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

Yahoo had another Tracy McGrady mention. It was brief, saying that the Rockets are shopping him, though his contract makes it unlikely he will be dealt. The item also said that Rick Adelman and Daryl Morey don't want him back.

On the Rockets being willing to move McGrady for a longer contract, regular readers here are probably sick of seeing that over and over again, especially with the qualifier that it is unlikely. We've been talking since last June about the potential for someone to be attracted to his expiring contract and plentiful talks about a deal. For that to work, the Rockets would have to take back a longer contract. No one deals an expiring contract just to get an expiring contract. More to the point of the Rockets, they have been pretty clear that they would much rather make a significant move with a trade than to wait to use their post-McGrady cap space.

As far as Adelman and Morey not wanting McGrady back at all, they deny that all the time, insisting that Adelman needs to see McGrady play at a level to improve the team. It's not complicated. He wants to get back to his best in games, they want him to get there in practice.

Since the trade is unlikely, especially until close to the deadline, we will see.


i'll believe the chron over yahoo any day

 

The one achilles heel is that if McG gets traded to a West contender, he will know what it takes to shut down Yao.

 

Why?

Because Adrian Woj is more credible?

 

Yahoo is a lot more accurate, they are not embedded with the team.

You know, riding along on the Rockets corporate jet, with the team....

It is a symbiotic relationship, the Rockets get to control a bit of the information the Chronicle puts out.....

DD

 

I think the entire league knows how to shut down Yao.


Ask the Blazers what happens when you focus too much on it though.

 

Woj is pretty solid, but, he also reported a Tyrus Thomas for Harrington + Jerome James deal. How it was in serious discussions.

Bucher Tweeted last night that the teams had no such talks. So, who knows, with this TMac talk.

 

Your points are good. I take some issue with the top: whomever returns in a putative McG deal will likely be one believed to be a 'fit'. To the other: repots indicate that McG's chemistry issues with other Rox is off the chart, flat-lined.

If I were doing a chemistry swap and I was Totonto - I'd give Bosh for Scola/Battier/Cook (to even $s). But if I were Rox would I say 'yes'?

Chemistry is an ephemeral wisp and cannot be readily pre-qualified, most particularly in basketball.

 

My source can best up your source. BTW - a Knick 'source' acknowledge that there were discussions. Who you gonna believe, rumer-busters!

 

McGrady landing on a west contender would be pretty much the greatest thing ever. It would make the Suns dealing for Shaq last year look like the Rockets getting Clyde in '95!

 

If Adelman thinks it is unfair for McGrady to get minutes now, taking time from the other guys who are playing, maybe he should just activate McGrady but keep him on the bench. Let him earn his minutes like any other bench warmer. So, he gets in the game if the 3 guys ahead of him in the rotation (right now Ariza, Battier, Budinger) are in foul trouble or they get injured. If he plays well, then maybe he earns a little more confidence.

And if he complains about it, then deactivate him.

I'd prefer that to what's currently going on.

 

That would be financially stupid.

DD

 

they don't want to play him, durvasa. you just have to accept it. and they also have a financial motive (insurance money) along with a basketball motive (they think he will disrupt chemistry).

like i said, they will only play him if they like a trade, but that team would want to see mcgrady play for a few games before pulling the trigger. when tmac does indeed play, i expect him to play no more than a handful of games and then getting traded.

it's an unfortunate ending with the constant back and forth. but it is what it is. the sad thing is, when both sides part, you'll hear a lot of trash-talking back and forth (tracy will say crap about the team, and the team will leak stuff out regarding tracy's crap). that is when it will be really bad. this is really nothing.

 

Insurance money ... forgot about that.

 

All you do is front him. If any team doesn't know that by now they are dumb.

 

There are just so many elements at play in this situation.

At the end of the day if he is not 100% healthy ( and he may never be ), then the team has no financial incentive to play him, even activate him.

They are doing what is right for themselves, organizationally.

DD

 

even if he is 100% healthy, do you think they would want to play him? i don't. regardless of what they have said publicly, constant reports/inside sources claim they don't. and even in the recent chron article, feigen claims it's beyond just health reasons.

and that's up to adelman. if he feels tracy no longer can help the rockets in any part of the game, then as a fan, you gotta trust him.

we'll know more about this once a trade happens, or a grievance is filed if tmac is forced to sit for an entire season.

it's going to really ugly, and that's unfortunate.

 

Are you saying Shaq and Tracy would be the equivalent of Hakeem and Cylde? If so that must be a joke. Hakeem schooled Shaq all day long and well, Cylde would have gone right over Tracy.

I'd love to see that trade myself. The Suns would become a old, poor defensive team, with no hustle. The Rockets would run right threw them or around.

My anticipation of a trade for Tracy is eating me up, like a kid waiting on Christmas morning. Will it ever get here? and what will be in the new package.? tick tock tick tock tick tock.......

 

The Rockets have saved $5,329,253 so far this season with McGrady sitting on the bench and having the Insurance cover his injury. Hmmmmm. What would you do in that situation? You would keep him benched until the money runs out is what you would do. This is Alexander's business. He keeps that business running with money. No money, no entertainment. I would rather have Les save big money and keep TMAC on the bench all YEAR than have McGrady out there playing the premadonna role, get irritated and wish he would get benched for Chase Budinger.

Save your money Les, I've got your back!!

 

You put my feelings into words!! Thank you.

 

December 15th is the next date to look for, that is when free agents signed this year are eligible to be traded.

Buyers remorse types of deals.

Ramon Sessions anyone?

DD