Tracy McGrady | The Most Effortless Scorer In NBA History
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Through the decades of watching NBA players, Coach Nick never came across a player who could score as easily as T-Mac - he just made every contested shot look as if there wasn't any defense there. Find out how he generated his shots and what made him such a dominant weapon. #TracyMcGrady #NBA #TMac
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One of the most talented scorers of all time.
"For me T-mac is the toughest to guard" - Kobe Bryant
And there's an interview where kobe said that KD is the toughest to guard , take it how u want
Pretty sure he said that about Tmac before he ever faced KD
@@Mr7Cavalier7 come on. KD is SF/PF even a C XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Kobe said Brandon Roy
@@rugorbenson813 roy is another one who just too good on both end!!!
It’s so sad how McGrady’s career was ruined ;(. In an interview he even said he considered using steroids just to keep playing the sport he loved D:
joseph ofori www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/si-wire/2013/10/21/tracy-mcgrady-performance-enhancing-drugs-peds-steroids-injuries
Joseph, he said that in an episode of open court. Just look on UA-cam: Open Court Steroids.
he might should have
@Viper In greece we have a saying that goes something like : If you can't reach someone, better try to discredit him. Sounds like you
@@BasketballJunkie1324 Like how Lebron fans do to Jordan's legacy?
I'm Chinese and I picked my English name "Grady" from McGrady. He's always my favorite player of all time. Thank you Coach Nick for making this video!
Tao Pai Pai
Lot of Chinese discovered the greatness of McGrady because of his pairing up with Yao Ming for a few years. That honeymoon only lasted one season before injuries took their toll on both players just in their early/mid 20s. Both players were so amazing to watch when they were healthy and are two of my all time favorite players to watch. It's so sad that neither of them reached their full potential...
@@OlJackBurton maybe the were at their heights then! It just was to short of a run to display their great talents #sadly😓
a whole generation of NBA fans witnessed T-Mac. We won't allow him to be forgotten
Watch Kevin Durant too....he is better
Joel Varghese no one was talking about KD gtfo out of here
is he even better??? put him in the same position with the same back problems and your gonna tell me he does just w a y better? i think not
He’s my favorite player all time. As a mavs fan I’ll never forget when he teabagged Bradley.
@@thunderhammer593 must be kd burner
Tmac was like an earlier version of KD man. Effortless, calm and collect, smooth and just used his height shooting over people.
I don't know if this coach think T-Mac>KD when it comes to effortlessly getting buckets. I think people forgot who KD is again a scoring machine since day 1
Nah tmac had a different style
I think if we ever to compare someone closest to Tmacs style, I think PG is the closest.
Tmac not a cupcake tho
@@welpyeet8307 kd came in dropping 20 next year 25 and has not dipped under 25 since
T-mac was such a beast in his prime. I wish him and Grant were able to make it work. What could have been....
The story about the Magic missing out on Duncan because of Doc Rivers denying Duncan's request to let family fly with him hurt a lot as a big fan of T-Mac
Funny thing is he never made it to is prime. He was already hurting by 25 .
Exactly he never made it to his prime. His trajectory was insane before injuries. As a magic fan it really sucks things didn't work out for us. We would've dominated the weak east.
When you consider T-Mac had scoliosis... Smfh
Pippen Jordan Duo part 2
4:28 Mike D’Antoni would have a heart attack with T-Mac shooting all those deep 2’s 🤣
He's basically Kobe only taller. The guy plays 40 minutes almost every game. He's literally the definition of carrying the team. Probably the reason he developed a bad back.
His biomechanics were trash. That’s why he was always hurt.
@@americangrace1935 How can you tell?
@@americangrace1935 That makes no sense, do you even know what biomechanics is?
T-Mac has scoliosis. The fact that he played more than 5 seasons with scoliosis is a miracle in itself
I heard he was only supposed to play around 3-4 years wish he could’ve won at least 1 ring within the time he was in the NBA 😔
the transition from T-mac to Honey is smooth AF ...
as smooth as mcgrady's jumpshot lol..
Effortless transition! lol
That's coach's nick patented move 🤣🤣🤣
that's what my man Coach Nick do
Maybe the subject of the video is chosen based on the ad. Mind blown 🤯
McGrady is like a combo of Kobe and KD when it comes to scoring
No KD is a mix of Kobe and McGrady. KD is effortless like McGrady and his larger size, and he has the clutch gene of Kobe
But not in the Playoffs
#2ndRoundVirginAtHisPrime
@@youcantalwaysgetwhatyouwan6687 who wins the NBA without help of other star?
@@bosyogurtlight Ive seen single stars make it to the second round smh
@@sed1589 but, did that star win a ring? Who is?
T-Mac with the 13 points in 33 seconds is the most legendary piece of Basketball prowess ever seen. That is why we play the games instead of leaving to beat the crowds... The commentators were wrapping the game up and had no idea what they were seeing. No one else has ever done that and no one else will ever do it again. And it wasn't like he was shooting lights out the entire game... T-Mac was actually having an off night that day.
Kobe: Scorpion, McGrady: Sub Zero in their primes
Lol and was he ermac in Houston?
I remember when I was little and used to steal my mom knee brace and hoop by myself in the backyard pretending like it was a leg sleeve & I was t-mac
I used to do the same shit bro
Now that's just adorable.
Lmao
J. M. Jr.
damn. small world
😄
T-Mac was crazy good. He could do everything Kobe could - but he was taller. He was so damn good. What could have been...
Except defend.
That's why life gave us KD, an even taller kobe bryant lol
Daryl Vergara stop it lol KD is nice but what made Kobe Kobe was his competitiveness. KD literally joined the team that beat him 🤣
@@ceerez1002 yea he only threatened to leave if the lakers if they didn't get him any help but whatever, i meant they were the same skill-wise anyway
Daryl Vergara skill wise yeah, agreed 🤝 KD was more efficient but kobe better on ball defender and better w his off-hand,post game, footwork etc.
I grew up in central Florida watching tmac play. Cant remember him having an off game, he was crazy good. His game was so rhythmic and fluid. Feel blessed to of gotten to watch him as much as I did.
It never ceases to amaze me how smoothly Coach Nick can segue from the topic to his advertisements. I fall for it everytime.
Man this is why circumstance, situations, and luck are important to you having a good career. Really was an all time talent who could’ve had such a great career if things rolled more his way in terms of injuries health and team situations
Damn the Magic really lost 5 superstars in like 25 years (McGrady, Shaq, Hill, Hardaway, and Dwight Howard).
TRAM PHAN and dwight
Yea I gave up on this team after they let dwight go. It's hard to be a fan of such a trash organization
Mr.E I know what you sayin, I’m rooting for the kings since like 2014 or so and I just don’t know what to expect anymore tbh
@@arityariv coming from a laker since 1995 you guys have potential
Arit,Yariv Tal that’s rough man
Who else remembers the TRRRAAAACCCCCCCEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MAAAAAAGRAAAADYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!
Lol NBA live
Hahaha shaqqqquille ooowneal
Or Ba Ba Ba BEN WAAAAALLLLLACEEEEE
Shawn Maaaaaaaariooooon!!!
Hahahaha.
He was also the most no effort investing defender. He reminds me of a young Lin Bias or Rookie Penny Hardaway. But he never even tried on defense. Offensively second to non getting to the basket in the paint though.
One of the most underrated player.. the only player kobe admitted was scared of.
lol funny
@@JayFlocko its true he said it himself
panzoid 2.0 Yeah it’s in the book he wrote
@@panzoid2.064 read the black mamba book, kobe did say it
Finally, T-Mac gets some love!!!!!! One of my favorite NBA players of all time, he was ahead of the game and if he played today and stayed healthy he would average 30 in his sleep.
quite literally😂if he woke up and decided to win we'd be looking at this stat line:
40-10-10-2-2
Why he was my favorite player growing up. He was literally a walking bucket
Shawn Wavy Same here man. Loved watching him play.
No, he wasn't "literally" a walking bucket, though the visual is hilarious.
Hay Knee 😂
Hay Knee you a simp
@@TOPG__ u stupid
His assault of the rim in the final two minutes against the Spurs was just mind blowing . . . Dude had ice in his veins
T-mac is my favorite basketball player of all time...I learned that pull up in the middle of your crossover is deadly 🙌💯
At one point, TMac was better than Kobe. He was a tier 1 superstar in the early to mid 2000s. And he was 28 seconds away from winning a ring with the Spurs in 2013.
Didn't even play though? Would he really have liked that ring?
@@cia6520 I'm sure he would
@@cia6520 its literally why he went there lmao
@@cia6520 he did play in garbage time I believe
@@cia6520 I remember on The Jump he said that even if they had won, it wouldn't have been the same as winning one in his prime
That comeback against the Spurs during his rocket era is my top 3 NBA moment ever
TMac was one of my idols in the NBA..his games were always exciting to watch!!
T Mac!!!! Mannn this was some great times.. Ray Allen, T Mac, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, Iverson, the list goes on!!
in an alternate timeline, T-Mac and Kobe have the greatest rivalry in NBA history and both are debated as the 2nd greatest SG of all time. This alternate timeline would also mean Kobe would still be with us 🐏💔
Nah Kobe is definitely 2nd and Wade is 3rd. T-Mac didn't have the longevity to be considered a top 3 SG
Tmac was a 3 though
@@gdawgs101 my point is that in a timeline without injuries t-mac would be spoken in the same breath as kobe
@@pookyman12 T-Mac played all 4 of his Orlando seasons at shooting guard
@@Joel-ys8hq I mean sure, that's hypothetically speaking though.
Paul George reminds me a little of Tracy Mcgrady
Andy Tran I wish he was as muscular as mcgrady
BIG DADDY but he smooth as hell like Tracy tho
A Less Athletic version of McGrady. But Yeah that's a Legit Comparison.
more like a more athletic 2000s version of james harden but pg is a good one to
T-Mac a walking bucket, Paul George ain’t nothing a like
Tracy had a flow to his game, he did it so easily it did not make sense. It was like a breeze just went through the defense. . He missed like 9 free throws and still put up 62. My favourite player of all time
I'd say it till the day i die, one of the few duos that could legit take on Kobe-Shaq would've been T-Mac- Yao Ming duo.
Hahahah they didnt even get out in the first round
@@francispaden8380 couldve they were never healthy lmao
@@bbonmywaistv2 yeah but one of them cant carry their own team just to get out in the first round
@@francispaden8380 Back then the West was even more dominant than recently. All 8 playoff teams had at least 50 wins in '08. You really think a one man show should carry a team past a healthy 50+ win team?
@@timl9724 yeah but at the end of the day they never make it to second round I think there was a season that they were healthy
I think KD can be in the argument for most effortless scorer, but something about that old school playstyle of McGrady's that just look so mesmerising.
Even KD said he modelled his game after T-Mac. That's why he makes it look easy too. McGrady's game is perfect for todays NBA. God knows how much he could put up nightly without dominating the ball unlike James Harden.
@02:51 was the smoothest transition to acknowledge sponsor done by any youtuber period!!!!!!!! well done coach Nick 👍
NBA live '07 cover🔥
Maaaaan those were the days
bro TMac was unstoppable on nba live 07 😭
thanks for acknowledging T Macs greatness dude was a beast. I had an hour debate w a friend that insisted PG was better than T Mac lol i said even prime P.Pierce was better than PG and he was in denial. smh
T-Mac better than both Pierce and PG. However I think PG is better than Pierce. He can do everything Pierce can do and better, he's a better offensively and defensively he has more weapons than Pierce, however Pierce may have an edge as a better scorer. PG smoother and more skilled than Pierce. However T-Mac and KD are the most skilled players I've ever saw.
Phenomenal One ya PGs a better defender than Pierce I respect ur opinion, 🤝 ill take Pierce over PG on my squad any day. better leader, way more clutch, Finals MVP. Also saw PG go 2-16 in an elimination game vs Joe Ingles 😳
Until the day PG wins a finals MVP I'll also take PP over him.
PG has proven nothing in his career. TMac battled with hall of famers and is the best after kobe
@@iambarryallen PG got further than T-Mac during their careers so far. T-Mac never lived up to his true potential. With our T-Mac fans and yes I'm a huge T-MAC fan we have to say what if. PG Indiana teams challenged LeBron, Wade and Bosh in Miami when Derrick Rose got hurt and the bulls faded. So don't let us discredit Paul George.
5:58 he already knew the shot was going in T Mac was the reason i fell in love with basketball. He was so undeniably skilled it was just the injuries 💔
Maaaaaan, that transition to the ads are soooooo smooth
I love how he introduce his honey ad while explaining T mac game🤣
Damn Coach Nick’s outro still the same even tho we out here rotting in quarantine and waiting helplessly as the NBA is postponed for the foreseeable future.
TMac definitely my favorite hooper from that era.
One of my favorite all time offensive players!! T-Mac was so smooooooooove!!
Still my favorite player to this day. People may have forgotten him but I see traces of him in today’s game. Especially in Paul George, KD, and Wiggins.
Wow, I must say - that segue to the ad was even smoother than T-Mac lmao. Great content as always, Coach! Keep safe!
no 2k player will ever forget T mac
Yup. If one never played with Tmac, you weren't a 2k player
Macabree that was before the 2k empire I think? I was playing the nba live 02-06
@@niceone1456 yes you're right. NBA live was the empire brand until 2K took over. I too played live from '01 to '05 while my friends swear 2K was better and then eventually took over permanently
Effortless is the perfect description of his game. It's how I always described his game.
Finally Coach showing the kids nowadays the players our generation used to admire. Him, Kobe and AI were my favourites back then. True talent sad ending for all..... yes... Kobe I still miss you a lot......
I remember Your clip showing his "not ideal" shooting form. Well, he wasn't the greatest shooter but we remember him beeing one of the greatest scorers.
& he definitely wasn’t streaky
loved this one.. TMac was my guy.. watching the magic in the early 2000s..if only grant hill was healthy and the duncan deal came into fruition, he would've won a ring..
Or drafting a young Dwight Howard
top ten fav for me... i grew up watching tracy on espn, my god he was good. sadly his carrer didnt last too long, i am glad that im not the onlyone that remember this incredible player... thank you coach...
Awesome video coach, strong work 💪🏽
7:04
Look how high T-Mac goes up, at 6ft8, with that pull up vert, Kobe could have saved himself the trouble of jumping. Sick.🔥
Damn, Coach, you're on fire as of late! Is there a possibility that we get a video on Drazen Petrovic at some point in the future?
yea please coach
Lol! You are so slick inserting the Ads...the only videos I don't get ad mad at!
One of my favourite players of all time, this coming from a Raptors fan. Had he stayed….
Yea bothered tmac and Kobe loved to shoot inches in front of the 3pt line. That had me frustrated too
Mr.E it’s not expected you know because it is a bad shot that’s why I think they would pull up from just inside the 3 but KG shot a lot of them too more so spot up though
It was a different era. Getting the best shot each possession was the mindset
Kevin Garnett was the same .
Back then the mid range was still viable. Teams didn't take nearly as many 3s. These days yeah that's a bad shot. But stepping in for an open mid was super encouraged, especially for the guys you mentioned.
Also in highschool the 3 point line was at that spot. They probably shot from that spot SO MANY TIMES growing up. So when they made the league it felt like a highschool 3. Very comfortable for them and defence doesnt expect it cuz it's a long 2.
Imagine 2008-2009 if Yao and Tmac was like for real for real healthy..
That would've been an amazing duo. Really is a shame that some greats just succumb to injury
What injuries did Yao have
Easy championship... that team healthy wouldn't have lost more than 2 games the entire play-offs.
Easy Championship?? Lol they couldnt even get passed the 1st round when they were both healthy lol.
@@LouiepTv I was referring to that play-offs dumbshit. The Rockets when healthy were clearly the best in the West THAT YEAR. That Rockets team THAT YEAR was one of the best in recent history, including the recent team that lost cuz of CP3 hamstring.
Thanks for shining light on this dude. He truly was one of the best ever, gave Kobe everything he could get and then some whenever they met
My boy T-Mac..
Love this man!!!
Everything he did was so gracefully..
#Kobe
#T-Mac
McGrady might not have the longevity, but he was as gifted as any of the goats on offense. Made it look so easy and made a lot of defenders look so silly
First time ive seen orlando tmac in HD
Nice transition to the ad and good video 😂😂
I've never ever seen an athlete be so productive w/o breaking a single sweat
. 💪💪
Thought I was the only one that noticed! Lol
Idk what it is, but the Honey ad made me laugh 🤣
7:10 he saw Kobe was low and rose up knowing Kobe can't reach it. I miss these battles. RIP kobe
Coach Nick, that 1st plug for honey was almost as effortless Tracy McGrady’s scoring ability. Did not see that coming. Respect
One of the most smoothest insert of commercial. Nicely done!
T-mac plus Shaq in the Orlando could have won a chip
If only Orlando decided to pay him he even stated he would stayed
@@Michael-mg5kq IF ONLY. goddamn those words has so many potential
@@Michael-mg5kq plus those injuries ruined him
Imagine T Mac joined Rockets in 2002 with Yao.
@@frankfeng2701 yao didnt play very well tho in 2002-2003
Please do a Yao video! He's been getting some love lately
WoOoOoW. You really reached for that Honey plug promo. I loved T-Mac though :)
Honestly T-Mac is one of my favorite players of the early 2000s.
If u never saw Mac play, you wouldn't understand
@Dats a paddlin idk If anyone is trying to make excuses. Especially not me. I Know exactly what his career is about. All I'm saying is there aren't too many players that played with the style and flare that this guy did. Everything looked too easy for him on most occasions. Not too many guys I'd pay to see play. Especially in that magic uniform
During the time of Iverson, Kobe, Shaq etc.. Tmac was my favorite.
Yep, he is my all-time favorite!!
i found the smart people
I can see that
Yass
2000’s basketball 🔥🔥🔥
I love how effortless you inserted the coupon thing while discussing how effortless TMac can score. Smooth LOL.
I’m glad you said that. Alot of people don’t rate how well you did and how you played on the court. People use stats and rings to rate a player and that’s why people that were actually good at ball like t Mac get forgotten
Coach Nick | The Most Smoothest Ad Transition In UA-cam History
Hes the GOAT for that!!🤣🤣🤣🤣 I could have skipped but I was so impressed by it.
@@deewight3991 the fact that he compares ad to the players makes me want to watch it 😂
Return of the Mac, oh yeah . Ps didn’t Kobe say that was his favorite to play against?
Him and vince carter i believe
One of my favourite player 😍😍😍
Thank you for this video I enjoyed it
Thanks for doing a T-Mac vid! It was long overdue.
He's what I'd call a natural talent. If he had better work ethic (esp on his body), I think he would have been in the NBA a lot longer, accomplished way more and quite possibly be one of the all-time greats.
He had a bad back. There was only so much he could do.
In an interview he said he had scoliosis. So he was only expected to play at a high level for 7 yrs of less.
tupark82 He had over pronated feet which led to knee and back issues. By the time he did the foot exercises to get an arch in his foot his career was almost over. The toll had already taken on his body.
For those who never saw T-Mac play, he was like the Kevin Durant of his era.
But a lot more explosive
apart from the weak moves..with much more style, smoothness and silkiness in his game. Tracy was poetry in motion.
Na he was like T MAC of any era #1
But not as good a shooter
@@Adam-rh9my I said that exact last part 2 days ago about McGrady. His style of play is definitely underrated.
Left wing
1:55 Going Centre
lifts both feet whilst catching ball
2:10 Going Baseline
progression
Loads right foot
I completely agree, I loved his game, can you imagine if he wasn't injured so much,
i knew all the old heads were gonna chose this in the poll
Golden Corral he was a stud back in the day
I chose Pascal Siakim and am from 1981 👍
"Most effortless scorer in NBA history"
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Mj
KD
The Iceman!
That's the smoothest transition to an ad ever! 💯
I loved watchin t-mac play, he was my fav player
Kevin Durant is the Most Effortless Scorer in NBA History (That I've Seen)
this is not kevin durant tho
@@hevenzgaming I'm aware
Facts. Kevin Durant is what casuals think McGrady was.
Exactly
W
T-Mac was my fave of that era, I'd say the same thing Kobe worked hardest to be the best, but T-Mac made it look easiest. TMac is on another level, but would love a throw back look at Gilbert Arenas, he was out of control at his peak, and was also a precursor to this era of bball.
Pure ball with smooth. Greatchoice Coach Nick. Great channeling
Literal scoring machine! 💯
bird made it look easiest. Bird made everything look like he was alone at the gym.
Bird or mike for me
I'm sorry but T Mac was a naturally gifted scorer unlike MJ or Bird who had to work harder for their shots...T Mac would've been even better if he had their work ethic and was more fundamentally sound.
Chris Butler did you see young mj in the 80 that effortless scoring his rookie season he averaged 29 points a game he came puting up points
kegan selby MJ had 3 years in college and was more fundamentally sound than T-Mac who came straight outta high school. I'm not saying T Mac is a better scorer than MJ, I'm just saying he didn't have to work as hard for his shit like MJ
@@keganselby5118 no, it was not effortless, if you call double pumping in the air with 2 defenders in front of you while getting the rigth angle to call glass?
More like KD is the most effortless scorer in NBA history
Tmac's 13 points in 33 seconds will never be forgotten.
I remember this one event they had when Toyota center had just opened we played a small game with McGrady. I was defending him and he just dribbled so crazy. I never seen such handles. I have never seen it in my life. I seen him do it in a game but have never been able to watch a highlight of him handling the ball like that. I was looking for it but haven't seen any videos of it
If he wasn’t injured and stayed with the raps. They would’ve been contenders
*winners
Didn’t mention how the Magic in the 02-03 season blew a 3-1 lead to the Pistons in the first round. Also that Mcgrady never got out of the first round and choked numerous times in pivotal moments with terrible shooting splits. But have to give credit to him, he’s a good player.
Thank you for this!!!! And ode to my ALL TIME FAVORITE PLAYER 💯💯
It all came so naturally and effortless for Tmac, if he was as focus,determined, and had the competitive edge of a Kobe Bryant, he could have been a much better player, and possibly reached his prime. One of the best scores in the game, and the scary thing is he had the potential for so much more. Loved his time in Houston, even though it never lead to any playoff success, he always showed plenty of heart on the court.