How come McGrady is not in the all-star game?

Pancho_Pantera · Post #1 » by **Pancho_Pantera** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:13 am

I'm pretty sure he was second in votes for the West guards. He's not even on the reserves list.

EDIT: Let's not start a flame-war with thread titles - miller

Hairy Midget · Post #2 » by **Hairy Midget** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:18 am

He's not in the All Star game because he isn't an All Star.

The reason he got all the votes is because of the popularity of playing with Yao Ming, and the name recognition. Moreso the playing with Yao Ming part.

End of thread.

Jules Winnfield · Post #3 » by **Jules Winnfield** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:19 am

He didn't get second most votes. AI beat him. Then the coaches didn't pick him as a reserve.

jzmagik · Post #4 » by **jzmagik** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:26 am

Hairy Midget wrote:He's not in the All Star game because he isn't an All Star.

The reason he got all the votes is because of the popularity of playing with Yao Ming, and the name recognition. Moreso the playing with Yao Ming part.

End of thread.

LOL Tmac was popular way before he paired up with Yao Ming buddy, sorry to burst your hater bubble.

Hairy Midget · Post #5 » by **Hairy Midget** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:32 am

jzmagik wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

LOL Tmac was popular way before he paired up with Yao Ming buddy, sorry to burst your hater bubble.

R u srs? I had never heard of him before he went to Houston. What team did he play for before that?

girlygirl · Post #6 » by **girlygirl** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:33 am

Iverson passed him in the voting. Then he wasn't chosen as a reserve. Not that he cares -- he came out and said he'd give up his starting spot (if he had gotten it) to someone who deserved it more. TMac has been injured too much this season to be an All-Star

ilikecb4 · Post #7 » by **ilikecb4** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 5:43 am

T-mac was not having an all-star season....Iverson beat him out for the spot by a little small margin...

he was not deserving...China vote played a big part

RoxFan08 · Post #8 » by **RoxFan08** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:06 am

Cummon guys, I agree as much as anyone Tracy doesn't deserve to be an All Star this year, but he had started 7 consecutive games. For those with shorter memories, thats 4 years in a row before even coming to Houston.

AdamTheGreek · Post #9 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:06 am

He actually has to be on the court to be a nominee. :rofl:

etopn23 · Post #10 » by **etopn23** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:45 am

Mcgrady said he wouldn't play even if he was nominated. By NBA rules he HAS to play if he's able to. Unless you think AI miraculously picked up 100k votes in under a week (1/10th of his total vote total) and Mcgrady gained 0, the obvious conclusion is that the NBA modded the vote totals a bit in order to parlay any possible problems that could may of occurred.

McGrady is easily having an All-Star season. The only reason his stats are so skewed is because he left a bunch of games early - and he attempted to play through an injury for two weeks. The drop off in the box score is apparent during that stretch. He still isn't 100% now - and he's had the flu over the last couple of days which gave his stats another hit the last couple of games.

His production is like a roller coaster - a stretch of 10 games where he's healthy, another stretch where he's injured.. just constantly repeats.

OhMyBosh · Post #11 » by **OhMyBosh** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:46 am

It's weird how much everyone wants to dislike him even though he himself has acknowledged that he didn't deserve it this year. How many people would actually do that in the NBA these days? Oh, and he's still more talented than 95% of the league even with his lingering injuries.

http://www.last.fm/user/DPF55 · Post #12 » by **Buck You** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:58 am

Because every time he drives into the lane he gets hurt.

Patterns · Post #13 » by **Patterns** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 7:28 am

Pretty obvious that the NBA rigged the votes.

Pancho_Pantera · Post #14 » by **Pancho_Pantera** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:01 am

Yeah, I think the votes thing was a PR move more than anything. I doubt AI would have beaten mcwhiney in such a small time span.

Scrub Sura · Post #15 » by **Scrub Sura** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:30 am

Personally, I think your McGrady-esque topic on the Orlando board would be a much more worthwhile topic here.

http://www.realgm.net/boards/viewtopic.php?t=759958&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Jazzy13 · Post #16 » by **Jazzy13** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:40 am

Hairy Midget wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

R u srs? I had never heard of him before he went to Houston. What team did he play for before that?

You are from Orlando and you dont know where Tmac played before Houston?
:lol:

Where have you been? And you never knew who he was in Toronto when he was paired with Vincesanity?

Scrub Sura · Post #17 » by **Scrub Sura** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:54 am

Jazzball wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You are from Orlando and you dont know where Tmac played before Houston?
Where have you been? And you never knew who he was in Toronto when he was paired with Vincesanity?

RealGM

Where amazing happens

Post #18 » by **MagicMadness** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:09 am

Jazzball wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You are from Orlando and you dont know where Tmac played before Houston?
Where have you been? And you never knew who he was in Toronto when he was paired with Vincesanity?

Swing and a miss

leevii · Post #19 » by **leevii** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:09 am

Jazzball wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

You are from Orlando and you dont know where Tmac played before Houston?
Where have you been? And you never knew who he was in Toronto when he was paired with Vincesanity?

No wonder people think the world is going to hell.

dunleavyjr · Post #20 » by **dunleavyjr** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:27 pm

Hairy Midget wrote:R u srs? I had never heard of him before he went to Houston. What team did he play for before that?

So, you really don't know what team Tmac played for, prior to his trade to Houston?

Ok, let me tell you. Tmac had played for the Magics for 4 seasons. And because the entire Magics team was so sucky, he had to look for a new home. His team mates in Orlando were not very competitive. Remember that 19-game losing streak by the Magics? Doc River deserved to be fired.

And yes, this is the response to the Magic fans who started this thread.