McGrady deserves better from NBA Nation.

I'm not surprised that T-Mac had surgery on both his knee and shoulder.

It just proves that he is the opposite of what many people think he is.

McGrady is the ultimate team player. His team is better with him on the court. So if he can play... he plays.

He plays through injuries, he plays through pain. He has surgery now so it won't have any effect on his team heading in to next season.

What more can you ask for from a player?

Yeah, it's unfortunate that he hasn't made it to the 2nd round, but that's not his fault. You win as a team, you lose as a team. It's not his fault he hasn't been on any teams that were good enough to make it to the second round.

I would want McGrady on my team any day. The only knock I have against him is that he does seem to be injury prone. That's the only thing I'd be concerned with. As far as heart, determination, and being a team player... T-Mac has all those qualities. He deserves more respect than what he gets from the average fan of the NBA.

Screen name is Tauntonian. I live in Taunton, Massachusetts... which makes me a Tauntonian by default.

Simple enough.

I could've went with something like Bostonian, but that would be lying. Lying is bad.

ahem cough cough (Roger Clemens) Lying is bad. lol

As far as McGrady, I'm not even a huge fan of his. I just think he gets a raw deal in the court of public opinion.

I've been a fan of T-Mac ever since his Magic days.  If you look back, there was one series against the Pistons where they managed to win 2 games, and it was all McGrady.  By the end of the series, they Pistons were double teaming him when he had the ball outside the three point line, something I don't remember seeing before.  He's starting to decline now, but I hope he finds his way onto a good team or that his Rockets have some success soon, he's been fun to watch and I wish I got to see more of him.