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Hill: McGrady calls him often
Topic Started: Mar 16 2005, 01:42 PM (542 Views)
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Orlando Magic forward Grant Hill says former teammate Tracy McGrady checks in with him regularly these days.

According to Hill, "I talk to T-Mac more now than I did when we played together. I mean, it [their relationship] was always cool. But we didn't really hang."

Hill said McGrady, who was traded by the Magic to the Houston Rockets last summer, called him Monday. Hill said McGrady "wanted to know "what the heck went on" Sunday night at TD Waterhouse Centre after the Magic lost to the New Jersey Nets.

At the end of the game, Magic guard DeShawn Stevenson pulled a T-Mac, kicking a ball into the seats.

McGrady booted a ball into the crowd twice and was ejected during a game last season when he played for the Magic.

McGrady was fined $10,000; Stevenson was fined $7,500.

"Tracy's pretty excited," Hill said. "The Rockets are playing really well. He's talking about playing for the championship."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/bask...magic&track=rss
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WOW. I didnt even realize the Rockets are 38-25!!!
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Yep, they are hot now. And I do believe they will go far on the playoffs.

Sometimes i wonder how would it be with a healthy Hill, Howard, Jameer and T-Mac.

Then I stop thinknig about it because it makes me start thinking that maybe... just maybe, the trade wasn't that good...

We will never know how would T-Mac react in a team that actually coud give him enough wins to be happy....

Battie
Howard
HIll
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Jameer

and not forgetting we would still have Hedo.

Oh well, just a thought. All good for him, but we root for the Magic, and our team now is different.
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we wouldnt have hedo I dont htink cause we would still have juwan unless we would have been able to trade him
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iceveins333
Mar 16 2005 07:06 PM
we wouldnt have hedo I dont htink cause we would still have juwan unless we would have been able to trade him

yep, forgot about that detail. But drafting Dwight would mean for sure that JW would trade JH anyway... so we could have got somenbody else...

Anyway, our starting lineup would be simply intimidating :P
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Howard would be just as effective, or shall I say, ineffective as Yao Ming is now though. I think Howard is more of an integral piece of the puzzle with TMac gone, for better or worse. Just a personal opinion here.
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I'm just curious about this "closeness" that TMac is having with Hill.

Does this mean there is a possibility that Hill will be a Rocket soon?!? :(

That's just how this article hits me.
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Mar 16 2005 01:08 PM
WOW. I didnt even realize the Rockets are 38-25!!!

yeah man when you got a 7'6 guy playen with one of the the best shooten gaurds in all of the NBa, thats what happens. LOL.
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gomagic33
Mar 16 2005 06:43 PM
I'm just curious about this "closeness" that TMac is having with Hill.

Does this mean there is a possibility that Hill will be a Rocket soon?!? :(

That's just how this article hits me.

Hmm...that's an interesting theory. I hope for our sake that Hill isn't getting any ideas of heading out west. I know he's said that he wants to be here when Howard really starts blowing up, but I wouldn't blame him for wanting to join the Ming/McGrady tandem. :/
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Mar 16 2005 08:17 PM
gomagic33
Mar 16 2005 06:43 PM
I'm just curious about this "closeness" that TMac is having with Hill.

Does this mean there is a possibility that Hill will be a Rocket soon?!? :(

That's just how this article hits me.

Hmm...that's an interesting theory. I hope for our sake that Hill isn't getting any ideas of heading out west. I know he's said that he wants to be here when Howard really starts blowing up, but I wouldn't blame him for wanting to join the Ming/McGrady tandem. :/

Besides remember JW has called out Hill's contract (along with Cato and Christie) earlier this month.

Could this be TMac's revenge on JW? Hill's contract extension is player-option.

Don't want to be an alarmist, but can't help connecting the dots. :unsure:
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Oh man...think if McGrady was able to persuade Hill to go to the Rockets. That would be the ultimate diss against the franchise...the two guys who were going to lead us to the promised land both on another team doing just that.

It would take me awhile to get over it if it did happen...
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I hope I am reading too much in to this too.

It would be really be a killer if Hill joins up with Tmac in Houston and end up as the missing piece for the Rockets.
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Guys, we dont have the cap room and we need a nother 4 first Oh and did I forget to say we have a log jam at the 1 and 2 and Grant wouldnt want to come off the bench.... So it isnt gonna happen... Also yeah we been on a hot streak as of the last 5 we won all of the below games on the road minus Dallas(win at home) and got to win vs the Suns by 20!!!

Golden State
Sacramento
Phoenix
Seattle
Dallas
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The Rockets have been red hot as of late. They're 13 games over .500, and remember, at one point early on they were like 10 games under.

I really do see them as a possible NBA Finals team this season.
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you guys are reading too much into it...plus its a nice gesture by tmac to actually show that he cares about what still goes on with the magic and the ppl over here
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