Robert56

We almost won this game in LA and we really should have, but we didn't. The Lakers needed overtime to win this game and all season the press and everyone else was predicting a Cavs/Lakers final. Believe in the Magic cause it not over until the last game is played.

Good job Carlos!

quote: Originally posted by rtillaree:Darko will never wear another Magic jersey as long as Otis is the GM (unless maybe he's wearing it to wash his car on the weekend), and for me personally that's just fine...Darko's agent is a jerk and Darko showed his true colors, not to mention Darko has yet to harness his Darkoness...Critt is fine with me, but i just dont see how we're going to sweeten it up for Memphis unless we take back some horrible contract a la Walker or something...which Otis wont do... I would rather have Darko back then to get whoever anyone else thinks the Grizzlies might be willing to trade to the magic. Yes Darko's agent is a jerk and that is the reason Darko isn't playing for the Magic today.

quote: Originally posted by JUNY:orlando trades: keith bogans/jj redick/ battie and rights to fran memphis trades: javaris crittenton/darko milicic/ an hakim warrick i've been on the grizzlies forum and most of them want jj and are okay with bogans, plus they think fran is interesting. Also they all want to send back darko if there was a trade. this would definetely end our pf search with darko and warrick and we also get our pg. plus this trade works out in the trade machine. Where on the Grizzlies board does it say that ALL of the members there want to send Darko back or even get rid of him? Don't be giving us false information, I would like for Darko to come back to Orlando, but I think the majority of the members on the Grizzlies board would like for him to stay there.

quote: Originally posted by jack daniel 999:Darko made his bed now he needsto lay in it... What makes any body think he'd want to be here after we turned him down for the money he was trying to get. What makes anybody think Otis would want him here after what they made him go thru. Even tho I like him... we are moving on and you don't go backwards to go foward especially since we're so close. It was his agent that wanted more money, Darko went with a 3 year 21 million dollar deal to play for Memphis he would have stayed in Orlando if he was given the chance.

Right now it appears that Mayo MIGHT be drafted by Memphis.

My head hurts from trying to read that. Learn to capital your nouns and where to put commas, and periods so that you make a bit more sense. I do agree with you that JJ should have been able to get more playing time both under hill and SVG.

quote: Originally posted by bballbabe:Boston takes game 1 (surprise, surprise). Checking out Detroit's game thread on their board felt like deja vu. They complained about the calls, were disappointed with their PG play, talking about turnovers and how the offense was not flowing. Hmmmm where have i heard that before. I thought that the game was a very well played and although there might have been some bad calls or some calls missed it was a good game. If there are any other Pistons fans that were complaining about the refs then that is too bad, it wasn't a badly officiated game, the Pistons had 20 fouls while Boston had 21 so it was pretty even. I was disappointed with some of the plays made by Billups and Hamilton, but I thought that Hunter and Stuckey played pretty good.

Rules are sometimes meant to be broken or bent and this is one of those times. Yes, the mods are doing a good job and every once in a while they need to be told so in an open forum. GOOD JOB GUYS!

quote: Originally posted by Rodriguez:How we can be better team than Detroit when they beat us without Billups. How can I say this without offending everyone? Detroit might be a better TEAM but I don't think that they are really that much better individually. Teamwork and defense is what Detroit is all about. The Magic players need to work on a few things this summer and try to become more of a team than a bunch of individual players out there. Increase the assists, and free-throws while decreasing the turnovers would really help. If Dwight can increase his free-throw percentage from 50% to 75% for the season where would the Magic be?

LOD take a cold shower, LOL Back to the original posting here. I stated in another thread that I thought the Magic could win it all in 2010... with a few improvements. It is just too bad that the Magic and Pistons are both in the East as I would love to see that as the series for the NBA Championship although I think it might be next season's ECF series. Improvements are better free-throw shooting, less turnovers, better defense and don't rely on the 3 point so much.

Great post. Lebron won't and SA won't make the finals, it is going to be either Boston or Detroit and either one of those teams will beat LA or NO in 7.

I really hope that they figure it all out by playoff time next season. It was very upsetting to keep getting that stupid message.

quote: Originally posted by Fern1960:Well..... At least we won one this year and at the pace we are going we will make the finals by the year 2012..... If the Magic can make some improvements over the summer and start making free-throws, then next season they will be in the finals in the east (2009) and the win the Championship the following year (2010).

Once Dwight can start hitting his free-throw shots, and cut down on his turnovers he'll be almost perfect. He has done better this season than last season, one major reason the magic came this far.