July 5, 200719 yr The Magic will be the 4 seed in the East next year. 1. Chicago 2. Detroit 3. Cleveland 4. Orlando Hold me to it. agreed. Dwight howard getting a guy like Rashard Lewis = Scary Some good looking young teams in the east. I think Milwaukee makes a huge jump next year as well.
July 5, 200719 yr so you're happy to being resigned to life over the cap with a team that really has little potential to win a championship? or do you think the lewis/howard combo is really that frightening? But that's missing my point. The team is going to be over the cap anyway. So the choice came down to being a team over the cap with Lewis or a team over the cap without Lewis. Even if we don't sign him, we weren't adding anything to this team. So how exactly did adding Lewis preclude us from doing anything that we could have done if he had not added him?
July 5, 200719 yr Grant Hill will never last in that run and gun suns offense....smells like a season where he plays 55-60 games.
July 5, 200719 yr I want to see Grant get a ring. Definition of class. A lot of Magic fans were pissed about it and they feel like he owes the team to come back. I used to feel that way, but now I'm just happy that he is moving on. His time in Otown was bad for both sides. That shouldn't mean he has to continue to suffer or be punished for it. He deserves the chance to have a shot at a title or, at the least, make a solid playoff run. Both sides are moving on and putting this period behind them.
July 5, 200719 yr hill is a great fit for phoenix - they need a guy who can come off the bench and play smart basketball in a couple of positions while allowing the team to rest up - a lot of times last year phoenix watched 20 point leads vanish due to very poor decision making from the bench phoenix also has a very light practice routine, probably the lightest in the league if anything the style should keep him going - they need 15-20 minutes a night out of him
July 5, 200719 yr I can understand that but to be honest, if I were a Magic fan I'd direct more of my anger towards McGrady. I think Hill leaving is best for both parties.
July 5, 200719 yr I can understand that but to be honest, if I were a Magic fan I'd direct more of my anger towards McGrady. I think Hill leaving is best for both parties. It was the frustration with not being able to progress in the Tmac years. Those two could have been special. But it wasn't Grant's fault. He really tried his ass off, and he almost died (literally) because of what his body did to him. No matter how mad we were, his loss was greater.
July 5, 200719 yr Grant is just one of my favorite basketball players and people ever so I'll admit that what I say about him is totally biased. Probably had one of the best overall college seasons I've seen in my lifetime. His '94 season with Duke was unreal. Duke had no business being in the '94 national championship game but that is how good Grant was. Amazing watching that team over achieve and almsot take down the superior Arkansas team and win the title. Love that guy.
July 5, 200719 yr Dissapointed Grant's not coming back? Yeah. Angry at him? Nope, wish him the best of luck. Don't know if you can find another player that loves the game as much as him.
July 5, 200719 yr I can understand that but to be honest, if I were a Magic fan I'd direct more of my anger towards McGrady. I think Hill leaving is best for both parties. I respect Hill, he's definitely a class act, and hope he gets that ring, but his tenure with the club was rough for both him and the team, and I'm kinda glad that period in Magic history is over.
July 5, 200719 yr The Magic will be scary once all their young guns come into form Dwight Howard gets better each year, Nelson and Redick playing guard and then Rashad Lewis that is just downright scary. I think its really funny that the heat fans are bashing the magic for being over the cap now but they wanted lewis so bad and would have been in the same situation had they signed him. bottom line is this Nelson Reddick Lewis Turk. Darko Howard I think at least a 4 seed this season
July 5, 200719 yr JJ sucks. He can't play any D or create his own shot. I'll go ban bet he averages 10 points next year. The 'he can't play any D' is total ass talking. I saw him quite a few times on the package last year and his defense is nowhere near any worse than a lot of NBA players who get extensive PT. He sucked as a college freshman and evolved in to a pretty damn good defender his senior year and was pretty overlooked in that regard. I love the blanket response he gets when he was hurt the entire off-season and in to the regular season and only played in 42 games under a coach who was reluctant to utilize him in a proper scheme with the players they have.
July 5, 200719 yr JJ sucks. He can't play any D or create his own shot. I'll go ban bet he averages 10 points next year. The 'he can't play any D' is total ass talking. I saw him quite a few times on the package last year and his defense is nowhere near any worse than a lot of NBA players who get extensive PT. He sucked as a college freshman and eveolved in to a pretty damn good defender his senior year and was pretty overlooked in that regard. I'll gladly take that bet. Loser has to buy season 3 of LOST on dvd for the winner.
July 5, 200719 yr Um, no I'm not going to buy someone something worth 50 bucks over this. Like I said it's a ban bet. 1 month ban for the loser.
July 5, 200719 yr Um, no I'm not going to buy someone something worth 50 bucks over this. couldnt really blame him for trying i probably wouldve asked for season tickets to the team of my choice
July 5, 200719 yr :lol Fair enough, but I only care about this stuff within the context of the board. Its not gonna interfere or melt in to my actual life. He only has to average 4 points more than last year, I'm extremely confident.
July 5, 200719 yr i just cant see the magic having a better record than the heat next year...they are still too young
July 5, 200719 yr The Magic only finished 4 games behind Miami last year. Yeah, D Wade was gone, and Shaq was out. But Shaq is going to be out 20 games a year, and Miami is only getting worse, while the rest of the East is vastly improving. Consistently, the Magic were a one man team. Now, consistently they'll at least be a 2 man team... and who knows when Jameer and Ariza will really step up. They could win 50 games this year. Miami most definitely will not.
July 5, 200719 yr The Magic only finished 4 games behind Miami last year. Yeah, D Wade was gone, and Shaq was out. But Shaq is going to be out 20 games a year, and Miami is only getting worse, while the rest of the East is vastly improving. Consistently, the Magic were a one man team. Now, consistently they'll at least be a 2 man team... and who knows when Jameer and Ariza will really step up. They could win 50 games this year. Miami most definitely will not. dont be so sure on that...there isnt a coach better in the nba at adjusting to how the nba styles change than pat riley...and he will get the max effort of whoever is on that roster...
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