NBA fans are well aware that former Orlando Magic shooting guard Tracy McGrady’s resume isn’t the most accurate representation of his talent. He would go down as one of the greatest scorers of all time and very few players in the league today would be able to match up to him. However, former basketball player Jermaine Womack thinks that T-Mac is overrated.
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Womack believes that while T-Mac had the right skill set, his output was subpar at best.
“I think Tracy McGrady is a little bit overrated as a scorer. You guys look at skill set and you guys minimize his production,” the former Aggies guard said.
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Womack believes that T-Mac took a lot of bad shots to be considered one of the best scorers ever. He questioned T-Mac’s efficiency by bringing up his 41.7% field goal in 2004 when he won his second scoring title.
However, Womack conveniently left out the fact that in the previous four seasons, McGrady shot over 45% from the field.
For his outrageous statement, Womack received comments from Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes, and more, who defended T-Mac. Jackson took to the comments section to respond to Womack questioning McGrady’s Hall of Fame induction.
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He wrote, “Erase this take my guy. Kills your credibility. @tmac213 is one of the best scores ever. Smdh.”
Barnes posted a facepalm emoji to show his disappointment with Womack’s assessment of McGrady’s career and legacy. Although Womack is not completely inaccurate, there’s no denying that after getting injured, McGrady’s efficiency took a hit and he wasn’t the same player anymore.
But to question his position as one of the greatest scorers of all time can’t be justified. Fans were quick to remind Womack that contrary to his opinion, the late, great Kobe Bryant always had high praise for him.
During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, he said, “There’s a lot of guys, but the guy that always gave me the most problems, actually, was Tracy McGrady. He had all the skills and all the athleticism, but he was 6’10”, and he was really tough to figure out.”
The Lakers legend also gave him a shoutout in his book ‘The Mamba Mentality: How I Play.’ In fact, McGrady himself once said that Kobe used to tell him all the time that he was better than the great Michael Jordan too.
Interestingly, it took 22 years for McGrady’s record of scoring most points in a quarter for Orlando Magic, to be tied let alone broken. Franz Wagner did that on Sunday night against the Pistons, with 25 of those that led Orlando to a 121-113 victory.
