baki wrote:Harden is essentially a very good role player, he's not a franchise player.
Tracy McGrady said on Monday that he would make his season debut Nov. 18.
The Rockets, however, said neither they nor McGrady knows when McGrady would go through a full practice, much less a game.
Morey had said that the timetable could be changed and that McGrady could return earlier or later than expected. But he said that the team had not set the Nov. 18 game, or any other date, as a target for his return to the games.
"Obviously, we’ll want the doctor to see him in a full practice, that situation," Morey said. "We’re sort of taking it day-by-day, how the team is looking, how he’s doing and what the doctor is saying.
"I don’t think there is a specific day. We did announce that day because it was our best guess at the time. It could be earlier and it could be later. It’s just when the doctors and everyone agrees he is 100 percent He has been practicing off and on with the team. Once the doctors say he is OK and he’s 100 percent, and we feel he is 100 percent he could return."
KiDdFrESh wrote:I'm f*cken excited !!
A HEALTHY AND REJUVENATED McGrady on THIS team would be SICK !!
Watch out NBA !
(Daryl Morey said this morning that nothing has changed with the team's plans regarding McGrady's return and that he would need to be observed through a full practice to be cleared. The next full practice is Nov. 23. -- Jonathan)
(Actually, McGrady says 'yes' and Yahoo! quoted him. He does not get to decide who plays and when, however, and the Rockets do not seem to be planning on him returning that day. -- Jonathan)
jon,
in his new blog, tracy said he's going all out in practice and is not being held out anymore. he's simply awaiting for the doctors to clear him to play.
you always claim (and even with the new article) that tracy has been going in "spurts" at practice.
who should we believe?
(Don't believe me. I am not permitted to watch practices. I do quote people accurately, however. Daryl Morey said this morning that McGrady's participation in practice has been "off and on." -- Jonathan)
"Tracy McGrady has told Yahoo! Sports he plans to return to the Houston Rockets' lineup on Nov. 18.
..."Excited to get back and compete at a high level again," McGrady said in an email to Yahoo! Sports."
McGrady played doctor last season. Is he taking on the roles of GM & coach this season?
(Apparently, but I think those jobs are already filled. -- Jonathan)
I’m in a good place mentally and my body feels ready to get back out there, so now I am just waiting on my doctors to give me the clearance to go ahead to play. I’m going full speed at practice and am not being held out of drills anymore. I’m going full speed at practice and am not being held out of drills anymore. I’m hoping to get out there as soon as possible, and with everything that my doctors have been telling me, it sounds like that will be sooner rather than later.
Being in the league for as long as I have, you notice there are some years you have great teams with that potential to go all the way. It’s something you just feel, and working day in and day out together with this group leads me to believe this team can do it. We have tremendous talent out there but more importantly, this team has a lot of heart. I can’t wait to get out there and contribute. This has all the makings of being a great season in Houston, even without having Yao in there.
KiDdFrESh wrote:No way Utah passes up on a solid white guy at center. He'd be perfect fit for the Jazz.
This time, the Rockets get to have a say about decisions about the Rockets.
Like last season, handling the decision this way, while discourteous at best, really won't make much of a difference. This season, however, the decision is not up to him. He'll play when someone else says he'll play.
In his blog, McGrady praised his teammates' for their strong start to the season. But he had stolen the attention from their play and put it back on the guy who is not playing. Worse, while Morey has said McGrady is not going through full participation in practice, McGrady said in his blog "I have been practicing, training, and rehabbing hard for my return to the court.
The Rockets refused to play along. Morey released a statement Monday evening saying "no timetable has been set for his return."
In other words, this time, they will decide. And whether McGrady disagrees, if he was trying to pressure them on Monday, even if he believes he still calls the shots, won't matter. This time, despite McGrady's announcement, it's really not up to him.
