Comments on: Pistons and Rockets learn relying on Tracy McGrady not a winning formula

By: Patrick Hayes

Patrick Hayes — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:04:16 +0000

@Mark:
Again, I don’t understand what was objectionable about the post. It pointed out that McGrady was really the only Piston who played well. If McGrady CAN play more minutes, why did he have to skip the entire preseason with tired legs? Why did he miss a game two weeks ago with “sore muscles?”
He’s been very productive in his role this season. Surprisingly productive actually. But he’s done zero to show that he has the stamina to play more than the 15-20 minutes he’s getting most nights on a consistent basis.
I hope he makes it back and is a reasonably productive NBA player. But readers like you, Rocket Fan, Quin, etc., who are projecting these unrealistic goals as to what his ceiling is aren’t doing any favors. If he can play 25 minutes a game at a productive level by season’s end, that will be a huge accomplishment for him.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:37:54 +0000

Reading this made me want to throw up. McGrady honestly is playing amazing this season. He CAN play more minutes, as a fan, it is obvious. I believe 15 ppg isnt out of the question. And how was he expected to carry them when he took 6 shots? Also, at the end, He was kinda pushed into Scola by the other rockets defender, really bad call and not sure about the Battier call earlier either. Regardless, hes taken double digit shots once this season. He is also the best offensive player on the team, easily. Stuckey is a selfish PG. McGrady, the 6″8 scorer is showing his unique skill set by running point guard continually. Kuester needs to stop playing Rip Hamilton (I am a HUGE Rip fan, but hes just bad now…) 3 ejections already??? and also he and Prince shoot too much. Rip took 9 shots…he was ejected in the 2nd quarter and he played like 10 minutes…thats like a shot a minute, really sad..

By: nuetes

nuetes — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:16:48 +0000

http://www.hoopsstats.com/

By: nuetes

nuetes — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:14:59 +0000

SCRATCH THAT
hoopstats.com

there we go. much better.

By: nuetes

nuetes — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:08:06 +0000

Man this post sure did blow up with Mcgrady lovers. I don’t see a single thing wrong with what Feldman said. You can’t rely on Mcgrady. Big deal. He played in 333 of the Rockets 468 games while he was a Rocket, 71% of them. And how many of those 333 was he even 100%? We can’t rely on him. He’s fragile and can’t handle a big work load. Next thing your going to tell me that Yao Ming was reliable for them too, right?

Kind of funny because the Trailblazers are the new Rockets. They’ll always have the what could have been question over their heads had Oden been able to stay healthy and Roy’s knees existed.

@brgulker – hoopdata.com

feldman used some stats he pulled off of it to make a point about the pistons bench and i checked out the site. pretty interesting stuff on there.

By: Laser

Laser — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:31:39 +0000

@vic: not to nitpick here, but what do you mean by “games they should have won?” are you just talking about the fact that they had big leads late in the game? because i don’t think we’ve lost a single game we should have won. not on paper or on the court.

losing games when you have a big lead late is what bad teams do. because crunch time is the only thing that matters in most basketball games. basketball creates the illusion that certain games were lost in the last six minutes, when they were really lost this summer when joe “kept the band together.” i’ve said this from the jump, but the pistons are going to be in a TON of close games. and they’re going to lose the lion’s share of them. because they’ll never be able to consistently execute on both ends (or either end, really) down the stretch.

as for changing lineups, it’s telling that villa has yet to start. i’m not sure what the exact mandate is, but it’s a great indicator that the team really isn’t trying to “try anything.” i mean, 22 games into the season, with a .318 win percentage, we should have seen some major change at some point by now. we saw it against charlotte, and it worked! but it lasted one game. then right back to the horrid old rotations. stuckey and rip are a bad backcourt, and villa is our best PF. yet these guys are all locked into their spots in the rotation. that’s all you need to know. the organization isn’t being outwardly transparent, but they’re being inflexible for a reason.

By: Laser

Laser — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:53:30 +0000

ah. ok cool. i see. makes perfect sense, because i cut and pasted quotes. thanks, feldman. you run a tight ship!

By: Dan Feldman

Dan Feldman — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:49:40 +0000

Laser, your comment went to moderation because it included multiple links. I approved it as soon as I saw it.

By: Laser

Laser — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:42:22 +0000

this one: "Your comment is awaiting moderation. December 8, 2010 at 12:31 pm"

By: Laser

Laser — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:41:31 +0000

my comment #22 was for some reason. check it out. it’s weird.