Tracy McGrady Is Out. Deja Vu Sets In.

I can’t misremember it. Like a bad nightmare.

December 9, 2004. A friend and I were at Sherlocks in Rice Village, Houston, TX. The only two Spurs fans in the place, we were proud…and loud. Maybe obnoxious at times. The Spurs’ lead was no match for Tracy McGrady’s will. He proceeded to nail four consecutive 3-pointers into the Spurs coffin to lead the Rockets to a 81-80 win. The 13 in 33 is emblazoned in the back of my mind…and is one of the most remarkable sports marvels I’ve ever seen.

JESSICA KOURKOUNIS: For the Houston Chronicle—–

Good thing Houstonians are friendly.

The Rockets picked up McGrady in 2004 to pair him up with the 7′6″ Yao Ming hoping to bring a Championship to Two-ston. But it seems his best “performances” have come from the bench. Last season, the Rockets assembled the second-longest winning streak in NBA history without TMac.

Deja Vu?

The Rockets are enjoying a five-game winning streak (eight straight at home) without McGrady and have 21 games remaining in the season. (I hope this post is a jinx to that possibility…Go Spurs!)

As exciting and confident as Tracy McGrady is, where does that leave his future with the Rockets? Obviously the team has flourished without him in the line up. So, is McGrady the greatest, uneffective player ever? Wait. The uneffectivest, great player? Best Irish basketball player? Talk to me Houston fan.

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Yao Ming Out For The Season

You can’t call time out mid season, Yao!

According the the Houston Chronicle, Yao Ming will be out for the rest of the foreseeable season with a stress fracture in his left foot. Looks like Tracy “Right Eye” McGrady will get the weight of the Rockets on his shoulders once again. Nothing against T-Mac, but I’d say you can scratch Houston off of your post-season schedule.

The Rockets (36-20) have won 12 consecutive games since losing the one game Yao has missed this season. Yao averaged 22 points and 10.8 rebounds this season.

Yao is scheduled to hold a 6:15 p.m. press conference today to discuss the injury. Everytime I think of Yao Ming doing an interview, I immedaitely think of Ivan Drago. I wonder if Bridgette Nielsen is going to speak on his behalf.

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