Game #64: Orlando Magic(36-27) @ Denver Nuggets (35-28)

arsenal6106 · Post #341 » by **arsenal6106** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:21 am

Otis likes this team. He likes a team with an injured meer, hedo and dwight.

Yes Otis is terrible, but can you guys at least be somewhat understanding.

rcklsscognition · Post #342 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:21 am

Neon1 wrote:
thelead wrote:
Why can Blake Griffin get 2 to 3 every game? Even before CP3.

Because he is more MOBILE and AGILE then Dwight??????? Is this a serious question?

Thank you! Dwight is clunky and immobile.

thelead · Post #343 » by **thelead** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:22 am

Neon1 wrote:
thelead wrote:
Why can Blake Griffin get 2 to 3 every game? Even before CP3.

Because he is more MOBILE and AGILE then Dwight??????? Is this a serious question?

Is DeAndre Jordan more mobile and agile too, because I see him getting lobs too.

JNelson43 · Post #344 » by **JNelson43** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:22 am

At least we have the Bobcats, if we play with energy there's no way we should lose that one... I said "should" so that isn't a jinx.

Chris1 · Post #345 » by **Chris1** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:22 am

arsenal6106 wrote:Otis likes this team. He likes a team with an injured meer, hedo and dwight.

Yes Otis is terrible, but can you guys at least be somewhat understanding.

Even when they were all playing it's been painful to watch.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #346 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:22 am

Howard Mass wrote:These last couple of minutes were horrible for The Magic. Hard to watch. This team was clearly out of gas.

Magic need that #6 seed. Better to have a playoff matchup with indiana, then potentially get slaughtered/embarrassed for 4 games vs. miami.

Does it really make a difference?
This team doesn't play defense, so what does it matter who we play in the 1st round. This team is going to get embarrassed themselves no matter who they play. If they allow teams to shot 50%or more in the playoffs, it's going to be an ugly sight.

Prolific Scorer · Post #347 » by **Prolific Scorer** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

londoncollin wrote:Remember when people wanted Ish to start?

When your PG situation is this bad you tend to put your hope in anything

Last Guardian · Post #348 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

Ryan Anderson really sucks without Dwight.

ivDT · Post #349 » by **ivDT** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

Chris1 wrote:Anyone think that SVG's coaching has gotten worse this year even with Dwight Howard? I don't remember him being this bad in the past.

his coaching's the same, imo. it's just the results that have changed. having a roster that has gotten progressively worse over the course of two seasons will do that.

Post #350 » by **FFBlitzace** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

McGee is an idiot, but he's a better alley oop receiver than Dwight. He's taller, longer, and just as athletic (if not more so). Add to that Andre Miller having always been one of the best lob passers in the league. And THEN you consider that we have an exhausted Glen Davis, who is undersized and not very athletic to begin with, trying to defend it. The results were predictably ugly.

Prolific Scorer · Post #351 » by **Prolific Scorer** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

magicfan4life05 wrote:
Prolific Scorer wrote:3.3 M/Season for Chris Duhon

Thanks Otis

FWIW

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/orlando.htm

He's getting 3.4 this season, 3.6 and 3.9 next 2.

Im a sad person !

arkknight1988 · Post #352 » by **arkknight1988** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

arsenal6106 wrote:Otis likes this team. He likes a team with an injured meer, hedo and dwight.

Yes Otis is terrible, but can you guys at least be somewhat understanding.

i don't want to hear any bs excuses. turk blows. i watched the bulls kill it all year without rose. A well constructed team can win even when its star player is injured.

ivDT · Post #353 » by **ivDT** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:23 am

londoncollin wrote:Remember when people wanted Ish to start?

i remember when people wanted larry hughes to start. yeah...

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #354 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:24 am

londoncollin wrote:Remember when people wanted Ish to start?

No, we wanted Ish to be the backup pg. Those who wanted him to start, I'm sure, were kidding.

rcklsscognition · Post #355 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:24 am

londoncollin wrote:Remember when people wanted Ish to start?

Still do, as a backup at least. He can score (no one else was scoring), rebound, steal the ball, dish, and has more potential than the other 2 PGs. The team was shooting 37% and no one other than Wafer could score, he put up 6, on 9 shots no less, but at least scored when no one else would. He also got 2 boards, 2 assists, a steal, and only had 1 bad turnover. It's unfair to say that he stifled the offense when the offense was horrid all night. He got passes to their spots and hit a couple guys for open shots that they just missed and would normally have made.

Post #356 » by **Bensational** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:24 am

rcklsscognition wrote:
Prolific Scorer wrote:
thelead wrote:Well, Stan got his wish. Dwight's off the team, so Stan can now focus on winning... Um... McGee would NEVER do this on Dwight. And about that, why can't our pgs do that for Dwight? Here's the answer, because they suck as passers. It's unbelievable that Dwight hasn't played with a good pg passer in his entire NBA career.

This

If Dwight Howard was playing against this Magic roster now with Harper and Orton at the 4 and 5 he'd have 80 points and 20 alley oops by now. The idea that our PGs can't throw and alleyoop to Dwight is completely ridiculous.

yet they fail to make simple lob passes/short dishes to him on the majority of p&r's we run...

you know who has actually been the most consistent at either popping a lob over to Dwight, or offloading the ball to Dwight in the lane off a drive? JJ and Von. they make the basic passes that Jameer never does. Duhon doesn't even get a mention. Ish doesn't get the chance (but I've seen him do it several times).

Chris1 · Post #357 » by **Chris1** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:24 am

Last Guardian wrote:Ryan Anderson really sucks without Dwight.

He's been exposed! I bet everyone who was saying he was snubbed out of an All-Star appearance is thinking long and hard about that now.

thelead · Post #358 » by **thelead** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:24 am

magicfan4life05 wrote:
Prolific Scorer wrote:3.3 M/Season for Chris Duhon

Thanks Otis

FWIW

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/orlando.htm

He's getting 3.4 this season, 3.6 and 3.9 next 2.

Im a sad person !

Hopefully it is true that his final year is a team option and not guaranteed.

arsenal6106 · Post #359 » by **arsenal6106** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:24 am

Chris1 wrote:
arsenal6106 wrote:Otis likes this team. He likes a team with an injured meer, hedo and dwight.

Yes Otis is terrible, but can you guys at least be somewhat understanding.

Even when they were all playing it's been painful to watch.

It may have been painful for you to watch, but they produced the 3rd best record in the East.

arkknight1988 · Post #360 » by **arkknight1988** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:25 am

when rose went down the had watson and lucas as insurance. otis gave us orton and duhon as insurance. big difference