T-Mac on a stretcher

I have watched T-Mac for years. He is an awesome talent, but it seems for the last couple of years, every other time I catch him on SportCenter, he is on his back or holding his back. I am starting to wonder whether or not will he ever be on the level of Kobe or IA (a game changer night in and night out). If I was the President of Basketball Ops for the Houston Rockets, I don’t know if I could depend on his services. When he is in there, he is like few (on the offensive end. He can stand to get after it more on the defensive end). I am not saying that he is faking the back condition because I myself have a back condition (two herniated disk, L4 and L5). It can be debilitating at times. But what I am saying is that you can't put much stock in a guy as your “main guy” when he goes through conditions like McGrady's throughout the season?