Skywise316 211 Report post Posted February 19, 2011 A defensive big would help me feel more confident about the Magic rejoining the "Elite" (currently Spurs, Celtics, Heat, Bulls, and Lakers by default, although you could make the argument for Dallas), although I would not completely count out Dwight-Bass-Anderson-Clark in a tough playoff series. At this point, I'm more worried about Arenas/Duhon as our 2nd & 3rd point guards rather than our frontcourt. The truth is, if the Magic are going anywhere, we're gonna need at least two of the following three to step up: Jameer. J-Rich. Hedo. If Dwight dominates and our guards/swingmen manage not to get KILLED out there, Dwight makes so much of a difference we can still beat teams we're not supposed to beat.. but he needs a "Robin" to lessen the pressure. In most of 2008's playoffs it was Hedo, and against the Cavs in the ECF it was Shard. But yeah, I'd rather go through Atlanta/Miami than NY or Philly/Boston... however, we learned the hard way two years ago that you have GOT to get homecourt in the Finals. If we were to somehow get back there, then we need as many wins as possible to get HCA over the Western Conference Champions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VCplusD12 91 Report post Posted February 19, 2011 A good run doesn't make you elite, especially if it's a regular season run. Bulls and Hawks are not elite and will get tooled by Heat/Celtics/Magic in the playoffs. Oh, and we will trade for Melo BOOK IT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UBBALLER8 248 Report post Posted February 19, 2011 A good run doesn't make you elite, especially if it's a regular season run. Bulls and Hawks are not elite and will get tooled by Heat/Celtics/Magic in the playoffs. Oh, and we will trade for Melo BOOK IT Not booked, nor cooked. You have no stew going. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 49 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Not booked, nor cooked. You have no stew going. Stew cat is here, its cooking! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shock Phantom 263 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 CBSSportsNBA Eye on Basketball by HPbasketball @KBerg_CBS reports tonight that Deron Williams has informed associates he looks to join Amar'e in 2012 Sigh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magician09 5 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Great... Now CP3 and Deron are going to fight over who signs with the Knicks in 2012. Why don't they want to play with Dwight? :-( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller4Prez66 545 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Great... Now CP3 and Deron are going to fight over who signs with the Knicks in 2012. Why don't they want to play with Dwight? :-( They can't because we are paying 20 million a year to this guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Acres 3:16 418 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 All of the top players playing on 4-5 teams...hurray for competition! Congratulations to David Stern, commissioner of MLB. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
molecman2003 4 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 All of the top players playing on 4-5 teams...hurray for competition! Congratulations to David Stern, commissioner of MLB. I feel the same way. It is pretty crappy how all these owners and fans shell out all this money for hometown teams while the league seems to want all of its best athletes in the bigger markets. The days of the San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz are coming to an end. And this is why pro and college football are much more fun to watch. You have teams like the Packers (Not a Packers fan) that have the smallest market winning championships. You also have teams like the Bucs who come out of nowhere to challenge for the playoffs. Unfortunately for us, the NBA tries to pimp itself out to anyone who will pay. And that is why the biggest markets are where the players want to go for marketing dollars. While in football the best and most marketable players are not found in NY or LA; Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Troy Palamalu, Tom Brady, Brian Urlacher, Ray Lewis. The sport carries these athletes not the other way around. While the NBA treats their stars with kid gloves (e.g. the over-glorification of Blake Griffin last night). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bhnole 153 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 Stern doesn't care about small market teams. TV ratings are up and these mini-All star teams are helping to build the NBA brand overseas in a way that neither the NFL or MLB will never be able to. Unless the small market owners band together to reshape this CBA in a way that restricts major player movement. Nothing will improve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VCplusD12 91 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 The NBA is getting a bit uninteresting to say the truth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catman 380 Report post Posted February 20, 2011 I agree with all you guys. It is sad that greed has ruined the game for us like this. Remember when it was cool to go see a team like Soncs or Bucks because they had an all star player that you rarely got to watch? Now it is just teams trying to stack up all stars. At least in baseball, it is a game based on a different skillset so you can go find some cheap players with amazing scouting and still compete (tampa bay), but in basketball you just can't really do that. there is no team of unknowns that has a shot at sniffing a title. The NFL does it right..no guaranteed contracts..the best players still make a lot (manning makes over 20mm a year for example), there can still be dynasty teams..player movement is not as drastic..every team has a shot each year..that is what most NBA fans would like too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
