"Tracy McGrady was sitting in the visitor's locker room at the Air Canada Centre shortly after the Pistons' 115-93 victory over the Raptors on Wednesday.

He was asked about the harmony that he and Rip Hamilton created during the game as they combined for 52 points -- 35 from Hamilton -- as part of the second unit.

McGrady just pointed across the locker room at Hamilton and said: "You got a playmaker and shooter and we both know how to play basketball. That's it right there."

Although Hamilton has said the right things publicly about going to the bench, one only has to look at his public comments during the 2008-09 season when he was benched in favor of Allen Iverson by coach Michael Curry to know how he feels about coming off the bench.

But if McGrady keeps getting him open looks like Wednesday night, he might start to like a role similar to Vinnie Johnson's when "The Microwave" was knocking down jumpers for the Bad Boys."