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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 28 2007, 10:33 PM (4,374 Views) | |
| Pitbullz EP | May 14 2007, 10:25 PM Post #46 |
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Magic in 5
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I think Arroyo is a mediocore PG I never EVER said he was great. I've always said he's a better POINT GUARD than Jameer, Make correct assesments based on his game. Not who's cheering for him in the stands. |
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| efenell | May 22 2007, 12:46 PM Post #47 |
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DA - Magic Legend
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The more I read, the more likely it looks like Coach Hill is comming back next season. |
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| Black and Blue | May 22 2007, 01:12 PM Post #48 |
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Have You Hugged Your Van Gundy Today?
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I agree
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| gomagic33 | May 22 2007, 07:30 PM Post #49 |
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Mr. Anderson
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Link to FloridaToday article Seems like you got guys are right on this one. |
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| True Magic | May 23 2007, 12:24 AM Post #50 |
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The Franchise
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This is annoying. Someone in the front office step up and toss this joke of a head coach out the door please. Jeezus. Oh yeah, in other news it's now official that Rick Adelman will be the Rockets head coach. Pathetic, the Magic have no excuses for their lack of aggressiveness in trying to find a replacement. Honestly, I'm really fed up with this now. |
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| MAGICmanSAM | May 23 2007, 01:29 AM Post #51 |
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God is LOVE
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you took the words out of my mouth |
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| gomagic33 | May 23 2007, 03:23 AM Post #52 |
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Let's talk about something else aside from the Brian Hill situation. Since the Sonics got the no. 2 on the draft which right now seems to be Durant, will it mean that Rashard Lewis is expendable? If he is, that should be good news to the Magic. What do you think guys? |
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| efenell | May 23 2007, 10:39 AM Post #53 |
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I'd rather get Allen, but I would be more then satisfied w/ Lewis. |
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| Black and Blue | May 23 2007, 11:25 AM Post #54 |
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Have You Hugged Your Van Gundy Today?
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Normally I would say yes, but if our team has Brian Hill returning (likely) I have seriously lost hope in their decision making ability. |
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| True Magic | May 23 2007, 01:28 PM Post #55 |
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I'd love if Rashard Lewis came to Orlando. He would add an electric, dynamic force to our lineup. He'd get the ball moving and REALLY help us offensively. It'd be sick to see him and D-Flight throwing it down in the same court together. |
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| MAGICMANEVAN | May 24 2007, 12:24 AM Post #56 |
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Rashard Lewis would be a great pickup for the Magic. He has playoff experience, he is a 6-10 SF, he shoots a great percentage from the field, and shoots a good percent from the 3pt line. Hes a very good FT shooter, he rebounds the ball pretty well, and can get some assists. He doesnt turn the ball over too much and hes a big, active defender. Also besides this past year, hes pretty good about not missing too many games. Hes normally playing in about 70+ games a year. |
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| CLos | May 24 2007, 04:12 PM Post #57 |
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Eastern Conference Champs
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Rashard has been consistent his whole career. He has improved or almost have improved his scoring avg. every year in the league. He can spread the D around and is a good addition. |
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| Shareef | May 29 2007, 07:24 AM Post #58 |
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Hey guys, haven't been in here for a while but here is my take on the magic offseason. 1. First thing is first we need to resign Darko, simple as that. The guy is improving and it is very diffuclt to get a decent big in this league that does what he does, it would be foolish to let him go. The magic should have resigned him last season it would have been cheaper but after what he did in the playoff his agent may ask for more. I think the deal will be 5 to 6 years at 8 or 10 million dollars, i also expect some kind of team opition too. 2. We really need to get a wing scorer to play along side Darko and Dwight, I am pretty much sold on Lewis. Carter and Billups are getting up there in age and i am pretty sure Billups will stay in Detriot and i am not sure about Carter. G.Wallace is great but he does not do what we need. He is a great shot blocker and rebounder but how effective would he be if he played beside guys like Darko and Dwight who pretty much do those things.And while Wallace is also a great perimenter defender, I expect Ariza to be good also. Lewis is my choice because he is a great scorer and decent rebounder but his major flaw is that he plays little to no defense. My idea to hide this flaw is to start Ariza at the 2 because he is the polar oppsite of lewis, he is a great defender, slasher and does all the dirty work. Ariza played some 2 last season but for this to fully work out Ariza must improve his ball handling. If Ariza is not ready to play the 2 we must Start Dooling because we need a guy with D out on the perimeter. But the why i see it Ariza will start beside who ever we get at some point during the season, just like Darko and Dwight he is young and improving I don't know how long we could keep him on the bench. With lewis i see a contract at 4 to 5 years at 10 to 14 million, any thing more would be over paying in my opinion. But to get him at that contract would have to include a trade, which leads me to number 3. 3. To sign lewis outright we must either trade Dooling or Turk, if i had a choice i would trade Turk. The reason why is because he does not bring it on a everyday basics and I would think more teams would have interest in turk because he could score, i think a team like Houston would love him. 4. With the current team we have a pass first pg, who is a decent defender is a must. I would love to give Nelson another try but i don't thing he is the pure point we need. A trade for Riduour or Jack would be great but i don't now what we could offer thou. 5. We must resign Hill for the Vet min would be great off the bench. With our 3 second round picks we must draft a BPA. And it would not be a bad thing to take a look at the Dauis Rice from the Deveplomental leauge. 6. And lastly I would love Iavaroni as the next Magic head coach. Line Up: PG: Ridour/Nelson SG: Ariza/JJ/Dooling SF: Lewis/Hill/Bogans PF: Darko/Ausgtine C: Dwight/Battie With this line up we should be able to run the floor and play in the half court, really i see us being an half court team running when we have a chance to. In the half court i would love to see most of the plays run thru the post with Dwight and Darko and the rest ran thru Lewis out on the perimenter. Darko, Dwght, and Lewis should be our main opintions on offence, while Ariza will be the slasher and cuter and Riduor should be ready on the outside when Darko, Dwight or Lewis are doubled. On Defense Ariza should be guarding the best wing player and if any body gets in the paint they must deal with the Double D's lol. |
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| TheFalcon | May 29 2007, 09:10 AM Post #59 |
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Hmmm, interesting analysis. Ideally, that all sounds great. However, money doesn't grow on trees. I don't think we could resign Darko for 8-10 million a year, sign Lewis for 10-14 million a year, bring in another point guard, and resign Grant Hill - all while only giving up Turk. As much as I want Lewis, I think it will probably come at the expense of Darko. It's a tough situation, but I really feel that we are going to have to choose which is more important. I think I'm leading towards Lewis, because I think that would make us a more complete team...but it's still very hard to part ways with such a promising young player. |
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| Black and Blue | May 29 2007, 11:32 AM Post #60 |
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Shareef, great to see you back man. Interesting analysis and I agree with almost all of it, but I think that G. Wallace could actually fit in well here (especially if we start playing a Suns style offense that is rife with athletic talent). I also think it will be tough to get Rashard Lewis and retain a lot of pieces, but if we can get him it would be fantastic. |
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