Everybody’s got an opinion on where LeBron James should’ve taken his talents, as well as the current Miami Heat situation. Tracy McGrady recently decided to go public with his. From ESPN Chicago.com:
“[Chicago] was a better decision, a better place for him,” McGrady told the Daily News. “You can’t just go somewhere and have that type of chemistry he had in Cleveland.”
The Bulls courted James and Chris Bosh before they decided to join Wade in Miami.
McGrady worked out for the Bulls before signing a free-agent contract with the Detroit Pistons. McGrady said one of the reasons the Heat are off to a disappointing 9-8 start is the chemistry of James and Wade on the court.
“When they’re on the court together, they’re terrible,” McGrady told the paper. “Him and D-Wade don’t complement each other. They’re somewhat the same type of players, ‘Bron and D-Wade. … Both of those guys need the ball, and they don’t shoot the ball like Ray Allen. That’s why they’re having trouble scoring in the halfcourt, because they can’t get a rhythm, because one of them is dominating the ball. That guy might be getting off, but the other guy [isn't].
“That’s why when they’re on the court together, they’re terrible. They’re rhythm players that need the ball. I’m like that. I can’t stand out there and catch and shoot. I’ve never been a guy that sits out there waiting for the ball to come to me.”
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Tracy’s got a point. Both LeBron and Wade have become used to dominating the ball throughout their careers. What I don’t understand is why he feels like the same problems wouldn’t be happening in Chicago. Derrick Rose has the ball in his hands an awful lot, does he not? He’s not a guy that’s going to succeed in a catch and shoot roll either.
Anyway, the Chicago fantasy doesn’t even matter because it’s not reality. LeBron is in Miami, and Erik Spoelstra needs to find a way to get his guys playing like a team before he gets canned. I still feel like he needs to try moving LeBron to the point guard spot. I don’t care if he’s 6’9, the guy is a point guard. Let him push the ball up the floor and be the distributor. When he’s unable to create anything, let Wade do his thing. If that doesn’t work… well… that’s really my only idea. Good luck dude.
