Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady
Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr.is an American retired professional basketball player who played professionally in the National Basketball Association. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. McGrady played as a swingman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth24 May 1979
CityBartow, FL
CountryUnited States of America
ball blocking defensive floor guy pass productive reward running types ways willing
If you don't get your touches, there's other ways to be productive for us. That's on the defensive end, blocking shots, running the floor like a thoroughbred. If you run the floor, you have a guy that's willing and able to pass you the ball and reward you for running the floor. Those types of things.
knew lose
I knew I could. It's all confidence. I don't ever lose that.
deal great nice playing rhythm
I'm just in a nice rhythm right now. I'm playing with a great deal of confidence.
bit came chance close extremely fourth fresh gather guys playing quarter rarely rest shots sit
I rarely get any rest in a game, always playing 44 to 48 (minutes). Tonight, with the guys contributing, making shots and playing extremely well, I had a chance to rest, sit down and gather myself a little bit to where I came in in the fourth quarter fresh and was able to close out the game.
great half intensity played start third
As a team, we had great intensity to start the game. I think if we consistently do that and play the way we played in the first half and to come out in the third quarter, then we'll be all right.
coming defense eventually playing rest
Coming into the game, I was concentrating on just getting into the game, playing defense and rebounding, getting my legs, ... I thought the rest would eventually come together.
basketball court good guys improve improvement step strides
It's good to have most of our guys back healthy. What we need to concentrate on is that every day we step on that basketball court as a team, we improve individually, and we improve as a team, offensively, defensively. We just need to make strides for improvement every day.
coach felt games great left matter onto step team win
It was just one of those games where you felt like you had to win it no matter what it took. It was a winnable game. Coach left me out there. I would be damned if I was going to come out even if he wanted. When I step onto the court, I'm out there to compete. We got the win and it was a great team effort.
escape good sort
It was just good to get out and have some sort of escape from all of the things I've been going through personally.
against chance elite guys league personal player wants
It's every player's personal goal, to make the All-Star team. It's a personal accomplishment guys want to make to get a chance to participate against the elite players. Every player in this league wants to be there.
five nobody player roles starting tries
They don't need a player like me because their starting five is a (great) five. They all know their roles and nobody tries to do too much.
impose quarter third
I wanted to come out in the third quarter and really impose my will on this game.
type
He can be that type of player, 20 and 10, without a doubt, without a doubt. He's unbelievable.
bad funk offense ourselves performance poor winning
It was a poor performance and I think we just got too comfortable with ourselves during the winning streak. Right now, I am just in a real bad funk on offense and why, I don't know. It is just very disappointing.