Hall of Famer? Tracy McGrady

[JordansBulls]

Saw this thread posted on another site.

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"Tracy McGrady is playing like Michael Jordan, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem all wrapped into one.......[I can say] with a straight face that this guy has a chance to be the greatest player of all time"-Bill Walton on McGrady when he was with the Magic

"Much of the game was so easy [for him]...He should be a Hall of Fame player. His talent was other-worldly. He was given a great leg up in the race against other players. He’s as close as I’ve ever seen to someone with a perfect body and a good mind.”-Jeff Van Gundy, McGrady's coach in Houston

"What scares me is that Tracy's probable for about 40 (points).
Questionable for 50. Probable for 40."
—Jeff Bzdelik

Regular Season Stats (bold indicates led NBA)
*Purple Indicates Raptors, Blue Indicates Magic, Red Indicates Rockets, Black Indicates Rockets/Knicks, Dark Blue Indicates Pistons
1997-98: (18 MPG) 7/4/2/1/1 on 45/34/71. 17.4 PER
1998-99: (49 games, 23 MPG) 9/6/2/1/1 on 44/23/73. 20.6 PER
1999-00: (31 MPG) 15/6/3/1/2 on 45/28/71. 20.0 PER
2000-01: 27/8/5/2/2 on 46/36/73. 24.9 PER
2001-02: 26/8/5/2/1 on 45/36/75. 25.1 PER
2002-03: 32/7/6/2/1 on 46/39/79. 30.3 PER
2003-04: 28/6/6/1/1 on 42/34/80. 25.3 PER
2004-05: 26/6/6/2/1 on 43/33/77. 22.9 PER
2005-06: (47 games) 24/7/5/1/1 on 41/31/75. 21.9 PER
2006-07: 25/5/7/1/1 on 43/33/71. 23.2 PER
2007-08: 22/5/6/1/1 on 42/29/68. 18.4 PER
2008-09: (35 games) 16/4/5/1/0 on 39/38/80. 16.3 PER
2009-10: (30 games, 22 MPG) 8/3/3/1/1 on 39/25/75. 12.2 PER
2010-11: (23 MPG) 8/4/4/1/1 on 44/34/70. 14.9 PER
Career Regular Season Stats: (34 MPG) 20/6/5/1/1 on 44/34/75. 22.4 PER

Playoff Stats
1999-00: 3 games, 17/7/3/1/1 on 39/29/88. 15.3 PER
2000-01: 4 games, 34/7/8/2/1 on 42/20/82. 26.8 PER
2001-02: 4 games, 31/6/6/1/2 on 46/31/74. 25.6 PER
2002-03: 7 games, 32/7/5/2/1 on 45/34/77. 27.0 PER
2004-05: 7 games, 31/7/7/2/1 on 46/37/82. 27.2 PER
2006-07: 7 games, 25/6/7/1/1 on 39/25/74. 21.2 PER
2007-08: 6 games, 27/8/7/2/1 on 43/21/62. 24.4 PER
Career Playoff Stats: 29/7/6/1/1 on 43/30/76. 24.7 PER

Awards and Accomplishments
7x All-Star (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
2000-01 NBA Most Improved Player
February 2001 Player of the Month
3x Eastern Conference Player of the Month (February 2002, November 2002, March 2003)
2x All-NBA (1st)
3x All-NBA (2nd)
2x All-NBA (3rd)
Finished 4th in MVP voting in both 2001-02 and 2002-03. Also had four other seasons with at least a top 8 finish in MVP voting.
Led NBA in Points per game in 2002-03 and 2003-04. Only 10 other players in NBA history (George Mikan, Neil Johnston, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob McAdoo, George Gervin, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant) have won back-to-back scoring titles.
Ranked 7th in NBA in steals per game in 2004-05
Led NBA in PER in 2002-03. Finished in the top 3 three other times.
Is 46th in NBA History in PPG
Is 25th in NBA History in PER
Is 4th all time in PPG in NBA Playoffs history

Highlights
43 points against Pistons in 2003 Playoffs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTqK7Z8fejQ
Going head-to-head with Kobe Bryant (both had 38 points) in 2003. Three parts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqXPfdTzAzc and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5-VO...eature=related and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkrrA...eature=related
Some great plays: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ERnuOZ7LA
62 points vs. Wizards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvcBcQvPrCs
52 points in 3 quarters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVO1qegcbXY
And, of course, 13 points in 35 seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfurCV1FDpM :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:


Conclusion: I am sure you all know what my opinion of T-Mac is (he's my favorite player ever LOL), but even if I'm being unbiased I think he has a strong case to be a hall of famer. His career did not go as some would have hoped, due to injuries and perhaps a below average work ethic, but his peak is one of the greatest seasons ever for a perimeter player. That, coupled with his excellent prime, for me, should be enough to push him into the HOF (not first ballot, but eventually). I realize he did not have playoff success, but you cannot really blame him for the majority of those years if you look at how well he did and how awful his teammates were (in Orlando). In Houston, he and Yao were rarely healthy together, which is a damn shame. Anyways, your thoughts?

[Hellcrooner]

maybe.

[Chronz]

Youve finally done it, youve asked the ultimate question

[PrettyBoyJ]

Injuries robbed him of what would've been a great career.. There are some players in the HOF that aren't half as good as T-Mac was..

[llemon]

No

[-Kobe24-TJ19-]

just stop JB

[BuddhaMONK]

no, he's a playoff choker

[Underdogz∞]

He'll get in with his current numbers but it will take a while BUT if the NBA does come back and he can generate 2 -3 more "SOLID" seasons and we all know the definition of a solid season he'll get in faster.......one of my favorite players all time......underrated defender as well. Excellent mid range shooter incredible on the drive and finish.

[abe_froman]

yeah he will be

[Reversed86Curse]

No, but my opinion doesnt count

[rhino17]

no, he's a playoff choker

clueless....

[hidalgo]

him, vince carter and mitch richmond should all get in at some point

[JordansBulls]

him, vince carter and mitch richmond should all get in at some point

and KJ

[rcxa]

Classic bump lmao

[JordansBulls]

Classic bump lmao

Still a legit question.