Thursday, March 13, 2008

Rockets Win 20 Straight - McGrady’s Greatest Feat Yet

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Tracy McGrady in HoustonI am unaware of any special addition or subtraction of items in the Houston water supply, but please, if you are from the area, please ship some this way.

The Rockets’ star, shooting guard Tracy McGrady, cannot advance in the NBA playoffs to save his life, but damn if he hasn’t figured out how to accomplish personal feats worthy of historical mention.

20 wins in a row is an amazing feat, no matter the sport, and no matter how pretty those wins are. Consistency in professional sports is difficult to maintain, no matter how you look at it.

Fresh off the 18-1 New England Patriots’ season, we are all well-versed in the emotion floating around perfection. Of course this is not complete perfection, but rather 20 games worth of it.

But I can’t help but let the devil’s advocate in me ask the question: If one of those wins isn’t a championship, what worth does it have?

Since this is professional sports, isn’t the goal to “play to win The Game,” meaning — The Championship? Ah, to belittle such a great accomplishment feels foul on many accounts, but someone had to ask.

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