RU4 The Magic

Magic shooting guard Mickael Pietrus is out three to five weeks with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. The injury occurred in the victory against Philadelphia this past Wednesday during the holiday road trip. J.J. Redick is expected to start in his place tonight at home against Indiana. Check back for updates. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/...2908,0,4527536.story BUMMER!

quote: Originally posted by Give Me Redick All Day:Jesus Christ on a stick, Buzz Killington, **** and stop being so **** negative. This is cool, leave it be and go get a girlfriend or something so you can get the stick out of your ***. I hear what you're saying to JD, but do you have to be offensive with the Jesus comments? It was a cross and I for one appreciate what he did for all of us there. Thanks for your consideration. drew

quote: Originally posted by jack daniel 999:I'm glad an injury made you happy that you won this conversation. Don't pet the sweaty things and don't sweat the petty things JD. I enjoy reading your posts. We all win! Amen!

quote: Originally posted by magic01:now this is breaking news..this really hurts us..i was hoping JVG was wrong when I heard him talk about pietrus..its better now then at the end of the season. I have to agree with you. We need everyone healthy come March and April. At least we face Indiana tonight. No... I am not underestimating them, but we have a tendency to really step up against the great teams. We don't need more injuries now. I wonder if Crittenton is starting to look more attractive as a combo guard to Otis? What could we give up to get him? Certainly not JJ at this point. OMG, did I just say JJ was valuable? lol

Magic shooting guard Mickael Pietrus is out three to five weeks with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb. The injury occurred in the victory against Philadelphia this past Wednesday during the holiday road trip. J.J. Redick is expected to start in his place tonight at home against Indiana. Check back for updates. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/...2908,0,4527536.story BUMMER!

What do you expect? Every year this nut shows his distasteful love for us.

This has absolutely nothing to do with basketball, so post it where it belongs. The last thing this forum needs is a war between gays and hetero's on the political front!

NEW YORK -- Talk about pressure. Patrick Ewing Jr. is following in the footsteps of his famous father again. The New York Knicks acquired the younger Ewing from the Houston Rockets on Friday in exchange for the draft rights to center Frederic Weis, one of the most widely panned picks in franchise history. "Coming to the Knicks, and hopefully being able to contribute, means a lot to me," Ewing Jr. said in a statement. "It has always been my dream to play for this team. My goal is to show the coaches that I can play and do all that I can to help the team win some games." http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3559816 "New York drafted Weis with the 15th overall pick in 1999, passing on Artest, Andrei Kirilenko and James Posey, among others. The 7-foot-2 center never joined the Knicks and is most known for being on the wrong end of an incredible Vince Carter dunk in the 2000 Olympics. Weis, from France, won a silver medal in Sydney and is currently playing for a Spanish club." This sucks. It would have been worth trading Franny if they'd bite. I can't see why the Magic wouldn't have taken a chance on the kid. Especially when Dad is here already. What do you folks think?

quote: Originally posted by BRich:We don't seem to really have a need for him. Especially, since he's not particularly good at any one aspect of basketball. He's athletic, looks like Patrick, and has already been a part of 3 NBA teams. You may be right. But then again, the entire league could be kicking themselves if he turns out to be even a solid role player. I still hold that he is definitely better than Franny. AT LEAST HE'S WILLING TO SHOW UP.

That's hillarious! Just goes to show that hindsight is always 20/20. Good find.

NEW YORK -- Talk about pressure. Patrick Ewing Jr. is following in the footsteps of his famous father again. The New York Knicks acquired the younger Ewing from the Houston Rockets on Friday in exchange for the draft rights to center Frederic Weis, one of the most widely panned picks in franchise history. "Coming to the Knicks, and hopefully being able to contribute, means a lot to me," Ewing Jr. said in a statement. "It has always been my dream to play for this team. My goal is to show the coaches that I can play and do all that I can to help the team win some games." http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3559816 "New York drafted Weis with the 15th overall pick in 1999, passing on Artest, Andrei Kirilenko and James Posey, among others. The 7-foot-2 center never joined the Knicks and is most known for being on the wrong end of an incredible Vince Carter dunk in the 2000 Olympics. Weis, from France, won a silver medal in Sydney and is currently playing for a Spanish club." This sucks. It would have been worth trading Franny if they'd bite. I can't see why the Magic wouldn't have taken a chance on the kid. Especially when Dad is here already. What do you folks think?

You are a D-I-C-K!

quote: Originally posted by ed1:go go magic.....colonial drive has some junk.. why another.what happen the salary of junk was 8mill.last year.Miami dont want a junk w. but Mr.otis want another junk.please what think change JJ and then pay 5mill. a junk will. Wha???

quote: Originally posted by MilitaryMagic:Their net operating income of $5m does not include taxes, depreciation, or amoritization. Considering how business finance works, they are probably taking big-time losses on the depreciation of their facilities and the "backlogging" of various expenses where the losses are spread out over the course of many years to help, well, balance their balance sheets. By the books, it is entirely likely they are losing money. No offense meant, but you missunderstood the statement. They have a reported profit margin of 5-mil. Profit is only taken into consideration after all overhead and taxes are paid. Otherwise it isn't considered profit. That would be part of the gross, not the net.

Yawn....

quote: Originally posted by ibonedteribell: quote: Originally posted by Lewis4thewin: quote: Originally posted by ibonedteribell: quote: Originally posted by Lewis4thewin:Adjustments were made. We need more defense. Bull sheet. care to elaborate? Its a very sticky matter to do that.LOL Must be an Arroyo thing. No matter, he's out of here like poop through a goose.

Only one adjustment was needed to be made. A sledge hammer to the officials and Sheeds knees. And your right. It wasn't made. We needed an enforcer to slap Detroit around. Utilising our two young thugs on the bench would have made a difference. Heck, one of em could have started a brawl in game 1 and got Sheed tossed for the entire series.

quote: Originally posted by bballbabe: quote: Originally posted by RU4 The Magic:Yes, we sucked at free throws. Yeah, we didn't rebound very well. And yes, we ended up settling for way too many jump shots. But..... The officiating in this entire round was very slanted and scewed in Detroits favor. That last shot by Turk, Prince hit him in the chest with his right hand and tipped his shooting hand with his left. Bottom line, the officials gave the entire series to the Pistons as a gift. Yeah, I said it. It was a gift. Enjoy it Detroit cause this is your last year among the elite in this league. Next year "We Got Next" and there aint nothing or nobody to save your face then. It's an absolute shame that a non-contact sport has come to this. I keep hearing that Dwight needs to toughen up. To what???? Does he now need to resort to cheating? What needs to toughen up is Sterns stance on BS officiating. You'd think after an official gets busted for bad calls in return for mob money that Stern would clean up. But no..... Not Stern. Greedy ***** just keeps on going just like it never happened. I love my Magic and I will always be here, but this sh@t has got to stop. i can't put it on the refs. BUT, if i looked at the business side....i couldn't blame the league for favoring an already established fan base over a fan base who barely comes to home games. I am sure that they will get more money from the Pistons than from the Magic. Just saying, they are a more established fan base, even if the team is boring. With all do respect... That is the lamest excuse (for what we all witnessed in this series) I have ever heard. Going with your logic, and you said it, since Detroit has "a more established fan base" and you are "sure that they will get more money from the Pistons than from the Magic" that the officials should just hand them the game. That is just crazy. "Here, lets drug all the dogs on the track because we all know Old Blue is a fan favorite. Even though he's 100 in dog years". Whatever! That's BS!

Yes, we sucked at free throws. Yeah, we didn't rebound very well. And yes, we ended up settling for way too many jump shots. But..... The officiating in this entire round was very slanted and scewed in Detroits favor. That last shot by Turk, Prince hit him in the chest with his right hand and tipped his shooting hand with his left. Bottom line, the officials gave the entire series to the Pistons as a gift. Yeah, I said it. It was a gift. Enjoy it Detroit cause this is your last year among the elite in this league. Next year "We Got Next" and there aint nothing or nobody to save your face then. It's an absolute shame that a non-contact sport has come to this. I keep hearing that Dwight needs to toughen up. To what???? Does he now need to resort to cheating? What needs to toughen up is Sterns stance on BS officiating. You'd think after an official gets busted for bad calls in return for mob money that Stern would clean up. But no..... Not Stern. Greedy ***** just keeps on going just like it never happened. I love my Magic and I will always be here, but this sh@t has got to stop.

quote: Originally posted by alex30: dont be mad i guess he still loves his friends at detroit as he gets in howards way so he cant block prince. Job well done arroyo. Quite frankly, Arroyo looks like he's sneaking a peek at Princes butt. Grabbing himself low like that at the same time really adds to the drama. Is there something brewing here? lol

Pleased? Totally! We have definitely stepped up. Satisfied? No! Not until Detroit is left contemplating firing their head coach and re-building their team after we take them in this round. Then and only then will I be truly satisfied. Still, I am so amped that our boys and coach have made to this awesome level. GO MAGIC!

quote: Originally posted by Knappy:There has been no discussion on Arroyo for about a week. Come on - he should be starting - if not in front of Jameer then he should at least split minutes with Hedo, Rashard or Dwight. Just kidding - couldn't resist bringing up an Arroyo thread - if he leaves I'll kind of miss the talk ... Arroyo is better, he needs to start, Nelson sucks, etc. but I'll probably get over it. I don't know if Arroyo will end up staying or not. Anyway, just playing here - I haven't been on the boards for a while and I needed to get a little action on these boards. And, really I think Arroyo is ok - he can probably get a decent contract in this league. I liken him to a Keith Bogans - he is what he is - he can contribute, but he doesn't do a whole lot for me. Knappy, welcome back! I've missed you. Did ya notice that we aren't arguing about Jameer and Carlos? Paleeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaase don't get it going again. But, welcome back...

Magic in 6! The Pistons will be making coaching and roster changes this summer.

Alright.... I just have to put my 2 cents in here. All this talk about guard match-ups and etc that I'm reading really has me thinking. Consider this: Attitude: Detroit cannot possible stop Dwight, Rashard and Hedo on the floor at the same time. They may have a couple of good stretches, but no way they shut these 3 down permanently. That said, Billups cannot guard Jameer at all when he pushes the ball with quick dribble penetration. No way! And what is Detroits answer for Evans and Bogans. If our Magic boys utilize their skills and own the court with that attitude I absolutely believe they will dominate and win this series and Detroit will be making roster changes this summer. No, I'm not dillusional and even though I am a HOMER, I believe that I am right. lol.. had to add that. But seriously, why should they give any respect to the Pistons at all? The only respect that should be offered is the understanding of what each of the Pistons are capable of and working to shut them down. We have the #1 center in this league. We have the most versitile front court in this league. Bottom line...... The Magic need to take it to the Pistons (big time) and make them defend what we throw at them. The best thing we can do is attack them relentlessly and drive them into the floor. I know we can do it, because we have done it all season long! Billups cannot run continually with Jameer. No-one there can shut down Dwight. No-one there cant shut down Rashard or Turk for that matter. Quite frankly.. I think that Dooling can guard Hamilton well enough to keep him honest and not allow him to go off for 30-35 pts every game. I am tired of hearing oooo, the Pistons this and oooo, the Pistons that. They have more experience but we are younger, stronger and more talented. GO MAGIC!

quote: Originally posted by ImRaPsMvP:lmao!!! w/e u won first 2 games at home, soft. The Refs gave u this win! In the final 3 minutes Bosh went up for a layup nd it was a foul by Howard!!!!!!! but there was no CALL!!!!!!! THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE TURNING POINT OF THE **** GAME!!!!!!! JESUS CHRIST. NEXT 2 GAMES WE WILL GET IT. If you really believe all that BS you spout, I cant help but laugh. Foul calls and non-calls were in your favor all night. The last drive by the Magic was no exception. Especially given that Calderon grabbed Jammeers shirt on the very last possesion and didn't get called. Beotch! Now, when we get to Toronto, you'll find out there that we are just as good in your building as we are here. You have nothing. Nothing. A tall skinny kid with fake dreds won't win this series. Your guards are scrubs. Your centers are jokes and your forwards aren't worthy to wipe our butts. Your head coach sucks too. Wanna keep talkin sh@t???? You better have the @ss to back it up! Oh.... That's right. You don't. So why you talkin anyway? Oh yeah, you have Kapono. That should be enough to win in the NBA finals right? hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!