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quote: Originally posted by masazasm1:It was rumored that the Nets were going to buy out Tony's contract, back when the trade was made for Carter. I could see Otis bringing him back as one of the players he plans to split up the MLE for. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

quote: Originally posted by MagicFanBen:Yep I said it in another thread and after some thought I figured it deserves it own thread. Fran has 1 year left on his deal and this is the first time since signing Rashard Lewis that we have a big opening for him. If he ever wants to make a name for himself in the NBA and NBA money he needs to come over. If Otis is going to work the phones for Sheed and Bass, he would prove wise to cross the Atlantic, sit down one on one with Fran and his team and try and work it out. There should be a lot of pressure on Fran now that Gasol won an NBA championship. I would imagine if Otis starts with the angle of he needs to come and represent his country in the way that Gasol did then he would now have a much better chance to get him to finally come over. Fran would be in the rotation this year. Might even could start by the end of the season and be an important part in the finals. That is what I would tell him at least. Pal, your full of it.

quote: Originally posted by bballfan110:We need to talk this guy into playing with us. I don't want that punk here.

quote: Originally posted by NBAMagic47:It was a crying shame, all in all, it was not his fault. He should have never been put in that situation in the first place. We will never win anything, with the dwarf at point guard....

On cold pizza Jamile Hill who used to write for the Orlando Sentinel and skip both said the Knicks will make the playoffs because the Orlando Magic will allow them to. Skip then says the Orlando magic are one of the biggest collapses in sports history after ending the season winning 12 of 14 and starting this season 13-4 they have lost the last 10 of 12, and both said Dwight Howard is a bad player with the ball, has no offense, and to this point is a dissappointment. I am confused

1- Magic are pretenders 2-Magic are pretenders 3- Different year, same CRAP!!!!!!!!

So far, the Pistons have our number, and I don't see that changing in the near future, so the question for you guys is..

So far, the Pistons have our number, and I don't see that changing in the near future, so the question for you guys is..

The dwarf sucks, we will NEVER win a thing with him....

quote: Originally posted by nba12:this what jameer is saying Beyond leading his team to a title, Jameer Nelson has some personal goals he

quote: Originally posted by AcuWill:I have said it before, this team will go as far as Nelson takes them. So we will never win a thing, lol

quote: Originally posted by cunningstunt:are jj's ball handling skills that bad that he can't bring itup the court and pass it to hedo? ... lol actually if he doesn't trust stan anymore he'd probably start launching them from the half court line. The problem is the guy can't move laterally, he can't stay on front of anybody on defense, and he is a product of a system( can't create his own shot off the dribble), in other words, he sucks, lmfao...

quote: Originally posted by FENDI:Who did he pick? Fran Vazquez? JJ redick? The jury is still out on both. If you go back to his days at Golden State, he set that franchise back 10 years with his picks, atrocious to say the least.

quote: Originally posted by the notorious S.A.C.:Quite honestly he has to be the worst evaluator of talent ever...I wont recite his picks but its safe to say he has been horrific at best in evaluating talent every year since he arrived other than the dwight pick (if it wasnt puck heads pick). I mean really, look at his picks....a monkey could have did better! He must have naked pictures of Rich DeVos, lol

quote: Originally posted by star_phenom35:Tim Povtak | Sentinel Staff Writer May 28, 2008 Article tools E-mail Share Digg Del.icio.us Facebook Fark Google Newsvine Reddit Yahoo Print Reprints Post comment Text size: Joey Dorsey, a power forward from the University of Memphis, said he is scheduled for a private workout with the Orlando Magic at the RDV Sportsplex on June 3, the first day NBA teams are allowed to bring in potential draft picks. The Magic are expected to bring in about a dozen players in the next week for a closer look. They have the 22nd pick in the first round and are expected to trade with either the Portland Trail Blazers or Seattle SuperSonics for a second-round pick. Their own second-rounder already belongs to the Heat as compensation for allowing Orlando to hire Coach Stan Van Gundy, who still was under contract to Miami last summer. Rest of story... http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/...ay29,0,3753097.story Our draft history, in the middle rounds, sucks, we will be better off, not having any more picks, we will screw up anyway, as far as Twardzick will be in charge of scouting....

quote: Originally posted by MAGICFAN4EVA1:22. Orlando Magic

quote: Originally posted by Nell2ThaIzzay:As a long time Magic fan since 92, I just want to say that I am very proud to be a Magic fan right about now. We had a great season, and I got a little bit over excited about our regular season success, and as such, I am extremely disappointed about our loss, but I am not disappointed in my team. They played hard, and got some of the necessary experience to take into future post seasons. And we have a great core to build around. Which brings me to my next point: Don't BREAK APART that core. I can't for the life of me understand why people are so determined that we get rid of Jameer Nelson and even more so Hedo Turkoglu. 1. Both of these players have been very good for us, not just this year, but their entire time with the team. They are vital pieces to the core of this team that won 52 games. 2. The team is finally building chemistry together, why do you want to break that apart? 3. What equal or better value are you going to get for players like Turk or Nelson, who have both been clutch performers for us? The need for a dominant power forward is not as great as everyone is making it out to be. How many truly dominate big men are actually out there? The Pistons surely don't have one (Rasheed Wallace is GOOD, but far from DOMINATE), and they are considered the best team in the East. Cleveland doesn't have one, and they are the defending Eastern Conference champions. You can have success without a truly dominate big man... and we already have one. I firmly believe that a Tony Battie will be enough to help out Dwight. What we need is a guard. Specifically, a 2 guard. I do like Mo Evans or Keith Bogans, but I'd like them more coming off the bench. In order to fix our 2 guard position, I see 2 options: 1. Use the MLE on a PF. -Using our MLE on a PF will allow Rashard Lewis to go back to his natural position of SF, and we can put Hedo Turkoglu at the 2 guard spot, a position he has shown that he can play. Foyle and Gortat can be our backup Centers, and Battie can come off the bench as our backup PF. 2. Bring in a shooting guard. -We can keep our lineup the same, and just replace Mo Evans in the starting lineup with our new SG. I don't know who will be available for a MLE. There is Pietrus, but I don't know if he's an MLE player or if he'll command more. We also have the draft. I see us as about 1 hole away from going all the way. We have 2 draft picks and an MLE to fill 1 hole. I don't see a reason to trade Hedo or Jameer. The knock against Jameer is his size, and how he gets abused by Chauncy Billups specifically. By bringing in someone like Pietrus, we can have a back court of Pietrus and someone like Dooling if we need better defensive guards in there, and run with Nelson when we need offense. Hedo and Jameer AREN'T our weaknesses on our team, those aren't the positions we need to upgrade. And by trading them away to fill other holes, like the PF that everyone seems to think we need, we fill one hole and open up another. The goal needs to be to KEEP this core together, the core of Howard, Lewis, Turk, and Nelson, and add to it. And I don't think we need anything huge. Even with these holes, the series against Detroit was a lot closer than 4-1 indicates, and they were mistakes that more chemistry and playoff experience can help to fix. We don't need drastic changes here. We need to stop worrying about trading away the pieces that we do have. That's not going to help this team. what a kool aid drinker, and this been said by me, a season ticket holder from day one, lmao, as far as the present ownership, will lead this team, we will never win a championship, here in Otown.

quote: Originally posted by Kberto:I don't think it matters. I see SVG and Vander Weide making the decisions in the offseason. Otis will just work the phone saying what Vander Weide wants. That is worse, the "metrosexual", know s**t about basketball, now I know we are really screw.

quote: Originally posted by chrisinboston:I don't like the fact that he stood pat during the trade deadline. We have what other team covet and JJ to dangle for bait - and he didn't do anything. Not getting a PF guaranteed us a second round exit. Exactly!!!!!!!!!

quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory:It's obvious Otis is going to get new players. He's not a moron. The question is who? That will determine whether we have a good GM, or a bad GM. Adding Lewis was a great move apart from his contract, so let's see who he can get with the limited amount of money we have this year. Like I said in another thread, there is no way he can overpay someone this year. Right? he is not a moron, REALLY?? He just like to overpay , after all is not his money, lmfao

quote: Originally posted by star_phenom35:=D thanks junkie!... The trades seemed fair to me as well so I THINK they should work lol If a fellow Magic fan say "the trade seems fair to me", we already know, we are robbing the bank, right there, lol

quote: Originally posted by star_phenom35:Just happened to scroll down on realgm.com and found this little article... Calderon Desires Starting Job May 9, 2008 - 6:30 am Toronto Star - Raptors restricted free agent Jose Calderon has posted on his website that he wants to be an NBA starter, which is the same declaration made recently by fellow Raptor point guard T.J. Ford, the Toronto Star is reporting. "I want to be a starter and be in a team that aspires to everything," he wrote. "I will not be on a team in which I cannot be an important contributor." Link--- http://www.thestar.com/article/423237 This little conflict WILL be a factor in determining who will be back for the Raptors next season. Maybe they trade TJ Ford to keep Calderon or maybe Calderon insists on bolting to another team. IDK but the door is now open And what make you think, Jameer will keep his pipe shot, to make it easy to Calderon to come here?, IMO, Calderon is the better player, but Jameer is Otis boy, that will never happen.

If he will only be able to play some defense, he just allowed 28 points to Chauncey, lol

quote: Originally posted by Catman Forever:Disappointed for telling the truth? For God's sake, man, GET A GRIP! NA4P, you are on the money. I know this loss hurt you as much as it hurt me, which is a great deal, but we can at least go to sleep tonight knowing that we can at least see things clearly. The myopic and futile attempts on this board to blame the officiating rather than the Magic's incompetence is rather embarrassing. The truth hurts, fellow Magic fans, and the truth is that Detroit beat us by 8 points. You can't take away the 3 at the end of the third quarter, the 19 turnovers, the bad pass by Rashard, or the stupid shot by Hedo. It's time to come to terms with reality: we lost this game. The sooner you realize it, the better the victories in games 3 and 4 will taste. Well said.....

quote: Originally posted by tampabaysportsblog.com:I hope to god the Magic get by Detroit in the next round because the Celtics are soft. Garnett should be wearing a skirt and Ray Allen should carry his purse. It's too bad the Hawks suck or the Boston girls would be gone in the first round. Detroit can beat the Magic but the Celtics can't! Orlando/Lakers coming soon! And their coach sucks, lol