Magic(32-18) @ Knicks(25-25)

Post #21 » by **ChosenSavior** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:09 pm

Nice thread SD! Play hard, play smart, move the ball from side to side and feed the big fella early and often so we can get easy shots playing inside-out. As long as we take care of those things, we will give ourselves a chance to get this win...LET'S GET IT!!! 8-)

Blue_and_Whte · Post #22 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:15 pm

MitchellUK wrote:Lol, I was going to say the same thing - Ryan was probably hoping Amare was playing, is there a big name player less interested in defense than him?

Melo?

Dude if they start Novak against Ryan all those three point bombs are going to create a vortex in the space-time continuum.

rcklsscognition · Post #23 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:41 pm

Potterman wrote:
MagicMadness wrote:Amare out; Lin and Carmelo banged up?

We're probably in for a tough one tonight.

That means the part of the knicks roster that can actually play will destroy us.

Lin is not playing.

Swiftraven · Post #24 » by **Swiftraven** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:42 pm

Why do I feel we are going to pull a Bobcats game out of our rear ends...

OrlandO · Post #25 » by **OrlandO** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:43 pm

Hope Magic don't play down to the level of their injury-riddled opponent tonight

Nyce_1 · Post #26 » by **Nyce_1** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:57 pm

I think the last game for Knicks, Melo started at PF for them. If that's the case, we're barely going to see Ryan tonight and Earl is gonna be relied upon.

Reverse_Angle · Post #27 » by **Reverse_Angle** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:30 pm

rosario dawson is rad. her playing at clerks 2 elevated her to another level.

that being said...

in hedo we defend.

and...

We believe Dwight, Magic are legit.

CPBalla2003 n da 863 · Post #28 » by **CPBalla2003 n da 863** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:47 pm

Don't take them lightly, please.... they are banged up, so, don't screw around Orlando.

Nemesis21 · Post #29 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:48 pm

Good thread. Thanks SD.

Hedo needs to have a good game. Magic by 8 Go Magic !

You've been warned, the Magic are legit !!!

ADRajX · Post #30 » by **ADRajX** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:53 pm

Great GT. I'm really amped up for this one. GO MAGIC!

Post #31 » by **MagicMadness** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:55 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:
Potterman wrote:
MagicMadness wrote:Amare out; Lin and Carmelo banged up?

We're probably in for a tough one tonight.

That means the part of the knicks roster that can actually play will destroy us.

Lin is not playing.

Our worst losses this season have come against the most injury-riddled teams. Hopefully we don't see more of the same tonight.

ChildishGambino · Post #32 » by **ChildishGambino** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:57 pm

Nyce_1 wrote:I think the last game for Knicks, Melo started at PF for them. If that's the case, we're barely going to see Ryan tonight and Earl is gonna be relied upon.

that's what i'm afraid of....if teams put a small at the PF stan takes Ryan out the game like clockwork.....he has no answer but if i'm the other team then that's a win for me since i took Anderson being our second best player out of the game......

Post #33 » by **SD2042** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:58 pm

Just don't underestimate the Knicks. Melo is also a game time decision. With or w/o him, the Magic need to beat the Knicks on both ends of the floor.

Fzad85 · Post #34 » by **Fzad85** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:06 pm

The Real Dalic wrote:Good GT.

It sucks they're not fully healthy, it would've been more fun and a lot better to evaluate how we do against good teams.

I agree with Dalic. It would have been better to play them with their full roster. I hate games like this where we play their scrubs and think that we've already won before we even hit the court. We need to go at them hard and pray that our bench doesn't **** the bed.

For some reason I'm feeling Jameer to have a big night. 20+pts, 7+ assists.

Juuust win!

Blue_and_Whte · Post #35 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:17 pm

ChildishGambino wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:I think the last game for Knicks, Melo started at PF for them. If that's the case, we're barely going to see Ryan tonight and Earl is gonna be relied upon.

that's what i'm afraid of....if teams put a small at the PF stan takes Ryan out the game like clockwork.....he has no answer but if i'm the other team then that's a win for me since i took Anderson being our second best player out of the game......

He has no answer because he has nobody to answer with. If Melo plays the 4 we're exposed, get ready for a 40 point out burst. Hopefully he leaves Ryan open.

CPBalla2003 n da 863 · Post #36 » by **CPBalla2003 n da 863** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:19 pm

ChildishGambino wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:I think the last game for Knicks, Melo started at PF for them. If that's the case, we're barely going to see Ryan tonight and Earl is gonna be relied upon.

that's what i'm afraid of....if teams put a small at the PF stan takes Ryan out the game like clockwork.....he has no answer but if i'm the other team then that's a win for me since i took Anderson being our second best player out of the game......

did they have Shumpert at the 3? who started at the 3?

OrlandoMagician · Post #37 » by **OrlandoMagician** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:32 pm

Ahmadab wrote:Should be an Easy win, as long as Turkoglu does a solid job on Melo.
Go magic !

This is somewhat paradoxical.

Also - I predict we absolutely murder them from 3pt range today.

ChildishGambino · Post #38 » by **ChildishGambino** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:51 pm

CPBalla2003 n da 863 wrote:
ChildishGambino wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:I think the last game for Knicks, Melo started at PF for them. If that's the case, we're barely going to see Ryan tonight and Earl is gonna be relied upon.

that's what i'm afraid of....if teams put a small at the PF stan takes Ryan out the game like clockwork.....he has no answer but if i'm the other team then that's a win for me since i took Anderson being our second best player out of the game......

did they have Shumpert at the 3? who started at the 3?

someone told me they had a 3 guard lineup....any combination of Lin/Baron/J.R smith or Shumpurt/Novak......either way we can't just let teams go small and take Ryan out like that....i would just leave Ryan in and play Zone....but since Stan has no confidence in our Zone play he goes the easy route and takes Ryan out.....but to note the team that has gone small to take Ryan out of the game was OKC.....they did it twice and we lost twice......We'll see what happens but we have a greater chance to win the game if our second best player is actually playing.....

Sky_Knicks · Post #39 » by **Sky_Knicks** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:00 pm

Melo will go out and try to prove something as he shoots 6-24. Enjoy the win fellas.

Prolific Scorer · Post #40 » by **Prolific Scorer** » Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:43 pm

They will probably play better without Amare