast break? They're 5th in the league in fast break points. That's nearly unprecedented for the Rockets. The answer of course is a resounding NO. Running the break is a big reason why this team is winning games. How does running LESS improve this team?

These are all pure basketball reasons why adding McGrady doesn't necessarily make this team any better this year. This is of course totally ignoring the more important fact that he's not part of the team's future.

 

no, he is not ready at all. who says he is ready to play? tracy is the only person that says he can play. 10 mins at the expense of someone who busts his tail night in and night out is not acceptable. if Tmac cannot TAKE the position away from the starter in full practices, he should not be playing.

 

I am a pretty big Morey/Adelman fan.

If all that has been reported is "true" then I have lost respect for them. Personal grudges and vendetta's have no place in the organization. This is a complete double standard from what they were doing to him last year and all the positives he has brought to this organization have been collectively forgotten.

If all thats been said in actual interviews, ie waiting for him to be 100%, then I am good with thier stance. The media blowing this out of control is having a huge impact on this situation and it sucks. I was all for trading Tmac, assuming the team gets better, but because of all this BS reporting, his value has all but been destroyed. As of right now, there is no way this team is going to get better vs. what they could have with him on the court.

All McGrady has done since last year was work his butt off to rehab, cheer his teamates on the sidelines and say how much he wants to be back. I can't believe he is being demonized for this. Then again, I shouldnt be surprised, because the same group of fools criticize Battier because he doesnt post huge stats and plays team basketball every game.

Even if ALL of the alleged incidents happen, he deserves to be told the truth.

 

the rockets haven't averaged almost 100pts a game since the 80s. i like whats happening so far, and think it will improve as they tighten up the defense. they start out slow every year Adelman has coached. i actually like the team the way it is.

 

rick adelman speaking?

maybe not, since your id says you're a "99er"...

 

WTF is wrong with you people? Why cant you wrap youre minds around the fact that

HE'S NOT READY!!!!!!!

If TMAC was able to make this team better he would be in the lineup. At the moment the team thinks Budinger is a better alternative. That should tell you something! The only reason we are here disscussing this is because TMac ran his big unprofessional prima donna mouth to a reporter that he is ready.

The real question should be, why did he do this? Why not just go to practice and SHOW he is ready by outplaying far less talented players? Its simple, HE CAN'T!

TMac is nothing but a huge distraction to for a team of hard nosed players that are playing their asses off. All this drama that he created is taking away the notoriety that the TEAM deserves. Hes being selfish and not wanting to put in the work the team deams neccessary for him to make the proper contrabution.

Anyone who knows jack beans about the NBA knows a healthy TMac with his head screwed on right helps this team. There is no way in hell that he would be in this situation if he would just shut up and do what is asked of him. PROVE IT IN PRACTICE!

Seriously is there a single person in the world that thinks that Adelman wouldnt put TMac back in the game if he was lighting it up in practice? Seriously?

The balls in you're court, put up or shut up TMac.

 

I remember Daryl even yourself saying earlier that he would be back before the New Year for sure (McGrady).

Is that still the case? Likely?

(I don't think I ever said anything was for sure. I think he will be back this month. -- Jonathan)

Jon,
Gutsy win last night by Houston on the road and on the back end of a back to back. The win also shot them past San Antonio coupled with the Spurs lost last night. On the subject of McGrady, was he on the bench with the team last night? And do you still get knd of a sense he will play vs. Cleveland Wednesday night?

(He was on the bench. And I don't think I ever predicted Cleveland. My guess has always been the Philly-Toronto road trip. -- Jonathan)


Maybe it will not end as bad as it appears

 

I don't think its as bad as the torch bearer wants to make it out to be. I think morey and adelman have done a good job, but its not out of morey's character to sabotage another person. If you think i'm lying, ask carl landry on the night before free agency.

The freak, he helps the team in closing games. i will say that the most important thing to closing is being a triple threat and until he can get back to being able to get to the basket, brooks is the best closer we have. Thats being said, brooks plays better late when he get to be the scorer that he is. Last year even while limping, brooks played well with tracy because basically brooks turned into the 2 guard. Now everyone's opinion is different, but like shane said in a interview this past week, tracy's greatest skill is his height,ballhandling and tremendous court vision and he attracts attention.

 

I lean more toward this thinking but hey you never know

 

I never understood why they didn't put the diesel motors in those things. Its crazy that a 8000 lbs excursion with the powerstroke can get 20 mpg , but the v10 only get like 8-10. If they had put a diesel in one those hummers, i wouldve bought one.

 

don't ask me. ask gm.

and i used to own a plain base model tahoe. its v-8 gave me an avg. mpg of about 20 as well.

(in other news, the gm of gm was let go 2 days ago. )

 

Thats the h2 or the woman version h3? :grin:

 

i've tested the h3. not bad actually. there are details on the thing i wish i have.

 

I'm not going to derail this, but since i own rigs, i'm a big fan of diesel motors and the effeciency of them. I was reading where the german automakers are going to start pushing them vs hybrids. In fact, half the cars in europe run off diesel. It really amazes how on one of my rigs it had 900k miles on it and ran better than when it had 30k on it. In fact that audi q7 idesel suv suppose to get high 30mpg. I think i'll get the wifey one of those when they get over here. Oh yeah, we are suppose to be here bashing tracy :grin:

 

actually all big 3 sell way more diesel cars in europe than in here (for reasons no one can explain), even though diesel is more efficient and cleaner fuel.

ok, back to bashing mcgrady now...