T-Mac: "I Will Be a Lot Better Than I Was Last Year"

Tracy McGrady says he will be playing for the Houston Rockets next season. And he says he will be 100 percent. In an interview with KRIV-TV during his rehab stint in Chicago, McGrady said that his left knee feels stronger than it did last season, when he cut his season short to have microfracture surgery on it. Today, T-Mac feels confident that he will be a major contributor to the Rockets in the upcoming season. "It's really no comparison to how I feel now and I how felt trying to play all of last season," McGrady said. "My knee is feeling extremely strong. The most important thing is I'm confident in it. You guys just stay tuned. I'm out here grinding in Chicago, trying to get back right, but yes I will be playing for the Rockets in the '09-10 season. I will guarantee you that." McGrady did not give a timetable on when he will be ready to play for the 2009-10 season, but feels that he will be the T-Mac of old when he is ready to play. "I...