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  1. Knappy

    Khem Birch

    I hope Mo Bamba is out tonight - I think Giannis is out tonight and Khem Birch would be a better option. Not sure what you do with Mo - he needs to get bigger, but you have to give Birch some minutes - he only played 16 last night and he impacted the game
  2. Knappy

    Khem Birch

    Khem Birch needs more playing time - the guy hustles, affects others, gets offensive rebounds, sets those picks, he helps the Magic win - I am not against Mo Bamba, but Khem Birch needs more playing time - are you with me?
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    Predict the Magic's Record through December

    I will go with 25-9
  4. I spoke with Nick Anderson at Fields last week - no real inside information - just confirming what is pretty much said on the boards already. I am putting things into my words here. He did say that CP3 wants out of New Orleans. He said that the NO management isn't going to be increasing spending. I asked him about CP3 going to NY - he didn't see it, but the deal would be for Carmello to join next year, but he didn't think that would guarantee him any championship. He said that CP3 would teach Dwight the game of basketball and I could tell he saw a ton of potential for Dwight with CP3. He was very high on CP3 - so that is good. He thought that losing our best defender in Matt Barnes was a negative for the Magic. He said Jameer and Duhon were both good, but CP3 would be huge for Orlando - my inferences based on our conversation. So, nothing really new - he was very nice about talking and pretty much confirmed all that has been said. I might be wrong, but I don't think the recent trade kills any possibilities for CP3 coming to Orlando - I think it would mean that we would have to probably trade Jameer as part of the deal, but that is just my thinking or Duhon, but I doubt NO would want to take Duhon. Anyway, like all of us have said CP3 has 2 years left on his contract, I believe so he can't necessarily force a trade. I wouldn't say it was completely dead. It might be tough to put it together this year, but it could still happen during the season and Jameer is a good point guard - if you throw in Gortat and VC it can be a financial option and rebuilding with some young talent. I don't know, but I think Orlando has a legitimate shot at getting CP3 - or maybe I should say, I don't think it is a NO WAY thing - I thing it is still possible. I don't think any team would want to trade CP3, but in time you never know.
  5. He is going to the heat is what I heard. I used to get good information on this website - what happened? People went 0 for 50 on who we would sign and who we would trade - pathetic.
  6. Knappy

    Magic ''Anticipate'' Keeping Carter...

    quote: Originally posted by MilitaryMagic:Vince is as good as gone... it will be interesting to see how this summer plays out. How do you get rid of him?
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    If you could send one guy packing...

    Rashard had an awful season, but how would you trade him - you can't. So, I voted to move VC - I believe he is like an expiring contract with the 2nd year (his last year) optional.
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    KEYS TO BEATING BOSTON

    quote: Originally posted by fishybashi:Do not give up yet, Magic! Just take it one game at a time. Game 2 could have been ours with a lucky call there or a lucky drop there. It just didn't happen. Our team is equipped to beat this team if we play aggressive all 4 quarters. 1) We need interior help. The lineup of Gortat and Howard together was going well last night, surprised I didn't see more of it in the 4th. 2) Show up or don't play. SVG needs to find a solution to battle Garnett down low instead of relying on Rashard. He has not shown up these last 2 games. Consider playing Bass? 3) Ball movement. Ball movement. Ball movement. Settling for first option and forcing tough shots "expecting a call" ... not gonna happen with crooked refs like these. 4) Play smart and fast. The Celtics are a strong half court team. Transitions must be fast. We must outrun the old legs of this Geriatric team and use our athleticism to beat them in the full court. 5) Do not rely on free throws or refs calls. We must play our style of game. Look for the open three. Make the extra pass. Again, can't emphasize enough -- Ball Movement! Any other observations? The best way for the Magic to beat Boston would be to ask for a re-do or a re-start on the first two games. Without that, not much of a chance - Boston just looks better - hate to say it, but they do. I am really surprised that Boston won two in a row in Orlando and that the Magic would have been lucky to win either game if they had. I don't know how bad the Magic look? Boston just looks like they can dominate the Magic - the Magic are a good team, but they got their as*es handed to them.
  9. quote: Originally posted by habib11:He just can't consistently create his own buckets. All year his games been dependant on Dwight getting double teamed and the ball movement and open looks that created. The Celtics almost never double team Dwight. Its great when he's able to drop 30 on them like tonight but when he's not getting doubled it hurts so many guys, especially Shard. Outside of Nelson/Carter everybody was brought in because they fit in around Dwight and their games depend on him. I have no idea how Shard was able to average like 25 ppg back in Seattle, these days its like he just can't create his own buckets more than once or twice a game. And we should also give KG some credit whose been playing some great D on him. His problem is the growth on the chin - he has to shave that s*it off if he expects to ever play well again - same with Jameer if he still has that stubble on his chin.
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    All About Hedo?

    Me either.
  11. quote: Originally posted by ball junkie: quote: For instance, consider this deal: Orlando uses its massive trade exception from the Hedo Turkoglu trade, adding Mike Miller, Dominic McGuire and DeShawn Stevenson (with the exception) from Washington, while sending J.J. Redick to Washington and Mickael Pietrus to Memphis. The trade would shore up the Magic's shooting and also clean up next year's balance sheet a bit. If Orlando doesn't like that one, several potential variants work. For instance, Wizards center Brendan Haywood could go to the Magic while Redick stays in Orlando ... or the Magic could add Haywood, send Redick and Anthony Johnson to Memphis and hang on to Pietrus ... or the Magic could acquire Butler instead of Miller ... or the Magic could obtain Jamison instead of Miller and send either Brandon Bass or Marcin Gortat (with his consent, which presumably he'd give) back to Washington. In any case, a three-way deal with Orlando and Memphis is the obvious escape hatch for the Wizards' predicament. But Memphis (or Sacramento) must be involved, since all the avenues above require using nearly all of the Grizzlies' or Kings' $4.2 million in remaining cap space. The best arrangement I come up with has Washington sending Randy Foye and Javaris Crittenton to Memphis and the Grizzlies sending Hamed Haddadi and Steven Hunter to Washington to complete the deal. At the end, the Wizards will have wiped away $9 million in tax obligations, even before we get into any of the particulars with Arenas. http://insider.espn.go.com/nba...&page=PERDiem-100108 That sounds like an absolutely horrible trade - Miller is on the downside, Stevenson - are you kidding? Pietrus is playing well and has a reasonable contract and JJ has been playing well.
  12. Knappy

    All About Hedo?

    Really, last years success was about Hedo? Come on, the guy was good, but I don't see that being the case. Confused as to what is going on.
  13. Knappy

    All About Hedo?

    Really, last years success was about Hedo? Come on, the guy was good, but I don't see that being the case. Confused as to what is going on.
  14. Nelson, has the ability to be an all star point guard and will quickly return to the starting lineup and rightfully so. JWill is playing well and the Magic look better with him right now, but Nelson is the better player. Nelson just needs to stat showing up and it will take him a bit to get it together. Fortunately he'll have time to get into stride. I am a big fan of Nelson, but I am very disappointed in him this year so far. I sure hope it is not another year wasted while we wait for him to show up again. I still think the Magic start to gel and win the NBA title. So disppointing to watch so much talent not show up at all so far this season. I sure hope Stan gets into his head. Someone like AJ is playing to his talent level you can live with that and even say he is playing at his highest level - Jameer is no where near playing at what he is capable of. The best PG is Jameer and the Magic are best when he is aggressive and looking to score. His assists go up when he is trying to score. Problem is that he has not been aggressive all season and now it will take time for him to come back from the injury - how long before he plays aggressive again and he is up to speed?
  15. quote: Originally posted by ball junkie: quote: Out of curiosity, I looked up the Orlando Magic's record with and without starting point guard Jameer Nelson this season and last. Contrary to what you might think, the numbers suggest that Jameer Nelson's absence doesn't make a huge difference. Correct me if I'm wrong, but with Jameer Nelson, including last year's run in the NBA playoffs, the Orlando Magic are 45-19. Without Jameer Nelson? Click the link for the rest...it's very short...interesting comments by fans underneath the article too. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.c...huge-difference.html Oh, and before you start posting Junkie is bashing Jameer again this was written and posted by Matt Humphrey of the Sentinel...not me. I hate to say it, but I am not happy with Jameer's play at all this year and I'm very disappointed in him. Deferring to Carter, if that is what he is doing - is way old - he has been in the league too long. Jameer is playing to slow - walking the ball up the court and he is not be aggressive on offense at all - he is mostly a non-factor and he is playing poor defense. This is big for me to be criticizing Jameer's play, but he is the biggest disappointment this year for me so far. Dwight is finally starting to wake up. Now, with all that said about Jameer, I still think he has tremendous talent. We finally saw it coming around last year and now he is disappearing again. Enough already. He has some rehab to do so it may take him awhile to come around and get into playing form. I am still glad we did not take Arroyo back - JWill is much better and AJ is as well. Jameer needs to get his act together. On the record thing - it is more than just wins and losses - some of it has to do with how much we win by, etc. When Jameer is playing this team is good, but right now this team looks better without Jameer and the defense looks better without Jameer. Now, in being fair to Jameer - Lewis was out while he was playing. It sounded like Jameer's knee problem happened in the game and wasn't a lingering thing - he was just off so I was thinking it may have been a problem for a while. We may not see Jameer into full stride until after game 50. He will likely need time to get strong and in playing form. My major disappointment in him is that he has so much talent and right now he has been a major disappointment. I have not lost faith in him, but he really needs to get his act together big time and show up.
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