Never Forget Tracy McGrady's BEST Season! 32ppg In 02-03 | GOAT SZN
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McGrady has probably the meanest pull up jumper ever
No doubt.
For sure not even close, he would kill if he played in today’s league
That's real af
T-Mac has the best jumper ever when it comes to aesthetics
i agree
T-Mac pull up jumper was one of the coldest ever 🥶🥶🥶
Elite shooter with Elite finishing and body control. Ppl say Durant but honestly anyone who watched this era got to see basically Kobe in both Conferences. Better footwork than ppl give him credit for and his shot iq/pump fake game was insane just like the Great Mamba but taller.
This version of T-Mac is as good as anyone who has ever played
He can do all on basketball court pure talent ...... I love watch him ballin
ur right u could put this t mac against anyone
That’s fax
So is this version of Tmac as good as 96 jordan, 06 kobe, 13 Lebron, 16 curry or 14 KD ? I can give you offensively probably close, but overall, no.
Damn. & Kobe still the goat
He had no weaknesses offensively. He was too tall and too skilled for every two guard or small forward who tried to guard him. I'm glad he got into the HOF. Everyone knew what he would've become if he hadn't gotten injured.
Casdom Domcas stfu u prolly 10
Casdom Domcas kind of hard to get a ring when you’re the only star on your team or have to carry a lot of dead weight. But you wouldn’t understand that.
@Casdom Domcas Rings ain't the whole story.....Robert Horray got 7.....is he in the HoF....no
For sure but in saying that he was a number 2 if we're talking championship caliber players. If I had to compare, he would be AD to Lebron.
I think kd is a better scorer (To make me explain you must call me dumb continue?’
one of the greatest scorers of all time
Official Zo 💯
That Freeze Pump Fake Is All Ova This Vid Dude Had Real Moves In His Bag And You Can Tell He Move So SMOOTH It Almost Like He Looks Slow But Hella Fast If You Had To Guard This Dude
“He has everything I can do but he’s taller”-Kobe Bryant
Well actually t-mac was a better jump shooter than kobe....in my opinion...
Yeah really Kobe only by 1 inch Tracy was 6’7 Kobe was 6’6 the only thing that separated was team
@@richbrisco3190 rumor a lot of people she that he was more like 6’9 all the old guys say he was 6’9 6’10 with those skills
Say that*
@@richbrisco3190 bro said tmac 6’7 💀
All time favorite player. No one was smoother. No one made it look so easy. That 02/03 season he was just crazy good. I remember the debates we used to have between him and Kobe. Good times
That's pretty sad tmac was only good for 2 seasons
At the time it was Kobe, T mac and Vince
@@youalready1207 You forgot AI
jazz9fr PG more smoother
Yup lol. Everyday back in school during the 02-03 season
The man who came before Kevin Durant!
Man TMac back then would take Durant to the park, school him then leave him and tell him to walk home. He was ruthless!
Lmaoo nah
George girvin as well
@@drich9869 lmao you obviously really young
@@popitoff8311 not really, no disrespect to tmac I just don’t think it’d be that easy for him against KD that’s all
His hezi pull up was so lethal.
kd copied it
Check out MJ's triple threat pull up: kzhead.info/sun/hqmAmtCvbHasZnA/bejne.html
The most lethal ever where u think kd got it from
The original name is called the Hang dribble and you can say he started that
Before the injuries T-Mac was on the same level as Kobe. In fact a lot would argue he was better.
I wouldnt say he was better because kobe was better defensively. But offensively tmac had the Edge due to his height
He wasn't better on the defensive end of the ball. But T-Mac could defend when he put his mind to it.
@Doc Morbid we not sayin he couldnt defend but kobe was better on ball.
Kobe has 12 All Defensive teams. 9 of them are 1st Team All Defense tied with Jordan. Each was voted by opposing head coach's prior to the 2013-2014 NBA season before the voting rules were changed and the media could vote on the award.
@@Maxjuliann Facts
Kobe said it himself "he can do everything I can and he's 6'9" Tmac was special.
Imagine giving the early 2000s/90s perimeter players the spacing and rules today, imagine having McGrady out there with 4 shooters and no hand checks 🤯 this man was out here with 2 inside bigs clogging the paint and no 2nd option to relieve pressure still going to work like few in history have done
Dude literally average 32 during the best defensive season ever, and his whole prime took place during the toughest defensive stretch in league history. Shit's crazy.
Y'all be saying defense like the whole NBA won't lock you tf up
Scott Floyd Look at how Mcgrady is dominating a more physical era with out modern spacing so the paint is always clogged when to drive.
He was as talented as any player ever. Imagine this version of T-mac playing in that D'antoni system smh.
I always imagined replacing Pascal Siakam with prime Tracy McGrady. McGrady would be surrounded by shooters all over like Gasol/Ibaka, Anuoby, VanVleet and Lowry. He’d have sharp shooters all around him and he’s a far better offensive player than Siakam could ever dream of. Maybe not the defender but still this is T-Mac we talking about. They would’ve beaten the Celtics and who knows beat the Heat and given the Lakers currently a challenge.
One of the smoothest scorers🐐
Penny Hardaway 40min highlights 🙏 young generation needs to see how good he was
Yury Voronov he was the first big guard I seen that can do everything on the court🤦🏾♂️
kzhead.info/sun/o5iIeq-yZ2Vti68/bejne.html 3min is enough to see the gap with Tracy ;)
Well now he made a Penny Hardaway video
I need 2014 KD, 2011 D.rose, 1992 MJ, 1996 MJ, 2013 lebron, 1995 Hakeem, 2015 curry, 2010 kobe and 2001 allen iverson 💯
King JA 87/88 Jordan would be 🔥
05-06 Ai was a monster too 33/7.5 a game
Clyde the Glide #top5SG&top10dunkerever this the MJ I wish I got to see
O3 and 06 Kobe, 06 Ai, and 09/10 LeBron
Jxzzle that LeBron was an absolute freak of nature
honestly, this TMac would've definitely gone head to head with MJ based on his height & length, speed, & agility. Prime TMac was an all-time great. Period.
Lol I guess you forgot Jordan was a 9x first team defensive player too tied most for NBA history
@@jarvasedundy1 hence "would've "
@@jalen2231 I understood that lol, but I'm staying strong to my statement lol
Jarvase dundy go look at when Jordan guarded tmac during his wizard days
@@Moneymaker600 You mean 38 or 39 years old Jordan playing against a prime T-Mac, I was referring to a prime Jordan 85-93 Jordan going up against prime T-Mac lol
Wow, he could score from anywhere on the floor. Mid-range, Post up, Three pointer, on the drive. He had no holes offensively
TMac in 03 was literally the 'Smooth Criminal'. Got the best pull up jumper ever and also the unreal slashing/finishing ability. If only that dude Doc rivers didn't screw everything up we could probably see the deadliest trio in history(Tmac, Duncan, Hill) at 05.
more like a duo of tmac and duncan, ghill was glass
Duncan wasn't gonna come anyway
Plus Dwight howard
@@lazndora2026 he was gonnna but you know what happened lmaoo
One of the best pull ups ever, but not the best. MJ's pull up was by far the best. See for yourself: kzhead.info/sun/hqmAmtCvbHasZnA/bejne.html
Definitely one of the most beautiful offensive games the world has ever seen.
I really wish he didn’t get injured
Tyler Caruthers: you and everyone else
I heard he got hurt when he landed on his hip when someone took a charge.
Michael Eyob its partially his fault, the way he landed on one leg leaning back after a jump shot was no good for his back. It messed with his posture and several other back problems
@Louie Varela I recall hearing that he had a rapid growth spurt. Your flexibility can decrease when that happens and it causes instability to the spine. He really struggled with back injuries. I believe he had to be carted off in a stretcher once when he played for Houston.
Pound for pound better than Kobe Bryant if not for injuries
There was a time On Kobes -Shaqs,Iversons Garnett Duncans prime where people thought Tmac was the best.And they were right.This guy was like a combo of Kobe and Kd.
erik puka man he is so slept on, the footwork & post game... my goodness
He was never better then Kobe Kobe ha Shaq and still was putting up Tmac numbers put Kobe on magic he woulda did twice as much as Tmac did u don’t know basketball
Tmac was the best talent i've seen
@@Saviiq T mac was better than Kobe! Kobe wasn't even better than Iverson when T mac played in Orlando. If t mac's body held up he would of been the all time nba leading scorer.
@@javiersanchez1661 you smoking dust. Kobe was better than both McGrady and Iverson and Iverson better than Kobe??? Lmaooo not even close. If Kobe was a 10, Iverson was a 7
Lol this dude was 23 year old !!!! Him and Kobe was so nasty this season crazy how cold they were to be that young
You should've added in his efficiency which was like over 60% true shooting this season. Absolutely insane
More like 56% TS.
It was 56% TS, but that was really good at the time. He led the league in a ton of the all-in-one advanced metrics like PER, Basketball Reference's BPM, Win Shares per 48 minutes. Huge carry job by McGrady for an injury riddled Magic team.
@@JonnyLin7i believe there was a chart on greatest seasons ever and tmac 03 season is one of the craaazieest standing by itself along with some other greats
Mac was just a different type of athlete. He woulda made the league if he couldn't dribble just off length, hops, and quicks. He was smoother and more skilled than guys he had half a foot on though. With all that jumping, twisting, change of speed and all that I never wonder what if with him. He one of those guys that just broke the limit of what the body can do. He got one of the craziest highlight reals ever and he influenced the game about as much as anybody.
Best offensive player to ever live
No one makes scoring looks so effortless like him. A shame that Orlando turned into a disaster for him with Hill being a corpse and Duncan not being signed. Also, T Mac would benefited so much from a modern day space and pace offense..
U forgetting about kd
@@princenicolas8797 kd makes screens and height advantages look easy, but t-mac played in a time where defense was so physical, and he didn't use screens to escape great defender guys, like what kd does to kawhi
@Louie Varela yes it would, can you imagine, that 1v1, defense comes into play big
The best part about Tracy McGrady’s game is that he made scoring look so effortless like mans could get a bucket at any and every spot on the floor no matter who was guarding him... I can see why comparisons were made back in the day between him and Kobe because the scoring abilities were so similar 🔥
T mac had scoliosis which is why he didn't last long. But kobe was more healthier tougher and more resilient throughout his career both are my favorites tho.
He played so effortlessly with his sleepy eyes that they actually used to accuse him of not playing hard. Always looked like he was on cruise control but you look up and he got 30+, 5 and 5
@@teasippingdemon803 SOFT-Kobe
@@scottfloyd1621 lol kobe said in an interview that he elbowed tmac in the back (on purpose) to check how his injury is going. They were good friends R.I.P to kobe tho
@@teasippingdemon803 Yea, I saw that
Peak McGrady before injuries! Oh man
He was only 23 & was doing this. injuries robbed him of his true prime.
Bro u funny as hell 😂😂
@@franchise5527 No it was actually his inability to lead a team...and to be the best player on a Championship team that was the real problem.
One of the greatest offensive talents I’ve ever seen. Literally made this game look so easy and graceful
I was obsessed with this dude's game. I remember begging my mom to get me some TMacs, finally got the TMac2's. One of my favorite pairs of shoes I've ever had.
" It's the Return of the Mac " Tracy 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The amount of difficult contested jumpers tmac made during this video.
This season was just amazing. You had Kobe and T-Mac both going off, AI doing his thing as always, Paul Pierce and Jesus Shuttlesworth underrated as always, and the point guard play of Bibby Steve Francis and Stephon Marbury all along with MJ final szn. Imagine if Vince also harden been bothered with injuries.
It’s incredible to be that skilled at just 23 years old. It’s like he’s been playin against nba level skilled players his whole life. One of my favorite players ever
My favorite player. I remember molding my game after T-Mac. I would head to the park and practice his moves. Applying it to an actual game was so much fun.
i loved doing his raise up 3's
Pics or didn't happen
@@PushinP911Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣
Without this McGrady I would of never fell in love with the game. I still remember running with him in NBA live 2003 bro was an absolute cheat code lol
Talk about it.
You too? If I had access to TMac against my friends, it was already game over before tip-off lmao
Definitely one of my favorite seasons. Tmac was all world and could hang with ANYBODY. And MJ and kobe are my top 2 favorite players. This footage is gold
What you think about guys like AI, KG back then on the Wolves, Starbury , Francis etc. ? Where would they rank in your Back Then Top 10?
T-Mac had a six year run in which he was arguably the best player and individual talent in the league. Just insane levels of skill and ability. One of the 10 most skilled and gifted perimeter players in the history of the game.
He's a worse Kobe that can't defend
@@user-gc2ln8fy1f T mac was better than Kobe.
@@javiersanchez1661 playoffs never showed it
@@user-gc2ln8fy1f Orlando was garbage, or do you even got eyes to begin with? The rockets starters was decent, but they had nothing off the bench. If they had a good bench that Rockets team would of been dangerous. T Mac, and Yao was their main scoring.
@@javiersanchez1661Tmac was with Vince in his early years and still didn’t get anywhere!!!! Stop the excuses
All the injurys Bruh had in Houston he still had a 30 piece in pocket everytime he played lol so underrated
This was the Era One Star Carried the team on his back every night T Mac - Magic K.G - Wolves J. Kidd - Nets A.I - 76ers Vince Carter - Raptors
Paul Pierce- Celtics Ray Allen Milwaukee Baron Davis - NO Steve Francis - Rockets till Yao came …
J kidd has a good cast on offense with Martin & Jefferson who compliment his game. Then they have Kittles. Tmac Kg Ai and Vince on the other hand really, they really need to iso a lot or exert extra effort.
I love this series!!!!!!!!!T Mac is so underrated because of injuries but he and Kobe went head to head this year with amazing scoring outputs!!I just know Kobe's 2002-2003 season is coming 😁
To be fair he did that with the birth of the Mamba
Hes not underrated
Best scorers I’ve ever watched: Kobe, MJ, T-Mac & KD
Ai
no harden?
Andrew Samuels Harden is fun to watch because he is so unguardable but in my opinion he needs to work on his post game and fadeaway in the both directions and he doesn’t possess the mid range, footwork or above the rim finishing like these guys. Harden throws it down, lays it or floats the ball in when hes driving and doesnt welcome contact which I hate bc hes just trying to flop and draw a foul where as Kobe was doing the same thing but he was welcoming the contact in “and one” scenarios.
MJ, B. King and KD, 45% scorers don't belong here
Kabir Bariana buy a brain dude, nobody shot 45
One of the smoothest player ever. He makes every thing so effortless and easy looking.
T-Mac and Kobe were equals until the 2006 season. That's when Kobe separated himself from McGrady. Still, T-Mac would've been right there w/ Kobe had it not been for the injuries.
Facts
@@husqua5362 nah kobe was a better defender
@quinton cornelius Facts
@quinton cornelius Kobe was always better his talent pulled out more effectively as time went by Kobe had unlocked potential they didn’t
@@husqua5362 no the only time tmac was better than Kobe was the year tmac led in scoring
Imagine a tmac that took care of his body like a Lebron. Sky would have been the limit. Thanks for this video compilation. People gotta remember how godly this season was.
Prime T-Mac was one of the smoothest scorers I've ever seen. He was an absolute stud. It's a shame Grant Hill couldn't stay healthy. They could've been a lethal 1-2 punch.
Two good wing players
since Grant was misdiagnosed he never be the same
Rafsan Shivaduta ?
@@tylerriley2587 he get misdiagnosed when he played in Detroit, once he played with bad ankle and affect him for the rest of career
for a couple years, tmac was the best player in the league
the guy was doing all that with handchecking and defence in his grill...
till this day I have never seen a player like him at 6'8''-6'9'' with this type of handles, athleticism, mobility, scoring repertoire and feel for the game...
Paul George lol
@@johnniehutton3852 no yall be overrating paul george because he looks smooth on the court lol wasnt scoring like TMac at all.
The way he dribbles and shoots off the dribble it’s very reminiscent of Kevin Durant and I believe Kevin Durant modeled his game after Tracy McGrady
After Jordan, the slickest and smoothest to step on the court. I had the chance to see him live in 02 and he was silky smooth. Plus he's streaky AF, kinda like Klay. When his jumper gets going, look out! Never forget that Rockets game where he scored 13pts in 33 seconds!
This guy had to be the Coldest offensive player far as true skill I’ve ever seen .
Before Kevin Durant, there was Tracy McGrady. That's how big a difference injuries play in their respective careers.
02-03 TMAC was one of the 7-8 best offensive players of ALL TIME.
My favorite player of all time. It was something special watching T-Mac play. From what I remember it felt like something like this commentators reactions everytime you watched a game that McGrady was playing in 41:24
Young Tmac was amazing. He had it all, the size, the vision, the scoring. For a while there, he might have actually been who Kobe stans think Kobe is...and then it all kind of faded away, and he was virtually done by age 29. Would absolutely love to run his career back with the injury sliders turned down to 0.
Being a 90’s kid from Florida, Tmac was our very own Kobe 🐐
Him and Kobe were definitely 2 players that scoring came easy. Tracy's calm demeanor showed that. Crazy how close those 2 became and you notice both were great at using their left hands to score when needed!
His jumpshot is so smooth. So graceful.
These GOAT seasons the best part of quarantine!
imo T-Mac is the greatest scorer ever, and if he hadn't suffered so many injuries he would have retired with the numbers to prove it. OMG was he fun to watch in his prime years, absolutely unstoppable and worth every penny you paid to see him. Also I always wondered what T-Mac, Shaq, and Penny Hardaway would have been like together, I bet that would have been something to see
This was the most defensive era in NBA history
People don’t talk about this guy enough. In his prime, he gave Kobe a run for his money.
Tmac is my one of my favorites! I liked how he was cookin a late MJ 🤣
Do you also like how he never got his team out of the first round EVER?...
AHMAD2423 u also like hating on a guy with scoliosis
So effortless. So smooth. The game looked very easy for T-Mac, I’m not talking about Todd MacCulloch 😂😂😂
T-Mac footwork was crazy 😂😂🔥🔥🔥💯
Yeah TMac might just be the most underrated NBA player/scorer of all time. He had the complete belt of weapons as arsenal to him. Stepback, dribble with both hands, footwork, 2 step fake in the post, triangle step fake in the post and a fade-away. Someone that I see potential in becoming a future T-Mac? Jayson Tatum
Crazy pull up game, elite back to the basket game, filthy face up game, impeccable footwork, insane athleticism + finishing ability, had range, great handle, polished mid range game. Dude is in that God tier of elite level scorers ever (MJ, Kobe, KD, Melo and him)
J. Hunnid 100% brother, you know what you’re talking about. ✊🏽
This is crazy. I was just on my PS4 on the yt app and I saw this video in my recommended. I was just gonna pass it up until I looked down and saw the uploader. Chills started going down my spine. I saw the name and immediately remembered when I was 15 years old and watched your "LeBron James - Weight of the World (2012 NBA FINALS MIX)" video. I had just started watching basketball the year before, so it was only my second finals. That finals mix was literally legendary to my 15 year old self and pretty much made me a fan of LeBron after that (Rooted for the Mavs in 2011, knowing absolutely nothing about NBA ball or the athletes in it. Came in thinking Kobe was the GOAT just because his name was universal lol). Little did I know at the time that I was watching possibly the greatest basketball mind ever in action. Im 23 next month. Boy am I glad I saw this in my recommended, and even happier to see you're still at it 8 years later. You very well may have contributed to me being a hardcore basketball fan for life. Keep up the hustle.
Kaden Rose this is what it’s all about
Mac was a 6’8” Kobe
T -MAC was so underrated another legend that don’t get the credit he deserves
He gets too much credit if anything. Accomplished nothing and is in the HOF.
He was giving MJ straight buckets 😭
Tnac Was Giving MJ Straight Buckets
That Shit Looked To Easy....😂
You a real G for this! T-Mac my favorite player in the early 2000s.
Idc what anybody says. If this guy had Shaq it woulda been game over. He would have done exactly what Kobe did or more at 6'9. His defense doesn't get talked about cause he had to do everything offensively for those Magic teams. But he was a beast on both ends. He was blocking Kobe's fadeaway
T-Mac - the definition of a three-level scorer. Damn his midrange game is WET!!
T-Mac was COLD BLOODED... and his jumper got so much swag... T-Mac went go head-to-head with Kobe that 2003 season. It was Fun to watch..
I could watch this all day. Great compilation. T-Mac made basketball look so effortless. Will always be one of my favorite players.
Man tbh you the GOAT for all of these videos...you need a damn award or something 💪🏾💪🏾
The most effortless scorer
those Magic Jerseys are pure gold. I used to get TMacs shoes every year and I did do his "TMac" signature all over my notebooks as a kid LOL
He was an animal this season so enjoyable to watch
2003 MVP T Mac
Him and Vince Carter were the most impressive players since Jordan I’ve seen, had everything
On god they dont get the credit they deserve top 10 talents of all time not even close
Glad you made this, a lot of people today dont realize how great he was before the injuries. Even here he had back issues.
-39:41 It doesn't matter when McGrady has the Ball. My favorite Hooper of all time!!!
Watching these clips; the first one in New Jersey, and the others made me realize just how good he was. His skill set was amazing.
My fav player in middle school. Had a T Mac orlando jersey and the blue T Mac shoes.
When u think of players like Kobe,Jordan,Kd,lebron from a skill standpoint, you have to have t-mac up there..top 75 in my book.
He was the best player in the league when he was in Orlando
He wasn't even top 3
There is some tough defense shown in these clips and yet he makes it look so smooth its crazy. Its a shame defense isnt promoted as much amymore
KD , Melo borrowed this man whole offensive package
That reverse pivot. Became such a big part of my post game in 2001. He killed with that move night in and night out
T Mac made a looot of tough shots.
Bro these shots would be 90% smothered in 2K🤣🤣🤣🤣💯
TMac was killing Jordan in that Wizards game LMAO
So fun to watch. Smooth handles and jumper combined with the explosion and length to attack the rim at will.
Maxamillion711 thanks! Over 45 minutes of my favorite player growing up giving defense buckets in his best season to me is a gift. Was a HUGE T Mac fan.
One of the best scorer in the history of the game!
This franchise had Shaq Penny Mcgrady and Dwight Howard when he was dominant in couldn’t keep anyone of them
Woooow! As a Tmac fun i can watch this all day. I had all these videos downloaded separately across youtube and you did compile them into 1. wow!! Great upload!
Remember this was when hand checking and zone defense was both allowed 01-04 was the toughest years to score, defenders got longer too.. Kobe's best scoring year was after hand checking rules was removed.. but then T-Mac was already broken after 04.
Needed this💯