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| Magic vs Nets Thread; 2/22, 7:30 PM,Continental Airlines Arena | |
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| Pitbullz EP | Feb 23 2006, 09:58 AM Post #136 |
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Nobody knows whats going on, stop jumping to conclusions without knowing the facts. It's the second freaking game damn. |
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| Pitbullz EP | Feb 23 2006, 10:00 AM Post #137 |
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You people are so impatient!!! everyone is screaming to fire B Hill b/c he hasn't played an unproven player yet, You would think he was benching MJ or something. |
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| dxwwf3 | Feb 23 2006, 10:51 AM Post #138 |
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Give us one reason why he shouldn't be playing? 15 minutes isn't a ton of time. |
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| magiclive | Feb 23 2006, 11:43 AM Post #139 |
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unless darko was sick or injured last night, i really dont see any reason why he couldnt play atleast 10 min. coaches and gms sometimes have different points of view when it comes to rebuilding a team. the gms bring in young players and expect to lose at first but know that they wont lose their jobs because they are obviously building toward the future. coaches on the other hand, try to win every game and sometimes get too infatuated with winning and not losing their jobs, that they dont realize that their first priority is to develop the young players. |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 01:22 PM Post #140 |
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Have You Hugged Your Van Gundy Today?
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I just read this. Thanks man! Youre hilarious.
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| lazyberbs | Feb 23 2006, 01:24 PM Post #141 |
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Hill2Howard: You are probably right. I may have overreacted. I am so used to hearing coaches say one thing and 2 and a half years later, still backing down. I heard Hill say that Darko was going to have to get in there last night and then played with only 8 guys avoiding putting Darko in. It just seemed to me that a different look on defense might have really helped and the Nets having to guard another guy might have made a difference. I will back off and be pleasantly surprised in the future, rather than expecting things and, as you say, not knowing all the facts. You need to put young players in, sometimes, in situations where they can succeed and this was probably just not the right time. Hope it comes soon, though. |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 01:31 PM Post #142 |
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I did haha! |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 01:53 PM Post #143 |
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I was saying the same thing when I was there. |
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| Pitbullz EP | Feb 23 2006, 02:02 PM Post #144 |
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And I agree, I wanted him in the game too. We just got a little harsh there for a minute. Maybe coach hill has some plays he wants to run for darko and needs practice to make sure darko has a grasp. IMO, Hill is probablly under alot of pressure to not make this kid look bad in his debut on Friday. I could see that happening since the kid has been through some tough times in Detroit. I thought at first that Hill should just throw him in there. but that wouldn't be fair to Darko , since he's never played much with the players on the team other that Carlos, and he's a guy that's trying to prove the doubters wrong, andshow them that he can play. |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 02:03 PM Post #145 |
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Congrats man!!! |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 02:08 PM Post #146 |
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I totally saw this at the game too. It was sadly very obvious. More than twice a person drove and Dwight just watched them execute a layup next to him. Stevenson kept shooting from this one spot during warmups. Over and over and over. Cue the game, he drills like 3 shots from the exact spot. Practice counts boys and girls. |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 02:19 PM Post #147 |
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For all my fellow Darko Demons who, like me, couldn't wait to have him in the game: I honestly think Hill didnt play him tonight because a) He wanted his reliable starters to pull out a win to make the team realize they could win without Francis. I feel this was very important, and throwing an uncertain Darko out there wouldn't have accomplished that as well. b) He wanted to showcase the rest of the players for trades possibly. c) Darko was sitting THE ENTIRE TIME with a pose that resembled that statue "The thinker". When he wasnt doing that, he was laughing and not really paying attention during timeouts. His body language showed me that Hill must have told him for whatever reason that he had to sit this one out. d) We were very close against a great team this whole time. Although I wanted Darko, there was never a solid moment when I thought it would be safe to put him in. e) Kasun was having a career game, and like Hill I got very intrigued to see how good he could do while he was 'on'. Darko is definitely sold as a part of our future, but Kasun is not. Tonight Kasun played so well my friend said "Damn, that ugly white guy is great. Who is he?" There were a bunch of reasons in this particular game. The next game should be different. If it isn't I will be pissed!
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| Darkofan | Feb 23 2006, 02:42 PM Post #148 |
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I hear a lot of frustration already about Darko not playing. Trust me, I know how that feels. As a Pistons fan, I have been waiting a long long time for Darko to get a shot that simply never happened. So I plan to root for Darko, Arroyo, and Orlando from now on unless they are playing the Pistons of course. |
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| Black and Blue | Feb 23 2006, 02:43 PM Post #149 |
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Darkofan, become a Magic fan! Come to the darko-side, luke. |
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| MAGICMANEVAN | Feb 23 2006, 04:26 PM Post #150 |
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^^ ![]() look at this post-game quote from richard jefferson: :@ :@ :@ |
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