Odin 137 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 So I was reading the Ringer (Bill Simmons' new site) and they made the comment on the Oladipo/Ibaka trade that this was, in a way, going all in on Mario. The interesting part was where they made the comment that Mario would have been a top two pick in this year's draft. Is this a statement on the huge amount of potential that Mario has, or the weakness of this draft? -Side note, Mario should petition the NBA to change his profile photo- that photo they have of him is just awful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Vogel 191 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 So I was reading the Ringer (Bill Simmons' new site) and they made the comment on the Oladipo/Ibaka trade that this was, in a way, going all in on Mario. The interesting part was where they made the comment that Mario would have been a top two pick in this year's draft. Is this a statement on the huge amount of potential that Mario has, or the weakness of this draft? -Side note, Mario should petition the NBA to change his profile photo- that photo they have of him is just awful. Both Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Funderburker 112 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 Free agent 4 might as well be Nicholson. This is a playoff team Not good enough to really compete though. No star. And no money to try and get one the next year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tank Vogel 191 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 Its a team with some vets that still lets Gordon, Fournier, Hezonja, and Payton develop. It lets them get a taste of the playoffs and teaches them how to win. You worry about the hypothetical star later. Golden State was back to back 6 seeds before the title season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 Both yup. both people don't realize how good of a prospect hezonja was/still is. last year he was a 20 year old leading scorer in a Spanish league finals game. playing against grown men. Former NBA players. There's nothing he cant do on an NBA court. Had he been allowed to play through his mistakes he would have put up great numbers (but we would have lost more). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odin 137 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 yup. both people don't realize how good of a prospect hezonja was/still is. last year he was a 20 year old leading scorer in a Spanish league finals game. playing against grown men. Former NBA players. There's nothing he cant do on an NBA court. Had he been allowed to play through his mistakes he would have put up great numbers (but we would have lost more). I agree, but I also recognize that I am a fan of the magic who does not necessarily view Magic players in an unbiased manner. The good thing about the comment was that it was from a writer not connected to the magic. Last year you could see the potential- it just was one of those times it didn't turn into results. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nyce_1 311 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 I don't see the admiration for Bledsoe. Can someone sell me on trading Vuc for him? And why would PHX do it? They already have Len, Chandler, Bender, Chriss - now we're saying they'll get Vuc? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 I agree, but I also recognize that I am a fan of the magic who does not necessarily view Magic players in an unbiased manner. The good thing about the comment was that it was from a writer not connected to the magic. Last year you could see the potential- it just was one of those times it didn't turn into results. National people LOVE hezonja. if we get him regular minutes and he performs there will be a flood of goodwill coming our way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 I don't see the admiration for Bledsoe. Can someone sell me on trading Vuc for him? And why would PHX do it? Oladipo if the point guard experiment showed that he was actually a point guard. 2. they want more minutes to develop Bledsoe, we would likely have to take Tyson Chandler's contract too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heisenberg 18 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 So I was reading the Ringer (Bill Simmons' new site) and they made the comment on the Oladipo/Ibaka trade that this was, in a way, going all in on Mario. The interesting part was where they made the comment that Mario would have been a top two pick in this year's draft. Is this a statement on the huge amount of potential that Mario has, or the weakness of this draft? -Side note, Mario should petition the NBA to change his profile photo- that photo they have of him is just awful. Thought this was already known..we don't trade out starting 2 if we don't trust Mario. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalina Maria 64 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 Is Ibaka really 30-31 years old????? This sucks! https://m.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/49p2zw/is_serge_ibaka_actually_way_older_than_his_listed/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicman28 295 Report post Posted June 27, 2016 Is Ibaka really 30-31 years old????? This sucks! https://m.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/49p2zw/is_serge_ibaka_actually_way_older_than_his_listed/ https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia-cache-ec0.pinimg.com%2F736x%2Fb8%2Fab%2F28%2Fb8ab28640bd54bde384f7a8a8d6df39f.jpg&f=1 It's all speculation. Wouldn't doubt it but I don't believe it until legitimate proof comes out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
