Official Speculation Thread (Pt XII, Mods Close)

[ADRajX]

All right guys, you know the drill (11th thread was ~100 pages maxed out). Let's continue with the discussion from Part I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, & XI. Make life easier for the MODS.

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One page equals 15 posts.

The End Is Near & Judgement Day Is Around The Corner:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb1PfyZgYos[/youtube]
(Awesome Dwight video. The Terminator theme fits the emotion of the current situation, check it out)

-Let's discuss every news & rumor (from news articles, facebook/twitter, billboards, magazines, TV/Internet/Radio, etc.) that is occurring around the league (even if it is directly or indirectly affecting the Magic).

-March 1st is when Trade Restrictions are lifted, and March 15th is the Trade Deadline.

-Remember, whatever happens... happens. We will always be Orlando Magic Fans. Forever. Let's do this. GO MAGIC!

[ADRajX]

I'll count up and edit/add the total posts to the OP of this thread once the mods officially lock Part XI.

Edit, I did it, we're at 1090 1/15 pages.

[thelead]

I hope this thread brings resolution to the Dwight situation. Hopefully he stays for the long haul!

[ADRajX]

I hope this thread brings resolution to the Dwight situation. Hopefully he stays for the long haul!

Me too

But I have a strong feeling this thread is going to fill up extremely fast between March 1st-15th... heck it will probably fill up a good amount of pages in the next few days before March 1st... so whatever happens (Dwight's decision, FO resolutions, no trades, trades, etc.) might end up occurring in Part XIII actually lol... but we'll see... I'm happy we all made it this far with the thread... it's been epic and very entertaining... let's keep it up.

[Blue_and_Whte]

I don't mind Davis being the vocal leader. I mean honestly who else would it be? Not Dwight I don't need an article to tell me that his teammates have tuned him out as their "leader" I knew that happened the second it came out that he asked for a trade. Honestly I expected them to revolt a long time ago.

[ADRajX]

I don't mind Davis being the vocal leader. I mean honestly who else would it be? Not Dwight I don't need an article to tell me that his teammates have tuned him out as their "leader" I knew that happened the second it came out that he asked for a trade. Honestly I expected them to revolt a long time ago.

See I don't mind BBD being a vocal person for the team either... Tony Battie was that guy for us a few years ago... I just don't want BBD to overstep his boundaries and cause friction between the players and the coaching staff... as long as it's productive and it forces positive changes, that's great I'm all for it... I'm just worried BBD will go off punching a wall again... I don't mind him arguing with SVG or voicing his concerns, but I don't want him becoming a distraction either... it's a delicate situation to handle as a player in that role unfortunately... we'll see how it ends up.

[Orlando Prodigy]

[eyriq]

SVG's leadership > BBD leadership

[ADRajX]

Woah, well that came out of left field... are there any trade rumors involving Tyreke Evans?... I'm actually a fan of his game (I know people don't like him, but he's in a bad situation if you think about it, playing in a losing franchise, playing with young teammates [no vets], and having coaching changes), and I want him to leave Sacramento and find a team that will help mold his play style WHILE HE'S STILL YOUNG. His rookie year was amazing imo.

Maybe with Thomas having a breakout stretch at PG, and also having a pretty good player like Thornton at SG makes Tyreke expendable?

[Bensational]

Any player that needs to be told to play hard shouldn't be on this team.

The biggest culprit of that is Hedo. Considering he's a key part of making this team's offense gel, that's a bad start.

[ADRajX]

Any player that needs to be told to play hard shouldn't be on this team.

The biggest culprit of that is Hedo. Considering he's a key part of making this team's offense gel, that's a bad start.

I can't stand Hedo's laziness... I really can't... I feel like he sleepwalks through games, more-so than he used to when he was younger.

[Bensational]

Woah, well that came out of left field... are there any trade rumors involving Tyreke Evans?... I'm actually a fan of his game (I know people don't like him, but he's in a bad situation if you think about it, playing in a losing franchise, playing with young teammates [no vets], and having coaching changes), and I want him to leave Sacramento and find a team that will help mold his play style WHILE HE'S STILL YOUNG. His rookie year was amazing imo.

Maybe with Thomas having a breakout stretch at PG, and also having a pretty good player like Thornton at SG makes Tyreke expendable?

Haha, no rumours. I'm pushing the "Anderson for Evans" movement though, since Kyler mentioned variables yet to be considered. It looks to be gaining speed - nice!

[ADRajX]

Woah, well that came out of left field... are there any trade rumors involving Tyreke Evans?... I'm actually a fan of his game (I know people don't like him, but he's in a bad situation if you think about it, playing in a losing franchise, playing with young teammates [no vets], and having coaching changes), and I want him to leave Sacramento and find a team that will help mold his play style WHILE HE'S STILL YOUNG. His rookie year was amazing imo.

Maybe with Thomas having a breakout stretch at PG, and also having a pretty good player like Thornton at SG makes Tyreke expendable?

Haha, no rumours. I'm pushing the "Anderson for Evans" movement though, since Kyler mentioned variables yet to be considered. It looks to be gaining speed - nice!

I like it. I'm down for the cause.

[OMPunk]

This thread dies after the trade deadline I think. Great idea though to have the catch all thread as opposed to a ton of different topics spread throughout the board.

I don't think we get resolution in this thread.....but we'll get some legit rumors and a lot closer. 13's the lucky number!

[ADRajX]

This thread dies after the trade deadline I think. Great idea though to have the catch all thread as opposed to a ton of different topics spread throughout the board.

I don't think we get resolution in this thread.....but we'll get some legit rumors and a lot closer. 13's the lucky number!

Thanks. Yeah that was the goal (I also didn't expect it to reach 12 parts either lol) ... and yeah, I pretty much figured this thread will dwindle away after March 15th.

Later on during the summer free agency/off-season I'll start up another one or I'll just bump the last thread back up to continue the parts for the next season... I think that would be better.

[Orlando Prodigy]

Woah, well that came out of left field... are there any trade rumors involving Tyreke Evans?... I'm actually a fan of his game (I know people don't like him, but he's in a bad situation if you think about it, playing in a losing franchise, playing with young teammates [no vets], and having coaching changes), and I want him to leave Sacramento and find a team that will help mold his play style WHILE HE'S STILL YOUNG. His rookie year was amazing imo.

Maybe with Thomas having a breakout stretch at PG, and also having a pretty good player like Thornton at SG makes Tyreke expendable?

Not a rumor, just something I've always thought would be a good trade, and also realistic.

Anderson for Tyreke Evans
J-Rich/Q-Rich/Duhon for Stephen Jackson

Although I'd like to keep Q-Rich for his post-shot celebrations haha

[PeePee la Fritz]

This thread dies after the trade deadline I think. Great idea though to have the catch all thread as opposed to a ton of different topics spread throughout the board.

I don't think we get resolution in this thread.....but we'll get some legit rumors and a lot closer. 13's the lucky number!

Thanks. Yeah that was the goal (I also didn't expect it to reach 12 parts either lol) ... and yeah, I pretty much figured this thread will dwindle away after March 15th.

Later on during the summer free agency/off-season I'll start up another one or I'll just bump the last thread back up to continue the parts for the next season... I think that would be better.

Don't let it die. Bump whatever the last part of this thread during the summer. We gotta keep this epic thing going. Plus I've been a member for awhile and didn't post because there were so many unneccisary threads. This single thread has cut down horrible new topics by at least half.

[ADRajX]

This thread dies after the trade deadline I think. Great idea though to have the catch all thread as opposed to a ton of different topics spread throughout the board.

I don't think we get resolution in this thread.....but we'll get some legit rumors and a lot closer. 13's the lucky number!

Thanks. Yeah that was the goal (I also didn't expect it to reach 12 parts either lol) ... and yeah, I pretty much figured this thread will dwindle away after March 15th.

Later on during the summer free agency/off-season I'll start up another one or I'll just bump the last thread back up to continue the parts for the next season... I think that would be better.

Don't let it die. Bump whatever the last part of this thread during the summer. We gotta keep this epic thing going. Plus I've been a member for awhile and didn't post because there were so many unneccisary threads. This single thread has cut down horrible new topics by at least half.

K

[Reverse_Angle]

i still think getting granger is the most realistic option though.

[eyriq]

Yeah, I can gleefully and tyrannically lock any thread I don't like on the premise that it should be covered in this thread! DJRajX for poster of the year!