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goflyakite wrote:A "KNOWN" source? Link, please backing that notion? Dwight's been backing plenty of people in, but unfortunately some players AND teams resort to flopping as a defense against power players...you guys know about that at all?
litex wrote:I'm pretty sure that, no matter what he does, Lebron will never have "tittles" like Shaquille O'Neal does, or for that matter, Chales Barkley.
Again...link. I've read and heard nothing of the sort. And refer to my last post. Maybe that will shed a glimmer of light through that haze of absurdity which you seem to be muddling through at the moment.Death Knight wrote:goflyakite wrote:A "KNOWN" source? Link, please backing that notion? Dwight's been backing plenty of people in, but unfortunately some players AND teams resort to flopping as a defense against power players...you guys know about that at all?
Wow, how long have you been following the Orlando Magic? Not long? I mean, I'm surprised you've never heard of players and coaches talk about Dwight's weak lower body.
Bucs80 wrote:What the hell
We played today and lost?
Wow... That's what happens when you pay attention to football for the whole weekend.
I'm really baffled.
What happend?
Solid Snake wrote:Nothingface wrote:Anyways, good game guys.
I hope this is Orlando's year, if it can't be Toronto's.
Do the East proud.
I gotta go walk my dogs...
my dogs > your dogs.
I do what I feel, not because people ask me to do this,” Bargnani says, holding his hands over his head and doing a strange chicken dance.
RapZilla wrote:Good game guys. Exciting to say the least.
Ignore the raps fans who try to rub it in. They're the ones who bash their own team when the chips are down too.
Fact is the Raps have more talent than they're record indicates but aren't as good as Orlando period. We played well, you didn't. Credit is due nonetheless I think, especially considering we were without JO and Jose. Both of whom were just getting hot when they went down with injuries.
If we can get any semblance of chemistry on a consistent basis we might turn things around before its too late. Most of all we need better wing players.
I'm rooting for the Magic if my Raptors aren't in the playoff mix.
Soul wrote:Roko impressed me. If he can shoot, I think he'd be a better starter than Calderon.. his D is pretty solid and he drives a lot which is good
Lockdown wrote:Soul wrote:Roko impressed me. If he can shoot, I think he'd be a better starter than Calderon.. his D is pretty solid and he drives a lot which is good
He can't. This was his best game in the NBA by a mile.
And pay no mind to the trolls. They're the same people who muck up the Raptor board for the sane posters too; at least you guys only have to put up with them a couple of times a year. You can also rest in the knowledge that the Magic have owned the Raps for the last while, and this is the Raps' biggest win of the year (beating Houston on Friday was good too, but those guys didn't even show up to play).
goflyakite wrote:Again...link. I've read and heard nothing of the sort. And refer to my last post. Maybe that will shed a glimmer of light through that haze of absurdity which you seem to be muddling through at the moment.
Death Knight wrote:goflyakite wrote:Again...link. I've read and heard nothing of the sort. And refer to my last post. Maybe that will shed a glimmer of light through that haze of absurdity which you seem to be muddling through at the moment.
It started mostly with the Pistons calling Dwight out.
http://www.tampabaysportsblog.com/2008/ ... -of-words/
"The Pistons are hardened and have a rotation of strong men who they throw at Howard and anyone else who wants it. Theo Ratliff is a physical vet and along with Jason Maxiell, Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess they are a force that can mix it up with anyone. The Pistons also called out Dwight Howard by saying his upper body is strong but he has a ‘weak’ lower body. Howard took exception to that but he needs to prove himself there."
It's normal for guys to work a lot on their upper body and less on their lower body or in some cases completely forget about the lower body. Dwight is still a beast, so don't get so offended.
MitchellUK wrote:
Dude, I don't think the Pistons saying stuff like that - clearly mind games to try and get into Dwight's head - endorses the suggestion that Howard has weak legs. Facts are facts, and as someone posted earlier, propelling 275lbs upwards for a 1m vertical leap suggests that maybe the Pistons were wrong.
I do what I feel, not because people ask me to do this,” Bargnani says, holding his hands over his head and doing a strange chicken dance.
magicfan217 wrote:For the record:
Hedo/Cook or Bogans for Bargs/Calderon works.
would you do it? Would they?
Sigh...and I considered you one of the intelligent Raphans before you plodded down this baseless, idiotic path. Sorry, but YOUR argument is foolish. You have different body types and athletes considering those two sports. Poor analogy, bud. As a basketball player who spends his time in the post, it is a DEFINITE correlation we have with ballistic strength and power. There's just no other way to put it to you without becoming demeaning. You explode up, you explode back with the hip and knee extensors. End of story. Your little friend who came up with some OPINION by some player equates to the FACT that Dwight ALLEGEDLY does not have lower extremity strength, hard provides argument. I'm still waiting for a link providing some kind of evidence (Dwight full squatting 80lbs for only 8 reps etc.). If you want to get an opinion, ask those (including Bosh) who go flying when Dwight sticks his butt out a little. See if they think that Dwight doesn't have good lower body strength. You have made that argument the first couple seasons he came in, but now? That's just moronic...to put it nicely.Nothingface wrote:MitchellUK wrote:
Dude, I don't think the Pistons saying stuff like that - clearly mind games to try and get into Dwight's head - endorses the suggestion that Howard has weak legs. Facts are facts, and as someone posted earlier, propelling 275lbs upwards for a 1m vertical leap suggests that maybe the Pistons were wrong.
That is just not a good point. It's a different kind of strength that gives you hops as opposed to the strength that gives you pushing power. Otherwise Olympic power lifters would excel at high jump and long jump. Last time I checked they don't.
Congrats on finally pickin up a win, come back when your .500.
Alfred wrote:HAHAHAHA!!! This reads like a child's diary after he got his ass smacked by his dad. I can just imagine the blood vessle in your head pulsing, it's awesome
