Tracy has said before the reason he wears the #1 is in honor of his favorite player, Penny Hardaway. Now, if I'm not mistaken when Penny played for the olympic team he wore #6 as well, so it's probably to pay a little homage to his guy.
Originally posted by Locke!
Tracy has said before the reason he wears the #1 is in honor of his favorite player, Penny Hardaway. Now, if I'm not mistaken when Penny played for the olympic team he wore #6 as well, so it's probably to pay a little homage to his guy.
That was the first thought I had as well when I saw the #6.
Funny how Penny was Tmac's favorite player, and now Tmac has turned into what I thought Penny should have been and for the same team.
NAME POS HGT WGT AGE PRO TEAM / COLLEGE or HIGH SCHOOL
Ray Allen G 6-5 205 27 Seattle SuperSonics / Connecticut '96
Mike Bibby G 6-1 190 24 Sacramento Kings / Arizona '98
Elton Brand F 6-8 275 24 Los Angeles Clippers / Duke '99
Kobe Bryant G 6-7 210 24 Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion High School (Pa.) '96
Nick Collison F 6-9 255 22 University of Kansas '03
Tim Duncan C 7-0 248 26 San Antonio Spurs / Wake Forest '97
Allen Iverson G 6-0 165 27 Philadelphia 76ers / Georgetown '96
Richard Jefferson F 6-7 222 22 New Jersey Nets / Arizona '01
Jason Kidd G 6-4 212 29 New Jersey Nets / California '94
Karl Malone F 6-9 240 39 Utah Jazz / Louisiana Tech '85
Tracy McGrady G 6-8 210 23 Orlando Magic / Mount Zion Christian Academy (NC) '97
Jermaine O'Neal F/C 6-11 242 24 Indiana Pacers / Eau Claire High School (SC) '96
Head Coach: Larry Brown (Detroit Pistons)
Assistant Coach: Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs)
Assistant Coach: Oliver Purnell (Clemson University)
Assistant Coach: Roy Williams (University of North Carolina)
I think Kobe is pulling out because of an injury. The rumored players that could replace him are Michael Finley, Paul Pierce, or Kenyon Martin. I think Shaq was offered but turned it down.
I don't know if the following players were offered or not, but I believe Ben Wallace and Kevin Garnett should have been on the roster.
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let me get this straight...Nick Collison was offered a spot on the team before PAUL PIECRE!?!??! IS that a joke, or is it a rule to have a white guy on the team?
Favorite Rookies for 2008-2009:
Michael Beasley MIA - JJ Hickson CLE - Darrell Arthur MEM - Brandon Rush IND - Donte Green HOU - Kevin Love MIN - Jerryd Bayless POR