这厮好像是个作家,原来写了好几首Ym的长诗,儿歌什么的
As many of you know, i live in Toronto, nad since the emergence of the
Raptors have been a fan of that team as well. As more of you know, Tracy
mcGrady was originally drafted by the Raptors, and was my favorite player up
till the time of his departure. Unpopular as it was at the time, I was one of
the few who said that McGrady would be a better all around player than Vince
Carter.
Due to this, and due to my continued interest in my former favorite Raptors
player, I have probalby watched him play many more games than most Rockets
fans, and moreover have seen him play at different stags of development, and
in different roles. There are a few things about him as a player I have
wanted to share, but waited until our acquisition of him seemed official. Doc
Rocket's stamp is good enough for me, so here goes;
McGrady the Scorer
Despite the numbers, Mcgrady is a less natural dominant scorer than a Vince
Carter. He doesn't have the shot or the attack moes of Air Canada, but is
more of an all around volume streak scorer. This is not to say he isn't a
dmininat scorer, as he obviously is, but he doesn't possess reductionistic
qualities that by themsleves make him unstoppable. He isn't as quick as
Iverson, as explosive as Carter, etc. What he does have is exceptional
offensive endurance, a very diversified arsenal lacking a knock out weapon,
and his overall basketball insitics are so highly developed that he scores by
attrition and opportunism more than by domination. For his size he has a
great 1st step, is as explosive as any below the very top, and often
accomplishes a lot with a minimal amount of wasted motion. His outside shot
is not that reliable; more of a hot and cold thing, but his medium range shot
is pretty damn sweet, and inside he's a natural.
McGrady the Defender
this is one of two areas where he is, IMO, least understood. While in Toronto
the comparison most evoked was to pippen, and this was due to his versatility
and defense. He was an exceptional defender for a young player. Repeat,
excpetional. Could lock down and shot down. Guarded every position, 1 through
5. Combination of length, quickness, athleticism and instincts were hard to
match.
In Orlando, with Hill out and Duncan not coming, he was aksed to take on the
role of dominant scorer, and it is a credit to his overall game that he did
so with such success, but as is the case with many solo stars, it came at a
cost. There has almost never been a player able to dominate as a perim player
on offense without any real support, and sustain consistent effort on the
defensive end. Carrying the load as a 2 or 3 on offense means having to beat
2 or 3 men, night in and night out, or work your way to getting it off to a
teammmate, and those being inferior, often doing so for no gain. McGrady's
defense predicably suffered as his offense garnered headlines. But make no
mistake; this isn't a diamond in the rough defender who JVG might be able to
mine...it's already there. He could do it today, if he needed to. Assuming
the scoring titles haven't gone to his head, which is possible, he is a more
natural fit as a dominant support player than as a lead option. A Pippen
rather than a Jordan.
McGrady the All Around Player
The single reason I initially had McGrady over Carter, in the future, was
that despite not having Carter's more deomnstrative athleticism and
explosivness ( who does?) he had something even more important, and he had it
in a physical package which trailed few other than his cousin: the feel.
There are several other terms for it...instincts...basketball IQ...awareness,
etc. Whatever you call it, he has it in spades. Listen to me on this: it is
his greatest strength. The quality that Steve Francis lacked, that kept him
from being a true superstar, Tracy McGrady has plenty. Even as a kid out of
HS, physically unready for the rigours of the NBA game, and overmatched night
after night when his coach did let him touch the floor, it was clear. He just
seemed to be in the right place at the right time, again and again. You
couldn;t draw up plays around it, you couldn't coach it, but you could count
on it.
I predict that this, and not his athleticism, scoring, dunks, etc. will be
the aspect that most real Rockets fans will find the most compelling,
surprising, and refeshing. In this respect alone he's better than Dream,
better than Clyde...better than most I;ve ever seen. They had better physical
tools, but he has a better feel, is a more natural basketball player. You'll
see.
McGrady the Teammate
In some ways he's very mature, in others not at all. He probalby had the
makings of a mature kid if left to himself, but the (very) early exposure to
the star life have also left him with a bit of a prima dona attitude. Not a
problem player if things are going well, but not one to put them right if
they're going wrong, either, and likely to look to himself if/when the going
gets tough. Somewhat like his cousin, he has the talent of a team leader but
not the personality. He's not going to be the cause of many issues, and his
teammates usually like him pretty well. He is not a natural leader.
On the court he plays smart and pretty unselfishly if things are going well
and the team is winning. He wants to win, and thankfully is one of those
semi-rare young stars whose ego is as much wrapped up in team success as
individual accomplishment, but if the team falters, his 1st instinct,
possibly with some justification, might be to point fingers rather than look
in the mirror. Of course, he's still very young, and this could change. And
since leaving the Raptors he's had to carry more weight than he ever
anticipated, and it's somewhat to his credit that in addition to personal
agrandisment, every time he's wanted to move, it's been to places he thought
he'd be with other great players rather than having the stage all to himself.
--
修改:franz FROM 66.168.237.*
FROM 66.168.237.*