T-Mac and his Pistons fall short by eight points to his former team the Houston Rockets. Like last time the rockets couldn't contain him, but basically all of his stats were in the first half. T-Mac ended the game with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steals, 2 blocks, and 3 assists. If T-Mac has these types of games there is a good chance he will get traded at the deadline. If he had had the same stats the 2nd half he would have had 20 points, and 14 rebounds. For some odd reason I never found out is that T-Mac only played 21 minutes last night.
It will be doubtful that T-Mac will get traded because Joe Dumars says that he would love to have Tracy back for next year. He will only get traded if the Pistons get something good in return. If Tracy plays well through out the season he can get really good offers from teams next year. Maybe he can sign with the Thunder so I can see him every home game. But instead on focusing on trade deadline stuff, I am just glad he has been playing good.
Tracy McGrady might be traded this All-Star break. He is said to be one of the top 5 guys that would best fit in the heat's team. He could possibly go to the Bulls, he would already be with the Bulls, but coach Tom Thibideau didn't want to take any risks. He said that he thought T-Mac would have the mind set of just trying to score the balll. I just hope he gets a ring, so it wouldn't bother me if he got traded. If you are a subscriber to ESPN at ESPN.go.com, then you can see what Stephen A. Smith said about Tracy McGrady's future about 3 days ago. I don't subscribe to it because I personally think it would be a waste of money for me, but I am not you.
It think Tracy McGrady getting traded would be a good thing. I mean the Pistons have Austin Daye to look ahead to, and he has been playing good. This will give Austin a chance to prove him self, so it would be good for Austin and Tracy. Tracy McGrady really needs a ring to complete his career. Also Derrick Rose said he would love to have T-Mac play for the Bulls.I would love to see T-Mac get a ring, because if he did he should most definately get into the Hall of Fame in my opinion.
This is the worst game to see be played. It is the worst game to see be played because the Rockets are still my favorite team, while T-Mac, my favorite player is playing them. I don't know who to cheer for because they both need as many wins as possible. The Pistons are in 11th 4.5 games away from 8th place. The Rockets are in 12th 5 games from 8th place. So therefore I will go for the Rockets, but I hope T-Mac has 25 points.
The Pistons need to get a true point guard and let T-Mac start Small forward and trade Tayshaun Prince and Rip Hamalton for a good PG. T-mac needs to start scoring the ball as the Pistons make a playoff run. Why not try this because everything they have tried with T-Mac has been a huge success, especially signing him. Pistons Joe D said that the Tracy McGrady experiment has worked out way better than they planned. So this is just my opinion to getting the Pistons in the playoffs.
Tracy McGrady and the Pistons faced the Indiana Pacers last Wednesday night. The Pistons won the last game before the All-Star break in over time, which is always a good thing to do. It helps relieve stress going into the fun weekend. T-Mac had a good all around game scoring 15 points, racking up 5 rebounds, and dishing 4 assists. T-Mac has been playing 30 good minutes a game, it makes me feel good to know he is healthy. Also the Joe Dumars ( Pistons G.M) said next year they point Tracy and small forward. This is a good thing because it will allow him to score the ball.
In this game Tracy passed a landmark, which he now has over 18,000 total career points. This means if Tracy moves to forward he could possibly reach 20,000 career points, which is another thing you could add to his career achievements. This All-Star weekend could have been better if T-Mac was put in the All-Star game. It would be cool if T-Mac also was put in the All-Star game at least 10 times. Right now he has 7 All-Star appearances ( all starting guard).
Last Night the Pistons and the Hawks battled it out. The Hawks came on top winning by 15. Tracy McGrady was the leading scoring for the Pistons with 14 points. Tracy's statistics were 14 points, 4 assists, 1 block, and 2 steals. Pistons had a 15 point lead in the game and then the Hawks started slowly creeping back into it. The Pistons need to work on closing games out. For example they were beating the Heat the whole game and ended up losing by 1 point, 86-87.
I think to finish games Tracy McGrady needs to have the ball in his hands to end the game because he is a veteran and knows how to close games. If anyone says otherwise explain the 13 points in the last 30 seconds to beat the Spurs by 1 point. That spells C-L-U-T-C-H! Tracy has one of the highest basketball IQ's in the NBA. I would totally have faith in him to end those games. It seems like the Pistons do better when Rodney Stuckey isn't in the game. Don't get me wrong he is a good player, I just think he is out of control and is not a good point guard. Why not give it a try let T-mac make the decisions on the court when the game is in the line? When the Pistons put him in the starting line up they have a winning record I saw the record somewhere on the internet, but i can't seem to find it right now.
T-Mac in his prime is better than Lebron for many reason. Lebron is known for his ability to drive into the paint, but T-Mac can also do the same and dunk with astonishment. Remember when he dunked over Shawn Bradley of the Mavs? He can easily go to the basket with dribbling skills and also be able to deliver some nice dimes because he has much better passing percision than people think. He is a pure shooter at his prime. Not everyone is perfect at shooting, but T-Mac was closest to it! He scored 13 pts in 33 seconds and each stroke looked amazing and his shot is so good. When T-Mac wants something, he will get it. I know people are gonna say "he didn't get past the first round of the playoffs when he wasn't injured" but he tried his butt off scoring incredible numbers against the Jazz and owning and this without Yao, so he basically had the team on his shoulders, Lebron has done it, yet I do believe T-Mac has more heart for the game than Lebron if he was in his prime. I just want to say that I am a huge Rockets fan, but even if i wasn't i know T-Mac at his prime is almost impossible to stop, he was a back to back scoring leader and he is simply much better than ppl see him now adays due to his injury. I have never been more disappointed for someone and wish T-Mac the best of luck in Detroit, his fall from the top to the bottom due to injury is truly a tragic.
Also you can't compare these two because T-mac has more achievements.
Each player had more stats that i didn't add, because it would be to long of a list. Both player had already played on Christmas day and Tracy McGrady owned him. He dropped 40 points. Tracy McGrady is a better dunker. If you say LeBron is a better dunker, than why hasn't he been in the dunk contest. Tracy McGrady is ranked the 48th best player of all time. They said he would be top 20 but with all of his injuries it held him back.
Tracy McGrady and the Pistons took on the Bucks in Milwaukee last night. The Pistons got the win with Tracy McGrady scoring 20 points and the Pistons are now 19-32. This is what I mean when I said on my last post that Tracy McGrady is putting up bigger number and is feeling healthy again. Tracy has been saying his left knee has been feeling great. Unfortunately he didn't make the All-Star team this year, but he said he was fine with that. I just wonder what will happen with him later on this year. I hope that he will get traded (don't get me wrong the Pistons were good for T-mac but he needs a ring) to a contender at the deadline because that will complete his career. He already has all the individual achievements, just not a ring.
Tracy McGrady was interviewed and he talked about how it feels good to be healthy. Tracy McGrady deflects a pass, then races toward the perimeter a few seconds later to close out on an opponent. Later, he catches the ball in the post and drops a nice pass for a cutting teammate along the baseline. This is what a highlight film for McGrady looks like these days. Yes, he can still jump high for an occasional dunk or an impressive move to the basket, but the 31-year-old former scoring champion is contributing for the Detroit Pistons as a dependable point guard. McGrady now facilitates the offense instead of dominating it - but after two seasons ruined by knee problems, he is proving he can still play a major role for an NBA team.
"He was a superstar, and he has checked his ego," Detroit coach John Kuester said. "He really doesn't care whether he scores. He wants to make sure that everybody's involved."
Nobody knew quite what to expect when McGrady signed a one-year contract with the Pistons in August. He'd played just 65 games the previous two seasons with Houston and New York, his career in jeopardy following microfracture surgery on his left knee in February 2009. Once one of the league's most dynamic players, McGrady wasn't even a starter on opening night for the Pistons. He is now.
With Detroit (18-32) struggling to stay in the playoff race, Kuester has juggled the lineup quite a bit. He's benched swingman Richard Hamilton and turned to McGrady as his primary point guard. McGrady has started the last 14 games, and the Pistons are a respectable 7-7 over that span, including a win at Orlando and a close loss at Miami. McGrady is scoring 7.9 points per game on the season, but he's shooting 45 percent, putting him on pace for his best percentage since 2002-03. That was the season he averaged 32.1 points with Orlando and won the first of two straight scoring titles.
"I've always been an all-around player, but I was put in a situation where I had to be a scorer, and that's what stuck with me throughout my career. ... When I went to Orlando, not having Grant Hill put a lot of pressure on me to score," McGrady said, referring to another injury-prone star familiar to Detroit fans. "I didn't know I had the ability to score the way I did. I worked extremely hard on that aspect. The playmaking ability just comes natural."
Against the Heat on Jan. 28, McGrady had 14 points and 10 assists. He had 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a win over the Nets on Friday night. McGrady then scored 20 points in Saturday night's win at Milwaukee, extending his streak to seven games with at least 12 points. Against New Jersey, McGrady took a season-high 20 shots, but they didn't seem forced. At 6-foot-8, he can cause matchup problems while playing point guard, giving the Pistons an advantage around the basket - but he also makes sure to keep his teammates involved.
"He's really done a nice job of keeping the pace of the game. That's one of the things I love about him is his ability to calm things down," Kuester said. "He's always probing the court to see where there's a mismatch."
Perhaps most importantly, McGrady has played every game for the Pistons this season - and occasionally he looks like his spry old self. On Friday night, he leaped high to grab an offensive rebound with one hand, came down with the ball, then quickly jumped up again for an easy dunk.
"I felt good," he said. "My legs are starting to feel normal. I'm feeling like I'm getting my bounce back, so it's starting to show a little bit."
McGrady says playing on back-to-back nights is still difficult, but there's no question the Pistons are happy with his contribution amid a difficult season.
"Tracy has worked out even better than we expected," Pistons president Joe Dumars said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "He's a pro in every sense of the word."
The question now is where McGrady will be in a year. Dumars says he'd love to have him remain with Detroit, but the veteran may have earned himself a few options with his encouraging play. McGrady will have plenty of time to worry about his future. Detroit finished Saturday night three games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and McGrady is hoping to help the Pistons finish strong after he's endured so much uncertainty in recent years.
"I'm not even thinking about what's to come for next season," McGrady said. "I'm excited about trying to make this push, and we'll see what happens this year"
Tracy McGrady and Pistons play the Bobcats tonight, and Tracy will be wearing new Adidas shoes this game. There's not much I can tell you about these shoes, but my next post will have all the information. T-Mac is saying he is one step closer to regaining his All-Star form. Tracy McGrady closely observed last week’s announcement of the starters for next month’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
And he will be watching when the reserves are announced this week.
McGrady has little doubt he can regain the form that made him a seven-time All-Star before playing with a bum left knee.
“There’s no question about that,” McGrady said Friday when asked if he can return to the All-Star Game.
“Even if I’m not an All-Star, I want to get back to that form of player. I feel it’s coming. I’m not too far off from that level.”
With the way he’s playing, you tend to believe him. A case can be made that McGrady has been the Pistons’ most valuable player. I think he will regain his All-Star form, I mean look at his incredible improvement physicallly and mentally from last year. Earlier this season he was 1 rebound away from having a triple double.
He can score just as easily, but he is just trying to get his teammates I little more involoved. He is getting a lot of assists lately and if he keeps this up I think he will pass the 5,000 assist mark, and he is awfully close to doing so. Right now Tracy McGrady has 3,961 assists and 17,902 points right now. I think by the end of his career he will have passed the 20k points mark and the 5k assists mark. Tracy McGrady has had other memorable moments I could go on forever about like the 22 game win streak, and the 13 points in 30 seconds.
If Grant Hill wasn't hurt on the Magic with T-mac that would have been a championship and with Dwight Howard coming. T-mac has never had another player to fill his spot as a scorer when he is hurt. That Magic team also almost got Tim Duncan, with those 4 players that spells 4 rings. Tracy might get traded to a contender at the deadline to a contender, or may not. But atleast there is one thing I can say he's not a ring chaser like LeBron James.
