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What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:11 pm
by Rosque
I didn't hear any speculation about him and I think he would be great to come off the bench + he'd win a ring with us. I mean, he can handle the rock and distribute it if necesary and can definitely shoot the ball too. He is tall enough to play 3 but his defense and his athleticism might be concern. What do you think?
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:15 pm
by Cool_Dude
For the vet min, ANY team could use this guy. Can play anything from the 1-3 offensively, and the 2-3 defensively. He would be useful against Miami's many small ball lineups. He also had great games against the Heat and Celtics this year, I believe. Can't see how he'd hurt. Low risk, high reward.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:20 pm
by Rosque
Someone should contact Mitch to contact Tracy and offer him vet min. A scorer always stays a scorer and T-Mac has shown he can still put the ball in the hoop. Also we should try to bring in K-Mart for mini mle (assuming we still have that).
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:38 pm
by redzealots
can he still defend? if so, i'll take him
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:03 pm
by Imadogg
redzealots wrote:can he still defend? if so, i'll take him
Hell no
But I'd take him cuz he's TMac
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:07 pm
by redzealots
Imadogg wrote:redzealots wrote:can he still defend? if so, i'll take him
Hell no
But I'd take him cuz he's TMac
If only this was 2008...
Howard
Gasol
Mcgrady
Kobe
Nash
with Ron Artest, Jamison off the bench? Steve Blake was still useful back then too
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:07 pm
by That Nicka
What if the curse is real??? o_O
the speculation of that alone might be enough to keep him away! imagine the embarrassment that would come with this team losing in the first round
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:07 am
by DEEP3CL
He's not what he was, plus he got hurt......again in the playoffs. Plus dude was upset at his role in Atlanta, he felt he should've been playing more. And that in itself is the problem with guys like him at the end of their careers. He feels he's still the same player he was 10 years ago, he's a shell of himself.
I don't get wanting these players just because of their names. Just my opinion I don't feel he can be an asset.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:11 am
by ennui
I'm sure Tmac would have no issues with the PT he gets here considering we are now a serious contender. I understand his frustrations with his role with Atlanta because that was a middling team. Just guesswork on my part, lots of room for error.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:25 am
by RJM
Normally I'd say yes, but T-Mac is obviously going to sign with a team he thinks will let him showcase his eroding abilities. I know this because he gladly signed with loser teams like Detroit and Atlanta instead of contending teams like New York, Miami, Los Angeles, or Chicago (who needed--and still need--a SG/SF). I expect him to sign with someone like Washington, Orlando again, Houston, Toronto, or Milwaukee. I find it ironic as well that three of the five teams I mentioned are near-impossibilities because of the way he left those cities. This is going to be good.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:25 am
by DEEP3CL
BlunnTashiz wrote:I'm sure Tmac would have no issues with the PT he gets here considering we are now a serious contender. I understand his frustrations with his role with Atlanta because that was a middling team. Just guesswork on my part, lots of room for error.
But here's the thing Blunn, he was bitching about it all season. T-Mac is what 34-35 ? Dude has had a string of debilitating injuries which has affected his athleticism and that was his main base for making him a great player.
See Kobe has lost some of his athleticism also, but he was fundamentally sound in other parts of his game that it hasn't down graded him too much. T-Mac to me just doesn't have it in him to settle for a lesser role, if he could he would've helped Atlanta instead of thinking he was still one of the elites of the league.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:33 am
by ennui
Yea Deep, he's old and not nearly as athletic, but what I saw from him last year, he is still a hell of a playmaker with unreal length and relatively solid ball IQ. I mean from what is available, he's not bad.
Obviously, if all signs point to him being disgruntled with his role with the Lakers, I don't want anything to do with him.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:43 am
by redzealots
BlunnTashiz wrote:Yea Deep, he's old and not nearly as athletic, but what I saw from him last year, he is still a hell of a playmaker with unreal length and relatively solid ball IQ. I mean from what is available, he's not bad.
Obviously, if all signs point to him being disgruntled with his role with the Lakers, I don't want anything to do with him.
Who needs playmaker when you got Steve Blake and Chris Duhon.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:51 am
by JustAwesome
If team chemistry isn't needed to win a championship, then definitely consider bringing McGrady on board.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:05 am
by Josephpaul
Pass , leave the 2nd round virgin a alone! He's old, has some what of ego , which is sad. No thank you.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:19 am
by kblo247
DEEP3CL wrote:He's not what he was, plus he got hurt......again in the playoffs. Plus dude was upset at his role in Atlanta, he felt he should've been playing more. And that in itself is the problem with guys like him at the end of their careers. He feels he's still the same player he was 10 years ago, he's a shell of himself.
I don't get wanting these players just because of their names. Just my opinion I don't feel he can be an asset.
To be fair to T-Mac
He is a year younger than Kobe I believe as he came out of high school a year after him.
He bitched. I know he bitched, but there was a context. He was playing well, Marvin and Joe weren't, and he still couldn't get PT based off his actual play. That in itself has to be upsetting. It's one thing to play behind Kobe and another to be behind Joe who shot like well **** espcially in the postseason and versus contenders during the year, and Marvin who was just below par.
Tracy has some benefits. He rans Keusters offense as their starting PG. He was the lead playmaker in Adkemans Princeton offense. He has size. He shot the 3 ball better than the majority of our team last year. He could run the O and let Nash and Kobe both sit at the same time as he never lost his handle or vision, kinda like Penny.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:22 am
by ennui
@Kblo247, great post.
Remember, Tmac himself said if he could play with anyone it would be Bean. I feel he would have no problem deferring, again just conjecture.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 2:38 am
by Cool_Dude
Josephpaul wrote:Pass , leave the 2nd round virgin a alone! He's old, has some what of ego , which is sad. No thank you.
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 3:18 am
by TruSkool
naw not anymore..
where's josh childress?
Re: What about T-Mac
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:02 am
by EArl
I would give him the vets minimum. T-Mac was never a good defender, but he was money on that three ball! I don't see him signing with us though. He would rather get payed more playing on lower tier team. I would rather us give Ebanks another chance and if he slips we trade his ass by the deadline for someone else. If possible I would go after Ariza. Pipe dream I know.