Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XLIII Off-Season Edition)

MagicTownBaller · Post #1 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:28 am

ALL CREDIT GOES TO ARSENAL6106 FOR THIS THREAD! I JUST POSTED IT!

Part 27: I'll be happy with Shaw or Malone.
Part 28: This is the thread we get Shaw and team him up with Bynum.
Part 29: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 30: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 31: Rob is an idiot if he doesn't hire Sloan.
Part 32: Shaw or Malone!
Part 33: Are we there yet?
Part 34: This will be the thread we get our new coach?
Part 35: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 36: What's taking Rob so long?!!!!
Part 37: Lindsey Hunter?
Part 38: Michael Cooper?
Part 39: Shaw or Malone and I'll be content. Anything else, is just a stupid move.
Part 40: Jacque Who?
Part 41: Fine, I'll settle for the guy that got crossed over by AI 50 years ago.
Part 42:

Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins
The new head coach of the #Orlando #Magic is Jacque Vaughn, the @OrlandoSentinel has learned.

Our 10th Coach In Franchise History...Jacque Vaughn

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STRAP-IN!!!

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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!

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #2 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:41 am

1st.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIhTeh3UYtw[/youtube]

94_MagicFan · Post #3 » by **94_MagicFan** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:42 am

MAGICian619 · Post #4 » by **MAGICian619** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:42 am

Yahhh #43...something good will happen here!

MAGICian619 · Post #5 » by **MAGICian619** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:43 am

94_MagicFan wrote:2nd

I vote the Magic change their logo to your sig!

94_MagicFan · Post #6 » by **94_MagicFan** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:54 am

MAGICian619 wrote:
94_MagicFan wrote:2nd

I vote the Magic change their logo to your sig!

Wed have to trade Dwight first

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #7 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:02 am

94_MagicFan wrote:2nd

I love that Magic emblem, 100x better than the one we use.

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #8 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:30 am

http://www.hoopsworld.com/free-agency-t ... hats-left/

ADRajX · Post #9 » by **ADRajX** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 6:04 am

MagicTownBaller wrote:Part 27: I'll be happy with Shaw or Malone.
Part 28: This is the thread we get Shaw and team him up with Bynum.
Part 29: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 30: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 31: Rob is an idiot if he doesn't hire Sloan.
Part 32: Shaw or Malone!
Part 33: Are we there yet?
Part 34: This will be the thread we get our new coach?
Part 35: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 36: What's taking Rob so long?!!!!
Part 37: Lindsey Hunter?
Part 38: Michael Cooper?
Part 39: Shaw or Malone and I'll be content. Anything else, is just a stupid move.
Part 40: Jacque Who?
Part 41: Fine, I'll settle for the guy that got crossed over by AI 50 years ago.
Part 42:
Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins
The new head coach of the #Orlando #Magic is Jacque Vaughn, the @OrlandoSentinel has learned. [/size]

... YES!

RookieStar · Post #10 » by **RookieStar** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:05 am

^^ LOL

arsenal6106 · Post #11 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:09 am

I just noticed this thread.
Thanks for coming thru MTB.

arsenal6106 · Post #12 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:10 am

DJRajX wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:Part 27: I'll be happy with Shaw or Malone.
Part 28: This is the thread we get Shaw and team him up with Bynum.
Part 29: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 30: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 31: Rob is an idiot if he doesn't hire Sloan.
Part 32: Shaw or Malone!
Part 33: Are we there yet?
Part 34: This will be the thread we get our new coach?
Part 35: Do we have a coach yet?
Part 36: What's taking Rob so long?!!!!
Part 37: Lindsey Hunter?
Part 38: Michael Cooper?
Part 39: Shaw or Malone and I'll be content. Anything else, is just a stupid move.
Part 40: Jacque Who?
Part 41: Fine, I'll settle for the guy that got crossed over by AI 50 years ago.
Part 42:
Josh Robbins ‏@JoshuaBRobbins
The new head coach of the #Orlando #Magic is Jacque Vaughn, the @OrlandoSentinel has learned. [/size]

... YES!

Those weren't exact quotes, but you guys got the point.

ChildishGambino · Post #13 » by **ChildishGambino** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:20 am

this is probably going to be the slowest thread......i see a whole lotta nothing going on....well maybe Peter Vecey and Rudolph can get into it again....that was entertaining....

arsenal6106 · Post #14 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 7:22 am

^^^^You're underestimating Dwight Howard and the media. We'll have something to talk about...

BelgianMagic · Post #15 » by **BelgianMagic** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:33 am

Nothing will happen in this thread, not even a rumor worth discussing ..

Furinkazan · Post #16 » by **Furinkazan** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:41 am

94_MagicFan wrote:
MAGICian619 wrote:
94_MagicFan wrote:2nd

I vote the Magic change their logo to your sig!

Wed have to trade Dwight first

dunno to me
this one suggest we are Orlando MAGICS
instead of Magic

or Orlando MAGES lol

Post #17 » by **Def Swami** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:28 am

ChildishGambino wrote:this is probably going to be the slowest thread......i see a whole lotta nothing going on....well maybe Peter Vecey and Rudolph can get into it again....that was entertaining....

I think this thread will be full of appeasement. For the next month, I think the Magic try to land a stud to play next to D12. The Magic know the deal they want for D12 isn't out there and can't be made official until August 26. I think until that time comes, we'll see a lot of talk/rumors of the Magic trying to land a big fish. I'm not counting on it, though.

Post #18 » by **Def Swami** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:30 am

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/201 ... ght-howard

Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan still will not rule out his team beginning training camp Oct. 1 or the regular season Nov. 2 with Dwight Howard on its roster.

"As I've said all along, we're going to just continue to stay true to our process and let the process sort of dictate the opportunities and the scenarios that present themselves," Hennigan told the Orlando Sentinel in a telephone interview Saturday.

"We're going to have to be prepared across the board."

Howard still wants a trade — a point that Howard drove home during a meeting Wednesday in Southern California with Hennigan and Magic assistant general manager Scott Perry. Howard's agent, Dan Fegan, and Howard's manager, Kevin Samples, also attended the meeting, which the Magic requested.

Hennigan would not go into specifics, but he confirmed that he did not ask Howard on Wednesday to reconsider his trade request.

"We wanted to just go out and see Dwight and spend a little time with him and talk through a few things," Hennigan said. "We also wanted to check on his rehabilitation process, so it was more a chance for us to get out and get some face time with him and speak with him in person."

Bringing Howard to training camp would have some risks for the Magic.

Questions about the All-Star's future would loom over everything the team does. Those questions would make it more difficult for the team's first-year coach, Jacque Vaughn, and for Hennigan, a first-year GM, to create the kind of culture and team dynamic they hope to instill.

Hennigan might be using the possibility of Howard starting the season with the team as leverage to either get Howard to expand his list of preferred trade destinations or to get other teams to improve their offers.

bigmoe1952 · Post #19 » by **bigmoe1952** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:52 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-28/sports/os-orlando-magic-news-0729-20120728_1_kevin-samples-rob-hennigan-dwight-howard
Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan still will not rule out his team beginning training camp Oct. 1 or the regular season Nov. 2 with Dwight Howard on its roster.

"As I've said all along, we're going to just continue to stay true to our process and let the process sort of dictate the opportunities and the scenarios that present themselves," Hennigan told the Orlando Sentinel in a telephone interview Saturday.

"We're going to have to be prepared across the board."

Howard still wants a trade — a point that Howard drove home during a meeting Wednesday in Southern California with Hennigan and Magic assistant general manager Scott Perry. Howard's agent, Dan Fegan, and Howard's manager, Kevin Samples, also attended the meeting, which the Magic requested.

Hennigan would not go into specifics, but he confirmed that he did not ask Howard on Wednesday to reconsider his trade request.

"We wanted to just go out and see Dwight and spend a little time with him and talk through a few things," Hennigan said. "We also wanted to check on his rehabilitation process, so it was more a chance for us to get out and get some face time with him and speak with him in person."

Bringing Howard to training camp would have some risks for the Magic.

Questions about the All-Star's future would loom over everything the team does. Those questions would make it more difficult for the team's first-year coach, Jacque Vaughn, and for Hennigan, a first-year GM, to create the kind of culture and team dynamic they hope to instill.

Hennigan might be using the possibility of Howard starting the season with the team as leverage to either get Howard to expand his list of preferred trade destinations or to get other teams to improve their offers.

I think this is all posturing by Henny. The Magic have to try to regain some leverage that has been lost by those two motor-mouthed idiots...Howard and Fegan. I would be shocked if Howard goes to training camp. I frankly don't think he would. He would say his back isn't ready. He would do something to turn it into a disaster.

Hotshot Hower · Post #20 » by **Hotshot Hower** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 10:00 am

VGOSWAMI wrote:http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-07-28/sports/os-orlando-magic-news-0729-20120728_1_kevin-samples-rob-hennigan-dwight-howard

Hennigan might be using the possibility of Howard starting the season with the team as leverage to either get Howard to expand his list of preferred trade destinations or to get other teams to improve their offers.

From Dwight to Jacque Vaughan, we as fans are kind of getting a little agitated with how slow the process has taken. Though, I can say I'm beginning to become HUGE fan of Hennigan. From the way he handles things, keeps everything under the vest, to how calm and collected he is. Just letting the process dictate itself, rather than making rash decisions based on the pressure from the media, Dwight, Fegan, and even the fans.

I have faith the RIGHT DEAL will come along as long as he continues this strategy. I mean, it was rumored Jim Buss gave Hennigan a tongue lashing because Hennigan changed his stance on what he wanted MOST in return for Dwight. Imo, he's already making a name for himself, other GM's KNOW they can't "dupe" him, the Magic Organization like they have in the past (i.e Weisbrod/Otis).