why so many people think that...

.. 3 years younger.

Mainly because no one would really think of trading a wing player for a great big man. Bigs > Wings, IMO. Along with Mcgrady's bad back, he's unreliable and can be out when your team needs him the most (like right now, Houston was in the playoff hunt them bam.. he back acts up and hes gone for a month)

Jethro said:

Bigs > Wings

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yeah

Jethro said:

Mainly because no one would really think of trading a wing player for a great big man. Bigs > Wings, IMO. Along with Mcgrady's bad back, he's unreliable and can be out when your team needs him the most (like right now, Houston was in the playoff hunt them bam.. he back acts up and hes gone for a month)

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now your taking it a little too far.....he hasn't had a season comparable to this one. THis is the same McGrady who played 78 games (miss 1 game due to a funeral & other 3gms were injuries) last season while leading the team in minutes.

But, no I wouldn't trade Garnett for McGrady....you dont trade down. Garnett's the better player and is more valuable cause he's a big. This trade would still leave Minny with one star with holes at other positions...

Garnett is better in what aspect?

Height?

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Garnett is better in what aspect?

Height?

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Less injury-prone.

If we take it in terms of the age aspect , it would be a better idea to excahnge but Houston already had YAO so there is no need to have that. The same thing is important for Minnesota as well , if they gave GaRNETT there would left no big man .

Lets say Tmac went to the wolves and we did get Garnett in exchange. That leaves us with one of the best front courts probably since the Twin Towers or Kareem/Worthy era. BUT That would create problems for Houston on the wing. We just don’t have the quality reliable players if need be to dish out the ball and make the open shots.

Sure KG/Yao would cause nightmares for defensive teams(double teams...etc) but we’d need a wing player who can hit the open shots consistently and pass the ball down low.

Tmac for KG though? I dont know, honestly i wouldn’t mind KG/Yao because of the problems it causes for other teams and KG's versatility. Also his reliability is a huge plus, but Tmac is that outside threat that goes well with Yao being the inside threat.

It could be a win/win situation, or a Lose/Win situation as far as the rockets. Minny on the other hand, would just be screwed regardless what goes on...

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the wolves won't give up KG for t-mac? yes t-mac has bad back, but he's still like 5-6 years younger than KG, and t-mac is a dominant scorer, where as KG is more of versatile complimentary type of player-incapable of carrying a team for the scoring load.

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both side have to agree to a trade in order for the wolves to get tmac and the rockets are not willing to trade tracy, no matter how injury prone he is. T-Mac is getting an 8 month off season and may be getting surgery on his back so theres hope to not seeing any more injuries next season.

Sith said:

the wolves won't give up KG for t-mac? yes t-mac has bad back, but he's still like 5-6 years younger than KG, and t-mac is a dominant scorer, where as KG is more of versatile complimentary type of player-incapable of carrying a team for the scoring load.

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Let's not forget TMac's history wrt/ carrying a team.

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Garnett is better in what aspect?

Height?

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Every aspect other than scoring.... by a mile. Some people value those things. You may know them as coaches and general managers.

You answered your own question.

TMac has a bad back and he said he might retire in a few years. For some reason, this bad back reminds me of Larry Johnson.

Trading for TMac won't solve the Wolves problems.

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the wolves won't give up KG for t-mac? yes t-mac has bad back, but he's still like 5-6 years younger than KG, and t-mac is a dominant scorer, where as KG is more of versatile complimentary type of player-incapable of carrying a team for the scoring load.

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Its a stupid ignorant rumor. The Wolves wont trade KG for a healthy or a hurt Tmac.

Its just a retarded rockets homer fantasy.

Its just as bad as these Lakers homers thinking Devean George and Odom is enough for KG

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Its just a retarded rockets homer fantasy.

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What houston fan really wants this to happen? Look around the Rockets board and more then 75% of us dont want this trade and know it wont happen...

Also, you wont get KG value for KG, it never happens with high caliber stars....

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Garnett is better in what aspect?

Height?

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Garnett is the man

Sith said:

the wolves won't give up KG for t-mac? yes t-mac has bad back, but he's still like 5-6 years younger than KG, and t-mac is a dominant scorer, where as KG is more of versatile complimentary type of player-incapable of carrying a team for the scoring load.

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he's too much of a risk, if they trade KG away for Tmac and he can't play what's the point. Besides, Tracy has already shown he doesn't want to play for a team that needs to build. He's in houston on a team that could be very good once he's healthy, but trading him away would only put Minnesota in the shoes Orlando had to wear a few years ago.

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Garnett is better in what aspect?

Height?

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rebouding,
defense,
reliability,
intensity,

...... and yeah he's taller too. :bsmile:

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Its a stupid ignorant rumor. The Wolves wont trade KG for a healthy or a hurt Tmac.

Its just a retarded rockets homer fantasy.

Its just as bad as these Lakers homers thinking Devean George and Odom is enough for KG

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sorry but this is in no way a rockets homer fantasy... sounds more like a nightmare to me.

Players such as Shawn Marion have higher trade value and more favorable contracts than Tracy McGrady.

Should KG be available Minnesota will definately get better offers than TMac. No team would trade anything for TMac at this point unless they are desperate to win now, like New York would send expiring contracts to take chances on guys like TMac.

That's why Minnesota won't trade Garnett for McGrady , it is an absolute downgrade for them, Moneywise it doesn't help them, they get the worse player, the smaller player, always injured player... no chance in hell.