Macgrady has been respected and lionized as the spark plug of Rockets for Chinese fans of Houston Rockets, but that's no longer the case now. Instead, Chinese fans are chafing at Tracy Macgrady because HE ALLEGED SAID YOU WILL BE ISOLATED to Yao Ming, according to a Chinese website--take note: Yao Ming denied such rumors yesterday in a TV interview. What's more, more and more Chinese have jumped on the bandwagon of pinning blame on Macgrady, calling him as the gremlin of why Rockets got trounced by Nets.
Such sentiments are widely heard in Chinese websites, including those NBA-related blogs written by hard-headed people, who have fanned such off-the-wall animus toward Macgrady by finding fault in any misstep Macgrady has made in recent games.
That partly explains the mounting revulsion Chinese fan now feel toward Macgrady, since such hatred has been instigated by other Yao Ming-loving Chinese for-paid or professional bloggers masquerading themselves as mavens and seers like editors of Sports Illustrated magazine, slamming Macgrady in over-the-top words.
It's not fair for Macgrady in my view. Clearly, Macgrady is not at the high noon of his career, since sometimes he's driven by his personal ego when he plays. But, In a way, that's what Rockets need now-that is, Rockets need a scrappy, hard-driving player like Macgrady to join forces with Yao Ming,when they are faced with biggies like Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas Mavericks, LeBron James of Cleveland Cavaliers, and Kobe of Lakes.
Furthermore, I think the reason of why so many Chinese have jumped into the fray of trying to tarnish the reputation of Macgrady by spawning rumors lies in the fact that Macgrady is American than Chinese. For them, it's okay to make an American as a scapegoat than a timid Chinese player.
And that's why Chinese bloggers have expressed sympathy after a picture showing a distressed, crest-fallen and beaten-down Yao Ming sit on bench crying. Come to think of it, would Chinese still be such generous and supportive if Yao Ming were American?
I guess the answer is not, and that's why the current animosity toward Macgrady is beyond the pale, especially if it will only cause more rifts among Yao Ming and Macgrady, who will be more discontent after hearing such harrowing rumors.
Besides, what boots will such rumors and resentment serve for a beleagued and ailing team like Rocket? Why don't Chinese sports writers just come out urging their readers to cut Macgrady loose than second such stupidity? Moreover, can't we face up to the truth that Macgrady has played a key role in Rockets than Yao Ming? Let me put in this way, who really has the aptitude and gumption people often find in wunderkinds like Michael Jordon and LeBron James in the current Rockets? Macgrady or Yao Ming?
In other words, Rockets still have the chance to turn the tables if T-Mac work together to tackle all the troubling issues facing Rockets. Besides, Yao Ming should learn how to be a diplomat in NBA as a foreign player when Rockets are in the doldrums-that is, he should not just grumble it like a fishwife, but stand with his teammates when Rockets hit skids. Otherwise, it will alienate him from his teammates and take heat from American press once his career is in the soup.
After all, as a foreigner player, Yao Ming should wise up one stark truth-that is, Americans will not pat him on his back anymore when his career reaches the low watermark.
They will just show him the door.
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