Tracy McGrady would have been a similar matchup against Michael Jordan as Penny Hardaway
Who would win in a game of 1-on-1 to 11: him or Michael Jordan?"I don't think MJ has ever faced a guy like myself with the skillset that I have," McGrady said.Let's break it down. First, McGrady says he is three inches taller than Jordan at 6-foot-9. Most NBA websites list him at 6-8, putting him closer to a player Jordan faced several times during his career.
His name was Penny Hardaway, whose game was very similar to McGrady. So McGrady is wrong in that aspect. What McGrady is correct about is he would have been a tough cover for Jordan because so was Hardaway. No year was more evident than the 1995-96 season when Jordan returned at full strength after missing 18 months due to his first retirement.
If you recall, Hardaway had his way with Jordan the first time they faced each other that season. Hardaway had 36 points, five rebounds, four steals and two blocks in a 94-88 victory. Many thought that was sort of a changing of the guard.Jordan got his revenge in the playoffs when dominated the Magic in a 4-0 sweep in the Eastern Conference finals. Jordan averaged 29.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists in the series. Hardaway averaged 25.5 points, 4.3 assists and 3.
Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day NBA. He can be reached at [email protected] has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins.
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