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Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:35 am
by jw_bskball
According to article by David Aldridge
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/01/13/daily.dose.011309/The Rockets are putting a positive spin on this, but Waiting for Tracy is a play that nobody in Houston wants to see anymore -- up to and including the big man, Yao Ming.
"They don't speak," an extremely plugged-in person tells me. "And Yao wants him out."
That's not likely this season, as McGrady's $20.3 million is toxic to too many teams' luxury tax plans. Next summer, though, when McGrady will have an expiring, $22.4 million contract, teams may well circle the Rockets looking to make a deal.
If it is reported by any other reporter, I would just brush aside as just another sensational journalism. But Aldridge has good reputation. If this is true, I'm really disappointed in Yao, especially since he really has not done anything in last 3 years to make such demand.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:44 am
by Baller 24
This has to be bull, we've seen Tmac and Yao apparently "talk" about each other, but nothing has been quoted, I don't buy it just yet.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:51 am
by jw_bskball
Maybe the extremely plugged-in person is Fran Blindberry
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:51 am
by HTown_TMac
Until I hear or read that they said it themselves... Its bs.
No quotes that has been confirmed
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:55 am
by NetsForce
PLEASE tell me this is true. Yao Ming works his behind off all year long, he gets hurt but comes back with no complaints. McGrady is the anti-Yao, get him the hell out of Houston and I may start rooting for the Rockets again.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:59 am
by PocketRockets
Dude, seriously, does that sound like Yao? Exactly, I'll believe it when I see it come out of his mouth in broken English. No translations, no speculations from "reporters"
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:00 am
by T-Wack
Even if Yao did have a problem with McGrady, we all know he's way too soft to let anyone know. He's a coward.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:05 am
by Guy986
I'll have to agree. Even if yao wants Tracy out, he would never make it public.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:14 am
by TMACFORMVP
Who doesn't want T-Mac out these days?
But seriously, I won't believe this until I hear it out of YAO'S mouth, which will likely never happen. This is the same guy against NJ that said McGrady is far and away still the best passer on this team, and mentioned when Mac sat out a game, that he owed a lot for McGrady for bringing us to the playoffs the past two years...
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:21 am
by McGrady2Head
T-mac is such a p*ssy he even made a chinese man lose his cool lol
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:34 am
by aznkillabeezZz
no the extremely plugged in person is Colin Pine .. lol at this bs.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:45 am
by langer
The only reporter that Yao could send this type of message is a Chinese reporter called “Yang Yi”.
other than that is bs.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:46 am
by moofs
Dunno. In one breath he says they like each other personally, in the other he says they aren't talking. Still, ever since Feigen soured on McGrady, nothing will surprise me. From the sound of it in the article, even if they're down on him, they're waiting to see how his training goes...
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:59 am
by elmdawgg69
JVG doesn't lie very often.
And he is still very, very close with Yao, Mac, Battier, and Alston.
But he would never do such a thing, even if he does work for the media now.
He loves the Rockets too much.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:02 am
by moofs
Elmdawgg sighting! Where you been since forever man?
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:02 am
by HTown_TMac
elmdawgg69 wrote:JVG doesn't lie very often.
And he is still very, very close with Yao, Mac, Battier, and Alston.
But he would never do such a thing, even if he does work for the media now.
He loves the Rockets too much.
JVG?
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:57 am
by Amel
I wish
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:00 am
by Iggyemu
Alderidge doesn't report crap. So this must be true. Interesting development.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:07 am
by BaYBaller
Yeah I agree... Alderidge is a solid reporter. I'm still not sure what to think. But the fact remains (and Aldridge even pointed it out), trading T-Mac is going to be virtually impossible until next year when he is an expiring contract. However the team seems to be responding very well to T-Mac sitting out, so things are looking up.
Re: Yao wants T-Mac out
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:31 am
by Baller 24
Lock this thing up, local news just reported that the news anchors exactly 6 minutes ago went to the locker room to ask Yao the statement if this was true; Yao said him and McGrady are on good terms.