Tracy Mcgrady's physical strength

[JordansBulls]

Now that Mcgrady is 29 years old and is not as explosive as he used to be and the fact that he takes a lot of jumpers, does he lift much weights to build up his body so that he can post more?

That is what Jordan did when he came back from retirement in 1995-1996 because he knew he wasn't as quick as he once was so he he lifted to make it harder to slow him down and defend him by having the strength to post them up.

I think T-mac needs to do the same so that he can not only be more durable in the season but also to make it tougher to defend him.

Now I'm not sure if T-mac actually does lift weights, but does anyone else agree that that is what T-mac should be doing as well?

[kevC]

More weight = more weight for T-Mac's back to hold. So, no. He just needs to get his shooting touch back if he want to prolong his career.

[McGrady2Head]

haha this is so hilarious how much of a sissy t-mac is. we are talking about him slowing down at age 29. when michael jordan was 29 he was winning his 2nd title. he then won one the next year, then retired for 2 years, then cameback and won 3 more. T-Mac is not old, he should have atleast 5-6 more years in his prime if not more. if hes already giving up then he has the weakest mind and body ever

[MaxRider]

haha this is so hilarious how much of a sissy t-mac is. we are talking about him slowing down at age 29. when michael jordan was 29 he was winning his 2nd title. he then won one the next year, then retired for 2 years, then cameback and won 3 more. T-Mac is not old, he should have atleast 5-6 more years in his prime if not more. if hes already giving up then he has the weakest mind and body ever

Jordan started playing in the NBA at age 22
T-Mac started playing in the NBA at age 18
so T-Mac 29 is actually like Jordan 33
I know Jordan is still great at age 35
but he had almost 2 years break in between
only break T-Mac is getting is his injuries
injuries DO KILL YOUR CAREER
look at guys like Hardaway, Hill

[luhbron]

Tmac needs to lose weight, not gain.
We dont need him to have power, we need him to have speed and agility.

Remember at the beginning of the season last year? He had lost weight and started the season off so well. Then he got hurt and lost a little conditioning and slowed down significantly.

Also, the season before last(06-07), he spent a lot of time in the weight room and we all thought he was going to be amazing. He ended up being so much slower and i think it even altered his jumper. It was atrocious that year.

[McGrady2Head]

haha this is so hilarious how much of a sissy t-mac is. we are talking about him slowing down at age 29. when michael jordan was 29 he was winning his 2nd title. he then won one the next year, then retired for 2 years, then cameback and won 3 more. T-Mac is not old, he should have atleast 5-6 more years in his prime if not more. if hes already giving up then he has the weakest mind and body ever

Jordan started playing in the NBA at age 22
T-Mac started playing in the NBA at age 18
so T-Mac 29 is actually like Jordan 33
I know Jordan is still great at age 35
but he had almost 2 years break in between
only break T-Mac is getting is his injuries
injuries DO KILL YOUR CAREER
look at guys like Hardaway, Hill

T-Mac didnt get a whole lot of playing time in toronto, it may be a longer season here than it is in college, but i bet jordan had more playing time in North Carolina than T-Mac did in Toronto

[BaYBaller]

T-Mac has never been much of a post player. He's always been a jumpshooter, and in his prime he was thinner than he is even now. Of course his jumper has declined every year, and to completely change his playstyle this late in his career is very rare (I'm sorry, but to compare anybody to MJ is ridiculous and setting that person up to fail).

BTW pretty much all NBA players lift weights. It's more a question of how much.

[PocketRockets]

BayBaller hit the nail on the head. MJ is the king and T-mac can't hold his sweaty jock. So let's move on from that comparison.

There is nothing wrong with T-mac physically. Other than injuries that hinder him somewhat, I think it's the pressure people put on him that affects his game. He's a very mentally weak individual and I think going to college would have helped him develop a stronger mental game, especially if he had been coached by a roy williams caliber coach. Even with all his problems, we've seen him last year in games where he's excelled even at "70%" or whatever number he gave himself at that time. If he had the swagger of a KB24 or even a deron williams, there's no doubt in my mind he could put up crazy numbers at his current state for the next 5 years.

We and he can make as many excuses for him/himself, but I never have or will rely on him to win a championship for us. This is Yao and Artest's year to hopefully lead us deep into the playoffs. T-mac can be the follower or tag-along he's been his whole career.

[Iggyemu]

Been hoping T-Mac would be more of a post up player for years now. It hasnt happened. No reason to think it'll change. Lile Luhbron said...he needs to lose weight and slim back down to the weight of 05 and 06 to regain that explosiveness.

[Transistor]

McGrady said he doesn't need the pre-season
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/spo ... 45716.html

[MaxRider]

T-Mac didnt get a whole lot of playing time in toronto, it may be a longer season here than it is in college, but i bet jordan had more playing time in North Carolina than T-Mac did in Toronto

you know nba players do gym, practice, drill,and whatever all the time

[Iggyemu]

haha this is so hilarious how much of a sissy t-mac is. we are talking about him slowing down at age 29. when michael jordan was 29 he was winning his 2nd title. he then won one the next year, then retired for 2 years, then cameback and won 3 more. T-Mac is not old, he should have atleast 5-6 more years in his prime if not more. if hes already giving up then he has the weakest mind and body ever

Jordan started playing in the NBA at age 22
T-Mac started playing in the NBA at age 18
so T-Mac 29 is actually like Jordan 33
I know Jordan is still great at age 35
but he had almost 2 years break in between
only break T-Mac is getting is his injuries
injuries DO KILL YOUR CAREER
look at guys like Hardaway, Hill

T-Mac didnt get a whole lot of playing time in toronto, it may be a longer season here than it is in college, but i bet jordan had more playing time in North Carolina than T-Mac did in Toronto

You know what I find funny about this post....

You are obviously trying to bash T-Mac but yet you are comparing him to the greatest ever. I mean did you do that on purpose or was Jordan the only guy that came to mind. McGrady in his best year wasn't close to Jordan so for you to compare him to Mike in anyway is ridiculous.

Jordan wasn't injury prone...had a better body...better work ethic...better stamina and just about better in every conditioning category you can think of. So to compare him to Jordan is gravely unfair. No other guard was ever able to perform late in their careers like Jordan did. Its what made Jordan...Jordan. His supreme work ethic and ability to adapt his game to his age had him winning titles until he was 36 years old. Thats just amazing and to compare McGrady to that is just too...too high a standard.

Comparing him to VC or LeBron or even Wade is probably more adequate.

[TMACFORMVP]

There's nothing wrong with him. Has he fallen off athletically since Orlando? Definitely, but can he still beat his man consistently off the dribble and rise over anyone? Most definitely, the only thing Mac needs is better shot selection, he needs to focus more on his hot spots (that face up 18 feet/mid-range jumper) instead of jacking up his 8th three point attempt when he's 4-17 from the field.

[moofs]

Disssssed

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_twoplu ... _division/

Agent Zero is finally gettin’ paid! He was given the $111M deal he wanted and is now set to blog away his tears of joy. So now that Washington held up to its end of the agreement and paid their enigmatic star the money he ‘deserves,’ how will he overcome his recent string of injuries and put his team into the second round of the playoffs? And beyond? Superstar players get their team deep into the playoffs, while overpaid, selfish, prima donnas don’t. Just ask Tracy McGrady. Does Gilbert want to be remembered as the most overpaid blogger in history with a flair for hitting buzzer beaters and ultimately coming up short? Or does he want to be remembered as the guy who not only put the Wizards back on the map, but also built them into a championship caliber team?

[pancakes3]

stirring the pot for stirring's sake. it's the only piece of news the wizards have to discuss in their otherwise mundane off-season. They resigned gil and 'tawn, and their major free agency acquisition was dee brown. so... blog about dee brown and how he brings a tyronne-lue-esque spark to the team or rip on arenas for getting paid and then bailing out for surgery? and as long as they're being media headhunters, let's take some potshots at the other teams for a rise out of the peanut gallery...

i'd do the same damn thing if i had to write it.

[moofs]

Early season nod to Pancakes3 for top new poster of the year.

[realfung]

2 more prime years....

[Devilzsidewalk]

Jordan didn't start lifting weights, he started popping steroids like everybody does in minor league baseball

[moofs]

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[RaoulDuke79]

WOW. I <3 Ducktales!

I've always wondered what it would be like to swim in a pile of gold. That ol' Scrooge, he sure was a silly duck!