BaSSiStiSt wrote: > On Nov 20, 12:02 pm, Chainsaw <asada...@bakemono.net> wrote: >> BaSSiStiSt wrote: >>> It's a thought...he he he >> Why the fuck would we want to do this?
>> -- >> Renewable Energy = Homeland Security
> So we don't have to watch Sasha or Morrison anymore?
So we can watch T-Mac sit on the bench in street clothes instead?
There was a time when T-Mac was one of those players I'd make a note to check out whenever I got the chance. A scoring machine, he was exciting to watch. Mad skillz!
But his chronic injuries, back probs, etc seem so overwhelming I'm thinking he should just start now down the road towards becoming the Greatest Wheelchair Basketball Player Ever.
Sad.
I can see it now:
T-Mac Sets All-Time Mark for Points (AP) New York: Tracy MacGrady scored 117 points to break his old mark of 112, in a fierce 36 minute-match between his Boy's Club of America Over-50 All Stars and their conference rivals, Don Nelson's Geriatric Celtics.
"It was awesome. I've never seen a guy grab a rebound, wheel in and out of traffic down the court, dribbling the ball behind his chair to elude defenders, then stop on a dime and sink a three," said teammate Luke Walton.
> > On Nov 20, 12:51 pm, Chainsaw <asada...@bakemono.net> wrote:
> >> So we can watch T-Mac sit on the bench in street clothes instead?
> > Still a net improvement IMO...
> Not IMO.
Especially considering that T-Mac makes $22.8M per year, while Sasha and Ammo make a combined $10.3M per year (with Ammo's expiring at the end of the season).
RMJon23 wrote: > There was a time when T-Mac was one of those players I'd make a note > to check out whenever I got the chance. A scoring machine, he was > exciting to watch. Mad skillz!
Truly a shame. It's easy to forget, but 6 years ago he was Kobe's equal, off a season where he had become the first guy to be better than Shaq in a season since Jordan's prime. Him and Kobe could have been a truly special rivarly, we were robbed of it as fans.
"To me, the most amazing thing about it is you're out there competing hard, and these guys are hardly breaking a sweat because they're so comfortable running their offense." -- Joakim Noah on the Lakers
On Nov 21, 10:58 am, Gary Collard <garycoll...@netscape.net> wrote:
> RMJon23 wrote: > > There was a time when T-Mac was one of those players I'd make a note > > to check out whenever I got the chance. A scoring machine, he was > > exciting to watch. Mad skillz!
> Truly a shame. It's easy to forget, but 6 years ago he was Kobe's > equal, off a season where he had become the first guy to be better than > Shaq in a season since Jordan's prime. Him and Kobe could have been a > truly special rivarly, we were robbed of it as fans.
> --
McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King?
> There was a time when T-Mac was one of those players I'd make a note > to check out whenever I got the chance. A scoring machine, he was > exciting to watch. Mad skillz!
> But his chronic injuries, back probs, etc seem so overwhelming I'm > thinking he should just start now down the road towards becoming the > Greatest Wheelchair Basketball Player Ever.
> Sad.
> I can see it now:
> T-Mac Sets All-Time Mark for Points > (AP) New York: Tracy MacGrady scored 117 points to break his old mark > of 112, in a fierce 36 minute-match between his Boy's Club of America > Over-50 All Stars and their conference rivals, Don Nelson's Geriatric > Celtics.
> "It was awesome. I've never seen a guy grab a rebound, wheel in and > out of traffic down the court, dribbling the ball behind his chair to > elude defenders, then stop on a dime and sink a three," said teammate > Luke Walton.
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> On Nov 20, 8:07 pm, RMJon23 <rmjo...@aol.com> wrote:
> > There was a time when T-Mac was one of those players I'd make a note > > to check out whenever I got the chance. A scoring machine, he was > > exciting to watch. Mad skillz!
> > But his chronic injuries, back probs, etc seem so overwhelming I'm > > thinking he should just start now down the road towards becoming the > > Greatest Wheelchair Basketball Player Ever.
> > Sad.
> > I can see it now:
> > T-Mac Sets All-Time Mark for Points > > (AP) New York: Tracy MacGrady scored 117 points to break his old mark > > of 112, in a fierce 36 minute-match between his Boy's Club of America > > Over-50 All Stars and their conference rivals, Don Nelson's Geriatric > > Celtics.
> > "It was awesome. I've never seen a guy grab a rebound, wheel in and > > out of traffic down the court, dribbling the ball behind his chair to > > elude defenders, then stop on a dime and sink a three," said teammate > > Luke Walton.
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I had specifically reserved the name of Paula Pierce for your own delectation, boz. Please, have at it/him.
Re: Gary's and Jamaal Wilke's comments: there may be a flaw in my recall of this event, but T-Mac was healthy and gunning up a storm, scoring like mad for HOU when they came to Staples, possibly 4 yrs ago. A bit of media hype about T-Mac vs. Kobe. And they were both delivering, big-time. Kobe had just made an incredible shot with less than a minute to go in the first half. HOU had the ball for the last shot in a tight game before halftime. Lakers had a foul to give. T-Mac has the ball just inside halfcourt, about six feet from the sideline, dribbling. Some Laker - possibly Fish - rushed out to foul T-Mac with around five secs left. So T-Mac, as he's being fouled, throws us a hook shot from 46 feet that swishes!
The way I recall it, for some reason the refs said the basket didn't count, I forget why. I guess they said the Laker fouled him before he was in the act. It sure looked like a possible 4-pt play to me.
Anyway, that was just one of many electrifying little gems from T-Mac.
On Nov 21, 1:15 pm, Silk_Wilkes <infiniti_g35_gu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar > stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King?
He almost single-handely led the Knicks to a 3-2 first round series win over the Detroit Pistons as he posted over 40 points in four games and 36 in the other. King averaged 34.8 ppg in the entire 1984 NBA Playoffs, before losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
RMJon23 wrote: > On Nov 21, 1:15 pm, Silk_Wilkes <infiniti_g35_gu...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar >> stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King?
> He almost single-handely led the Knicks to a 3-2 first round series > win over the Detroit Pistons as he posted over 40 points in four games > and 36 in the other. King averaged 34.8 ppg in the entire 1984 NBA > Playoffs, before losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the > Boston Celtics in seven games.
RMJon23 wrote: > On Nov 21, 1:15 pm, Silk_Wilkes <infiniti_g35_gu...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar >> stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King?
> He almost single-handely led the Knicks to a 3-2 first round series > win over the Detroit Pistons as he posted over 40 points in four games > and 36 in the other. King averaged 34.8 ppg in the entire 1984 NBA > Playoffs, before losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the > Boston Celtics in seven games.
On Nov 21, 5:02 pm, Terraholm <terraholmSPAM...@gmail.com> wrote:
> RMJon23 wrote: > > On Nov 21, 1:15 pm, Silk_Wilkes <infiniti_g35_gu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar > >> stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King?
> > He almost single-handely led the Knicks to a 3-2 first round series > > win over the Detroit Pistons as he posted over 40 points in four games > > and 36 in the other. King averaged 34.8 ppg in the entire 1984 NBA > > Playoffs, before losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the > > Boston Celtics in seven games.
> How about HOF Connie Hawkins... Did advance once in the ABA,
I mentioned this briefly once here in these spaces a few yrs ago or so: in my kid memory, Hawkins is playing for the Lakers - possibly the Suns - and I'm watching Channel 9 and Chick and it's around 1973? and a foul is called and Hawkins, from about 14 feet out, made a shot from behind his back, the kind of play where you usually PASS the ball to another teammate. Hawkins put up a shot from behind the back and it went in. It didn't count, but the crowd went nutz, and I recall the look on Hawkins' face: big deal; I've done that a million times.
And he probably had, a thousand times. Dude played for the Trotters, too.
To this day, I've mentioned this story and no one remembers it. Possibly and young boy's active imagination?
But I really think it happened.
Some may say, "big deal" have you seen some of Kobe's/MJ's/Vinsanity's/ et.al's shots? Yea, well, when Connie did it no one was doing that kinda stuff in the NBA. The players have gotten more outrageously flashily talented since the 1970s, aye?
On Nov 21, 4:56 pm, Terraholm <terraholmSPAM...@gmail.com> wrote:
> RMJon23 wrote: > > On Nov 21, 1:15 pm, Silk_Wilkes <infiniti_g35_gu...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar > >> stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King?
> > He almost single-handely led the Knicks to a 3-2 first round series > > win over the Detroit Pistons as he posted over 40 points in four games > > and 36 in the other. King averaged 34.8 ppg in the entire 1984 NBA > > Playoffs, before losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the > > Boston Celtics in seven games.
Nice information, thx. I thought he lost all of his playoff series, despite crazy performances.
> Allstar level stuck on bad teams...Brand for one.
Brand did win a playoff series, with the Clippers no less.
Silk_Wilkes wrote: > On Nov 21, 4:56 pm, Terraholm <terraholmSPAM...@gmail.com> wrote: >> RMJon23 wrote: >>> On Nov 21, 1:15 pm, Silk_Wilkes <infiniti_g35_gu...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> McGrady was an amazing talent. But how many other players of similar >>>> stature have never advanced in the playoffs? Maybe Bernard King? >>> He almost single-handely led the Knicks to a 3-2 first round series >>> win over the Detroit Pistons as he posted over 40 points in four games >>> and 36 in the other. King averaged 34.8 ppg in the entire 1984 NBA >>> Playoffs, before losing in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the >>> Boston Celtics in seven games.
> Nice information, thx. I thought he lost all of his playoff series, > despite crazy performances.
>> Allstar level stuck on bad teams...Brand for one.
> Brand did win a playoff series, with the Clippers no less.
Ah I forgot. The same year this decade the Lakers got knocked out in the first round by the suns? Beat Denver and then got beat by the suns.
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