Texas Longhorns wrote:Nobody wants T-Mac, I would trade him right now, not for junk, but for at least something that's close to him. Either way, nobody wants him because he's injury prone and now he's about to turn 29 and has never got out of the first round. If you stick him in Boston, this debate will be over, too bad they can't handle his salary. That's another issue, his salary, nobody wants to pay max for him anymore. I think after the 2009-2010 season, if I'm not mistaken, he will become a free agent. I don't think the Rockets will have any plans to resign him unless a sign and trade happens (doubt that). Then maybe he might get out of the first round, by going on a contender or something.
The only players "close" to t-mac would be Joe Johnson, and even t-mac is better than him, and ATL wouldn't do the deal.
You don't trade superstar players unless you are prepared to go into a hard rebuilding process, you get deals like what Philly got in return for Iverson, toronto for vince etc.
I'm surprised KG got that deal, Al Jefferson is looking good, but he is not a prime time player, he is great for minny since they are rebuilding, but we are win now.
Look @ Kobe in Game 7 vs. the Suns a few years ago, he disappeared too. Blew a 3-1 lead. T-Mac has done the same thing. NOBODY can do it by themselves, not even Kobe.
It's totally unfair, Kobe tried to do it by himself too, he couldn't do it, just like t-mac. Yet somehow Kobe gets a pass because he's had Shaq and now Gasol/Odom on his squad. Ppl say he's not a choker. T-Mac would have had some amazing performances in the Playoffs too. He just hasn't been out of the 1st round for us to see that.
T-Mac averaged like 45PPG when they played Detroit for the first 4 or so games, he tried to do it by himself, he came close, but he can't do it, nobody can do it.
Who did McGrady have all those years? Drew Gooden? Dikembe Mutombo?
MJ scored 63 pts in the playoffs vs. the Celtics and still lost. the GOAT can't do it by himself either. He needed help to win championships.