Remember when Tracy McGrady was incredible and everyone wanted a piece of his junk? These days, it’s like the total opposite of that.
A source with knowledge of Monday’s talks said the Rockets would have allowed McGrady to stay, but the guard thought he’d be too much of a distraction to the team.
McGrady is making a league-high $23 million in the final year of his contract, and won’t be easy to trade given his large salary and how little teams have seen him play this season. Rival teams say the Rockets are willing to take back long-term money for the right trade with McGrady, but no deal appears imminent. Talks could pick up closer to the trade deadline in February when cost-cutting franchises may be more attracted to McGrady’s expiring contract.
It’s really not McGrady’s declining skills or Mr. Glass-esque constitution that must be keeping teams away from trading for him so much as it is his insane contract. $23 million for one year? Jordan made $35 million in one year, but that was back when he was Michael Jordan. It’s all about money and contracts in the NBA, and the Rockets are going to have a hard time finding a team who’s willing to pay that kind of money this season.
And let’s not kid ourselves – any team that trades for McGrady isn’t doing so with the hopes that he can play ball at the same level he was playing about five years ago. It’ll be strictly to pay McGrady $23 million and then have the money come off the books the following year, freeing up space for Chris Bosh or something.
I wish McGrady well, but with his expiring contract, he’s officially entered the Theo Ratliff/Raef Lafrentz status of player. So maybe the Nets?
No one is entirely sure how Comast could have completely screwed up this caption here but my guess is that the guy in the control room taking care of this clearly must have had a shirtless A-Rod poster up on his desk while watching a Wrangler commercial.
Otherwise I really don’t know what the explanation could be. I mean both guys are kind of high maintenance. But I’d say that’s about the only similarity between the two.
I’m assuming both take steroids, just one of them admitted to it while the other is busy bossing around his coach and playing like shit in December.
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OK, so you’ve watched the above video, right? Now tell me that Keith Brooking didn’t just watch the biker scene from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure:
Like if Marion Barber scored a touchdown he would do the Tequila dance in the end zone.
Ohio State quarterback, Terrell Pryor, has revealed in a manner that was about as nonchalant as one can possibly get that he has been playing with a slightly torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL).
Pryor, who had come back from an Oct. 31 ankle injury to help lead the No. 8 Buckeyes (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) to a Rose Bowl berth against No. 7 Oregon (10-2, 8-1 Pac-10), said he was fine to play but wouldn’t specify which knee was hurt, when he sustained the tear or if it would require surgery.
Apparently it only prevents him from making some cuts and whatnot. Good thing he’s not a rushing QB or anything…
Obviously, as it goes with all injuries of this variety, seeing is believing. We’ll find out on New Year’s Day if Terrelle Pryor really can shrug off a PCL injury in a game just as well as he did at the press conference.
By the way… What the Hell is with the Florida Marlins hat? People from Florida aren’t Marlins fans, let alone folks from Pennsylvania!
[via Cleveland.com]
Have you heard the latest news surrounding Nate Robinson?
The N.B.A. has fined Nate Robinson $25,000 for a trade demand made by his agent — an unprecedented action that the players association plans to challenge.
This is the first time anyone associated with the league could recall a player being fined for comments made by someone else.
Robinson could not be reached for comment Monday. In a text message, Goodwin said: “No comment. That’s the new N.B.A.”
You gotta love the balls on a guy who basically rips a league that he’s been a big part of making money off of for a while now. Granted what the NBA is doing is more than retarded I still like Aaron Goodwin.
I mean I know this guy only has one white client (that client being Todd MacCulloch), but perhaps Goodwin would be willing to take on a skinny Jewish 30-year-old kid who wants to be a designated free throw shooter in the NBA.
I think I’m gonna write this guy a letter and ask him to make comments like “That’s the new sports blogger” and cause a real brew ha ha in the “blogosphere.”
Imagine this. A world of bloggers who become premaddonas and have agents? That’s a world I most assuredly want to live in.
Click on the photo for Peter King’s NFL updates.
I’d like to nominate my Browns for best 4-11 team EVER. Of course, that’s like picking between sh*t and crap.
All you got for Christmas was coal, because you didn’t go to our Unathletic Facebook Page!”
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Best end of decade list! – [Brobible]
Looking back at Lions’ draft picks – [ChurchOfSchwartz]
Gifts that were more than likely re-gifted – [RegretfulMorning]
Interesting, homoerotic dummy beer bong – [BustedCoverage]
Green spandex guys let loose at the rink VIDEO – [Manofest]
The “Jersey Shore” gets real VIDEO – [Uncoached]
This guy wants to pee on the NFC East – [RumorsAndRants]
Crazy cheese sculptures – [SuperTremendous]
Soon to be #1 internet craze: Cleverbot – [Gibbs12]
Halt! Or I’ll throw my bike VIDEO – [CavemanCircus]
See how it all began, from his MSG title win against the Iron Sheik to his controversial loss to the 8th wonder of the world, Andre the Giant.
Seriously the Iron Sheik video still gives me the chills. Real American is one of the gayest songs ever by the way. Why in the world would you ever remove “Eye of the Tiger?”
Peyton Manning looked pretty pissed off after being benched in the Colts/Jets game, but I think that’s because he wanted to play and win the game, not because the Colts’ undefeated season was slipping away before his eyes. The guy is as competetive as you can be, but I think he understands that his legacy will be determined more by Super Bowls than by an undefeated season.
And honestly – besides cokehead Mercury Morris – does anyone really value an undefeated season? Every player will tell you that the number one goal every season is to win the Super Bowl. That’s it. Going undefeated would be a nice footnore, but if you win the Super Bowl, it’s a perfect season anyway.
There was nothing wrong with benching Manning. Sure, lots of Colts and NFL fans wanted to see the Colts go undefeated, but having Manning out there on the field with home-field already locked up throughout the playoffs is borderline insane. What if he got hurt? Could you imagine?
Anyway, an undefeated season is something that the media likes to make a big deal about but actually doesn’t mean much. Does anyone really think that the 1972 Dolphins are the best team ever because they went undefeated? Of course not – the 85 Bears would destroy them. It’s a lot of buzz about nothing, and when Manning wins his second Super Bowl at the end of this season, we’ll be talking about him as the greatest quarterback of all time, not about how he missed out on a perfect season.
