Kaioshen

quote: Originally posted by You're Fat, Pat!:bad idea...but only because i think its a bad idea... plus, we wont need an excuse for losing...CUZ WE WONT LOSE!! 16-0 postseason record, baby! I like the way you think. lol I think it would be kinda cool, the last time we were this good and in the playoffs was in '95, so it would be kind of a tribute to that. But maybe only for one half of the first game, mostly for the tribute, then come out and be the 07-08 magic in the second. Maybe show a video like somebody said in another post (can't remember who) in the player intros while their wearing the jerseys. Probably not, but it would be kinda cool...

Nice job man, I think we should be able to win this one... lol 105-83, Magic win

quote: Originally posted by KillingInTheNameOf:I keep asking this in these threads, why is JD not doing the game threads any more? These posers don't even provide post game analysis...lol JD, you were the man! Check the first page, just for you

Thanks guys, I'm glad everybody likes it, maybe I can do some more in the future. Oh yeah, almost forgot: Magic win, 107-101

quote: Originally posted by echo4papa:Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson will return to the starting lineup Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a specially designed mouthpiece, determined not to change the way he plays, despite at least two concussions within the past two years. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-magic0408apr04,0,7992962.story Changed, thanks for the update man. Thanks for all the comments everyone, I'm glad you all like the game thread!

THE TIME IS NOW!! ON OUR WAY TO THE PLAYOFFS 2008! BE BOLD, BE BLUE!! Game Thread for Saturday, April 5 Game starts at approx. 3:10 PM est. 101 vs. 86 Magic Win!! Probable Starters: (47-28) Orlando Magic (In order from left to right) PF #9 Rashard Lewis PPG: 18.4 / APG: 2.4 / RPG: 5.4 / BPG: .43 / FG%: .456 / 3PT%: .409 / FT%: .846 SF #15 Hedo Turkoglu PPG: 19.6 / APG: 4.9 / RPG: 5.9 / BPG: .29 / FG%: .452 / 3PT%: .407 / FT%: .828 C #12 Dwight Howard PPG: 21.2 / APG: 1.3 / RPG: 14.5 / BPG: 2.28 / FG%: .599 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .595 SG #1 Maurice Evans PPG: 8.4 / APG: 1.1 / RPG: 2.9 / BPG: .13 / FG%: .473 / 3PT%: .383 / FT%: .713 PG #14 Jameer Nelson PPG: 10.9 / APG: 5.7 / RPG: 3.5 / BPG: .05 / FG%: .459 / 3PT%: .391 / FT%: .836 (42-34) Cleveland Cavaliers (In order from left to right) PF #4 Ben Wallace PPG: 5.1 / APG: 1.5 / RPG: 8.6 / BPG: 1.59 / FG%: .396 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .431 SF #23 LeBron James PPG: 30.4 / APG: 7.3 / RPG: 8.0 / BPG: 1.06 / FG%: .484 / 3PT%: .317 / FT%: .720 C #11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas PPG: 14.0 / APG: 1.4 / RPG: 9.4 / BPG: 1.68 / FG%: .479 / 3PT%: .0 / FT%: .804 SG #33 Devin Brown PPG: 7.3 / APG: 2.2 / RPG: 3.3 / BPG: .08 / FG%: .410 / 3PT%: .292 / FT%: .744 PG #13 Delonte West PPG: 7.8 / APG: 3.8 / RPG: 3.1 / BPG: .49 / FG%: .402 / 3PT%: .347 / FT%: .708 Available on TV: ESPN ESPNHD FSN Ohio (WUAB 43) Radio: http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html http://580wdbo.com Spanish Radio: AM 1030 WONQ Sirius: Channels 127, 143 Internet: Most of these sites use the internal Windows Media Player for IE and Firefox. http://www.raptorsnation.net http://www.channelsurfing.net http://linkshare.blogcu.com Stats/Boxscores: (Updated throughout the game) http://sports.yahoo.com/nba http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/scoreboard http://www.nba.com/games/20080405/ORLCLE/boxscore.html Pre-Game Articles: (Feel free to post your own!) Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson expected to play Saturday in Cleveland Orlando Magic point guard Jameer Nelson will return to the starting lineup Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a specially designed mouthpiece, determined not to change the way he plays, despite at least two concussions within the past two years. Read more... Magic-Cavaliers Preview (ESPN) The Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers both know they'll be in the Eastern Conference playoffs, seem secure with their current seed, and figure to have home-court advantage in the first round. With the regular season winding down, they're starting to look like they don't have much left to play for. The Magic and Cavaliers will each look to avoid their fifth loss in seven games when they meet Saturday afternoon at Quicken Loans Arena. Read more... Magic Can Clinch No. 3 In Dwight vs. LeBron ESPN Matchup The Magic can lock up the No. 3 playoff spot and assure themselves a better record than last season's Eastern Conference champions --- the Cleveland Cavs -- with a victory against LeBron James' crew. Saturday's matinee in Cleveland begins at 3 p.m. on ESPN. The Magic's magic number to sew up the third spot is 2, a combination of Orlando wins and Cleveland losses. Read more... Post-Game Articles: (Feel free to post your own!) Defense leads Magic to No. 3 seed on Howard's sub-par day (ESPN) Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points, Rashard Lewis added 21 and the locked up the Eastern Conference's No. 3 playoff seed with a 101-86 win Saturday over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Magic, who have sat behind Boston and Detroit in the standings for much of the season, won despite getting only 4 points on 1-of-8 shooting from All-Star center Dwight Howard -- 17 below his average. Orlando's defense, though, was the difference. Read more... Magic clinch No. 3 playoff spot with win over Cavs The Orlando Magic, led by Hedo Turkoglu in the fourth quarter, clinched at least the No. 3 playoff spot with a 101-86 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a nationally televised game Saturday. The Magic (48-28) likely can not climb to the No. 2 postseason position as the Detroit Pistons can wrap up that spot with their next victory or the next Magic defeat. Read more...

quote: Originally posted by davcivic: quote: Sat 05 @ Cleveland - Kaioshen You got next. this is just a friendly reminder... thanks for signing up. Thanks, btw, is there any way to center text and can you use html in posts?

Record low scoring game, but the magic pull out the win 15-14, Pat Garrity with the game-winning shot from 50 ft. Seriously. But by any chance that doesn't happen, i'll say 107-101 Magic win.

quote: Originally posted by O-dub: quote: Originally posted by Kaioshen:I'll do the Cavs game for Saturday. Long time no see man. Yeah I've been pretty busy lately, I still post every now and then though

I'll do it if nobody else has done it by tomorrow

For the love of all that is holy in this world hell no

I'll do the Cavs game for Saturday.

lmao, did anybody else see that flop??

Here's my predictions March Tue 25 vs San Antonio- W Fri 28 @ Milwaukee- W April Tue 01 vs New Orleans- L - I would like to see us win this one, but they will be fighting hard for a top seed Sat 05 @ Cleveland- W - stick it to 'em one more time! Sun 06 @ New York- W Wed 09 vs Chicago- W Fri 11 vs Minnesota- W Sun 13 @ Chicago- W Tue 15 @ Atlanta- W Wed 16 vs Washington- L L10: 8-2 Record: 54-28

If we are still choosing game threads then I would like to do the cavs game on april 5th if nobody has taken it yet... or if we can even reserve that far ahead... ??

Boston just beat the Bulls by like 50, ok well maybe not 50, but close.

quote: Originally posted by You're Fat, Pat!:sarcasm anyone? You went through a lot of trouble just for some sarcasm, but good one.

So your saying that if he wears the arm band that it'll automatically improve his game? Maybe he'll confuse whoever is guarding him and move out and hit that 3pt shot. It's an arm band man, it doesn't make anybody better. Dwight was (and still is) a beast because like everybody else, he came out energized and ready to play basketball. After awhile of putting up 30 pts and 15+ rebounds a game, your bound to get a little tired.

Good post jack, I would also like to point out that on this day last year we were 27-29. So yeah, I think we improved a bit. Also, paragraphs are your friend, not enemy.

Dunno if somebody's already mentioned this but we are 4-0 this week, I haven't seen that in awhile! Hopefully the good times are back and here to stay. Also, pretty good game tonight, I would of liked to see JJ play against Diener, but maybe next time. 31-18 baby!

I thought about posting something like this yesterday, but never did. I like where we are right now, the first half of the season was the most difficult, and that's already done with and we are 30-18, that's really good.

quote: Before I go, I have a message for Dwight: You have that idea about moving the goal to 12 feet? If you want to do it, go ahead and do it. I'm pretty confident in my jumping ability. If you go before me, I'll leave it up there and do my dunk. WHAT!? I hope they do allow Dwight to raise the rim so these two can go at it. Would be pretty cool if these two guys were in the final round together dunking at 12 feet. [link]

quote: Before I go, I have a message for Dwight: You have that idea about moving the goal to 12 feet? If you want to do it, go ahead and do it. I'm pretty confident in my jumping ability. If you go before me, I'll leave it up there and do my dunk. WHAT!? I hope they do allow Dwight to raise the rim so these two can go at it. Would be pretty cool if these two guys were in the final round together dunking at 12 feet. [link]

No love for my sig ... On another note, good poll, pretty funny too.

I like watching college basketball sometimes just because of the crowds, they are always loud and I love it. I wish our crowd was like that, compared to other crowds in the NBA, I think ours is one of the most quiet.