Darthmagic

quote: Originally posted by SOWHATDETROIT: quote: Originally posted by O-dub:I hope the Magic players appreciate this article as much as I do. This is coming from the NBA and with no biased opinion. This is a big surprise. Now we all must wait for ESPN to come out with one of these. I don't expect it at all. Yes a surprise to say the least...they must be serving cold ice tea in hell LOL!

quote: Originally posted by LeBrickJames:WOW! Awesome. He admitted that the refs were wrong. I love 'Making the Call'. The reffing in this game was garbage from the start. Why did the refs want to give the Lakers a season sweep over us? I'm still trying to figure out how the hell they made that call.

quote: Originally posted by M4G1C: quote: Originally posted by Darthmagic: quote: Originally posted by The Total Tommy:I've often wondered just what exactly I would do when the Magic win the title. I honestly haven't a clue (besides be completely elated), so I just wanted to see what you guys' plans are on that momentus occasion. Party? Run around your house celebrating? A little drink? Watch ESPN 24/7 "Today on Sportscenter, we'll show highlights of the Orlando Magic's historic NBA title run, followed by 58 minutes of the LeBron James free agency saga." LMAO!

quote: Originally posted by The Total Tommy:I've often wondered just what exactly I would do when the Magic win the title. I honestly haven't a clue (besides be completely elated), so I just wanted to see what you guys' plans are on that momentus occasion. Party? Run around your house celebrating? A little drink? Watch ESPN 24/7

quote: Originally posted by Leoben: quote: Originally posted by CARGUY:Why couldn't this senario happen? Dewayne Wade is going to want out of Miami considering they have done nothing to keep him. Miami risks getting nothing for him (sound familier)We can offer a sign and trade. Gortat, VC and maybe Anderson or JJ for Wade. They would get a center for the future, a young 3point shooter with unlimited potential and a super star. I don't think any other team can offer them any more than we can. Can you imagine Wade and Howard together for the next 5 or 6 years!!! Am I nuts or could something like this happen!!! Point blank stupid. People stop having crazy dreams about Wades, Melos or Boshes in Magic uniform without giving up half of the roaster in return. Magic can't do anything else. Are GMs in Miami or Toronto retarded or what ? These teams won't fight for championships anyway, they will try to find something on FA market or save the money not go after 34yo VC abd his 13 mill in next year. Ryan and Gortat aren't so huge talents, more important still unproven talents, Gortat contract too long and too big. Too much gamble to be tied up with his 28 millions for 4 years. Agree about the silly dreams, disagree about Gortat's contract. It's actually a bargain.

quote: Originally posted by bhnole:Marcin is already better than a large portion of the starting centers in the NBA. He is young, athletic, coachable and has a reasonable contract. He is by far our most attractive trade asset for this summer. Marcin wants a chance to start that he won't get here but has been content to come off the bench for another title run. But I expect Otis to shop him this summer. Great post, Gortat is a very good trade piece. What player or players would you want for him?

quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt:i'd keep the polish machine, can you imagine what we would get to back up dwight's foul trouble? alot of centers have been realizing how surprisingly physical gortat can be. but in turn, that's a salary cap explosion. Unless Gortat becomes the back-up Power Forward and they play him and Dwight i see him being traded. Too much of a luxury as a back up. Outside of JJ he's probably our greatest asset to upgrade the team.

quote: Originally posted by echo4papa: quote: Originally posted by Darthmagic: quote: Originally posted by AnotherCavsFan:http://espn.go.com/nba/powerra...gs?year=2010&week=21 Cavs #1 http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings Magic #1 Two pretty good teams, I say. The thing about it is Cleveland won't even reach the ECF. That's a bit of an extreme point of view, wouldn't you say? No i wouldn't. There is a legit chance the Cavs do not reach the ECF. I think there are two teams that have a legit chance of beating the Cavs in the first and second rounds of the playoffs. If they play the Bobcats or the Celts before us i don't think they make it. To balance this i'll add that i do not think the Magic would beat the Cavs in a seven game series. I think we lost our match up advantages against them. The only team i see beating the Magic in the Eastern Conference playoffs is the Cavs.

quote: Originally posted by AnotherCavsFan:http://espn.go.com/nba/powerra...gs?year=2010&week=21 Cavs #1 http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings Magic #1 Two pretty good teams, I say. The thing about it is Cleveland won't even reach the ECF.

I don't know about anyone else but the regular season seems like it's dying a sloooow painful death. In the mean time i was wondering who you guys think would be realistically option in a trade for Gortat in the off season. Do you want two decent back ups like Nick Collison and Eric Maynor/Kyle Weaver? or bundle him with another player for a starting wing? Like Jeff Green? What say you?

quote: Originally posted by Kramer:I've always really loved the application of like an efficiency +/- and if he were to take it a step forward and include rebounding, well, were the best at that too. It's out of control how obviously dominant the Dwight Howard dynasty will be and how unaware the media is. I mean the Magic consistently punk the teams with the best players on them and have assembled a roster that is flat out superior to anything else any other team can put out.

Sigh...

quote: Originally posted by Sebi:Yes, those are some nice first round match-ups. But wouldn't you rather have Atlanta clinch the 3rd seed and let Boston and Cleveland duke it out in the second round? This

quote: Originally posted by Kramer: quote: Originally posted by M4G1C:Role - Starter 47G - 10.3/6.3/2 fg% .504/3pt% .386/ ft% .736 Role - Starter 63G - 12/4.2/2.9 fg% .410/3pt% .380/ ft% .783 Guess who?

I know i'm gonna get flamed for this, but with the injury to Peaches and Matt Barnes' toe issue, would picking up Raja Bell make sense? He's another tough veteran defender who can stroke the three. What do you think? http://basketball.realgm.com/s...e_look_at_raja_bell/

quote: Originally posted by M4G1C:95% of this thread is retarded. Coincidentally 95 percent has been contributed by Jareth and Cunning

quote: Originally posted by emory889:I would like to remind everyone that Pietrus is only supposed to be out for a week. Even if Bell were available for the playoffs, it doesn't make a lot of sense for Otis to add more salary to the cap (+ the extra luxury tax) to add a player that we don't need. Say Barnes goes down. Would we need him then? I'm just saying you have to have contingency plans.

quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt: quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory: quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt: quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory: quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt: quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory: quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt: quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory: quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt: quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory:My company traveled Raja Bell when he was with Utah. I can find his phone number and we could call him jajajajaja. the company traveled raja bell? sounds kinda dirty for this site sir. good day. ur n idit. c-ya. not your idit pal. your not my pal, friend. i'm not your friend, buddy. Not your buddy, homey. i'm not your homey, chief. I'm not your chief, padre. i'm not your padre, hoss. I know what you both are

I know i'm gonna get flamed for this, but with the injury to Peaches and Matt Barnes' toe issue, would picking up Raja Bell make sense? He's another tough veteran defender who can stroke the three. What do you think? http://basketball.realgm.com/s...e_look_at_raja_bell/

quote: Originally posted by TreyTime: quote: Originally posted by Darthmagic: quote: Originally posted by Chaz:I had Washington beating New Mexico until a last minute change which has really screwed me over, as has Kansas going out when they were my overall winners. Gotta hope for more upsets and that I can start to pick up more points today. How do you calculate points? I went 22-11 in the first round and 9-7 in the second round. 9 of my picks made the sweet 16 and only Kansas got knocked out of my final four. 1st Rd - 1pt 2nd Rd - 2pts 3rd Rd - 4pts 4th Rd - 8pts 5th Rd - 16pts Final - 32pts Thanks. I scored 43 after 2 rounds with one upset in the first round.

quote: Originally posted by Chaz:I had Washington beating New Mexico until a last minute change which has really screwed me over, as has Kansas going out when they were my overall winners. Gotta hope for more upsets and that I can start to pick up more points today. How do you calculate points? I went 22-11 in the first round and 9-7 in the second round. 9 of my picks made the sweet 16 and only Kansas got knocked out of my final four.

So basically, us going to mthe finals and possibly winning a title would be to the detrement of the nba. Sounds like an ESPN thought process.

Does the Amway Arena lead the league in the "Referee's Suck' chant? I can't remember hearing it while watching other teams play. I notice that the refs tend to make more bad calls against us when the fans do it. Maybe they should stop.

quote: Originally posted by TreyTime:He sucks This

Nick Anderson just called out John Barry and Tim Legler on Tuck and Oneil. Basically said they were being unfairly hard on Dwight and what else do you expect from him. He said Dwight not might be the most polished but his other skills more than make up for it.