Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXV: Offseason Edition)

arsenal6106 · Post #1 » by **arsenal6106** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:48 am

STRAP-IN!!!

Previous XXII Speculation threads during the 2011/12 Season:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1140267 (locked) (99 5/15 pages) I
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1141312 (locked) (100 8/15 pages) II
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1142019 (locked) (99 11/15 pages) III
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1142355 (locked) (99 2/15 pages) IV
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1142626 (locked) (99 11/15 pages) V
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1143155 (locked) (90 12/15 pages) VI
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1143609 (locked) (100 2/15 pages) VII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1144146 (locked) (99 14/15 pages) VIII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1144968 (locked) (101 1/15 pages) IX [Thanks eyriq!]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1149175 (locked) (100 4/15 pages) X
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1159326 (locked) (99 6/15 pages) XI
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1163945 (locked) (100 6/15 pages) XII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1164845 (locked) (100 10/15 pages) XIII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1165580 (locked) (100 8/15 pages) XIV
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1166634 (locked) (101 4/15 pages) XV
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1167546 (locked) (101 5/15 pages) XVI
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1167848 (locked) (100 7/15 pages) XVII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168104 (locked) (100 7/15 pages) XVIII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168314 (locked) (101 5/15 pages) XIX [Thanks eyriq!]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168515 (locked) (100 4/15 pages) XX
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168658 (locked) (100 12/15 pages) XXI
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168759 (locked) (93 5/15 pages) XXII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1180000 (locked) (100 3/15 pages) XXIII
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1182477 (locked) (100 8/15 pages) XXIV [arsenal6106]

The OP is currently at 2,391 10/15 pages total.
One page equals 15 posts

The OP is currently at 2,291 2/15 pages total.
One page equals 15 posts.

SUMMER 2012 SPECULATION THREAD

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

[Ex: Draft, Free Agency, Trades, Training Camp, Player Offseason news, Coaching news, Front Office/Management news, etc.]

LET'S GO MAGIC! DISCUSS!

Nemesis21 · Post #2 » by **Nemesis21** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:48 am

ADRajX · Post #3 » by **ADRajX** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:49 am

STRAP-IN!

94_MagicFan · Post #4 » by **94_MagicFan** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:51 am

So how many days till Draft day

kasedafk_1 · Post #5 » by **kasedafk_1** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:51 am

lol love the phil jackson pic. f duhon.

cb1115 · Post #6 » by **cb1115** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:53 am

Houston and LA are the front-runners to land Dwight now, IMO.

magicman123 · Post #7 » by **magicman123** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:54 am

cb1115 wrote:Houston and LA are the front-runners to land Dwight now, IMO.

don't count out the nets, they still have a 2nd round pick...errrt wait otis is gone, nvm

darthcheech2000 · Post #8 » by **darthcheech2000** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:55 am

Hope this thread is where we find out who our GM will be.

And what is this I hear about something big?

Post #9 » by **Def Swami** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:58 am

Jarrod N Rudolph ‏@JRudolphSports
If the Magic decide to trade Dwight, and I said IF, I don't think they would spend any significant amount of time speaking with Nets.

I think our chance of retaining Dwight went up. The whole season it was Nets or bust. Just a few days ago, Broussard listed Dwight's ordered preferences as 1.) Nets 2.) Magic 3.) Lakers. Unless he really despises ORL, where else is he going to go and win a championship and have more success than he can here?

Deron Williams sure as hell isn't staying in Brooklyn. Book that.

Hotshot Hower · Post #10 » by **Hotshot Hower** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:59 am

Do you think 3-way talks open up between Orl-Cle-LAL?

If Dwight does indeed want to be dealt, especially knowing the landscape of the lottery what team now offers the best package?

gp123 · Post #11 » by **gp123** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:00 am

Well since we won't be trading with the nets, I'm now looking forward to them going down in flames for this fiasco they've instigated. They had a solid future before the Dwill trade, and they gambled it away. serves'em.

spinedoc · Post #12 » by **spinedoc** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:00 am

cb1115 wrote:Houston and LA are the front-runners to land Dwight now, IMO.

There are two L.A. teams that could work, Lakers and the Clips. Houston has a chance to get in on as a third team possibly, but not to land Dwight themselves and taking Gasol instead. I think the Clips would move Griffen and Jordan for him, also enabling them to lock up Paul long term. The third team possible is the Knicks, but not my favorite. They do have the talent and the contracts that would work though. The Hawks are an outside shot to pair with Smoove, but I doubt it would work actually, and that's about it now with the Nets landing on their face tonight.

fbeye343 · Post #13 » by **fbeye343** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:02 am

The big news is clearly Phil Jackson, Magic have given him the keys to the front office. Will he coach too and have an assistant gm take care of day to day gm matters. Or will he take the front office position and hire brian shaw as coach. Phil has always wanted control over basketball ops. And he has the number one building block, Dwight, at least in Phil's opinion to build around. Question now is whether Phil takes the bait.

ADRajX · Post #14 » by **ADRajX** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:05 am

@arsenal6106,

Here are the updated links/stats/numbers for you to add into the OP like I promised... man I can't believe we're close to 2,400 pages... just crazy.

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1140267 (locked) (99 5/15 pages) I [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1141312 (locked) (100 8/15 pages) II [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1142019 (locked) (99 11/15 pages) III [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1142355 (locked) (99 2/15 pages) IV [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1142626 (locked) (99 11/15 pages) V [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1143155 (locked) (90 12/15 pages) VI [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1143609 (locked) (100 2/15 pages) VII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1144146 (locked) (99 14/15 pages) VIII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1144968 (locked) (101 1/15 pages) IX [eyriq]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1149175 (locked) (100 4/15 pages) X [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1159326 (locked) (99 6/15 pages) XI [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1163945 (locked) (100 6/15 pages) XII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1164845 (locked) (100 10/15 pages) XIII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1165580 (locked) (100 8/15 pages) XIV [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1166634 (locked) (101 4/15 pages) XV [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1167546 (locked) (101 5/15 pages) XVI [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1167848 (locked) (100 7/15 pages) XVII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168104 (locked) (100 7/15 pages) XVIII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168314 (locked) (101 5/15 pages) XIX [eyriq]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168515 (locked) (100 4/15 pages) XX [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168658 (locked) (100 12/15 pages) XXI [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1168759 (locked) (93 5/15 pages) XXII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1180000 (locked) (100 3/15 pages) XXIII [DJRajX]
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=1182477 (locked) (100 8/15 pages) XXIV [arsenal6106]

The OP is currently at 2,391 10/15 pages total.
One page equals 15 posts.

Also thought it'd be cool if we kept [track] of who made the threads. I want to see a variety of users' names by the time we reach Part 50 or even 100 one day. :rock:

MoMM · Post #15 » by **MoMM** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:07 am

fbeye343 wrote:The big news is clearly Phil Jackson, Magic have given him the keys to the front office.

What? Did it happen?

arsenal6106 · Post #16 » by **arsenal6106** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:09 am

@DJ

It's now updated. Thanks!

dsg2021 · Post #17 » by **dsg2021** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:09 am

There's nothing statistically likely that would leave Brooklyn or Orlando thinking any differently than when the Nets did the Wallace deal a while ago which hurt their chances at a D12 trade...

I'm not falling for any BIG news until it happens. Many of us have made our FO choices clear, so I'm hoping it's returned interest from a Spurs/Thunder exec. But Bower is not a bad choice, this guy again is a former scout/head coach/GM all in one.

Also, Anyone else beside me LOVE those Celtics/Spurs commercials? Especially the Spurs commercial, that stuff is pure awesomeness. I would kill to see a really nice Magic commercial like those two.

glennathan · Post #18 » by **glennathan** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:10 am

Well, if I remember correctly we are supposed to hear the GM name released on Saturday. If it is Phil Jackson I can say that I would have a strong feeling that Brian Shaw becomes the HC. If it is someone like Lindsey from San Antonio then I think we get Sloan as coach.

dsg2021 · Post #19 » by **dsg2021** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:12 am

glennathan wrote:Well, if I remember correctly we are supposed to hear the GM name released on Saturday. If it is Phil Jackson I can say that I would have a strong feeling that Brian Shaw becomes the HC. If it is someone like Lindsey from San Antonio then I think we get Sloan as coach.

+1

Skin · Post #20 » by **Skin** » Thu May 31, 2012 1:13 am

I wonder if there are still people out there who scoff at the idea that Phil would be a viable option as GM.