Free Agency

     Free agency is around the corner. T-mac and the Pistons only have 9 games left of the season. T-mac has probably already been thinking about his wish list for teams to play for. I bet he has already started getting ready for offseason. He probably wants to sign with a team faster than later. He really misses his family because he talks about it on twitter, and other stuff. He will probably also work out with that guy he worked out with in the summer with Dwayne Wade in Chicago.

     I think what Tracy has proven to people who said he should retire and other teams that said he will never be good again wrong. I think that he could really help a team. At least one with a coach with the basketball IQ above 50 (Kuester). The teams will probably still want him to work out with them before they sign him obviously. I think T-mac might have already reached out to some teams to talk about working out with them for next season. 

                                                     

T-mac and The Pistons Record

     Right Now the Eastern Conference's standing are, Chicago, Boston, Miami, Orlando, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York, Indiana, Charlotte, Milwaukee, and then Detroit at 11. But like I said Detroit doesn't really care about the playoffs anymore. T-mac's goal right now is to get healthier for next season, and how he can improve to get better for next season. He wants to help his team next year in every possible way to help them win a ring. He said he would help rebuild in D-town. But after the deadline, I think he and everyone else knew he wasn't staying in detroit, because the so called boycott, and being benched. 

     I think it would be good for T-mac and the organization if he left after this season. I think it would be good because they are trying to rebuild as T-mac is trying to win a ring. I also think he could be a good fit in Miami, as he is the missing key player to put that organization together. I think T-mac should go to the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, or Bulls. I think he should go to the Bull first out of all of them though.

T-mac DNP

     Last night verse the Pacers, T-mac was DNP with a sore back. He will be in the line up next game I bet verse the Pacers again. This should be a one day deal. Even though their next game is in the middle of the week. Over than NBA news, T-mac has been paying attention to the NCAA Tournament. He didn't go to college and went straight to the NBA as you know, but he was going to go to Kentucky if he went to college. So his twitter this month has mainly been about Kentucky, and the NCAA Tournament. 

     I think T-mac will do fine with his back spasms last night. My prediction is that he plays the next game. I also have to agree with him during March Madness. I do think Kentucky will win it all now. I bet you T-mac was mad that he couldn't go out there and play last night too. He is always hungry for a win and to play. I think he wants to show the world he can play. 

T-mac Plays The Heat

     Tracy and the Pistons plat the Heat tonight. The Pistons have lost in all three meeting with the Heat this season. So obviously they are not the favorite to win tonights game at 6:30. I hope Tracy will go off this game. But it is no telling who is going to get a lot of playing time since Coach Kuester has been changing the line ups a lot.

     I hope the Pistons will win tonights game verse the heat at home. But unfortunately, I don't think they will win. The Pistons aren't about winning games right now. They just want to try new groups of five out on the court to see who plays good together. I hope T-mac will start at the 3, with Tayshaun at the 4, Ben at the 5, Rodney at the 2, and Will at the 1. This would allow T-mac to score. 

Practice

     Jeff Van Gundy (T-mac's old coach from the rockets) said at a conference that tracy was never a good practice player. He said that is un earthly god given talent got in the way of his maturation. Gundy said that his skill level made it to easy for him to do new things. He said that Tracy could have been arguably one of the best players ever if he worked a little harder. But don't get him wrong he thought T-mac was the best player he has ever coached by far. Tracy said he doesn't see it that way. Tracy said he doesn't think that would make him a better player. When Tracy was asked for his response to this he said, " I just wasn't a great practice player. I just wasn't. I wasn't". Tracy said he doesn't have harsh feelings for what Gundy said.


     I agree with both of them. I think Tracy tried very hard in practice. But I also think he could have gotten faster, stronger, and maybe tried even harder than he did in games. So for me it is hard to say who is right, but I have to say I think T-mac could have been a little better of a player. I also wonder if this would have made him in better condition so that he didn't get that hurt knee that messed up his career. “I
 just wasn’t a great practice player,’’ McGrady, a Detroit guard, said in an interview with HoopsHype. “I just wasn’t. I wasn’t.’’
 just wasn’t a great practice player,’’ McGrady, a Detroit guard, said in an interview with HoopsHype. “I just wasn’t. I wasn’t.’’   I“I just wasn’t a great practice player,’’ McGrady, a Detroit guard, said in an interview with HoopsHype. “I just wasn’t. I wasn’t.’’just wasn’t a great practice player,’’ McGrady, a Detroit guard, said in an interview with HoopsHype. “I just wasn’t. I wasn’t.’’

T-Mac News

     Lately T-mac has not been scoring to much since the Thunder game. He has been disbributing. But his few 8 points have been big points. He has had 3 or more really good dunks. The pistons line up shifts don't allow T-mac to score. I don't think they will make the playoffs with these line up changes. T-mac's dunks were spectacular, and 2 of them were verse the Raptors, and one verse the Hawks. The video of the one verse the Hawks is on nba.com.

      I think that T-mac will play for five more years, and so does he. He still has fire power. He just can't show all of it because John Kuester is stupid! Joe Dumars says he wants to resign McGrady after this season, but we all know T-mac is leaving the Pistons after this season. The question is to what team.

T-mac Back In The Starting Line-Up

     Wednesday night T-mac went back into the starting line-up! I was glad to see that. He also had a really good game, and impressed Kuester with 15 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds. He was so close to a triple double. It is also going to be cool getting to watch him tonight! I hope that he just goes off. I am pretty sure he will be starting shooting guard, or small forward. I don't think he will start point guard because coach Kuester said that he has a trick up his sleeve. Kuester said players will be getting a lot of minutes and play different spots.

     Just getting to see T-mac play in person will be very fun, and exciting. I haven't seen him play in person in a long long time. Seeing him in person is way different than watching him on T.V. T-mac last night tweeted, "In KD's city, whats good OKC?" I wanted to get a picture so I went to their hotel, but he didn't come down stairs. I did see Tayshaun Prince, and Ben wallace though. They said no to a picture though. I predict that the Pistons and the Thunder have a very close game and T-mac scores a lot.

Tracy McGrady Being Benched

     If you didn't know about the Pistons so called "player lock-out" on February 25. Two of the Pistons players said they were ill. The two players were Tracy McGrady and Tayshaun Prince. Rodney Stucky and Austin Daye said they didn't know what time the bus was leaving, Ben Wallace had a brother that died, but the Pistons already knew about that. Now Rip said he was at his families house, and he has had a lot of drama this year, and he said he made up with Kuester. Tracy McGrady has been the only one that still hasn't played and he was a starter. This has made not only him mad, but me! T-Mac has not played the last 5 or 6 games, and is questionable tonight. I think Coach Kuester will get fired this season. It seems that Rip and T-Mac have switched spots, because Rip was benched for a long time. Knowing me from OKC, I want to see T-Mac play!!!! I have literally waited the whole season for this game, and now he's benched. Coach Kuester did say he wouldn't be suprised if T-Mac gets another chance soon though.

     Tracy has basically said he is not going to play with the Pistons next season because of being benched. Heres what he said,
“Oh, of course. Of course,” McGrady said (of thinking of leaving). “I left my family back in Houston and I came here to dedicate myself and get back healthy and help this team win, and this is going on? Of course I’m going to think about it. I’ve already thought about it.
“I want to play. It’s a very frustrating time for me right now.”

I want the Pistons to realize that they had a winning record when T-Mac was starting, they beat the Celtics for Christ's sake! I just hope that T-mac will play friday night, so I can see my favorite player ever play.