Tracy McGrady - Phenomenal Footwork (Triple Threat & Postup Series)
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- Tracy McGrady. Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (Class of 2017). 7x NBA All-Star. 2x All-NBA First Team. 3x All-NBA Second Team. 2x All-NBA Third Team. 2x NBA Scoring Champion. The league’s Most Improved Player in 2001. Kobe Bryant called T-Mac the TOUGHEST guy he has ever played against. Paul Pierce said, “since there was no way to stop Tracy’s shot, you just had to do everything you could to make sure he didn’t get in a position to shoot.” Tracy himself probably said it best, he’s a versatile player, he can go inside, he can go outside, so “how do you want it?”
Range. Skill. Handle. Size. Power. Force. Most importantly: an indomitable will. T-Mac was never one to back away from a big game. He defied defenses with his dizzying and dynamic playmaking because, and he readily admitted this himself, he didn’t have a go-to move. You couldn’t plan for what he was going to do, because he didn’t have just A move, he had all of them.
To watch Tracy is to be envious of his talent, otherworldly as it seems. He can literally do everything on the court, and yet, his moves just build off of one another. It starts with one of the basics of basketball: his footwork is the foundation for his fantastical forays and it, like his range, just continues out from there. I wanted to make a highlight reel worthy of a Hall of Famer, but I noticed something will combing through as many hours of footage as I could find: his greatest highlights, his most powerful posters, were byproducts of his pump fake. His George Gervin/Julius Erving-esque finishes stemmed from his triple threat. His jab made it so he didn’t need his cross. He’s got a hell of a handle, but watch this video and you’ll see that a well-timed attack off the right read from a triple threat, or scissored feet and/or the attack off the catch can kill the defender cold. The beauty of his ability to blow by his guy is because, yes, he is athletic, but that’s not the only thing that let’s him do that. Watch this video and work on what he did; reads, and moves, and counters to those moves. The ability to go over either shoulder, off either foot, finish ambidextrously, goes a lot farther than just wishing you were born with what made McGrady great.
Jab Step. Pump Fake. Step through. Reverse Pivot. Dropstep. These don’t sound as sexy as the combos you string together WITH the basketball, but believe me when I tell you that the basics make the game, and the devil is in the details. It may seem boring to work on the little things every day, but excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. Just look at what it did for T-Mac.
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He is kevin durant, paul george and james jarden but 10 years ahead. Revolutionary player
I think he's just like.. Jordanesque.. He's the Kobe Jordan type of player
KD is better.
The GOAT Show you’re drunk I bet you didn’t even know that was Durant getting that 3 jayed in his face
Not like KD was a rookie or anything.
The GOAT Show what does that mean? You’re ed
He could’ve possibly went down as the greatest scorer ever. He definitely is the most underrated. Too much talent is what you saw in T-Mac. Scoring without effort with such a sleepy demeanor. The cleverness, footwork, quickness, etc. it’s literally as if he never worked on his game. That’s how effortless he made it look. Plus he was well rounded offensively. He was a good passer too.
If he played every NBA player 1v1, T-Mac wins 98% of those matches.
if only he stayed healthy, and committed in defense.
I agree. His offensive game is probably unmatched, he could score in just about any way.
@@toppa4504 I'd say melo, and kobe probably are the only one who matches him in just pure ability to score from anywhere. Maybe KD, and paul peirce too.
Kobe is in those 2%
CPGoat #3 mj
McGrady is my favorite player of all time. He was an absolute beast and there was something very special about him. His game was so aesthetically impressive to watch. I miss this era.
I can relate 👋🏾 T-Mac
Tmac is Kobe's match-up nightmare
Dennis Blancaflor as much as he is Tmac's nightmare.
neither could guard each other
That's why I don't get why some people discredit Tmac.
If he had the same privilege as Kobe Bryant in terms of longevity and health, he would be a Top 15 or even a Top 10 Player of All Time. He had the skill and drive to be it.
But what he wouldn't be able to achieve is multiple championship, maybe 1 or 2 tops because him and Kobe are the premiere ball hogs of the decade.
Tmac got a slight case of scoliosis if i'm not mistaken and was projected to play 4-5years i think? (i forgot i saw a video of it here in youtube as well). so yeah he did great for what he was given and damn lasted a long time in the league even with such career ending injuries.
There is so much similarity in their game, t-mac in his prime was like a taller, faster Kobe with a better 3 shot
He was 6’8 & could blow past you if he wanted to but was a true student of the game just look at that skillset with his footwork.
Bro his footwork was so deadly, his post game was so lethal. Man that mid range game was a killer Tracy was one of the best man 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mid-range and one/two dribble in and out of the post was elite level killer moves...Carmelo made a living off T-Mac style quick post moves...That inside hard dribble spin back over either shoulder that can be a layup or if your strength and footwork are there a balanced fade away was crazy...Saw Mac embarrass a young all league defense Kobe with that one...not just once...
He also had this move while in the post where he'd dribble hard behind the back under the defenders arm in his back, the defender would have to react and take a half step back...Mac is dribbling from from right to left, so as the defender is stepping back the left following the ball...Mac as the ball reaches his left hand quickly pivots off his right foot turning over his right shoulder for a WIDE open mid/close J...Cash.
He had crazy ability...Durrant for as good as he is he isn't T-Mac with the move...KD add that foot work he'd average 30-35 easy, but he isn't as aggressive and now that he is on a team that doesn't need him to compete he really takes his foot off the gas...
That is the crime of this "super team" stuff...we don't get to see the best players dig that much deeper for those huge 50, 60, 70pt performances or matchup battles as much...
How this man wasn’t top 75 is criminal 🤦🏿♂️ I’m seeing a lot of guys with TMac in their game in today’s NBA.
He and kobe had the best high post up games at the guard position since jordan and NOBODY has come close since. Guys like DeMar are getting there but still a tier lower
NormGOD amen to that.
Demar is averaging 28 with mid-range shots. I think he's right there with T-Mac for postups
NormGOD don't even mention Demar Derozan. He doesn't play using triple threat. He also isn't agressive in getting the shots he wants
NormGOD you’re forgetting about brandon roy. he was just as good as kobe and t-mac. kobe even said at one point that roy was a tough cover.
WLabelmeCool Dude, as a kid I remember watching Brandon Roy play and I gotta say he can really ball like crazy. It’s really unfortunate he fell victim to injuries
Not only does he great footwork, Tmac has great lift on his jumper. He was truly a nightmare to gaurd💯
Despite Kobe improving his jumper during his later years, I've always felt McGrady was the better jump shooter. Especially from beyond the arc. During '00-'05, T-Mac no doubt was the better shooter... but Kobe made up ground from '06 onwards...
McGrady definitely was more athletically gifted than Kobe, but skill-wise Kobe still tops him. Evidenced by when T-Mac lost his explosiveness after '08 due to injuries... he just couldn't sustain his skills without his athleticism...
Still a great player and deserving of the HOF
IbTusPeter Itd be hard to sustain anything with the injuries he was getting I mean I hear alot of people bring up other players that played throught their injuries but they gotta understand TMacs injuries were with him his whole NBA career and then he had very serious ones. If anyone knows about microfracture, basically its extremely rare to come back from microfracture surgery which he had when he was like only 29 i think. Plus the knee and shoulder injuries where he had to get fluids drained before and after his games. And back spasms put on top the normal pains an NBA season brings. People dont realise ALL these nagging and serious injuries combined with the situation and cards TMac was given, he straight balled.
For the most part agree with ya, but I think some credit should be given to tmac in the area you critiqued him. In his 2nd and 3rd primes (when he first played for the rockets and then towards the end in 08), Tmac reinvented his game ... building off of all the intangible ways to score from midrange and setting up his triple threat options (some of which are in this very video). His injuries didnt allow him the same explosiveness, but he still averaged around 25 after losing his insane first step AND after his crazy injuries. It was 2009 when he just couldn't do it anymore.
Not even close. TMac was way better. lol
Kobe in 03-04 was arguably the best player in the game already. 9 40pt games in a row. He always got the better of tmac in every matchup from 01-08....ijs
Kobe had to hurt tmac to stop him from getting cooked. Tmac had already had 20pts plus in the 1st half
Kd and tmac. So similar but they have different strength . Kd ability to shoot is better than tmac but tmac has better footwork and flexibility in low post . Both are great players .
Killer pull up game, killer footwork and handles, tmac was a pure scoring machine! Sucks injures got to him so soon.
One of the most underrated aspects of his game. The guy was always able to find his spots and hit from any scoring position. You think you have Mac beat and he gives you one fake and it's over. Dudes footwork was impeccable even post prime days.
Nobody in history besides Jordan and Kobe, made scorin look so easy as a guard...he's only not ranked higher bcuz his superstar status was diminished by his injuries
Sheldon Gross Dont 4get what Iverson could do with a height disadvantage! Remember what Kobe said now.. There was a time from bout 99 til Ill say bout 06 or 07 that Iverson was up there with them cats. Real talk. Not taking anything from either of them, they all were great to watch.
BGizzle8098 I wouldn't quite say Iverson made scoring 'easy' but for sure, he was the most entertaining player to watch during that era
1:22 post move is so eliete and so smooth.
top 3 most identical body movements.
1. jordan
2. kobe
3. t.mac
Tmac played nothing like them, he had his own style
@@Vipa567 He’s like a more athletic version of KD, no disrespect to KD tho dudes jumper is icy as fuck.
And don't forget Penny
the emphasis on him having fun while playing with and crossing up legends is crazy, he’s the 6’8 iverson kobe was talking abt😭
god this dude was fun to watch. Never knew what he was gonna do next, and nobody navigated the D as smoothly.
The first couple minutes of those mid range shots were beautiful. If you're a basketball purist you really appreciate that. It's those type of skills that make past players pick Kobe over Lebron. Glad T Mac is in the HOF, well deserved.
You the goat for this Evin 🙏🏾🔥💯.... one of best players all time even thru injury ....Glad he made that elusive HOF
how was it elusive when he made it on his first attempt?
Buster Posey Didn't say it was elusive for Tmac but players with no rings and MVP get disrespected
that move he put on Jason Richardson @1:28 was nasty!
One of the least talked about parts of his game that is probably my favorite is his transition from right to left how effortless smoothly and quickly he makes a move going from right to left makes me wonder how someone can look so cool while also being so effective on the court. Whether he puts it between his legs or just going from the right to left hand crossover it’s just beautiful and then he blows past you or pulls up for a jumper
Phenomenal footwork indeed!
Probably the most talented scorer if not for his plague of back injuries. I heard the dude already had Chronic back pain even during his draft.
Post move fade away jumper is beauty...i cannot see any player doing this right now, if there, they just use it rarely...moves that made jordan goat, made kobe unstoppable...
0:56 Jordan is old here, but he's playing really great defense. Unfortunately, there is no defense for unstoppable offense
He jumped. If he stayed on the grojnd there wouldnt be a foul
@@youenndansokho5711 then there would be zero contest and zero hand in the face cuz how high t Mac rises up
He was like Kobe but bigger more fluid and athletic, and like Durant, slightly smaller (over 7ft wing spand though) but stronger, quicker, and more fluid and athletic.
Was an absolutely amazing Basketball talent
Man this guy was special. My favourite player to watch when MJ was no longer in the NBA.
Tmac & Kobe got the best footwork I’ve seen to this day 💯
Endless Bag of Moves🐐
One of the most underrated basketball players that never won a championship
Underrated shooter. People say scorer but he could flat out shoot
Footwork was Art work. Second favorite player of all time
BIG UPS for this compilation! so much fire!!!!
Loved watching him go against Kobe. Them two would always go at it.
That fade away at 1:30 is absolutely ridiculous. So good
Most underrated scorer I know. He could do it all. A lot like Kobe Bryant but taller which made him a lot like KD today.
Dang it, T-Mac should've joined the Spurs a year later (2014)
captainobvious90 man, I really wanted him to win that ring. Especially considering he's been on shit teams his whole career. Dont even mention one of his rockets team lol, half the team was injured 60% of the time
Just not in his cards to win a chip
Damn, T-Mac was a problem!!! This footage alone was a HOF highlight reel 👍🏽💯👍🏽💯
Tmac was entertaining, skilled, athletic and one of the best players ive ever seen. Kobe, him and Ray Allen were tthe best shootin guards
Footwork so Crispy🔥
One of my five all time fav players
At his peak, an all time top 5 player ever!!! Hail to the T-Mac!!!
The beauty of a fadeaway shot 😇
T-mac doing the jordan's "shrug" to KD... he was one of the few players allowed to do that without looking stupid.
2:22 it's very satisfying when the video quality changes! Wish we could have all players' highlights on CZcams in this type of quality.
He was the biggest talent i ever seen
Beautiful!!!
My all time favorite player
T-mac pretty much shitted on everybody in his prime,from Kobe and young to granpa Wizards Jordan.lol he was one of the craftiest with the ball and had a deadeye pull up.
he couldnt guard kobe tho alo... they both did great on each other but kobe was a better defender
realbrightmike but no rings so idk how you say that.
It's a team sport not one man game. 1v1 he would of beat kobe during that time
The 360 Statue of Liberty dunk on the baseline is pretty filthy
I was like wtf Nasty work!!
wow. this is my request on the reply i made in your comment on the vid the NBA uploaded. THANKS MAN! keep it up! nice vid
Could you make a video for Baron Davis or Steve Francis
unstoppable ,at any ERA
T-Mac Forever
Love your vids! I was hopping you'd make older videos too, if you're interested I have some recommendations for other potential videos. Penny, Pierce, J Johnson, M Ritchmond footwork/postup/iso. Pippen and GP defense/lockdown. Drazen, Peja, MAR sharpshooter. CWebb, Hill, Penny, Diaw, Vlade, Sabonis passing.
Sucks too see so many of your vids get taken down... you're one of the only bball channels I keep coming back too! Keep it up 👍😉👍
LJTK I've wanted to do Penny and CWebb highlights for forever, probably second only to a bunch of old school defense highlights (and real highlights, not just the blocks/steals reels I've been making recently). The dream is to also make a highlight for Hakeem and his footwork/moves, a GP lockdown, and a video showcasing Rodman's exceptional game, but I can only promise you I can try. This one was made possible thanks to the availability of other channels uploading on account of his HoF induction.
This guy is machine scoring , also good defenders, that's a pity he dont have a ring
Excellent footwork
1:33 that turnaround j is pure art..
great videos my man
Thank you Mike for giving us your best students: Kobe & TMac
Hard to miss a game but man Kobe one is like what holy crap
Just imagine him as an NBA coach 😍
Have you guys noticed that tmac rarely do any spinning moves in Houston, his back really slowed him down
t-mac was honestly a really good example of great players having bad luck and "what ifs". IMO he should've never left vince because those two meshed really well together (it's not far fetched to suggest if they stayed together, they mightve gone to the finals at least once, because the east was so weak back then), got to orlando when grant hill could never consistently fully recover from his ankle, and then left orlando right when they drafted dwight howard, then played the back end of his prime with a constantly injured yao ming while constantly getting injured himself (he also played for jeff van gundy in houston, who was a terrible offensive coach).
also (this one was sorta outta his control because he just played during the wrong era), the bball community didn't start to discuss proper landing mechanics to reduce injuries until recently, and because tmac never played with the knowledge of how to reduce that stress, he kept aggravating his lower back and knee injuries by landing awkwardly on his left foot after shooting.
Can shoot off the catch, off the pull up, off the stepback, off the fade, off the pivot, can blow by u....and 6'9 damnnnn
More legend films plz? This gonna help with 2k ☺
One of the 10 best perimeter players ever not talking about accomplishments
Great stuff man!!
Can you make a video of tmac showing off his ability to dribble and get to rim
My personal favorite player growing up. I acknowledge Kobe’s dominance of the 00’s but as y’all can see T-Mac was too much for em 🤷🏾♂️
T-Mac for the win !!
1st play I already miss that style... nowadays that would have been a 3 point foul shot. Tmac says nah I dont need to jump into the defender in the air I'll just make the shot on this sidestep.
His fluidity and agility at his size is really remarkable
The best ever at drawing the And1
just give props
Tmac is the flashiest, most stylish scorer in the game ever. I'd watch him play the Bobcats than the snake in a final
Mann I would have loved to see a prime healthy tmac matching up against Durant. That wouldve been a legendary matchup
TMac would kill KD
Omfg that dunk on Bradley lol, i think he stopped trying to block dunks after that hahaha
It’s crazy how almost the whole league forgets how this dude really dropped buckets!! He gave Kobe hella problems, iverson,Vince, Ray Allen, New Jersey nets, wizards, ! Max was a dog on the court! He does not get enough credit!!
kobe: he can do everything i can, but he's just taller.
thats one way of saying he is better by some guy involved.
Lowtpost is a beauty
good
真心美如画，天赋极高
T-Mac has the smoothest jumper i've ever seen
Man that killer footwork and super vertical cost him a lot wishing he got a ring😭
TMAC so smooth
90% of the defenders on Tmac were the best defender on their team, Tmac seemed unbothered by anyone under 6'6 and more determined than anybody his height
number 3 SG ever.
Damn I never seen someone give Kobe the sauce like that, TMac was unguardable in Orlando.
He was a 6'8 magician.
T Mac has the coldest pump fake in NBA history
it wouldve been fun to see prime Kd vs Tmac in a series. The amount of buckets would be ENDLESS
Prime T-Mac had GOAT like talent
The 1 dribble gawd
0:22 How did you get that footage in crystal clear HD? Wasnt this back in 2004? they're hardly any HD footage like that from then, nice work man
Manni Live official NBA youtube channel occasionally posts hd footage of old games. I think you can find full hlights from that dirk / tmac duel from there
mhotn I see, thanks for the heads up
this had to be like 07? but it still is crispy af
thesmoothone This the 04-05 season im 90 percent sure.
Chill, its available on the web in HD. And its 2005, btw
I really wanted to hear the rest of that story about doc rivers' Christmas from 2002.....
I hate to see a guy so skillful like that without a ring,without extra effort, extra defense.
1:53 Nobody talking about this? That was NASTY, it was on Kobe too.
Orlando T-Mac didn't have the same footwork. He relied on his athleticism and length at his position most of the time. But by the time he was in Houston, he had already incorporated that in his game since his game became more grounded.