Dan Savage 119 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Check out GM Otis Smith's thoughts on the trade: http://www.nba.com/magic/news/...alston_02192009.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan Savage 119 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Check out GM Otis Smith's thoughts on the trade: http://www.nba.com/magic/news/...alston_02192009.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Penny Hardaway's Ghost 260 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 almost sounds like Otis was working on a Lowry deal there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WalterQ26 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Dwight Howard will avg 10 more rebs with Rafer. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D-Guy 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 He might play tomorrow? ****, I might have to make some effort to watch this game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaliMagicFan 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2009 Lot to read between the lines in there. quote: We felt like we had to look at it in its entirety and what it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gporter 5 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 quote: On if this makes Orlando championship contenders now..."Oh, I think so. What he does is compete, what he does is battle every night. What he does is not allow guys to take a step back. He Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jack daniel 999 27 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 Otis definately picked up some overdue respect from some more fans with this move... GO OTIS !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Live or Die Magic 383 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 quote: Originally posted by jack daniel 999:Otis definately picked up some overdue respect from some more fans with this move... GO OTIS !!! He will have it for a while....but he knows this is a "what have you done lately" business. Even Dumars is feeling some heat now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knappy 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 quote: Originally posted by CaliMagicFan:Lot to read between the lines in there. quote: We felt like we had to look at it in its entirety and what it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KillingInTheNameOf 63 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 quote: Originally posted by jack daniel 999:Otis definately picked up some overdue respect from some more fans with this move... GO OTIS !!! I see a deal that effectively bailed out 3 previous poor decisions. Seems to be the standard for Otis. I'm grateful he made a move to salvage this season, but we never should have been in that position to begin with. I'm grateful we dumped Cook, but anybody within the organization who thought he was a solution for us (and there are a few) has no business making personel decisions for a NBA team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skywise316 211 Report post Posted February 20, 2009 There are four things that stood out to me. Like gporter said, if the rehab doesn't work or only partially works, then you have to start worrying about next season's training camp and preseason, which is vital to NBA players hitting the ground running in the regular season. Also you gotta love Jameer's competitive spirit, the fact that he had to basically be pulled kicking and screaming into ending his season. I'm REALLY looking forward to Jameer and Rafer co-leading this team next season, not to mention how Dwight grows into more of a leader every day. The third thing was how Otis stepped up and said that our point guards just weren't playing well enough. Very unlike him to be that straight forward about something. Finally, the thing that stood out to most is.. Otis wants Rafer playing by tonight? Wow, I was pretty certain we wouldn't see him until Sunday! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
