Why has MCGRAGY BEEN FORGOTTEN?
IMO he just as good as Kobe. Yes your savior Kobe. BTW my favorite player is Chauncey so this isn't an instance of fanboyism.
Please can you not bring up the fact that Kobe has "oh so many" rings and Tracy never made it past the first round.
For those who ACTUALLY watched Tracy and not just looked at highlights or stats it was clear that his offensive arsenal was similar(maybe superior) to Kobe. No he didnt have the heart or work ethic of Kobe, no he wasnt able to fight his injuries like Kobe but I find it an extreme tragedy that Kobe is considered by some a TOP 5 player of all time and for a FACT Tracy's existence will fade as the newer generation fails to recognize what he was. I know lots will disagree but what Tracy could do with a basketball was just so special and in some instances not even Kobe could compare.
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Update:Omg Basketball fan YOU ARE SO RIGHT I do see Tracy when I look at Melo =) I am now content with this question
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Wow..
TRACY EFFING MCGRADY?!?!?!?! WHERE IS HE NOW?!?!!? KOBE IS LEADING THE LAKERS! WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS! MAKING GAME WINNERS!
Tracy McGrady gets enough credit. He will make it to the Hall of Fame. But are we suppose to be talking about Tracy McGrady when he hasn't been an elite player for 5 years and hasn't accomplished anything in the playoffs?
Tracy McGrady isn't in the same class as Kobe. Not even close.
I actually like Tracy but hes not top 5 because you have to have a full career if he was healthy and stayed on a bad team his numbers would be better than lebron but he didnt love the game enough
but naw Kobe is way better at shooting with difficulty but Tracy was good at making crazy comebacks and streaks hes like Carmelo so if you like Tracy i think you should like Melo hes like the next McGrady good stats never got out of first round hopefully he dont get hurt tho and Iverson was better scorer than him
Y'all stupid obvisiously y'all not basketball fans to say what you all are sayin Tracy mcgrady if healthy would of clearly been in the top 5 rite now n the nba he scored jus like Kobe is you effin serious...no doubt about it he would b top 5 y'all must b smokin crack or something for dat statement!!!! Tracy was one of like the only players that would jus go one on one with Kobe in a game and actually compete against em y'all need to pull out the old mcgrady oh I forgot you cnt cuz they Dnt show the old games but I hav tapes
tracy mcgrady was only an elite player for like 2 years, kobes been an elite player for almost 2 decades, what will u do next say Vince Carters better then kobe, haters gonna hate
he is not a top 5 player (Kobe), and injuries held Tracy from being better than Kobe, i think Grant Hill would have been equally compared to Tracy but he go injured to, so no one knows how good they both would have been in their prime.
Tracy was and still is injury-prone. For the past few years, Tracy has proved nothing in the NBA. Sure he could've been an all-timer, but now he's basically a scrub.
IMO Tracy could of been a hall of famer if it wasn't for the injuries
its 2012 lol mgrady was great back in his day hes alot older now and has had lots of injuries throught his career it takes a toll on your body after alot of years he will never be the same player he yust to be but hes still a decent bench player nowdays for the hawks hes played well since being there.
Get a life away from SPORT.