Originally Posted by
Goat Milk
McGrady played on some of the worst teams every. Do you remember how good McGrady was in the playoffs, despite never progressing past the first round? He was routinely AVERAGING 33 points a series. Like 8 rebounds. While getting doubled. Even Kobe himself said "this dude could do everything I could do, and he was taller."
I think McGrady was at one point right there neck and neck with Kobe. He was always stuck on the most awful teams though and then when he finally had a good team in Houston, he got injured and his career was a wrap. So he's one of the sad stories for sure. I was a little surprised he made the hall, but he did because his ability was undeniable. No one could guard him, even Kobe, who was the best perimeter defender in the NBA by far.
As far as the Melo laugh, not sure why. Melo is one of the best scorers in NBA history. He put up 25+ a game for over a decade straight. Guy literally single handedly won an NCAA title too. I've never seen anyone win a college championship by themselves like that. He was an elite NBA player as a freshman in college playing with 21 year olds. He was already a top 20 player right when he entered the league, and probably was robbed of ROY award. Also has a shit ton of gold medals.