It's always funny until someone gets hurt. Unless that person is T-Mac, and then it's just hilarious.

by grungedave on Feb 12, 2009 2:20 PM CST in Random Commentary Comment 20 comments

Now even li'l Dickie Justice is piling on T-Mac. Ouch.
(I hate agreeing with Justice on anything. Makes me feel icky.)

“For everybody that thought I was just playing with some (imaginary) knee injury, my (injury) is real,” a mildly upset McGrady said. “It’s big. It’s not just some pain. I have a real significant problem with my knee.”

Yes, the pain is real. Real enough for him to seek out second and third opinions until he finds an answer.

Hakeem once kinda sorta faked an injury, too. But for completely different reasons. I truly think McGrady's dunk attempt is what injured him. You know, the one where the underside of the rim told him to get his weak stuff outta there? Yeah, that one. Tracy's ego is now day-to-day.

From all accounts, every MRI post-surgery has shown that McGrady is fine... that's he's able to run and jump without re-injuring himself. And yet... we get nothing but him sulking.

Tracy -- this is a simple question: Are you hurt or are you injured? Because if you are hurt you can play. If you are truly injured... then sit out and not play until you are 100%!!!!

Then again, by this time next week, you may have talked yourself out of town. And based on the surprisingly inspired effort from your teammates last night, I'm starting to think they prefer it when you don't play. Then again... who the hell knows what's going on up in Tracy's head. He is an enigma.

Poll

Will the Rockets make a significant trade before the 2009 trading deadline?

Yes

34 votes

No

43 votes

Who cares... they are going to lose in the first round anyway

27 votes

It doesn't matter -- with Yao, Scola and Crazy Pills this team can win it all

37 votes

141 votes | Poll has closed

0 recs | Comment 20 comments | Share

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Did you know that we can trade Tmac for the Portland Trailblazers?

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=d4r9p6

What is your wildest trade west dream?

by TradeMac on Feb 12, 2009 3:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

well

My imagination is limited by T-Mac’s $22M salary which has to be matched…

but I’d love to dump him for Kevin Durant and spare parts. Not going to happen though.
I still think the Hinrich deal is the best, but Morey apparently does not like Hinrich’s contract.

by grungedave on Feb 12, 2009 4:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I understand what you’re saying, Dave. The team is saying that T-Mac is not injured, so he should be able to play. But he is clearly not able to do so.

Now, both you and I are agreed: he shouldn’t play if he isn’t 100%. But you seem to think that he’s really just dogging it. That he can do these things, and that he just needs to tough it out. I don’t think this is personal pride or McGrady being a headcase – his knee hurts him, and that makes it very difficult to play.

So I guess my point is that the tone Rockets fans seem to be taking towards this issue is inappropriate. He’s not just whining. I believe him when he says he’s hurt. And maybe we should all give him the benefit of the doubt on that.

by Only_A_Lad on Feb 12, 2009 4:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

hey im all for it if they ask him to sit until hes 99% healthy and he takes it ok. but i thought they did that before and he wasnt ok with it? like the whole “i’ll play only the first game of back-to-backs” incident. maybe im wrong but wasnt that his idea?

by fiddycent on Feb 12, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha where did you get the picture?

by goingforthecorner on Feb 12, 2009 11:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

made it

inspired by Something Awful’s old Internet Tough Guy Magazine image:

as well as this thread at ClutchFans filled with internet doctors giving their opinions on whether or not McGrady is faking it.

by Only_A_Lad on Feb 12, 2009 11:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Fran Blinebury

Not being from the Houston area, what do you guys think of Blinebury? He seems to be a bit of a bitchy little girl.

by davidside on Feb 12, 2009 8:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

he used to be real good about 10 years ago

now im not big on many chronicle writers. ever since they all came out with their own blogs, i feel like their writing has taken a back seat

by fiddycent on Feb 12, 2009 9:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I never understood the point of them having blogs – they all write daily columns as it is. King Solomon is the only one that I like at all. Feigen’s good stuff comes in his daily articles, as he doesn’t keep up with his blog like we do here.

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Feb 12, 2009 9:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He's really good at calling people out

And that’s about it.

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Feb 12, 2009 9:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Blinebury is fine

He does a good job of not being a dumbass and honestly, that’s really freaking hard to do on a day in and day out basis. It’s really difficult to write for that long.

Solomon and Feigan are the guys I like the most at the Chron.

I used to hate Justice, but he has massive respect and his 1560 show has me coming around a bit. I do like that he responds on his blog. His baseball knowledge is second to none, but he really should stay away from writing about the other sports

by UofTOrange on Feb 12, 2009 9:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

one of these days...

Lee might one day spell Jonathan Feigen’s name right. Maybe.

by grungedave on Feb 13, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You can tell he doesn't really like his job

And his tone of writing reflects that. Now he puts song lyrics in the beginning of each of his blog entries.

by goingforthecorner on Feb 12, 2009 11:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I dont

.. like that Fran Blinebury’s attitude.. he cries like a lil girl..

but his writing style is good..

by the_hustler on Feb 13, 2009 8:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And just like that

despite all the crap this team has had to deal with, we’re currently the #5 seed, just 0.5 games behind the Blazers.

by goingforthecorner on Feb 13, 2009 12:33 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Can't believe I am saying this.. but

the west is weak!

by the_hustler on Feb 13, 2009 8:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

do I think he's faking? no.

I do not think McGrady is faking pain.
I do think he’s milking a non-existent injury though.

Look, if he’s hurt, cool. But when you step on the court, no one wants to hear you sulk and whine about how much you are hurting. If you can’t play… don’t play. We’ll understand.

No one has ever ripped on McGrady for missing games. What we get mad at is him playing when he’s ineffective and then complaining about how much he hurts after a loss. You can’t have it both ways, T-Mac. Play when you are 100% and not until then.

I do think the botched dunk has a lot to do with this current injury status.

by grungedave on Feb 13, 2009 9:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

No one has ever ripped on McGrady for missing games

um…what the fuck have you been reading? Remember the “Chronicle’s T-Mac Injury Counter?” And numerous opinions, expressed here and elsewhere, would certainly suggest that fans are ripping on McGrady for missing games.

And of course the botched dunk has something to do with this. He wasn’t able to effectively jump off of his left knee. Maybe that shows us (and McGrady) something.

by Only_A_Lad on Feb 13, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I meant HERE

I meant that Lee, Tom and I are not ripping McGrady simply for missing games.

And the botched dunk is a chicken/egg thing. McGrady admitted to being nervous the moment he was in the open court. THAT is a terrible, terrible sign.

by grungedave on Feb 13, 2009 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I've been a huge advocate of him just sitting out

He HAS to have the rest and the Rockets, by all accounts, have repeatedly offered it to them. Mostly I think because every time he hurts himself worse Daryl Morey gets closer to jumping off a building. One of the teams major plans (in my opinion) is to get something big for him next season with established players with some bigger contracts. But no one wants it to look like they are dumping salary, so every time his knee looks worse it makes the trade harder.

by UofTOrange on Feb 13, 2009 12:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs