Thursday, January 29th, 2009 at 10:00 am  |  69 responses

T-Mac Says He’s Back; Does Anyone Believe Him?

by Marcel Mutoni

Tracy McGrady topped the 20-point mark in consecutive outings last night for the first time since early November. His 24 points came during a loss to the visiting Sixers – Mac’s potential game winning three was blocked at the buzzer – and Tracy attempted to give everyone hope about the future prior to the game.

From the Houston Chronicle:

Tracy McGrady touched elongated index fingers with Dikembe Mutombo, bumped fists with the staff at the scorer’s table and announced, “I’m back.” Well, that’s nice.

Welcome to the Rockets’ 2008-09 season … again. Let’s see if he can stick around awhile this time. Finally, the Rockets’ lineup looked like the one they expected to employ this season, as for just the third time no key parts were missing.

Naturally, of course, T-Mac tweaked his left knee late in the third quarter (during which he’d been performing like the Mac of old.) The good news is that he wasn’t forced to leave the game, and managed to play through the pain.

The Houston Rockets are headed into the second half of the season with a full and relatively healthy roster. Which, all things considered, sounds like the perfect time for something to go disastrously wrong.

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  • jerseyboy

    My name is Tracy please don’t call me that no more ok rico suave

  • Rico

    @jerzzisybizoy – no problem dude!

  • jerseyboy

    O yea and why is my cousin Vince better than me again.That really sucks for me don’t ya think

  • jerseyboy

    ok thats enough this is gettin wizeird

  • Harlem_World

    This dude would be on the injured reserve in the WNBA. Until he gets out of the first round and plays more than 50 games in a season I don’t want to hear, read or see anything from him again as far as basketball is concerned. Word to Grant Hill.

  • Someone

    Tracy is synonymous with fragile.

  • foolio_iglesias

    I think he was saying ‘His back!His back!’in reference to his back of course.Classic Ricky Henderson third person steeze.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    @ Young Chris: Are you serious? T-Mac is far from garbage. Even with that hurt knee.
    He shall be back!

  • Gaz

    I heard G-String Wallace is back as well aye BETTY???

  • the black Castanza

    down here in h-town he’s still known as “Old man” McGrady…and even when healthy he’s had problems getting us past the first round of the playoffs. Artest has become a “chucker”,and our gaurd play is below average at best.I miss the days of Clutch City.

  • Blinguo

    Son needs to install robotic limbs already like Willenium in iROBOT and become iMAC:The $60 million(more maybe, no need to basketballref.com it)Mac Man.

  • Blinguo

    And again, is this the lesson to not wear #1 in Orlando, kids?

  • Blinguo

    Better yet than iMac, TiMAC. (Titanium-Mac) Give me my prize now SLAM! Doesn’t matter if this isn’t the nickname contest.

  • Pistons_Go

    T-Mac is weaksauce and a fraud.A second version of Penny Hardaway R.I.P T-Macs baller status.

  • http://thegayestwebsiteever.com Ben

    I don’t get it; he looks black to me.

  • Exile

    NO.

  • Dubya

    for how long? Until Yao asks how his a**tastes?

  • http://yahoo.com moj3

    ive lost faith in TMAC. not a very dependable guy in the regular season, but when playoffs comearound, he has his best games.
    i rite now prefer ARTEST over TMAC, cuz of the emotion he brings to the game. da kid got heart.

  • http://slamonline.com/online/nba/2009/02/whats-my-name-21 John

    SOFT LIKE TWINKE FILLING

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