Vince Carter vs Tracy McGrady Who Was Better?

[Magic Vinsanity]

Prime T-Mac
Career Carter

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[Rockets(T-mac)]

Surely if McGrady had the health of Carter, I would give it to him easily, but injury and no success in the playoffs makes this Carter in terms of who you'd pick for a franchise. If it were for a season and injury wasn't a factor, I'd take McGrady, just more explosive scorer and versatile.

Both could be on the Kobe/Lebron/Wade level right now, but didn't get there or maintain what they had.

[Celts34]

+1

Lets see Vince' career almost 19,000pts, 4,000 boards, 3,000 assists,
9 time AS
2 time All NBA(1 2nd team, 1 3rd team)
Gold medal
Rookie of the year

T-mac' career 17,000pts, 5,000 rebounds, 4,000 assists
7 time AS
7 time All-NBA(2 1st team, 3 2nd team, 2 3rd team)
2 time scoring champ
01' MIP award

Only reason this is a debate is that Vince has been a hell of alot more healthy(and thus productive) than T-mac has been over the last 4 1/2 years. Otherwise its a no contest. And the question is who was better? not who had the better career? And T-mac was unquestionably better than Vince.

[tikay00]

i could not miss a game if prime t-mac was playing on tv.

[L.Kizzle]

Their primes were about the same, what's up with this "Carter's prime was better and longer?'

Carter's prime from 99 to 04

Mac from 00 to 05

Both still had good season up until 08 really.

VC has 1 more All-Star appearance (8-7) but Mac blows him out the water with All-NBA teams 7 to 2.

[Celts34]

NBA teams have nothing to do with it. Mcgrady was the better playoff performer, which was why I thought his prime was better. Carter folded in the playoffs.

NBA teams have everything to do with it. The All-NBA teams name the fifteen best players in the NBA every season. The fact that T-mac has twice as many All-NBA selections than Vince, pretty much unequivocally says who was better. Period.

[LebrickJames84']

Better regular season player. Sorry, but I'm a playoffs kind of guy, not a regular season.

I heard that McGrady's 2003 season was better than Kobe ever was or will be how true is that?

[Diesel J]

Peak T-Mac was better than peak Kobe so obviously T-Mac at his best was better than Vince

[beasly15]

[The_Yearning]

The Chinese people have spoken. Pick your sticks up and get out, T-Mac is going to the all-star game...but won't be playing...

[Mihmus]

prime 4 prime its not even close t-mac by a mile

[triangleoffense]

This isn't even a question. Maybe you could compare their primes but career wise.. uh Tracy played about 40% of a career.

[D.J.]

One aspect that greatly favors McGrady is MVP votes. McGrady finished top five in MVP voting on two occasions and top 10 on four other occasions. Carter on the other hand, never finished better than 10th. Even in 2001, he was only 11th in MVP voting.

All-NBA teams was mentioned earlier and that also favors McGrady. Bottom line is this: If you have a choice between 2000-2003 McGrady or 1999-2001 Carter, it would be wiser to take McGrady for the reasons I mentioned back on page one.