16 minutes 2 of 7 from the field 2 of 2 from the line for 6 points 0-2 from 3 pt range 2 reb 3 ast 1 blk 1 stl
26/4/4. thats nice to see he still got it. but he has lot a step, and he cant shoot those high vertical jump shots he used to kill teams with. but he cann still penetrate the lane. good for him, i hope new york is good to him.
im puzzled. the rockets essentially gave up tmac and carl landry for injury prone- kevin martin. the tmac who played tonight is better than kevin martin and landry might have all star games in his future.
Well, I understand why the Rockets did what they did. They needed a scorer, hence getting Martin. I realize TMac could have been that guy, but he and Adelman haven't gotten along since Adelman got there, so it makes no sense to keep him around. I do think giving up Landry was stupid though, because he's a stud. Good debut tonight for TMac though. 26 points and 5 assists and appeared to hold up well in his 32 minutes. If he keeps playing like that the rest of the year, he could work his way to at least an MLE contract next year.
I could see McGrady getting a deal in the range of 7M to possibly more if he can keep up this level of play.
I think he could probably top out at $9mil, but he has to show his back can hold up over these last 30 games, as well that he can still play at a high level.
McGrady is out to prove something. He'll get a nice payday if he can lead the Knicks into the playoffs.
I'm afraid that won't happen, though I watched the game and really liked T-mac. He demands double team and a player like that was essential for Knicks so other could get open looks. Im so happy for him because I can't vision being a very successful athlete and injuries kill your career. He's still 29 and might have 4-5 good years in him. So good luck for him and it'd be great if a contender signed him next year.
Hopefully he can stay healthy. I'd like for him to finish his career on a high note...not on an injured one.
I think he'll have his good games (like yesterday), but that's not going to be his production level night-in and night-out. He has clearly lost a step in terms of speed, and his explosiveness and jumping ability has fallen off greatly. He just doesn't seem as fluid on the court as he used to be. On a few occasions he had to pick up his dribble and couldn't do anything other than pass off the ball, whereas he would have been able to create something off the dribble before. I think he'll be able to put up 15/3/3 for the remaining of this season and maybe the next few ones, but I don't see him ringing in anything more than the MLE this offseason.
