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Magic Postions All Wrong?; Magic Postions All Wrong???
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Topic Started: Jul 11 2007, 04:18 PM (556 Views)
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ec23456
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Jul 11 2007, 04:18 PM
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Ok I have no problems with PG,SG,C Postions but I do have problems if Orlando does the following.If Orlando is going to play at the Power Fowerd and Turkulou at Small Forward,I believe that is all wrong,because we have seen Seattle when Lewis was a member and he can drill 3's so turk needs to be the one that plays Power Forward I mean they are the same height the only difference I see is Lewis shoots better %
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MagicMadness
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Jul 11 2007, 04:59 PM
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Lewis had better be playing his natural position. There is no reason to pay him all that money just to play a different spot.
I don't want to revisit the Gooden/Howard fiasco of a few seasons ago..
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Ben Q Rock
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Jul 11 2007, 06:04 PM
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Otis said on the radio that he doesn't worry about power forward versus small forward, which leads me to believe that Turk/Lewis/Howard and Turk/Ariza/Howard is a real possibility on the front line. He also said that Trevor can play two positions, which means that he might start in the backcourt with Jameer. Seems kinda odd to me, whatever.
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Black and Blue
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Jul 11 2007, 06:21 PM
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Have You Hugged Your Van Gundy Today?
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Redick and Ariza are the two people that can make this roster work if they reallllly improve this offseason. Having them play at SG will really help us out and then we can have more freedom with our big men to use versatile quick guys like Gortat.
It's kind of a crap shoot at this point. I'd still like to deal Turk for a chance at a big man.
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ec23456
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Jul 16 2007, 08:31 PM
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No I would rather keep turk because there is not too many 6'10 SF-PF's espesically who shoot a decent 3pt%
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Jul 16 2007, 09:43 PM
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There is no use worrying about positions. The talent doesnt change. The positions now a days are so broad and many teams use players that normally wouldnt fit but they do in todays NBA. If we have matchup problems with the starters we can sub in guys. Anyways, i think a lineup of Nelson, Ariza, Turk, Lewis, Dwight would be a huge force in the East and we could really do some damage. Even just using that lineup sometimes during games it would be really tough for teams. Or if we used JJ at the 2 instead of Ariza, we could space the floor like crazy for Dwight and Nelson in the lane.
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Jul 17 2007, 10:25 AM
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7017602
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Jul 17 2007, 11:43 AM
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Charley Rosen Special to FOXSports.com, Updated 2 days ago STORY TOOLS:
What with the presumed jewel of the free-agent market arriving in town and several important players going elsewhere, Orlando has been one of the busiest teams in the off-season. Let's take a look at what the Magic's prestidigitations have produced thus far, and take an educated guess as to how the team might fare in the upcoming season.
Losing Grant Hill was painful. Sure, he missed 17 games — which wasn't catastrophic considering his medical history — but he was the team's second-leading-scorer at 14.4 points per game. Also, his field goal accuracy of 51.8 percent indicates just how reliable he was in clutch situations. The absence of Hill will be felt most in the locker room, where his good cheer, his industrious game preparation, and his eagerness to advise and support his teammates at all times simply cannot be replaced. Rashard Lewis will more than compensate for most of Hill's absent numbers. Whereas Lewis is an extremely dangerous 3-point shooter, Hill was only a sometimes threat. Indeed, it's Lewis' long-range bombs that will stretch the defense and provide Dwight Howard with more space to operate in the pivot. Lewis can also fill the basket with turnaround jumpers launched from a middle-post position.
Neither Hill nor Lewis is an accomplished rebounder and defender, Hill is a much better passer, and both are turnover prone.
Technically speaking, Tony Battie returns as the starting center with Howard as the recumbent power forward. In reality, Howard can only score when he's within two or three steps of the hoop, and Battie is strictly a jump shooter and part-time rebounder, who will also double as Howard's backup.
The Magic are betting over $110 million Rashard Lewis can take them to the next level. (Terrence Vaccaro / Getty Images)
Lewis will be the small forward, and leading scorer.
Jameer Nelson is the starting point guard. Keith Bogans will most likely get the most minutes at the shooting-guard spot. Keyon Dooling is waiting in the wings for Nelson's shoot-first mindset to aggravate Stan Van Gundy as much as it did Brian Hill. Ditto for Carlos Arroyo. Travis Diener is strictly a zone-buster and point guard of last resort.
Dooling will also be utilized to back-up Bogans. J.J. Redick has to vastly improve his defense to get any meaningful time.
Hedo Turkoglu seems to be the odd man out, reduced to backing up Bogans and Lewis. Trevor Ariza will run himself into daylight at both wing positions.
With all the changes, however, the Magic's roster is still full of holes.
Even though Darko Milicic didn't always come to play, he provided interior scoring, rebounding and explosive shot-blocking whenever he did. Sans Milicic, Howard is Orlando's only power player. Unless, that is, second-year player James Augustine has suddenly developed into a force to be dealt with in the middle.
The only player going to Orlando in the recent draft was Milovan Rakovic, a 6-foot-10 ball-handler and jump-shooter. If Pat Garrity and Bo Outlaw aren't booted out of town and are kept on the payroll, their contributions will be minimal.
So, then, Howard has to continue being the Magic's bulwark on the boards. But from whence will his help come? And without Milicic, Howard is also the Magic's only shot-blocker. In addition, Milicic's exit leaves Howard as the only low-post threat, albeit one who is extremely vulnerable to double-teams.
Point guard is likewise an iffy situation. Nelson is a scorer at heart, Arroyo has sticky fingers, and Dooling is undisciplined.
Bogans is an adequate replacement for Hill, given his defense and with Lewis assuming most of the point-making responsibilities.
Moreover, the Magic's bench is somewhat short. How will Turkoglu — and his sub-42 percent shooting — fare without starters' minutes? Or does Van Gundy play either Turkoglu or Lewis at the starting two slot? If so, the Magic's backcourt defense will be severely compromised.
So what else does this team need to step into the Eastern Conference's upper echelon? Another big man with board-power. Another player who can play with his back to the basket. A more mindful point guard. A high-caliber shooting guard. A creative scorer off the bench. More refinement and versatility in Howard's low-post offense than newly-hired big man's coach Patrick Ewing can provide.
In losing Hill and Milicic, the Magic have taken two steps backwards. In gaining Lewis and losing Milicic, they've taken two steps forward.
So calm down Magic fans and don't let the off-season hype raise your hopes too high. If the needs listed above are not addressed, the Magic will show only a slight improvement over last season. The step forward might be sufficient to at least avoid getting swept in the opening round of the playoffs.
Gee, Charley, thanks for just adding EVERY OTHER REPORTERS OPINION on the situation and trying to pass it off as your own. The article really lost all credibility when it said Keith Bogans would be starting.
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