Why TRACY MCGRADY Is In The HALL of FAME 

MY IDOL’S 1. Kobe 2. Tmac 3. Carter

T-Mac is the definition of a pure scorer. The man can get buckets at will, too bad injuries halted his prime.

T-Mac is hall of fame status. He clearly is one of the most talented SG/SF to ever play the game.

He is the player that made me love basketball

Coach can you explain why Lavar Ball is getting snubbed every year for the Hall of Fame?

I tell people this all of the time. Mac getting in was a no brainier; what was shocking was how soon he got in. Even me being a Mac fan since 2000, I didn't expect him to make it this soon. Maybe sometime near 2020 was reasonable to me. But again, the guy was virtually umstoppable in his prime. He could do everything on the court and when he really focused, he scored so effortlessly in so many ways you were left in awe. His biggest issue was he had Scoliosis, which I do as well. It pretty much leads to a imbalance in your body causing you to be prone to injuries because certain areas are much weaker. So injuries were pretty much guaranteed. Add to the fact he was never blessed with a legit team. People will argue he had Yao; but when Yao was injured, Mac was healthy and vice versa. All those years on the same team and they didn't even play an entire season on the court together. So that's not a good counter argument. When the Rockets became a good team, Mac career was virtually over with a shit knee. And it didn't help he and Rick Adelman didn't see eye to eye which lead to a trade. The rest is history. So mentioning all of that, we can't overlook the impact he had in his prime and how he never fully reached his peak as a player. That itself is a scary thought.

Coach Popopvich checks for Tracy McGrady under his bed before he sleeps.

I remember I used to write Tmac on my basketballs as a kid lmao

Wonder what would've happened if Tim Duncan came in 2000. A Kobe/Shaq vs Tracy/Timmy finals would've been a battle of the 4 best players in the league.

One of the best moves the Magic made in its history was getting T-Mac. I lived in Orlando through his time there. The things this guy would do every night was crazy. There was a point where he could play Kobe to a standstill. He could score on anybody in a multitude of ways. I just wish that injuries hadn't cut his career off at the knees, because he was one of those players that you just had to watch, no matter what team he was playing for.

Tmac in his prime was unstoppable. Only thing that slowed him down was injuries. If he didn't get injured, he'd go down as one of the best

T-Mac was my favorite player growing up, being a Houston native. For him to score 13 in 35 seconds, Tracy was a HOF right then and there. Let's not forget the dunk on Shawn Bradley.

Tmac was something special

Talent wise he was up there with MJ and Kobe same with DW. Tracy made me love basketball and Wade made me adore all those 4 guys i mentioned are the top 4 sgs of all time.

That 13 points in 35 seconds, is the most impressive feat in an NBA game ever and it will be hard to top... The most ridiculous part of that is, that Spurs didn't really fail at the end either. They hit their free throws and there were no stupid turn overs or no obvious missed foul calls... It was just TMac scoring 13 on 4 shots in a ridiculously short time... It is perfection.

He's in my top 5 of all-time personally... I loved T-Mac's game dude was a freak of nature and scored at will!

How you forget to mention his 22 game win streak with the rockets

These people saying TMAC doesn't deserve to be in the HOF are the same people who are either Warriors fans or just started watching basketball in 2014. In his Raptors days TMAC was an athletic freak. Easily comparable to what Giannis is now. Then when he went to the Magic he was just a different player all together. At one point on the Magic he was up there with Kobe and Jordan in terms of having one of the greatest and decorated individual seasons, besides the playoffs. Can't even blame him for that either since he literally always had some of the worst teammates in his career. His best teammate on the Magic was Grant Hill who was injured all of his time on the team. At one point Grant Hill only played 45 games in 4 total seasons with the Magic. Then when he was on the Rockets him and Yao barely ever played together since both started to become injury prone. And not having a good Point Guard or SG or PF or bench is another reason why Rockets were never making long playoff runs. It's very easy to see why Tmac never got an easy run in the playoffs when the NBA was densely packed where every team had at least one superstar. And if you made the playoffs it was competitive and dirty every single second of the game. Unlike in today's league where you have 3 great teams and then the rest are average and the bottom teams are complete trash. Hence why Warriora and Cavs are gonna go to the finals for a 4th time this season. Nobody to come at either team because the league doesn't have as much talent as it should/once had. But that's another discussion.

You're very good with your content and analysis! You seem to have good basketball critique acumen that other RU-vid channels don't have. Good job!!

thanks coach, a video I've been waiting for, for years

He's the reason why I started watching basketball he was the complete package. For me I LOVED HIS GAME!!! he had athelticism... length.. And I till this day say he has the gr3atest pull up jumper I've ever seen. If tmac did nt have injuries he's be as good as kobe or.better

T-Mac, such a humble brother also, no mention of his defense or his off court contributions to charities though 👊

Great video, he was my favorite player growing up.

Didn't know we needed a video.

T-mac was Kobe when healthy. Except he was 6′9''

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T-Mac has always been my favourite player! The combination of all kinda of offensive plays were just Amazing!!

Coach we need a Nick Galis video!

i just love reading these comments and see idiots talk about tmac's averages and say "oh hes only good for blah blah blah". Plz do not make a comment if you did not watch the game when tmac was around or anyone else.

T Mac was one of my favorite players growing up

Always smart with them ad transition's coach haha

I love tmac but he made it over c-webb, there's no way in hell that's possible. C Webb is the most under appreciated power forward in the history of the NBA. Dude carried teams, made deep playoff runs and definitely has the numbers to back it up.

Because he was a BEAST easy! Everyone recognize that

one of the reason why I started watching basketball

Has been and will always be my favorite player of all time. It’s hard to draft a 2k all time team and not pick him every time.

Tmac is the most talented player that I have ever seen

T mac was an amazing scoring machine and had an All Star level career, but he got in the Hall of Fame because of his mainstream popularity. His "top 10 faces of the NBA superstar" status in the early to mid 2000s.

T mac deserves his induction in the hall of fame because this guy could actually go toe to toe with the best. Im happy for him.

T-Mac vs Kobe one on one matchups were just crazy, the best offensive and defensive battle I have ever seen 80s 90 and last 19 years

You don’t bare to question t-Mac selection to the hall of fame, hell no

If Tracy stayed in Orlando, he would've teamed up with Dwight Howard.

Well done! 👏🏿 👏🏿 👏🏿

His Step back fade was unstoppable

My favourite player and the best of all time to me, I just love T-Mac! So sad he never reached full potential, wonder where he could have got...rest assured we wouldn't speak only about Kobe and LeBron as the best of our generation

Kawhi went from being coached by a Nurse to a Doc

My favorite player growing up

Thank u so much coach

Tmac to the rack!!!!

prime Tmac > prime KD. Tmac was the complete package offensively, he could bully you down low, beat you off the dribble, and was arguably the best slasher of his generation. dude was unguardable.

Man is walk up 3 pointer was amazing, I had never seen something like that.

Looking back at how young He still was in Houston its surprising. Im 35 so I watched his entire career. At the time He seemed older because He was always injured and He came out of HS so He had been in the league for awhile by the time He left Orlando. I am shocked that there are people that dont think He should be in the HOF. Anybody that watched him play would agree that at his best He was without question a HOF player. To me if u are the best or top 2 at ur position for an extended period u are a HOFer. Injuries dont change the player he was.

He was a rich man's Paul George

Tracy McGrady's number 1 should be retired by the Raptors

Coach,I was hoping for some examples on how he got points through e.g. Pick and Roll.An otherwise great video!

Tracy was my favorite player growing up suck how injuries took a huge toll on his career but I was so happy when he went to the Spurs (my home team) o know he didn't do.much but to have your favorite player who you never thought would come play for home team actually comes I was a kid again lol and he would have stayed a extra season with the Spurs he could have won a chip wit us. T-mac will always be my favorite player

Why does McGrady belong in the Hall of Fame? Because for at least six years there was legitimate conversation about if Tracy McGrady was better than Kobe. That if McGrady had Shaq (Kobe had yet to win without Shaq during this time), he would be Kobe Bryant in terms of team accomplishments. I certainly do not think he is better than Kobe but the fact of the matter is that it was a legitimate conversation that could still be romanticized today. He more than deserves it and even though he lacks the team accomplishments, the Hall of Fame is more about individual greatness anyway.

Because he got voted in

my all-time favorite

His one of my favorite player in the era of Carter and Kobe.

Can't tell if some of these comments are trolls or people are just that dumb

How do you people have the nerve questioned someone this talented as a hall of famer ? P.S he's better than your favorite player I'm betting on that

Favorite player of all time

He had the potential to be an elite defender, he was really good at taking care of the ball, and excellent passing too!!

Chris Webber almost made it to the NBA Finals (if not for the rigged refs), and still has not been into the Hall of Fame yet. Compared to T-Mac who has countless first round exits, and still be a FIRST-BALLOT hall of Famer. I just don't get it. Yes he has hall-of-fame talent but it should be transferred into at least a couple of playoff series wins despite garbage teammates. In my objective opinion he does not deserve FIRST BALLOT hall-of-famer at all when there are guys who have accomplished more and has just as much talent still waiting to get in.

Still waiting for the "Why Shaq is in the Hall of Fame" video

Even tho I appreciate you, coach Nick, fot making video and in no way I am hating, I gotta say that no one should doubt why is T-mac in hof. I think everyone knows what a legend he was.

Take my upvote alrdy coach.

is d rose gonna make the hall of fame then?

He has a weak hall of fame resume tho. I love Tmac he's a beast, but it was only like a couple years. Has never made it past the first round (discrediting the spurs run in 13 cause he didn't do anything and was signed late)never won an mvp, was not good in some parts in his career.

Grace!!! That's the word😊😃👍👏👏👏

The way he played just so cool, he is the type of players that kids wanna be

To be honest, he is not qualified to be HOF, say the least he is lucky to be part of it. First reason is that the achievements in his career doesn't give him any chance considered HOF, his prime too short, not consistent. Second reason : he doesn't have significant impact or contribution to basketball, like special case yao ming. All we know is that he was supposed to be as good as kobe, but in reality, he couldn't keep up with what ppl expected. (Do not count injuries, all basketball players need to deal with it). So NO.

Because it's too easy to get in the basketball hof

I just love that cold look on his face

The reason I make a 6’8 shooting guard every year on 2K. I still remember the 13 pts in 33 secs against the Spurs like it was yesterday

He deverse it he got a great impact on the game and he is one of the greatest scorer in the history of the game

My first basketball game i played which i dont remember what it was but i used McGrady all the time in Houston

He deserves to be in the hof we all know that Mac was a superstar player before his injuries if he hadn’t been injured he would’ve been one the top 10 shooting guard or small forward of all time . His numbers are still hof caliber for the time he played .

Favorite player ever

love this guy's game man. him + d wade are the reason I love basketball

For 7 seasons the man was top 3 purest scorer in the game, led to 2x scoring champ. When healthy he was an offensive juggernaut, had mid range, had 3 ball, was athletic, versatile and could pass/defend. The guy has one of the best PER seasons ever, as good as KD is when healthy TMAC was him but better, he is one of the biggest what ifs in NBA history, but he was a hell of a player and I enjoyed watching him play as a kid and is still the most influential player in my bball career

When it comes to greatest offensive seasons, T Mac's 2002-2003 season is definitely up for one of the best ever. Up with Wilts 50PPG season, Kobes 06 season, MJs best season, etc.

In his prime he was better than Kobe I remember watching him in the early 2000's and he was just supremely talented at everything, not too mention he would usually guard the opposing teams best player

One of my favorites next to Lavar ball 😅😅😅😅 but really T Mac was the man

One of my favorite Knicks.

T Mac in his prime was savage and impossible to guard. Legendary player hampered by knee injuries. People forget the Orlando days where every kid was wearing blue and black t macs

Coach Nick's ad transition game should be in the hall of fame

Smooth as silk👊

this video is a nice suprise for non-rookie fans

Tmac is one of my favorite players of all time

Congrats 🍾 T MAC FOR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

Tmac was fun to watch. I had him first pick overall in nba 2k3 fantasy draft. 😎

T-Mac in the HOF is an amazing accomplishment and a true testament to how skilled he was. T-Mac is one of my all time favorite players during that era of basketball so naturally my opinion on him being in the HOF is that it is well deserved. That's my outlook on this topic whether or not you agree or disagree is your perspective. T-Mac was an incredibly talented and skilled player on the offensive end of the game and in his prime from 2000-2007 averaged over 26 points a game and nearly 30 in the playoffs during that span as well. One of the youngest players to win back to back scoring titles and was an MVP candidate in 2004. Pretty impressive for a guy that came straight out of high school. I know what some of you will say... his FG percentage wasn't that good, he wasn't a great defender, he never took his teams past the first round of the playoffs, etc. One could argue that he never had a supporting cast while in Orlando and Houston other than an injured Grant Hill and Yao Ming. Sure maybe he should have stayed with Toronto and things might have been better. He himself admitted that he should have stayed in Toronto. Some would argue that he was always injured and didn't take care of his body properly. I feel he never reached his true potential and could have been more successful during his 16 seasons. Unfortunately we will never know what "could have been" but during T-Mac's prime years he was arguably a top 20 player in the league out of 450+ players. Say what you want about T-Mac, you're entitled to your own opinions. Respect the fact that he was able to make a living doing what he loved and provided entertainment and inspiration for people all over the world.

Coach, In your video you said McGrady had a two motion shot, with a starting motion above the head. It sounded as though you view that to be a negative and what contributed to a lower shooting percentage, can you explain why you believe that? Thank you!

my favourite nba player

It would be cool if you did a video about Nick Galis.

My Favorite player in NBA 2K6

A monster in his prime, definitely deserves it

Impact on the game gets you in the hof . Congratulations tmac i knew u would get in