Should T-Mac sit the bench at first?

by lukeistaylor on Nov 12, 2009 4:16 PM CST

The last thing we need right now is an A.I. situation, where a declining superstar thinks he is undeservingly riding the pine while his team is out there stinking it up. But, that's the thing, the Rockets aren't sucking. I'm willing to say that right now we easily have one of the top 10, possibly higher, sets of team chemistry right now and everyone is benefitting from it: the starters, bench, rookies, and front office (gah I mean we're winning some games on a D-League salary). So, rather than having the whole team try to adapt to T-Mac's style of play, why don't we let him, for once, adapt to this team's style of play, packing on the points when we need him most. We don't want or need a superstar right now getting his 30 pts at the expense of a 14 for 40 effort, we need a guy who'll provide that shooting threat and create opportunities for that vast supply of untapped talent around him. Do you guys think T-Mac can make it in this system, add to it, or should we just cut our losses and trade him for a more well rounded team player and save some cash, while the winnings are up right now?

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Which do you think will win us the most games?

Let T-Mac come in and start, 22 win streak style.

69 votes

Make him sit the bench, till he can figure out what he can contribute.

84 votes

Trade 'em.

39 votes

192 votes | Poll has closed

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Hmm

Should he? Probably. Will he? Probably not.

To bring him off the bench would be so he could work himself into the game against second string players. He could do this for 2-4 games, but then, if he’s back to decent condition, he should/will start.

How many Biletnikoffs does he have? NOT TWO!

by ak2themax on Nov 13, 2009 1:50 PM CST reply actions

based on RA’s recent announcements, i don’t think the coaching staff would no longer be willing to concede t-mac any special priviledges, i.e. last season’s every other game play/start scheme. He’ll be coming off the bench this time out, play his way into the starting line-up.

by raong on Nov 17, 2009 5:14 PM CST reply actions

I don't think T-Mac has that sort of power over the bench

by Only_A_Lad on Nov 17, 2009 6:57 PM CST reply actions

This isnt T-mac's team.

The Rockets is Houston’s team. We’re such a great team we can compete with top teams without the star players. (Though in my eyes there are a lot of guys that are star players on the rocket roster)We’ve been playing well without him, but if he is the good guy and great basketball player I think he is, he wont change the dynamic of this newer faster tempo game but work within it. I trust enough in the Rockets management that if tracy falters, he would either be traded or benched.

by Ivan A on Nov 20, 2009 10:31 PM CST reply actions