Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 360 Maddie's story of the past...

Maybe, everything is destined to go back...

And what I'm going to do...

For the time being, just to prove - my golden days do exist... - BY-McGrady.

背景终场前8分17秒，休斯顿火箭80:85达拉斯小牛，西部决赛第7场…

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The Buddha said: Those who receive the body and the body will never die, and the longevity is the great kalpa in the hell...

When: November 1997, 11...

Location: Toronto…

"... Toronto Raptors, with Damon Stoudemire and Marcus Camby, has a strong addition this year..."

"...Although he is not as aggressive as No. [-] pick Tim Duncan, but when you see this tall, thin kid and his gorgeous style of play, who do you think of? Yes, 'Penny' Hardaway... This kid will bring happiness to Canadians..."

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"...McGrady shoots! Misses again...He gets replaced by Quentin Rose...It's always a surprise, his first year with the Raptors was terrible, and the Raptors have a terrible record..."

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In the first season of the Maple Leaf Kingdom in Canada, McGrady was finally hidden, and he really became a disappointed rookie in the lottery area but did not play his worth...

But the only reason he's better than other dudes who don't do anything - he's a player straight out of high school, 17 years old...

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When: 1998…

In the second half of his second year in the league, McGrady began to adjust to life on and off the court as a professional player.He sweated profusely in the weight room and worked with his teammates on the court.Soon the first opportunity to start his career came quietly. In the game against the Washington Wizards in December, he scored 12 points and 13 rebounds.In 5 minutes of playing time in the All-Star Rookie Challenge, he scored 10 points.In another February game against the New Jersey Nets, he had a season-high 9 points and eight rebounds.Coach Carter rewarded McGrady's progress with 2 consecutive starts at the end of the season.

In the second season, McGrady averaged 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assist in 1 minutes per game.Most importantly, he learned from his rocky rookie season.

When: 1999…

When McGrady told the media that he deserved more than 30 minutes of playing time, some discord began to sprout.

McGrady and his agent Thrun are closely watching the team's next move.McGrady, who is about to become a free agent after the end of the season, already has an amazing field effect at the age of 20.When they patted a six-year, 6 million contract to the Raptors, it was obvious that after the season, he would no longer just settle for rookie treatment.

在2000年二月末的时候，主教练不得不为麦迪腾出球队先发的位置。当他、卡特、克里斯蒂同时在场时，对位的球队总是进攻麻烦频频。在麦迪获得先发后的13场比赛，猛龙队取胜11场。他在对阵芝加哥公牛队时抢下15个篮板，对阵火箭队扇出7个火锅。赛季末的时候，麦迪的主要场均数据（15。4分6。3篮板3。3助攻1。91盖帽1。14抢断）均创下职业生涯新高。

McGrady has been fantastic on both ends of the court, despite a lackluster playoff series.In a game in New York, he scored 25 points and 10 rebounds, and broke down the opponent's defense in the penalty area time and time again.He averaged 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists throughout the series.NBA executives watching the game witnessed scenes, McGrady became one of the hottest players in the free market with his first trip to the playoffs.

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Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Original Sutra: Such people will fall into the endless hell for thousands of kalpas, so that they will continue for no time to come out…

no time, no space...

When: November 2000, 10...

After a sign-and-trade deal between Toronto and Orlando, McGrady came to the Magic with a seven-year salary of $7 million and chose the No. 9300 jersey of his former idol "Penny" Hardaway.

"...Who is that kid? He actually won a ten million contract..."

"He's wearing Anfernee Hardaway's No. 1 jersey, he's gorgeous..."

McGrady came to the Magic and became a well-deserved leader.Here, the team gave McGrady complete freedom to play.In his first season with the Magic, Tracy McGrady played 3087 minutes, averaging 40 minutes per game. Both statistics are the second highest in his career. Starting all 1 games, McGrady became the owner of Orlando.Here, he showed amazing scoring talent.

"...McGrady is unstoppable! People in Orlando shouted loudly!"

"...This kid is a natural scorer, he can score so much! ...He's even better than Penny Hardaway!"

Throughout the season, McGrady vented his passion for scoring.He scored 9+ points in 25 consecutive games, and also had a terrifying performance of 49 points in a single game. In 77 games, he scored in double figures in 76 games, and scored 26+ points 30 times. At the age of 21, Tracy McGrady averaged 26 points per game.This year, McGrady's scoring average ranked 8th in the league, and won the Most Improved Award of the season...

The 2002-03 season was the climax of McGrady's scoring performance.People's expectations for Tracy McGrady have risen. 25 points, 30 points, and even 40 points are difficult to satisfy Orlando fans. On February 2, his good friend Mike Miller was traded, which angered Tracy McGrady. Two days later, he silenced the Bulls with a performance of 19 points in three quarters. On February 2, McGrady met Kidd's Nets.As a result, the triple-double king Kidd scored 52 points, 2 rebounds and 23 assists, while McGrady scored an unprecedented triple-double of 26 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists!Before that, only Bird, Jordan, Michelle Adams and Chris Webber had 46+10+13 numbers. On March 40, McGrady scored 10 points in the second quarter and 10 points in the first half.In 3 minutes, he scored 9 points.

2002-03赛季，麦蒂场均32。1分，荣膺赛季得分王。从1980年起，只有乔丹、伯纳德-金、乔治-格文曾在某赛季的场均得分比32。1分更多。

...Everything is moving in a good direction. For a while, there is a famous saying in the league: Xi Kedongai, North Carolina Nanmai...

It's just that the only thing he lacks, besides time, is a little bit of luck...

Grant Hill continues to sit out after brief comeback...

And McGrady can no longer find a decent teammate around him. He has no life mentor like O'Neal, nor does his cousin Carter have no desire for the championship, and he doesn't even have a wooden barrel...

However, the ensuing 2003-04 season was as bad as it could get for McGrady and the Magic.After the Orlando Magic beat the Knicks in overtime in the opening game, they ushered in a wave of tragic 19-game losing streak.

Matty felt very lonely.In these 19 games, apart from him, only Juwan Howard, Tyrone Lu, and Drew Gooden supported him, and the other players were basically soy sauce players who wanted to kill thieves and were unable to recover.McGrady averaged 24 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists per game during this period. It is difficult to be critical, but for the Magic, it is really far from enough.For this muddy team, McGrady simply chose a more simple and rude way: crazy scoring.He began to master a lot of the team's ball rights, and repeatedly scored high scores: against the Cavaliers, he scored 4 points in front of James; against the Pacers, he continued to score 5 points; against the Celtics, 3 points.

McGrady used a series of high scores to declare his determination to be the scoring champion.

On March 2004, 3, the Magic played against the Wizards at home.

彼时的奇才阿里纳斯这一阵手感好得发烫，之前的7场比赛，阿里纳斯场均27。9分5。7篮板7。0助攻1。6抢断，三分球命中率是高得离谱的51。9%。

Seeing that his opponent was last year's scoring champion Tracy McGrady, Arenas naturally became crazy. He made 33 of 15 shots and 10 of 8 free throws. He scored 40 points and set a new season scoring high.

However, he completely underestimated McGrady.McGrady played 46 minutes, made 37 of 20 shots and 26 of 17 free throws. He scored a career-high 62 points, plus 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

This is a game that belongs to McGrady. Jump shots, breakthroughs, fouls, rebound control and passing, he showed his talents to the best of his ability.

62 points, which is unattainable for most players in the league, became McGrady's only comfort this year.

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"... I won the scoring champion this time... I don't want to win the scoring champion again... Yes, I think of a team capable of winning the championship... I need a good inside partner..." McGrady said openly to the reporter when he complained to his friends...

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<Nirvana Sutra> No.19 volume; "The most of the eight hells is called the endless hell. It means suffering without interruption"...

no time, no space...

When: 2004…

Tracy McGrady joined the Rockets and teamed up with Yao Ming, creating a Yao-Mc era for more than 5 seasons.In the past five years, the Rockets may not have reached the heights of the Western Conference Finals or the Finals, but they are the most popular team in China.McGrady also became the most well-known star in China at that time.

麦克格雷迪被送到火箭队时，许多人认为他与中锋姚明的组合可以媲美2000-02年湖人三连霸时期的OK组合（奥尼尔与科比），因此火箭队在该年赛季开始前即被视为西部联盟强队之一。经过开季的一段适应和磨合期后，姚麦组合开始发挥威力。麦克格雷迪亦不负众望，于该季上阵78场，取得场均25。7分、6。2篮板、5。7助攻、1。7抢断以及0。7盖帽的成绩，并成为第一个能够达到单赛季2000分、400篮板、400助攻的火箭球员。由于他的强劲得分火力以及姚明的日渐进步，火箭队得以从上赛季的45胜37负进步至该赛季的51胜31负。这样全面的成绩，不但令他与姚明两双被选为全明星赛西部首发球员，也让他入选该赛季NBA最佳阵容第三队。

On December 2004, 12, the Rockets played against the Spurs at home. McGrady scored 9 points with 35 three-pointers in 3 seconds, plus a three-plus-one.

Yes, that's how it was...

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But the good times didn’t last long. In 05, 07, and 08, he lost to the Mavericks and the Jazz (twice) and stopped in the first round of the Western Conference. Every time when people saw his blurred eyes full of melancholy and looked up at the sky blankly, it was a heartbreaking feeling...

After that, due to ability and attitude issues, injuries, and incompatibility with the team's tactical system, etc., he was quickly lost due to a meteor that flew across the sky...

At his peak, McGrady was one of the best swingmen in the league. He won the scoring title twice in the 02-03 and 03-04 seasons. At the end of his career, his athletic ability gradually declined due to injuries, and he transformed into a team offensive organizer.

High talent, accurate mid-range shots, sharp breakthroughs, and the most commendable thing is his imaginative imagination when gliding in the air. His dunks are sometimes as shocking as a thunderbolt, and sometimes as flexible and graceful as catkins.With a pair of long arms, excellent air suspension, amazing explosive power and determination to brave the penalty area, McGrady was the most troublesome opponent for NBA teams in the early days of his career.

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(End of this chapter)