Game Thread: Magic @ Heat 12/18/11 (preseason)

[jec 427]

 

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Game time is 6:00 PM Eastern (one of those early Sunday evening times, so be aware)

 

Coming at you from American Airlines Arena(expect empty seats)

 

 

Locally televised on FSN Florida, so make sure to tune in.

 

Probable starters:

 

Orlando

 

Jameer Nelson

Jason Richardson

Hedo Turkoglu

Glen Davis

Dwight Howard

 

Miami

 

Mario Chalmers

Dwyane Wade

LeBron James

Chris Bosh

Joel Anthony

 

(subject to blatant inaccuracy)

 

I thought I'd throw together a crappy little game thread, because I don't know about the rest of y'all, true blue nation, but I'm excited we're going to be seeing our men in blue playing some basketball this Sunday evening, even if the game doesn't count. So let's go Magic.

 

[ThisIsTheYear 241]

I feel bad for Heat fans. We're a COMPLETELY different team in the preseason.

 

I believe we're on a 17 game preseason winning streak, or something.

 

Magic 117

Heat 84

[Miller4Prez66 545]

Von Wafer will lead the team in scoring with 18.

[TN_Magic 12]

Hedo will shoot less than 10 percent from the field.

[TheNameIsOrlando 310]

First game thread of the year!!

[Avante 35]

I feel bad for Heat fans. We're a COMPLETELY different team in the preseason.

 

I believe we're on a 17 game preseason winning streak, or something.

 

 

 

We have a 21 game preseason game winning streak, including the last 33 of 37.

 

 

Preseason champs baby

[Stock 3]

woohoo..

Let´s play some basketball finally.

93-88 Magic win. JJ with 22p

[KandiKane 136]

.... AND let the unrealistic predictions commence. Every year you guys predict in every thread that we win.. Unrealistic homer fans.. Magic lose by 12

 

Really?

 

Anyways, we win by 1 million

[COLOMBIANO 118]

I predict SVG will make Howard play 35 mins during his pre season game.

 

Magic 84

Heat 91

[MakDaRealist 15]

A few things I'm interested in and they all come from the defensive side. Really wanna see the Clark vs LBJ match-up, interested in seeing Liggins vs Wade and I want to see how Harper does at the stretch 4 spot. Will he hit the boards? GO Blue and White.

[AddiFB 429]

I am seeing it...

 

... in my crystal ball... on this little table with purple sparkly things all around me... eerie fog surrounds me.. sitting here in my little dark, velvet tent...

 

... Miami will beat us by 21, Dwight playing a bit too many minutes... he looks frustrated. Hedo laughing while stinking it up... LeBron and Wade laugh at everything we do, Dwight puts on a sour face... game over... LeBron walks over to Dwight and you can read his lips... "Do what I did - Join the dark side"

 

After the game, Mike Bianchi asks Dwight what he feels about the team after the first preseason game: "The Nets lost by 9 and they just have Deron, basically. Just get it done, man"

 

The crystal ball goes to sleep.

[Mr13A 93]

Dwight plays 47:30 minutes and SVG says "we gave him plenty of rest"

Jameer goes off for 17/2/2

J-Rich eats Wade's smoke as he runs past him

Hedo has a +/- of -21

Q-Rich takes a couple of his 3 point bricks while being faceguarded

Ryan plays well

BBD gets raped by Bosh

 

Nah here's the truth.

The only real shot we have of winning depends on how the Heat defend us. We won't be able to play a pick and roll game because it won't be effective. Their defense is too good. However they WILL double Dwight and we can get some ball movement going off that. That is how we won on that comeback last year. Nice, crisp passing and keep their defenders on the move. Let's hope they don't start making those awful hero shots they do against us.

The heat is a team susceptible to overhelping and allowing ball movement. This is how Dallas won last year and I hope we can take advantage this year.

I look forward to watching guys like Wafer and seeing how they will match up.