Hoops

Is it time to trade T-Mac?

I just cant understand that if mcgradys knee is so bad and he needs rest, why not rest im now? its november, everyone knows championships are not won in november. rest him up to the all star break if needed, no point playing him if hes only getting worse.

"Maybe it would serve Houston to trade him for a PG.
(wouldn't they love to have got Billups for him!)"

Last time i checked they had Alston, who is a great PG. Also they have up and coming player, Aaron Brooks who is the backup PG. Don't think they need a PG. The Rockets will be a playoff team, who will go deep into the playoffs believe me.

- Wait till they get a full strength lineup(Wait till Yao and T-Mac get back to full health: T-Mac i reckon is still recovering and finding his feet, and Yao missed todays game against the Mavs for some reason)

-Wait till they get Battier back. With Artest and Battier on the floor at the same time expect the Rockets defence to go skyward(no pun intended).
Battier strengthens the side like you wouldn't believe.

Plus i don't think T-Mac would like to be traded. He seems so happy at Houston. I mean, why would he leave now when the franchise just acquired Artest and have locked up Yao..That wouldn't make any sense.

You know there is really nothing out there i can think of that would work for Houston.

Only Redd from the bucks would seem a great fit, just depends on whether the bucks bite- i think they would be fools.

<b><i> NBL Press Release</b></i> The finalists for the National Basketball Leagues (NBL) Most Valuable Player award for the 2004/05 Philips Championship have been revealed, with seven stars in the running for the prestigious title. The seven finalists represent five of the eleven teams in the Philips Championship, with Adelaide and Wollongong each with two finalists apiece. In alphabetical order, the top votegetters for the 2005 MVP award are Mark Bradtke (Melbourne), Chris Burgess (Cairns), Willie Farley (Adelaide), Darnell Mee (Wollongong), Dusty Rychart (Adelaide), Glen Saville (Wollongong) and Brian Wethers (Hunter). The winner of the award will be announced via media release on the morning of Thursday 24 March, with the trophy to be presented at the leagues annual awards night in Sydney later that evening. One of the Philips Championships evergreen big men, Melbourne Tigers star Mark Bradtke averaged 18 points, 11 rebounds and three assists during the regular season. He ranked second in the league in rebounding and was named as an NBL All-Star. In his first full season in the Philips Championship, Chris Burgess of the Cairns Taipans established himself as one of the competitions premier inside presences. The American averaged 20.4 points, 13.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game during the regular season, leading the league in rebounding and ranking eighth in scoring and third in blocked shots. Burgess was also named as an NBL All-Star. Willie Farley returned to Adelaide and showed the sort of form that had helped lead the 36ers to a title back in 2002. Farley was second in the league in scoring at 23.6 points per game as well as averaging 4.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals. The 36ers star was named the Philips Player of the Week for Round 19. Darnell Mee was a pivotal figure in the Wollongong Hawks stifling defence all season and helped the Hawks become the league's toughest defensive team. With regular season averages of 14.7 points, 7.6 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, Mee has also shown himself to be a dangerous offensive threat. Mee led the league in assists and was second for steals. He has already been named as the NBLs Best Defensive Player for the 2004/05 Philips Championship season, in the process becoming just the second player in NBL history to win the award four times. Adelaide forward, Dusty Rychart joined with Farley and 36ers captain Brett Maher to form one of the leagues best-ever trios this season. Rychart averaged 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. He was ranked third in the league for both points and offensive rebounds and received the Philips Player of the Week award in Round 16. Wollongong swingman Glen Saville led his team to the 2005 Philips Grand Final series, marking the second most successful season in Hawks history. Saville was a consistent performer all year for the Hawks, averaging 17.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game during the regular season. Saville was named the Philips Player of the Week in Round 14 and was honoured as an NBL All-Star. The newly crowed NBL scoring champion, Brian Wethers of the Hunter Pirates exploded into the Philips Championship in his first season. During 2004/05 Wethers averaged 24.3 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. He recently collected the Hunter Pirates club Most Valuable Player award. The NBLs Most Valuable Player award is voted on by head coaches following each game during the regular season. NBL Most Valuable Player  Previous Winners Year Player Club 1979 Ken Richardson West Adelaide Bearcats 1980 Rocky Smith St. Kilda Saints 1981 Mike Jones Illawarra Hawks 1982 Al Green West Adelaide Bearcats 1983 Owen Wells Sydney Supersonics 1984 Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 1985 Ray Borner Coburg Giants 1986 Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 1987 Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 1988 Joe Hurst Hobart Tassie Devils 1989 Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants 1990 Derek Rucker Brisbane Bullets 1991 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1992 Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1993 Robert Rose South East Melbourne Magic 1994 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1995 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1996 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1997 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1998 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 1999 Steve Woodberry Brisbane Bullets 2000 Paul Rogers Perth Wildcats 2001 Robert Rose Townsville Crocodiles 2002 Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers 2003 Chris Williams Sydney Kings 2004 Matthew Nielsen Sydney Kings