{"id":168428,"date":"2011-06-21T23:23:13","date_gmt":"2011-06-22T04:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=168428"},"modified":"2022-09-16T02:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T07:02:40","slug":"t-mac-back-5-adidas-t-macs-that-need-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/t-mac-back-5-adidas-t-macs-that-need-to-return\/","title":{"rendered":"T-Mac Back: 5 adidas T-Macs That Need to Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the adidas Return of the Mac re-sparked interest in the adidas T-Mac line. Technical upgrades, awesome price point, and a Mark Morrison nod were plenty for many but some still craved the real McCoy.<\/p>\n<p>From an ABCD camp discovery to a lifetime contract, McGrady&#8217;s adidas ties run deep. The man with great game and great kicks deserves his due like many stars before. We call for five of his sneakers to come back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: T-Mac Kicks on Court Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>adidas Mad Handle<\/h2>\n adidas Mad Handle\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yiY67Z57FPU\" height=\"390\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n Tracy McGrady in the adidas Mad Handle\n<p><strong>Shoe:<\/strong> adidas Mad Handle<br \/>\n<strong>Year:<\/strong> 2001<\/p>\n<p>While not donning his name, the <strong>adidas Mad Handle<\/strong> is as much the T-Macs as the Nike Air More Uptempo are the Pippens. The synthetic blue makeup displayed his new team and was embraced by young fans. Sharp advertising, progressive design, and the game to match? A star was born.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas The T-Mac<\/h2>\n adidas The T-Mac\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LwlLltjAthM\" height=\"390\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n Tracy McGrady in the adidas the T-Mac\n<p><strong>Shoe:<\/strong> adidas The T-Mac<br \/>\n<strong>Year:<\/strong> 2002<\/p>\n<p>Similar to the Air Max Penny 1, the <strong>adidas The T-Mac<\/strong> put McGrady on the sneaker map. Endless Orlando colorways, #1 branding, and dope design brought up all the old memories of Penny past.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas T-Mac 2<\/h2>\n adidas T-Mac 2\n<p><object width=\"620\" height=\"400\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" align=\"middle\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/player.youku.com\/player.php\/sid\/XMTQ2OTc4NjE2\/v.swf\" \/><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"sameDomain\" \/><embed width=\"620\" height=\"400\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/player.youku.com\/player.php\/sid\/XMTQ2OTc4NjE2\/v.swf\" quality=\"high\" allowscriptaccess=\"sameDomain\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n Tracy McGrady in the adidas T-Mac 2\n<p><strong>Shoe:<\/strong> adidas T-Mac 2<br \/>\n<strong>Year:<\/strong> 2002-2003<\/p>\n<p>While his jersey and digit may have reminded some of Penny, his numbers were more like another guy with a pretty good sneaker line. McGrady&#8217;s third season in Orlando saw him average a league high and career best 32.1 ppg. He did so in the <strong>adidas T-Mac 2<\/strong>, facing off against the game&#8217;s top talent.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas T-Mac 3<\/h2>\n adidas T-Mac 3\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sPFozjs6iEU\" height=\"390\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n Tracy McGrady in the adidas T-Mac 3\n<p><strong>Shoe:<\/strong> adidas T-Mac 3<br \/>\n<strong>Year:<\/strong> 2003-2004<\/p>\n<p>Much like the T-Mac 2 built on its predecessor so did the <strong>adidas T-Mac 3<\/strong>. The lines of the sequel would be carried over to the medial side, while the lateral side pushed minimal design with textured detail. Patent All-Star colorways provided the flash while he put in the work grabbing his second straight scoring title.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>adidas T-Mac 6<\/h2>\n adidas T-Mac 6\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iA708OUiASM\" height=\"390\" width=\"620\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n Tracy McGrady in the adidas T-Mac 6\n<p><strong>Shoe:<\/strong> adidas T-Mac 6<br \/>\n<strong>Year:<\/strong> 2006-2007<\/p>\n<p>Plain and simple: a basketball shoe. The final installment of the T-Mac series came during McGrady&#8217;s midway point in H-Town. Torsion and Ground Control held down performance as T-Mac played in 71 games averaging 24, 6, and 5 a night.<\/p>\n<p>[polldaddy poll=5163532]<\/p>\n<p>For a complete look at Tracy McGrady&#8217;s shoes click <a href=\"\/tracy-mcgrady\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T-Mac Back? 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