T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

[Cebby]

Re: T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

DC has a high crime rate and no one complained about the game being there.

Come on now. This isn't the crack infested DC of 15-20 years ago. New Orleans was worse criminally before Katrina.

Obviously if you keep to the right places, NO isn't that bad, but DC doesn't compare to NO's "other" areas.

[bigeastbumrush]

Re: T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

Cities are far better prepared for the Super Bowl than they are for the NBA All-Star game.

Every gangster rapper, NBA entourage member, etc is in town for the all-star game.

How soon they forget...

[PlayaHataSupreme]

Re: T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

How soon they forget...

I'm feeling a little slow right now for not realizing what you are trying to say here............

[CMH]

Re: T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

It was a stupid thing to say regardless. It's not like New Orleans never hosts bigger events than the Allstar game.

I agree. Note that I never defended Tracy McGrady. I realized enough people would be talking about him or against him.

I wanted to bring up why it even mattered that this is news.

And I see comments like, "No one said anything about DC." (I'm not finger pointing, just thought it was a good comment).

But, I feel it goes back to what I said. It's a big deal because it's New Orleans and people are extra sensitive of any negative comments about the city.

If he said it about Detroit then people would be talking about the riots. If he said it about New York then people would talk about 9/11 (it would sneak in there).

It was a stupid thing to say because he should know that people would react. That being said, I don't think it makes him selfish. It just makes him stupid and therefore, if he doesn't want to be in NO then don't invite him there.

Seems like the fans and league got that part right.

[jmood88]

Re: T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

I agree. Note that I never defended Tracy McGrady. I realized enough people would be talking about him or against him.

I wanted to bring up why it even mattered that this is news.

And I see comments like, "No one said anything about DC." (I'm not finger pointing, just thought it was a good comment).

But, I feel it goes back to what I said. It's a big deal because it's New Orleans and people are extra sensitive of any negative comments about the city.

If he said it about Detroit then people would be talking about the riots. If he said it about New York then people would talk about 9/11 (it would sneak in there).

It was a stupid thing to say because he should know that people would react. That being said, I don't think it makes him selfish. It just makes him stupid and therefore, if he doesn't want to be in NO then don't invite him there.

Seems like the fans and league got that part right.

Just do people know, I don't hate T-Mac or think that he's selfish at all.

[youvalss]

Re: T Mac Last year scared to play allstar game in NO.

Well, T-Mac should be afraid. Let's say he's got a bodyguard or some1 who protects him. Now, the bodyguard checks the area and tells T-Mac: "Tracy, it's OK, I got your back". But poor T-Mac will probably shout on the guy: "But I ain't got no back anymore, dammmn it!"