bernabeu83 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 lmao. cook? playing great? or just better than he does while he's on the bench? i dunno whats funnier...the walton comments on that thread...or cook playing great as of late. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaliMagicFan 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 I wouldn't mind seeing a trade for some depth, but nothing huge is going to happen. That's not the Otis way. If it's another bad playoff exit, then we can start about aggressively re-tooling the team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magic berto 0 Report post Posted December 14, 2008 quote: Originally posted by NJ_MagicFan:I know lately Jameer's been playing solid since coming back from injury, and I hope he can do what he didn't before injury -- STAY CONSISTENT AND MAKE GOOD CHOICES. Dude, no disrespect, but Jameer has been playing TERRIFIC even before his injury. You must have the preseason in mind, he was indeed awful then. You must watch the games yourself, don't let other people's blind perceptions about a player cloud your thoughts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luke_FfS 251 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 quote: Originally posted by magic berto: quote: Originally posted by NJ_MagicFan:I know lately Jameer's been playing solid since coming back from injury, and I hope he can do what he didn't before injury -- STAY CONSISTENT AND MAKE GOOD CHOICES. Dude, no disrespect, but Jameer has been playing TERRIFIC even before his injury. You must have the preseason in mind, he was indeed awful then. You must watch the games yourself, don't let other people's blind perceptions about a player cloud your thoughts. I really think that Meer has been the most consistent player not named Dwight until know. BTW, Magic Berto, your new sig is wonderful!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJ_MagicFan 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 berto, no disrespect taken brother lol and since I live in NJ, I can't watch all of the games, but I do watch clips and keep up to date on ESPN'S GAMECAST during any games played, and before his injury, I don't think Jameer was playing well enough to be considered SOLID, as his performances as of late have been... I remember when Stan had to give him a talking to due to inconsistency and wavering energy levels in November. But that's water under the bridge. He's playing GREAT as of late, and we can only hope things keep going well for him! I like his play a lot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Acres 3:16 418 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 How good of a team were we in the regular season last year? What was missing last year in the Det series? How are Bos and Cle similar to Det? What are we still missing that we were missing in the Det series? Has anyone changed the rules so that a team getting out of the 1st round gets an NBA title? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmackDaddy 30 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 Come on Marc. Isn't winning 50 games enough for you? What more can you ask for out of a small market team that signed a duplication of talent to one of the richest contracts in NBA history and then consequently refuses to exceed the LT? What kind of team did you expect Orlando to field when they flopped two consecutive years in the draft with lottery picks? 50 wins should be good enough you ungrateful bass-turd! Note: Sarcasm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jareth Cutestory 678 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Hi-Top 791 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 quote: Originally posted by SmackDaddy:Come on Marc. Isn't winning 50 games enough for you? What more can you ask for out of a small market team that signed a duplication of talent to one of the richest contracts in NBA history and then consequently refuses to exceed the LT? What kind of team did you expect Orlando to field when they flopped two consecutive years in the draft with lottery picks? 50 wins should be good enough you ungrateful bass-turd! Note: Sarcasm Sarcasm noted... but, and I beleive this whole heartedly, the mandate to remain under the LT will not last. I think we will break it to retain Hedo, and after the seal is broken, the focus will not be the LT, but the Championship. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SmackDaddy 30 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 quote: Originally posted by echo4papa:Sarcasm noted... but, and I beleive this whole heartedly, the mandate to remain under the LT will not last. I think we will break it to retain Hedo, and after the seal is broken, the focus will not be the LT, but the Championship. Which is fine, but the Magic mantra of "wait til next year" is growing old. Every Summer management, players and fans make the bold prediction that this is our year. Half way through the season when ourweaknesses that went unaddressed during the off-season and during the season, become more glaring against the teams favored to make the Finals, we revise our prediction to include the following year when we will finally take our rightful place atop the league. Just once I would like to see management make a bod move that parallels their bold predicitons. Lets make the Finals this year dammmit! IMO, we're only a bruising big man with a jump shot away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jareth Cutestory 678 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 quote: Originally posted by SmackDaddy: quote: Originally posted by echo4papa:Sarcasm noted... but, and I beleive this whole heartedly, the mandate to remain under the LT will not last. I think we will break it to retain Hedo, and after the seal is broken, the focus will not be the LT, but the Championship. Which is fine, but the Magic mantra of "wait til next year" is growing old. Every Summer management, players and fans make the bold prediction that this is our year. Half way through the season when ourweaknesses that went unaddressed during the off-season and during the season, become more glaring against the teams favored to make the Finals, we revise our prediction to include the following year when we will finally take our rightful place atop the league. Just once I would like to see management make a bod move that parallels their bold predicitons. Lets make the Finals this year dammmit! IMO, we're only a bruising big man with a jump shot away. I agree completely, but...and this is a big "but", but what if we get that guy for the price of say Bogans/1st/Cook. Does that put us in a worse position then we are in now as far as depth and future development (with the 1st)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Acres 3:16 418 Report post Posted December 15, 2008 quote: Originally posted by SmackDaddy:IMO, we're only a Nick Collison away. Fixed. Jareth, if that first equals a young big like Collison then we have picked up a known quantity with our first round pick. I know if I had the option of selecting him at 22 I would do it in a heartbeat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
