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A letter arrived in the GRG mailbox. The address was written with a shaky hand. There was a Mickey Mouse stamp in the corner. Dear Isaac- Yo, what up, man. This is Tracy. I just had to reach out to you man; there's so much drama goin' on. They got me hatin' on my cousin, man. What's up with that? Me and Vince were supposed to be tight, dawg. I can't believe how everything has played out. But coach said I should write you. See, I had this idea. No one seems to be able to get Vince to comment on this. So what if I interviewed him? We gotta work this out. Feel me? Yo, hit me back; let me know what you think. Peace. T-Mac A few phone calls and meetings later, and it was done. The Vince Carter Interview. By Tracy McGrady. Below is the real fiction. *** "[Tension will] never come between us. Family's first, and that's the most important thing." - Vince Carter in a published interview, 1999 Tracy McGrady: Mic check, mic checkЕIs this thing on? Vince Carter: Press the playback. TM: There it goes. So, anyway. What's up? VC: What you mean 'what's up'? You called me, remember? TM: Yeah, let's talk about that first. How come it took you so long to return my calls? You didn't get the messages? VC: Man, you didn't leave no messages. I left messages on your machine. TM: Nah, dawg. I left, like, five messages at the crib and two more on your cellie. What up? VC: I'm just tryin' to hold it down. TM: That's what I wanna talk about. All I been hearing is how I left Toronto because I didn't want to play second to Vince Carter. How I didn't want to be in your shadow. How did all that start? VC: All I know is that we could have been great. Better than Shaq and Kobe. Better than any duo in the league. TM: It's all about timing, man. What's been going on without me? VC: A lot of transition. Coach Wilkens is cool, but we got a lot of growing to do. TM: What happens after next year? Are you a Raptor for life? VC: [Laughs]. You, of all people, should know that that's a question I can't answer. I love being a Raptor and I like the city of Toronto. Right now, I'm just concentrating on this season. TM: C'mon, man! Don't give me that standard locker room answer! It's me, yo! VC: Alright, alright. Yo, the city is cool but I'm tired of coming in second to hockey players. Is that why you left? TM: Look, man, straight up. I was just doin' what was best for me. I wasn't tryin' to get out from under your shadow, because I wasn't there in the first place. VC: I heard differently. TM: Yo, we're family! You're not supposed to go on what somebody else said! You're supposed to holla at me. We both gotta handle business. VC: I gotta admit, I thought you were jealous. TM: What I got to be jealous about? You got better ups, but I got that all around game. VC: What?!? Is that why shoe companies were bangin' down your door? Oh, my bad, that was my door. TM: I can't help it if it took awhile for the world to realize the truth and give me the proper love. But who are they talking about the most now? Me. VC: That's cause I was injured for a minute. Wait 'till All-Star break. TM: The Dunk Contest? I'm not goin' easy on you like I did last year. VC: [Laughs] Whatever. TM: So how do you feel about not being the 'heir apparent' anymore? VC: What do you mean? TM: I mean that my boy Kobe has taken over your spot. I mean, last year all they did was compare you to Mike. Now they keep talkin' about how weak your D is. VC: I never listen to critics. I'm just tryin' to play my game. I'm trying to be the next Vince Carter. TM: That stuff over in Australia didn't help. You seemed like the bad guy in the media's eyes. VC: I don't know how that happened. All I did was play ball. Just because it's the Olympics I'm supposed to back down when someone starts some stuff? They shouldn't of let the afro fool them into thinking I was soft. TM: I'm glad you cut that stuff, man. You know that junk wasn't soft. Yo, you was lookin' straight rough! They ain't got barbers in Sydney? Someplace you could've gotten a line-up?!? VC: Keep talkin', sleepy. That was just an experiment. Like your game. TM: Look, my point with the 'heir' thing is that you gotta be the diplomat, man. The nice guy. That's why they're hyping KB. VC: He can have the hype. TM: And the rings? VC: I'm going to get those, too. TM: Man, you'll get the Stanley Cup first. Toronto isn't going to win any championship (ed - so true). VC: Just watch. TM: So, I see your rockin' the Nikes. VC: Gotta represent. TM: Last year you represented damn near everybody. I'm surprised you didn't show up at practice in some Keds. What was up with all the Puma drama? VC: How am I supposed to rock a shoe if it's hurting my feet? TM: Well, maybe you shoulda waited 'till the contract was over before you started sweating AND 1. VC: I was on a comfort mission. TM: Last question: Were you mad at the fact that I was about to get my own shine? Maybe even end up out shinin' you? VC: You can never outshine me, dawg. Especially down there running scrimmages against the Mickey Mouse club. TM: You tryin' to test? VC: C'mon. Phil Jax had some harsh words for Kobe the other day, talking about KB's little habit of not passing. "It could be anything, you don't know -- he's a kid. He's a 22-year-old kid," Jackson said. Then Jackson offered some reasons from Bryant's point of view: "'I fell below a 30-point-per-game average. (Vince) Carter went out and got 35. I'm going to go out and show (Ray) Allen.' You don't know what's going on in a kid's mind like that. Sometimes with Kobe, it's not we, it's me. And in that regard, with Kobe, you've got to step back and say what's really important. The team's really what's important"Е.Paul Silas officially stripped Derrick Coleman of his "captain" status. "Do you have to ask why?" Silas responded when reporters pressured him on the reasoning behind the move. DC fans don't worry, your guy's already got other teams beating down his door to be their captain. We hear the Bob's Big Boy corporate intramural squad wants him badlyЕ.How grim was that Knicks/Raptors game last night? Two of the better-than-average NBA teams hook up and the final score is 70-68. The Villanova/LaSalle game last night had more scoring than that and neither one of those teams can throw the ball in the oceanЕ.When the Mavs were about to get on the team bus to go back to their hotel after shootaround in Philly yesterday, Eduardo Najera asked Dirk Nowitzki to grab him a Gatorade from a bucket of drinks. Dirk responded with a "Yeah, I'll get you a drink. Then I'll stick it right up your...".Speaking of the Mavs, what's this we're hearing that Geri Halliwell, the former Ginger Spice, is chasing Steve Nash? We also heard that Nash has repeatedly turned her down because he has a girlfriend, but Geri still won't leave him alone. Would that make Steve "Disheveled Spice" or "Combless Spice"?Е.We're out like buckets when the Knicks and Raps play. |
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