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Magic vs Cavaliers Thread; 2/21, 7 PM, Quicken Loans Arena
Topic Started: Feb 21 2006, 01:17 PM (1,731 Views)
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Feb. 21 2006 10:31 PM
true, very true. but i also assumed he would get significant minutes. and 3 minutes just isnt significant enough. he didnt even get a chance to do anything!! at least he hit the 1 shot he took. :/

I don't think he would be like 2-11. I think Darko would be have at least a 50% FG. He has a good shot. He only needs PT to gain some confidence. Unfortunately, that was not given tonight. Maybe next game.
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well i have good news... i just saved a bun.... lol :lol: but seriously, darko is averaging (before this game) 1.5 ppg. and he scored 2 points in tonights game. so his average ppg will go up. ;)
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I guess I can understand why they didnt play much. Only 1 practice and such. But, in the few minutes Darko had he looked like he had the height to stick with Big Z.

As for arroyo, who got garbage minutes, got some easy baskets for Howard. If he can keep doing that then he will quickly become a favorite around here.

As for the game itself. Well, my reverse jinx just didnt work. Couldnt handle Z. Lebron was pretty cold for the most part but couldnt capitalize. Francis was awful. Dwights defense was suspect. He misses a lot of close shots. He has to work on his touch.
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Perhaps Arroyo can be the Steve Nash to Dwight's Amare.

Any news on Turk? Is his injury serious?
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Just like I figured....from the Yahoo Game Recap:

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Hill said Darko Milicic, the No. 2 draft pick behind James in the 2003 draft acquired Feb. 15 with guard Carlos Arroyo from Detroit, will be given an opportunity to play -- but only after the third-year center learns the system.
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Arroyo showed that he belongs on this team. And, why in the world is Kasun still even active? They should put Kasun on the inactive list and bring back Outlaw, but play Milicic in front of Outlaw.
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Heck, start Milicic and bring Battie off the bench.

Tomorrow's starting lineup should be:

PG - Carlos Arroyo
SG - Deshawn Stevenson
SF - Grant hill
PF - Darko Milicic
C - Dwight Howard

Arroyo/Howard vs. Kidd/Carter would be an awesome duel!
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Turkoglu sprained his left ankle. X-rays were negative. He will have an MRI exam Wednesday and is doubtful for the Magic's game in New Jersey.



I guess Grant Hill will be starting next game.
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Feb. 21 2006 10:07 PM
I think it's no longer a question of whether Francis will be traded, he HAS to be traded. Did you see how disinterested he looked tonight?

Ugh!!! This game was winnable with Arroyo in the lineup! Did you notice when Arroyo came in and started throwing those awesome passes and made Howard look awesome?...Francis looked like he was gettin' intrgued! Well, too bad for Francis, cuz he won't get to see Arroyo's awesom execution too much...not until he plays against the Magic.

Well Francis has said that he isn't playing his heart out and is a little iffy about play because of all the trade rumors surrounding him. T-Mac did the same thing because of his "treatment" in O-Town. I kind of don't blame him because I would be pissed too. The same thing thats happening to T-Mac is happening to Francis.

Also, wait for Darko to play a couple minutes later in the year because he is just learning the system and plays. It was only 1 practice they were in thats why they weren't given that many minutes.
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I kind of expected Milicic to get more minutes, but I'm not too worried at this point. I agree with Brian Hill wanting Darko to get more accustomed to the offense before just throwing him out there.

The last thing this kid needs is to be out there running around confused and getting the media and fans all over his back. Don't worry, I trust that his minutes will steadily increase as the season goes on. Like MME said, his season average is 1.5ppg, so just getting a basket or two a game at first will be a big confidence boost for him.
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well, according to the Sentinel, Brian Hill said that last night was the least amount of minutes Darko will ever get with the Magic. He may not know the offense well yet, but at least he showed us that it's better to have him on the floor than Kasun. Kasun had 5 fouls in 5 minutes!!! while Darko did not commit a foul, yet contained Ilgauskas in the 4 minutes he played...something no one else on the Magic was able to do.
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Feb. 21 2006 10:48 PM
I guess I can understand why they didnt play much. Only 1 practice and such. But, in the few minutes Darko had he looked like he had the height to stick with Big Z.

As for arroyo, who got garbage minutes, got some easy baskets for Howard. If he can keep doing that then he will quickly become a favorite around here.

As for the game itself. Well, my reverse jinx just didnt work. Couldnt handle Z. Lebron was pretty cold for the most part but couldnt capitalize. Francis was awful. Dwights defense was suspect. He misses a lot of close shots. He has to work on his touch.

Theres no IF I told you guys before, I've watched him play in PR, He lives for the drive and kicks and the passes under the basket. Why are we all surprised he did well? I told you he could ball. I bet you anything that Dwight and Darko's avgs' are going to go up b/c Arroyo will be setting them up. I told you not to sleep. :haha:
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Feb. 21 2006 11:31 PM


I guess Grant Hill will be starting next game.

Grant reinjured his abdomen.
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we literally have NO SF on the team right now. What a nightmare!
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Augmon!!!!!!!
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