Hey, T-Mac, it is on you.

What's your excuse this time.

McGrady: "I did my best man...I did my best"

Then he became choked up and had to exit the presser...

isn't he like 0-8 now in playoff series?

SkinsRaj said:

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I loved when Rome ripped on this stiff 3-4 years ago.

"I guarantee we win Monday night. You can quote me on that."

After the game........"Oh, my bad. But it's all good anyway. See you guys next year."

McGrady is punkass overpaid stiff who plays no D, cares nothing about winning, and is only concerned with his points, and his money. One of the most selfish players this game has ever seen.

I don't know about selfish outside the court, but he's not really selfish on the court.

But he has no work ethic, he has no heart most of the time, when he has it, he's unable to deliver.

Last I check he wasn't the reason why they lost.

19 out of 20 times the team who won their first three home game in a seven game series they went on to win that game 7. now it's 19-2

Illini said:

I loved when Rome ripped on this stiff 3-4 years ago.

"I guarantee we win Monday night. You can quote me on that."

After the game........"Oh, my bad. But it's all good anyway. See you guys next year."

McGrady is punkass overpaid stiff who plays no D, cares nothing about winning, and is only concerned with his points, and his money. One of the most selfish players this game has ever seen.

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McGrady had 13 assists in the last game...?

It is interesting and difficult to gage how much McGrady is at fault. He is the star andthey did lose AGAIN. He did play a decent game and tried to win with a good effort. In the past his efforts were not as good. For his career not good but last night he played well enough but he needed to offset previous failures and it did not happen. Nowitski the other night failed miserably with that performance and will never live it down. Don't you just love the playoffs?

Tom Brady#1 said:

It is interesting and difficult to gage how much McGrady is at fault. He is the star andthey did lose AGAIN. He did play a decent game and tried to win with a good effort. In the past his efforts were not as good. For his career not good but last night he played well enough but he needed to offset previous failures and it did not happen. Nowitski the other night failed miserably with that performance and will never live it down. Don't you just love the playoffs?

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Tell us more oh wise sports commentator:monsters-

There is just something in his nature which is really difficult to overcome. He is a nice guy, but mentally not tough enough.

Never liked the guy since he left Toronto. Doesnt care much about building a team, only cares about getting his $$$$$.
Guys full of it, just like 75% of NBA players. Wanted to go to Orlando (thats why he left Toronto. YEah right f'in liar) to be closer to his home town. If that was true, why is he in Houston now ? LOL

How anyone could think to build a team around this guy I will never know.

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Last I check he wasn't the reason why they lost.

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Well, the last 6 min of the game he basically disappeared again and certainly did not help his team win. So yeah, it is his fault.

At least we won't have to see that cock-eyed wink he does again this season.

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Before the series began, McGrady boldly proclaimed "it's on me" if the Rockets don't advance this season. Over and over again the media has called him on that, and rightfully so. No, Game 7 wasn't T-Mac's fault (29 points on 12-25 shooting, 13 assists), but there were plenty of chances for him to put his stamp on the series before the finale. 39.4% shooting from the field and able to make only 1 of every 4 threes he took in the series, McGrady arrived too late.

But to say "it's on T-Mac" alone would not be telling it straight. Yao Ming, Rafer Alston, Luther Head, Juwan Howard... I can't remember a Rockets series where just about every single player played this poorly.


Yao Ming
No player fell short of expectations more than Yao Ming.

The lasting image of the series will be Yao's failure to secure a defensive rebound 3 times in the final minute of Game 7. He was outhustled and outjumped by Carlos Boozer, a guy who torched him almost the entire series. He was single-covered often and shut down on many occasions by one of the worst defensive big men in the league, Mehmet Okur. He shot 51.6% from the floor on the year, but dropped to 44% in the series. He coughed it up at an alarming rate (nearly 5 turnovers a game) and the most damning stat of all may be that he played over 37 minutes per for 7 games and blocked a grand total of 5 shots.

Put it all together and you realize why botanical groups are considering naming a new flower after him. This was two-years-ago-type stuff from Yao -- nothing at all like the dominant presence who had come in to his own starting out the year.



Rafer Alston
If you think Rafer Alston was "great" this season or should get a pass in this series because other players underperformed much more, then it's not likely that anything I write here will register.

Simply put, Rafer Alston is a horrendously bad scorer put in a position to shoot and score. Often. For the season, Rafer shot 37.5% from the floor, the worst shooting percentage in Rockets history for any player who shot 1000 shots or more. Rafer was praised for "improving" his three-point shooting to a percentage that basically amounts to league average, despite 90% of his triples being taken without a defender within 10 feet, and the sheer volume he launched per game added up to a new franchise record for three-point attempts taken.

In the postseason, he dropped to 33.8% from the floor and 32% from three and took over 7 threes a game. This was atrocious and predictable. You do not have to be Daryl Morey (Rockets GM) to do the math that this leaves very little margin of error for the likes of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

Rambo just wanted some bacon and eggs before the destruction began. Mike James just wanted a trade kicker last offseason. The time for an upgrade here is long overdue.

Jeff Van Gundy

Jeff Van Gundy owes me money.

If you're going to tell the entire fan base to "Bet On Us", you better back it up. Van Gundy never made any real adjustments in the series, largely because he never developed a bench he could turn to. Sure, the Bonzi Wells Meltdown was mostly Snoop Chubby-Chub's fault, but there was no effort to get Kirk Snyder, Vassilis Spanoulis or Steve Novak any real experience with the team during the regular season. But while those guys were not useable by playoff time, it doesn't explain Van Gundy's poor use of Dikembe Mutombo, who had 19 boards earlier this season against the Jazz in a Rocket rout.

You can say the Rockets didn't have a good enough supporting cast -- just don't free Van Gundy of the blame of that. This was his team, put together with the kind of guys he wanted. Van Gundy ridiculed those of us who were critical of Rafer's shooting through the media and failed to acquire point guard help at the February trading deadline, despite the obvious need. It burned him badly.

In the end, I believe having a coach who has the respect of his players, preaches defense and gets defensive results is a valuable asset, so I lean right now towards the Rockets keeping Van Gundy and bringing in better supporting players who know how to score (something Van Gundy can not teach). However, the Rockets thought they did that this year, but JVG showed there is always room for one more in his doghouse. His stubbornness may have written his ticket out of town. I don't think he will be back.

The Bench
I probably should just call this what it was, Juwan Howard and Luther Head, because referring to them as "the bench" makes it sound like the Rockets had one.

Juwan simply was a no-show until Game 5. Luther, who should have been accustomed to pressure from his Final Four days at Illinois, folded completely. 30% shooting and 26.1% from long range (3 threes a night) from a guy who hit over 44% of his threes for the regular season. This was a killer.

The Rockets may have survived one or two players dropping like a rock in the playoffs -- after all they won 52 games with this team -- but they certainly weren't going to get by a solid team like the Jazz underperforming this badly on offense.



Van should be Donedy

Damn , Mcleo nice write up , totally agree with everything you wrote - especially Alston ( he might be the main problem right there ... )

Skip to my Lou , Might be skipping out the door with Van Gundy

pasted it from a Rockets fan website but i agree with every single word beginning to end.

i would be shocked, stunned, and disgusted if Alston was our starting point guard next year.

Funny , Tracy couldnt finish the game or the Interview

at least he's consistent

Rude said:

Never liked the guy since he left Toronto. Doesnt care much about building a team, only cares about getting his $$$$$.
Guys full of it, just like 75% of NBA players. Wanted to go to Orlando (thats why he left Toronto. YEah right f'in liar) to be closer to his home town. If that was true, why is he in Houston now ? LOL

How anyone could think to build a team around this guy I will never know.

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T-Mac made it quite clear that he wanted to be the main man on a team, and Orlando seemed like a good fit. With his cousin VC being the big ticket, it wasn't surprising to see him want out.