Magicman28

Me personally, I'm just focused on this team getting the playoffs. If BHill gets fired its not by us, the fans. Its gonna be through wins and losses and players voicing that. So far, we have the 8th seed which is **** good for a young, inexperienced team AND we no player has said anything negative about BHill.

quote: Originally posted by MagicmaninMiami: Lost sight of basketball? You got to be kidding. Basketball is about the X and the Os , players being allowed to play, substitution patterns, plays being called. Those who want BHill gone are ALL about basketball. In the end I think we believe in the Magic more than you do. After all we believe the magic would be in the top four slots with a decent coach. You are just happy they are in 9th with the NY knicks - Did I say the NY knicks? - clipping at their heeels. Believe? You guys need more belief - in your players. I said SOME lost sight and I agree SOME who want BHill are all about basketball. What I'm saying is maybe you haven't come to reality that this team isn't good enough to be a Top 4 team. I mean you think they should be up there with Detroit? Dwight is 22. Ariza is 21. Jameer is 24. Darko is 21. Outside of Dwight, whos on the verge of superstar, we have no one even close to that or anyone who has experience. Why do you think we play so inconsistent? By the way, right now we are in the 8th seed. Believe more then me? You know that isn't the right thing to say.

My 2 cents. Don't some of you think that you have lost sight of something? BASKETBALL. Sure, we have struggled. Our core consists of 4 guys who are 24 and younger. Man, I wish I could go to the Arena every game and cheer them on. Don't you think some of yall are taking that for granted? I mean instead of cheering I'm hearing stories of guys doing nothing but rant about firing Brian Hill. MAGIC. Right now we make the playoffs. Whens the last time we did that? Isn't in crucial for Dwight, Darko and the rest of our young core to taste that even if its for a brief stint? Shouldn't we be cheering the boys on and let the whole FireBrianHill brigade go? Don't you think the players voice is louder then yours about the coach? ARENA? I can't believe that people are so extreme on firing Brian Hill and they have NOTHING on getting an new arena. Why isn't that energy going to getting an new arena and keeping the team in Orlando? Great, we fire Brian Hill during a crucial time where we need positive feeback from fans and we lose the Magic? I think some of you have lost touch of things. Brian Hill isn't Rudy T, Phil, or even Riley but so far, no one on this team has said anything negative about BHill. Its all from fans who don't like losing very well. Sure, JJ should play more but maybe, JUST MAYBE, BHill is making him a more credible defender by telling him "You need to hustle a little more in practice kid". Maybe, JUST MAYBE, BHill is trying to turn Dwight into a superstar. BTW, Dwight has been proving that in that last few weeks averaging 20+ and 10+ and really progressing (positive there). Don't you think BHill is trying to get us into the playoffs while at the same time, getting this young core more developed? Does that happen overnight? Heck, does that even happen over a year?

How many have signed the petition already? Anyone know?

Enough of this. I'm signing it now. All this talk about Ariza being our core and Hill doesn't get him off the bench? He should've been the first one off. Detroit went into a zone defense and JJ didn't even get one lick of playing time even when we needed a shot in the 4th?! Darko playing like a puppet with strings. He should be taking jumpers from outside especially with zone defense and instead he just gets his points with his back to the basket?! Thats it. I want Hill out of here. If Otis does that, I think that will be better then any trade we could've done.

Everyone should call fan relations and rant their asses off. Number is 407-916-2400. I'm in the process of calling them now.

Chad is on a roll. league GMs: Why dont most of us relize that to build a championship team you have to make deals and actively tweak your roster. Chad Ford: (12:57 PM ET ) There's some truth to what you say. Look at the Pistons in 2004 when they made the bold move of getting Rasheed Wallace. Lots of us criticized it, but it put them over the top. The Heat went through a major overhaul in the summer of 2005 and win it all in 2006. I think that too many GMs are risk adverse. They play it safe with the status quo and tell everyone that they tried to make a deal but couldn't. To me the best GMs are the ones that roll the dice. If I owned a team, I'd want a GM who was bold enough to take a chance at greatness instead of milling around at just about .500 every year. If you look at the best GMs in the league ... Joe Dumars, Donnie Walsh, Jerry West ... they aren't afraid to make a big deal and their teams are usually better off for it.

quote: Originally posted by MagicmaninMiami:For some reason its beginning to look like the Nets aren't too concerned about losing Carter with nothing to show. Maybe they have free agent plans for the extra cap space? or still think they can resign Carter? I can picture Thorn laughing his *** off right now. "You like your team huh Otis. ROFLMAO. Nice talking to ya" and then proceeding to trade him to NY or someone else in the East and NY getting our playoff seed.

<Sigh>. This is crazy ****. I just wanna go down there and knock their door down and go on a rant.

quote: Originally posted by chosen12: quote: Originally posted by Magicman28: quote: Originally posted by Nyce_1:The guys on the radio are idiots. They're telling Otis to trade Darko, Turk, and JJ for Vince. HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did Otis call Vince "fools gold"?! It was a very general statement about everything that was being tossed around about the possible trades. It wasn't specific to Vince! In fact it sounded more as if he was pandering to Thorn or the other GM's that attempt to read into him. IMO Did he say anything else about Vince? Man, I hate this. I just wanna see "VC has been traded to Orlando!".

quote: Originally posted by Nyce_1:The guys on the radio are idiots. They're telling Otis to trade Darko, Turk, and JJ for Vince. HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did Otis call Vince "fools gold"?!

quote: Originally posted by ThefutureGM: quote: Originally posted by The Solution:I understand Otis Smith will be on 740 The Team 5:00 PM today. Should be another exciting moment-NO. If he says that he is not making a trade after everything I know and watching the Magic play last night, I will offically quit this board and become a Knicks fan! I'm not even bothering with it. He'll say "Like I said before. I fully expect this to be our team come Friday. I like this team and uhhh, I just don't see a deal going down."

quote: Originally posted by Nyce_1: quote: Originally posted by Magicman28: quote: Originally posted by Osprey23:I just read this on Newsday, posted about 10 hours ago. "The team that we have on the floor is the team that we'll have on Friday," Magic GM Otis Smith said last night at the Garden. Asked how certain he was, Smith said, "Ninety-nine-point-nine. Is that good enough?" http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spkidd21510...basketball-headlines More tightlippedness (sp?) from OS? Or foreshadowing quote? I guess we find out in a matter of hours..... Why not just say 100%? ****...I hate reading stuff like this. Cheer up MagicMan, this just Otis being a GM. Would it be smart if he came out and said, "Some players won't be on this team on Friday"? Then all hell would break loose. I don't read anything into this other than there are some things in place. 25 hrs and counting... No which is why I still leave a little hope because he didn't say "100% certain". He just keeps messing with my emotions lol. If he does pull it off, hes a **** good bluffer.

quote: Originally posted by Osprey23: quote: Originally posted by Magicman28: quote: Originally posted by Osprey23:I just read this on Newsday, posted about 10 hours ago. "The team that we have on the floor is the team that we'll have on Friday," Magic GM Otis Smith said last night at the Garden. Asked how certain he was, Smith said, "Ninety-nine-point-nine. Is that good enough?" http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spkidd21510...basketball-headlines More tightlippedness (sp?) from OS? Or foreshadowing quote? I guess we find out in a matter of hours..... Why not just say 100%? ****...I hate reading stuff like this. Me too, I was getting ready to catch Vinsanity and now it seems him coming here is less and less likely. But this may end up a blessing in disguise with a delayed reward. We don't lose any part of our young core. Sometimes you have to thank God for unanswered prayers. Honestly, I'm getting tired of hearing about our "young core". Its so overstated that I almost get sick everytime I read or hear the word now. I mean yeah, we got a "young core". Great. We are also lacking a SG. Theres none available in the FA outside of VC and we don't have any picks. We are also on the verge of being ousted from the playoffs once again. Young core is great, I want to IMPROVE.

quote: Originally posted by Osprey23:I just read this on Newsday, posted about 10 hours ago. "The team that we have on the floor is the team that we'll have on Friday," Magic GM Otis Smith said last night at the Garden. Asked how certain he was, Smith said, "Ninety-nine-point-nine. Is that good enough?" http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/ny-spkidd21510...basketball-headlines More tightlippedness (sp?) from OS? Or foreshadowing quote? I guess we find out in a matter of hours..... Why not just say 100%? ****...I hate reading stuff like this.

I have not heard or read about Brian Hill not wanting Carter anywhere except from Magicman28. I even listened to Buchner on 1080 am this morning and didn't hear that. I want a 2nd source to confirm that this is actually true. I don't blame you. Theres got to be someone else who heard it. It was on NBA Coast to Coast last night on ESPN2.

Well, I can't give you inside information of it being true but Ric Bucher did in fact say this. I would like to see what Future and MC say about this.

Yes, Ric Bucher did say this. It was on Coast to Coast. Why would I want to make this crap up? If true, I want Hill out of here.

Ric Buecher and Mark Stein were both on ESPN Coast to Coast and Ric said that the only team that has offered anything is the Clippers. They offered Cassell, Mobley and Maggette but in the last few minutes offered Livingston instead of Cassell. Ric said to forget about the Orlando rumors because Brian Hill does not want to coach Vince Carter. What is this crap? Where do they get this from?

Ric Bucher was just on Sportscenter and said that the Clippers is the "likely" destination for VC and hes not hearing any other deals really being discussed with VC.