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So does that mean Gortat gone? he averaged 3 ppg and 3 rebounds? Seems like a stud to me

quote: Originally posted by emory889: quote: Originally posted by Marc Acres 3:16: quote: Originally posted by ball junkie: I hope the new arena is gonna fill Devos pockets like they think it will...judging from all the unsold tickets I saw outside the arena for Game 1 of the Boston series I have my doubts. People were literally having to give away expensive seats to sell them as I stood by in amazement. Unsold outside meaning scalpers? Those are tickets that have already been purchased by someone. This will be his new agenda at least until the season starts. We can expect practically every article he posts to somehow get twisted into the increased prices in season tickets. Where have you been Junkie? Your disappearance wasn't point guard related, was it? I like that people had to give away their expensive seats. I bet it had nothing to do with them, inflating the value three fold.

lol, Boston loses, the fix is in. The magic lose they are overmatched and suck.

lol, a person on ESPNs payroll talking about integrity.

Only the sentinel would post this type of article on the day of the biggest game of the year for the Magic. Gotta love the support the team gets from the locals.

wow so wait putting Bass in the game is working? Just like in the regular season games? So wait the earth does not stop spinning without a 4 whose sole job is to shoot threes? Its amazing.

But rebounding is a big part of playing defense.

quote: Originally posted by GhostAnime: quote: til the Magic decide to go into a tradtional four, they will never be able to compete with LA or Boston The stretch 4 concept isn't the problem. If Dwight can't dominate with a stretch four; he isn't going to dominate with a traditional one. We would be blown out in all 3 games if we played Bass and Gortat the whole time. When I say traditional I mean a 4 who can shoot the midrange maybe step out for a three, but rebound and defend something.

quote: Originally posted by Lewis4thewin: quote: Originally posted by richnba:The funny thing about all this Jameer hate is that if the Magic managed to get to the Finals, everyone would be raving about how good Nelson was as he destroyed LA. The fact is Rondo has been pawning Jameer for the better part of two years now. The weakness of this team, has and will always be the 4 position, until the Magic decide to go into a tradtional four, they will never be able to compete with LA or Boston. Its the same problem we had with Detroit. The fact is we got Bass to play pf, and he has proved to be as ineffective at defense as Rashard Lewis. The fact is if lewis did better than 2-8 2-6 2-10 the last 3 games we might be up 2-1 But im not sure he could have, he has always struggled against Boston. He has struggled all year long, he has played average at best. And Boston is just beating him up. Shard has always been somewhat soft.

The funny thing about all this Jameer hate is that if the Magic managed to get to the Finals, everyone would be raving about how good Nelson was as he destroyed LA. The fact is Rondo has been pawning Jameer for the better part of two years now. The weakness of this team, has and will always be the 4 position, until the Magic decide to go into a tradtional four, they will never be able to compete with LA or Boston. Its the same problem we had with Detroit. The fact is we got Bass to play pf, and he has proved to be as ineffective at defense as Rashard Lewis.

quote: 1. Dwight Howard needs to buy an offensive game. He's been in the league for 6 years now...how have you not improved your post game by now (especially with an all-time great, Patrick Ewing coaching you)? Why does everyone believe because Ewing was a great player that he is automatically a good coach? I think the last few years are telling enough, he is not a great coach, look what Kareem is doing with Bynum a lesser talent tbe Dwight. If Dwight had a real center who actually possesed his abilitiy, and his style of play, he might be getting somewhere, but the thing is, his game is nothing like Ewings, two differnet players. He needs someone like Hakeem the dream, or the Admiral, someone that had his build and his play style.

quote: Originally posted by Jareth Cutestory:We lose due to this poor game thread. Yea I hope the Magic put a little effort into the game then what was put into this debauchery of a game thread. We need some BELIEVE in this thread!!!

So if I write the Magic are going to fall to the Celtics Lewis will automatically ban me? I dont know, I read the TOS and it dont say nothing about that in their. I smell something fishy.

How the hell did Lewis play 41 minutes?

The only thing is im pretty sure the Heat won three straight on their home court. And they dropped the first two in Dallas. The Magic have to go to Boston and win two. A very tall task indeed.

quote: Really don't understand why SVG didn't go back to the twin towers in the 2nd. It brought Orlando back in the game, Lewis was off, and Boston was just exploiting the crap out of Lewis in the defensive rotations. Thank you, I was wondering the exact same thing, on the biggest possesion of the game, down 1 we need a stop, get it and cant get the rebound, who was the pf? Lewis, who got the rebound? Garnett. Is this a coincidence? I think not. Who scored the dagger shot? Rondo. Who did he score it on? Lewis. My question is why was Gortat in the game for this sequence of events. Van gundy for whatever reason, doesnt seem to make offense defense substitutions.

Before the Magic made their miraculous run to the Finals last year, we were all in agreement, Rashard was'nt going to get us to the ship, a true pf he is not and against a team with a true pf, the Magic will struggle, happened in the finals, happened in the semifinals last year, and is happening this year. Also why is Stan not going to the twin towers more, and more? It has shown to be much more effective then the starting lineup. The rebounding is in itself amazing with those two on the floor. And Vince, thanks for "taking over".

Those stats are ridiculous, who wins game 1 wins the series, who wins game 3 wins the series, who wins game 5 wins the series. Lets let the series go at least 5 games before we start declaring winners. SO with that said, how fast will ESPN turn on the Magic? Probally real fast, all those heads that were on the Magic pony before game 1 just hopped off.

haha Josh Smith, looking like he lost his eye

I heard that on the radio...lol... All the sudden winning, is a bad thing??? Yet last year when it was Cleveland, they were sweeping their way to an NBA championship. People are comparing us to the Cavs of last year, but the thing is we dont have a any mismatch problems against the cavs or Boston. So not the same situation. The next round will be tough, but to say they cant compete because they are winning to much is absurd.

quote: Originally posted by Skywise316:Dirk is the most skilled PF in the game (now that Duncan is slowing down), but his clearly SEVERE lack of intangibles and leadership in the playoffs have to worry anyone who'd want to hand him a max contract. I mean if he's your franchise player, do you have a chance in hell of winning a championship? In the end, sadly, I think his legacy will be epic choking. Yea its not like he averaged 26.5 points on a shade over 54 percent shooting, and about 8 rebounds a game. Yep its all Dirks fault they lost, its not like Sanatonio wasnt focusing all their defense on stopping him or anything. Its gotta be his fault his teammates didnt step up, and his coach didnt think to expose their best weapon Boubais or whatever the french guys name is, on the poor defense of Parker. Its all Dirks fault.

This analyst is an idiot, all the obvious fouls, and self inflicted were all fouls that followed the original foul by the other guy.

So I guess Chandler is allowed to hug him and cross the arms around his chest?

There white-out sucks, it looks very unorganized, and crappy. It doesnt flow with the rest of the arena.

Alot of people seem to forget that Hedo was probally the main reason the Magic almost got bounced in the first two rounds of the playoffs. But now he is some larger then life above average NBA player? I mean are we suppose to believe that Delonte West can check Carter? Or Barnes if that is the matchup? And are we suppose to believe that Larry Brown, a guy who has been run out of his last 3 NBA jobs, is now a coaching guru? At least Stans players like him, and want to play for him, most of Larry Browns teams just seem to give up.