How far away from a playoff team are we?

Blues · Post #1 » by **Blues** » Fri May 31, 2013 3:55 am

I personally think, we're solid.

Obviously, we're not going for a playoff spot next year. But potentially, I think we could serious be an 7th/8th seed. When we are 100 percent healthy, we look alright! We've got rookies who got experienced and are battle tested going into their second year. I think potentially, this team could be better than Milwaukee.

PG Jameer Nelson
SG Arron Afflalo
SF Tobias Harris
PF Glen Davis
C Nikola Vucevic

Harkless and the #2 talent.

Swish28 · Post #2 » by **Swish28** » Fri May 31, 2013 5:33 am

We might be better than the Bucks, but there are other teams. The Cavs would've been solid if healthy and now they have a #1 pick. The Wizards also made a small run for the 8 seed last season and now they have the #3 pick. I say we make the playoffs in 2015.

SOUL · Post #3 » by **SOUL** » Fri May 31, 2013 6:09 am

2 year rebuild, just get experience next year. win/loss should be irrelevant. being slightly better version of a crappy ass bucks team is no consolation, but idk i guess it just matters how our young players develop next year. if we catch lightning in a bottle i wouldn't be adverse towards challenging for the playoffs.

meatwad4343 · Post #4 » by **meatwad4343** » Fri May 31, 2013 6:44 am

if we got bledsoe, drafted bmac somehow got wiggins and the young guys keep making strides in their game, we could make the playoffs NEXT year. not this year.

bledsoe
bmac
wiggins
harris
vuc

that would be good for an 8 seed probably. if not then the summer of 14 when we can cash in on a max fa is when we'll make the playoffs.

MagicFan32 · Post #5 » by **MagicFan32** » Fri May 31, 2013 6:46 am

not next year.
MAYBE the year after if things go right
(2nd pick does well, we get wiggins/parker/randle etc, continued growth from youth, and star player in 14')

orlando1214 · Post #6 » by **orlando1214** » Fri May 31, 2013 7:35 am

Saint Nicolas wrote:2 year rebuild, just get experience next year. win/loss should be irrelevant. being slightly better version of a crappy ass bucks team is no consolation, but idk i guess it just matters how our young players develop next year. if we catch lightning in a bottle i wouldn't be adverse towards challenging for the playoffs.

Completely agree with all of this. Next year is about our young guys improving and getting experience, I think that should be the main goal. I could definitely see the team making the playoffs in the season after next, especially if our high draft picks pan out. Really excited to watch our young core grow though and I think next year will be really interesting to watch as our guys continue to get experience and improve.

Neon1 · Post #7 » by **Neon1** » Fri May 31, 2013 1:29 pm

Depending on progression/regression of Vucevic,Harris, Harkless good health & if drafting McLemore means trading Afflalo (and depending on what comes in return) this team could possibly end up right on the cusp of the playoffs.

This also assumes McLemore is a legit upper level starter.

PG Jameer Nelson
SG Ben McLemore
SF Tobias Harris
PF Glen Davis
C Nikola Vucevic

FG Maurice Harkless
PF Andrew Nicholson

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Post #8 » by **Def Swami** » Sat Jun 1, 2013 4:18 am

2014-2015 is our year.

G-Heel · Post #9 » by **G-Heel** » Sat Jun 1, 2013 5:10 am

Another top 5 pick again unless Magic bring in an allstar level FA

rcklsscognition · Post #10 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sat Jun 1, 2013 5:17 am

We might make the playoffs in 2014-2015, but I put 2015-2016 at like 95% chance. Really good players come into the league all the time and don't lead their teams to the playoffs right away.

Viper1500 · Post #11 » by **Viper1500** » Sat Jun 1, 2013 6:05 am

G-Heel wrote:Another top 5 pick again unless Magic bring in an allstar level FA

Post #12 » by **craig01** » Sun Jun 2, 2013 1:38 pm

Blues wrote:I personally think, we're solid.

Obviously, we're not going for a playoff spot next year. But potentially, I think we could serious be an 7th/8th seed. When we are 100 percent healthy, we look alright! We've got rookies who got experienced and are battle tested going into their second year. I think potentially, this team could be better than Milwaukee.

PG Jameer Nelson
SG Arron Afflalo
SF Tobias Harris
PF Glen Davis
C Nikola Vucevic

Harkless and the #2 talent.

This team is still missing half of an NBA roster with legitimate players.

Without significant growth or roster moves, this team as-is (including the new first round pick) is still probably in the neighborhood of a 25-win team.

The Magic were 12-13 early on, but finished on an 8-49 run.

They aren't even close to a .500 team, but they are better than the team that went 8-49 (which would be on pace for a 12-win season).

Catledge · Post #13 » by **Catledge** » Sun Jun 2, 2013 2:42 pm

I think a little too much has been made of that 12-13 start, but people seem to forget that our three key vets all missed bit chunks of that 8-49 run. Considering that the key young guys will all be a little bit better, it seems unlikely that we would win less than 30 games with healthy vets.

The only way we make a run for a top-3 pick again is if injuries hit hard again or if we trade away at least two of Jameer, AA, and BBD in exchange for either picks or young players who are not at all ready to contribute (guys who are where Harkless was at the start of last year).

CZ Eddie · Post #14 » by **CZ Eddie** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 6:18 am

How far away from a playoff team are we?

Well, this is the Eastern conference where you can get into the playoffs as a below 500 team.
So,,, we can get there next year.

How far are we from the second round?
I'm thinking we're two coaches and four/five years away from that goal.
I love my Magic and have nothing against the current coach.
I've just been around awhile is all.

MagicFan32 · Post #15 » by **MagicFan32** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 6:27 am

guys guys, we're going to sign lebron next summer wake up. after we pick mclemore and julius randle or andrew wiggins lebron will wants to come here

drsd · Post #16 » by **drsd** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 6:38 am

Orlando was a marginal playoff team until all the injures took hold. Even then, the number of 4th quarter collapses was staggering. The Magic is nowhere near the bottom five, if healthy. That "if" is so great, that it is really hard to gauge.

If Nelson and Davis are healthy for 70 games, Orlando will win more than 30 games. At that point, Coach Vaughn will be beholden to Wins.

Those of you hoping for Orlando to "develop players" (i.e. Tank), well, hope that GM Hennigan trades both Nelson and Davis, with Harrington. Even Afflalo would "hurt" the loss total.

damo[23] · Post #17 » by **damo[23]** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 8:44 am

I was just about to say that drsd!

Don't forget that until the december "10 loss" streak when the team fell through the injury tree hitting every single branch on the way down, we were doing a good job of being in the hunt for a play off spot.

We actually were a pretty competitive team game to game as well, we were certainly not a push over, even without many players, and like drsd was sometimes just that 4th quarter collapse that pushed us out, but rarely blow outs. I actually felt like we had quite a low number of blow outs for a team, especially one that didn't even hit 30 wins.

Next year I do actually expect to be fairly competitive for the playoff picture, we might not make it, but I do see us hunting, unless we come out of the gates really poorly and then go tank mode or get hit with the injury stick again.

doct3r dr3 · Post #18 » by **doct3r dr3** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 9:30 am

Q: How far away from a playoff team are we?

A: ~234 miles

Neon1 · Post #19 » by **Neon1** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 11:42 am

doct3r dr3 wrote:Q: How far away from a playoff team are we?

A: ~234 miles

You win, Sir.

JNelson43 · Post #20 » by **JNelson43** » Mon Jun 3, 2013 3:03 pm

Not next season, hopefully the season after that. Of course there's a lot of "managing" to be done before that time. I just hope we really build a good team instead of a perpetual 8th seed like the Bucks.