Tactical Tomato

LOL, one of my favorite episodes. I would like to think he picked the Palestinian Chicken Place.

I can't help but feel that we just got fleeced by OKC.

Wow...this guy is amazing. This is the same guy that a couple of years ago lost a 3 point shooting contest to his old coach Mark Jackson. It's absolutely unreal.

Well...at least they didn't have Levine win by jumping over a Kia...

They really want Levine to be the face of the future it seems...Gordon won after the 3rd Dunk.

Just got back from the game and WOW, that was one of the sloppiest NBA games I have been to. It was nerve racking to see all the turnovers and horrible offensive possessions (I'm looking at you Toby). Payton was definitely a bright spot in the game even though he got his shot blocked which seemed like a dozen times. WHO the heck is Brandon Davies?! Tony Wroten was the second coming of Big O the way he was playing tonight. It was still a great game in the end though, I got to chat with some of the players since I was close to their bench, even got to talk quickly with Rob Henny who was a real cool dude. It felt so good to win in that arena too, I felt like HHH the way everyone was taunting me up until that final buzzer. I got to strut out of that arena like Vince Mcmahon while the rest of those jerks walked home with their heads down. I can't wait to see how this team grows as the season goes on.

I think in this case the word "buyout" isn't very accurate. We are just going to cut turk and pay him his partial guarantee. It seems like this is more about getting all the paperwork and whatnot taken care of as he has ZERO incentive to take a buyout lower than his partial guarantee at this point. Now if there is a team willing to sign him right away he might be inclined to do that, but I highly doubt at this point he has enough value to risk losing that guaranteed money. Al on the other still has 2 years left on contract and we might be able to negotiate a buyout so that he can find a team to that he can contribute to this season. I really don't think he is interested in sitting on the bench for a rebuilding team while he still has something left in the tank. I could see him taking a buyout before training camps start so that he has a chance to sign with a contender. Mike Miller just got amnestied by Miami so that could be an option.

I lived in Ocala for a long time, its funny how its one of those cities that no one outside central florida knows about, but you hear abt it in the news quite a bit. I also understand that quite a few "celebrities" ( i use the term lightly) live there as well.

O.J. Mayo to the bucks per Woj: http://sports.yahoo....-185938771.html Free agent guard O.J. Mayo has agreed to a three-year, $24 million contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Paul Milsap to ATL: The Hawks agreed to terms with free agent Paul Millsap late Friday night, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned. The deal for the 6-foot-8 power forward will be for two years and $19 million, according to a person familiar with the situation. http://probasketball...partner=ya5nbcs

Dwight's twitter: Dwight Howard @DwightHoward I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel its the best place for me and I am excited (cont P.S. Chris B is such a douche, worst sports journalist ever. P.S.S Maybe not EVER, but pretty close.

Per Woj: Superstar center Dwight Howard is finalizing a deal to sign with the Houston Rockets and leave the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--dwight-howard-leaves-lakers-for-rockets-221642082.html

I really hope that pass manu just made isn't going to be the expectation tonight...this game is sloppy enough as it is.

saw this posted on nbc sports: Report: Magic interested in Eric Bledsoe. "Sources say the Magic have a lot of interest in Clippers point guard Eric Bledsoe and would be willing to trade Afflalo for Bledsoe and Caron Butler‘s expiring contract. Would the Clippers bite? Afflalo would give them an established veteran and a big upgrade at shooting guard to pair in the backcourt with Chris Paul." http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/29/report-magic-interested-in-eric-bledsoe-thats-a-long-line/

There was an article today on Yahoo by Kelly Dwyer pretty much ripping the Magic for not renewing Matty. "The news won’t matter much to fair weather NBA fans, but to those of us that make our living diving into the NBA League Pass package from October until April, desperately trying to keep up with each of the league’s 30 teams, Guokas has been a welcome voice throughout the legions of both blithely unaware and doggedly partisan local NBA color analysts. That isn’t to say I don’t enjoy the great majority of local color guys, as that majority are usually quite good.Guokas was great, though. The best, perhaps. And he won’t be back with the Magic next season, for whatever reason." http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/matt-guokas-let-orlando-magic-television-analyst-don-193815943.html

Congrats to the Spurs for a job well done. Tony Parker just completely took over this game and put whomever wins the East on notice.

This article made me chuckle a little... " From the start, there was one thing most likely to keep Mike D’Antoni from returning as Lakers coach — free agent Dwight Howard. It may not have been that direct — and it may not change who is the Lakers coach next season — but apparently Howard let Lakers management know exactly how he feels about D’Antoni." http://probasketball...d-with-dantoni/

I didn't see any one post this yet so here it goes: http://www.sbnation....ic-marcus-smart Orlando would have taken Smart if they had won the lottery, according to ESPN's Chad Ford: According to sources, Orlando had its heart set on Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart until he broke its heart when he decided to stay in college. While the Magic need just about everything, point guard might be their biggest area of need

I've seen Beast's vid on a few websites now, even Yahoo has it up on one of their blog pages. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/dwight-howard-responds-heckling-orlando-fan-yo-mama-174309502--nba.html

I absolutely lost it on this one. Good times.

I dont understand how it "extends" the TPE we have. I thought the TPE was only good for one year from the original trade, which i think is July 8th for Ryan Anderson. Can I get some clarification on this?

Anyone see this yet?: Grizzlies, Raptors looking for third team to facilitate Rudy Gay trade The final hurdle for the salary dump of Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay to the Toronto Raptorshinges on finding a third team to absorb the expiring contract of Raptors guard Jose Calderon, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. The Grizzlies have inquired with multiple teams over the past several days, searching for a willing partner to facilitate a three-team deal, sources said... http://sports.yahoo....-033758281.html Does anyone think we might get it on this action?

I haven't been able to watch a lot of home games this year, but I didn't know we still used the "Superman " theme song for the start of the 4th quarter.

Born in NYC, lived in Florida until about 2 years ago. Season ticket holder for the magic for 2 years, i now live back in NYC.

per Yahoo!: ...the Memphis Grizzlies have hired ESPN.com's John Hollinger, the creator of Player Efficiency Rating (PER) and the most famous stats-minded basketball writer in the world, as their new Vice President of Basketball Operations. http://yhoo.it/SXW5kM I think it's pretty cool how advanced statistics are really challenging how we look at the game and how players are impacting it, whether it be positive or negative. I find it pretty crazy how Hollinger's name hasn't come up more often in these nba exec hirings. I don't always agree with the guy but he seems to support most of his arguments with facts that most sports writers completely ignore when they write their garbage. What do you guys think about the hiring?

These are the team colors that the Owners wife wants. per yahoo article: "Also, Benson's wife, Gayle, recently told Fox Sports New Orleans she wanted the team's colors to change to navy blue, red and gold." http://sports.yahoo.com/news/report-hornets-change-nickname-pelicans-010020067--nba.html