Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXIV: Offseason Edition)

Post #1361 » by **Bensational** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:20 pm

Bower's relationship with Martins is the reason i expected him to be signed as GM all along. it's the way this team does things. it's why they keep screwing everything up.

Cigamodnalro · Post #1362 » by **Cigamodnalro** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:21 pm

I read about (and alluded to in a post a few pages back) the Bower-Martins relationship earlier, but I still think Martins has to have something else up his sleeve. Bower is just weaksauce.

rcklsscognition · Post #1363 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:28 pm

arsenal6106 wrote:
cb1115 wrote:BS's interview with Kyler is on this page: http://www.espnflorida.com/today-on-primetime-5-30-12/

After listening to the interview, it seems as if the "big" news is about a potential GM.

"If something else doesn't come together, Jeff Bower could be the guy..."
-BS

I think he's referring to his "big" news with the bolded part?

I agree. Don't expect trades or anything without a GM in place, and probably no coach without a GM.

Post #1364 » by **Def Swami** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:31 pm

I find the paradox in all this really annoying. Get a GM that can keep Dwight is brewing, but if that doesn't work, get a GM that will kick Dwight out.

gp123 · Post #1365 » by **gp123** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:35 pm

Are teams allowed to trade right now, or is there a restriction until post season ends or until draft night?

Skin · Post #1366 » by **Skin** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:36 pm

Jeff Bower is fat so I don't like him.

Tells me all I need to know about his decision making skills.

AddiFB · Post #1367 » by **AddiFB** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:36 pm

VGOSWAMI wrote:I find the paradox in all this really annoying. Get a GM that can keep Dwight is brewing, but if that doesn't work, get a GM that will kick Dwight out.

It's just these "sources" throwing out a two-edged knife. They can't be wrong, either side with cut through.

Orlando gets a GM that will make moves to make Dwight want to stay = Told you..

Orlando gets a GM that will make moves to make Dwight want to leave and then trade him = Told you..

Driguez · Post #1368 » by **Driguez** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:37 pm

Bower... The DeVos family does not and will not learn.

ADRajX · Post #1369 » by **ADRajX** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:37 pm

I want Weaver or Pritchard as our GM... not Eggman Bower... sigh

AddiFB · Post #1370 » by **AddiFB** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:39 pm

DJRajX wrote:I want Weaver or Pritchard as our GM... not Eggman Bower... sigh

Cigamodnalro · Post #1371 » by **Cigamodnalro** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:40 pm

gp123 wrote:Are teams allowed to trade right now, or is there a restriction until post season ends or until draft night?

Teams can trade now, I believe.

ADRajX · Post #1372 » by **ADRajX** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:40 pm

AddiFB wrote:
DJRajX wrote:I want Weaver or Pritchard as our GM... not Eggman Bower... sigh

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9BDW9vdfFE[/youtube]

Cigamodnalro · Post #1373 » by **Cigamodnalro** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:41 pm

AddiFB wrote:
DJRajX wrote:I want Weaver or Pritchard as our GM... not Eggman Bower... sigh

Post #1374 » by **Def Swami** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:41 pm

Steve Kyler ‏@stevekylerNBA
Guys... relax... @MagicInsider said there was something big in the works that he wasn't ready to comment on yet... thats all he said.

AgEnT50 · Post #1375 » by **AgEnT50** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:41 pm

@ DJRajX

Post #1376 » by **Def Swami** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:42 pm

Evan Dunlap ‏@BQRMagic
Per @KBergCBS, Tony Ronzone took a job w/ the Mavs. I would have liked to see him in Orlando's front-office. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ken-b ... with-hawks

NEM · Post #1377 » by **NEM** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:50 pm

something big that he doesnt want to comment on just yet... where have i heard this before ?

NEM · Post #1378 » by **NEM** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:51 pm

btw, stern was just trolling on nbatv for those of you who missed it... he expects the nets to sell out EVERY game next season

WeAreVenom · Post #1379 » by **WeAreVenom** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:53 pm

Don't know if this has been posted, but....

Per Mr.Redick:

Whether there were locker room problems in Orlando this past season:
"Yeah I don't think we were as unified as we could've been and maybe that is an understatement but there were some issues. We had a great culture the years that we won in 2009 and made it to the Finals. 2008 where it was kind of our first year winning 50 games for Stan's first year. 2010 when we made it to the Conference Finals again and I really enjoyed our locker room. Those were three teams that I loved being around. In '08 we had guys like Keyon Dooling, Tony Battie, who had great approaches, were professionals, MP (Mickael Pietrus), Marcin (Gortat), Courtney Lee and myself, we had young guys in '09 and really the 2010 team to me was my favorite team I played on because we just did everything as a team and it was my one year where everybody kind of bonded on and off the court and then for whatever reason the culture has just changed over the last two years and that certainly affects the locker room. I can't say it was outright arguing but look there were some issues. I think if you watched us play this year you knew that. You don't score 66 points in games and lose by 30. That doesn't happen five times in a season unless there's some issues."

So.....Maybe Dwight really is mad at the team? Or the team mad at him, or something...

Either way, this is going to lead to some major shakeups. Either a major trade (or a few) or blowing it all up. Dwight probably wants to leave because of this, so maybe if we get it together, he'll have a change of heart.

arsenal6106 · Post #1380 » by **arsenal6106** » Wed May 30, 2012 10:54 pm

DJ,

I have the next part ready, if that's cool.