Official Speculation Thread (Pt.LX Offseason Edition)

woosah · Post #41 » by **woosah** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:50 am

Def Swami wrote:
Larry Ridley ‏@mrlarryridley 4h
Talked to #Orlando #Magic GM Rob Hennigan, told me they won't make any significant trades, and Arron Afflalo will not be traded #NBA

It will be interesting to see how the playing time is handled.

94_MagicFan · Post #42 » by **94_MagicFan** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:44 am

Patrick Ewing jr on the bobcats summer league his dad trying to get him a job

MagicTownBaller · Post #43 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 5:51 am

94_MagicFan wrote:Patrick Ewing jr on the bobcats summer league his dad trying to get him a job

Patrick Ewing Sr: "Okay, now son, I'm tired of you lounging around the house every day watching Netflix and eating Doritos. You need to get a job."
Patrick Ewing Jr: "But, no NBA team wants me, they say I'm just so nasty that it's unfair to the other players."
Patrick Ewing Sr: "What about the D-League, Italy, Euroleague?"
Patrick Ewing Jr: "The D-League coach said that I was too good and it's not fair to the other players. I've been banned from Italy because of that incident 12 years ago, remember dad?"
Patrick Ewing Sr: "Don't bring that up you ungrateful spoiled brat! Let me make a phone call to my good buddy Michael Jordan and see if you can get a tryout on the Bobcats."

Blues · Post #44 » by **Blues** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:56 am

I think Maurice Harkless' improvement will push AA out of town

rcklsscognition · Post #45 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:14 am

You guys are high if you think they bench nelson to start oladipo.

IGotDaMagicInMe · Post #46 » by **IGotDaMagicInMe** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:22 am

They wont bench afflalo or nelson, oladipo will get plenty of minutes, but you dont need to start to get minutes

rcklsscognition · Post #47 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:41 am

One thing about jameer is that over his career he's not averaged that many minutes surprisingly. He's probably realistically a 28 mpg guy right now as he was for his career up to last year, when he added 6 mpg to his average. So Dipo could probably get 12 of 48 minutes at PG and 16 at SG. So 28mpg probably. Enough for him to be in running for ROTY? Maybe.

then we have 144 minutes for Vuc, BBD, Harris, Harkless, Nicholson and KOQ. 32 for Vuc, 32 for BBD, 32 for Harris, 28 for harkless, 15 for Nicholson and 5 for KOQ??

Skin · Post #48 » by **Skin** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:08 am

AA going nowhere. He's a perfect fit for this team.

RickB-Orlando · Post #49 » by **RickB-Orlando** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:56 am

Skin wrote:AA going nowhere. He's a perfect fit for this team.

I'm not sure we're trading him, but I'm also not sure he's the perfect fit. He's better suited as a third option, but we don't really have two guys ahead of him on offense, unless he defers to Harris and BBD I suppose.

Thinking about the possible lineups, the returns of BBD and Afflalo, the maturing process of Vucevic and Harris and Harkless, plus the addition of Dipo...while we're not going to be a good team yet, we have the potential to surprise a lot of people.

Unless we move so,e vets off for picks or more youth, I think it's very possible we are just good enough to not get a top five pick in 14.

RapHippy · Post #50 » by **RapHippy** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:20 am

Skin wrote:AA going nowhere. He's a perfect fit for this team.

AA needs show significant improvement overall for me to feel this way. He was adapting to a new role so i do think he will improve, while getting back his defensive instinct.

jgosche · Post #51 » by **jgosche** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:28 am

Glad we're holding onto AA, no point in trading him if there's no good offers on the table. I swear if some of you guys were GMs we would've already traded him for a pile of dog ****.

Whosurgaddy · Post #52 » by **Whosurgaddy** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:14 pm

In all honesty if we keep our team now and everyone healthy, and the improvement of our rookies, I see us as a 8th seed team. We have to much heart and hustle to tank.

I want to tank and get wiggens, but if jameer and bbd stay healthy it will be tough. Last season when both were healthy we were on track to make playoffs.

Island Magic · Post #53 » by **Island Magic** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:20 pm

Why shouldn't our number two pick start , for a team that's not even expected to contend ? I get it about Nelson being the leader of the team an it will not be a good look to give his job to a rookie just because of where he was drafted . It will be interested to see how this plays out !

magicsanta · Post #54 » by **magicsanta** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:23 pm

Skin wrote:AA going nowhere. He's a perfect fit for this team.

he's not a perfect fit at all, he'll only be with us after the deadline if the FO can't find an acceptable deal.

Neon1 · Post #55 » by **Neon1** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:29 pm

If you say this guy is worthy to take at #2 in the draft (I don't care how weak or strong it is) and you are not a contender already, the guy needs to start and play big minutes from Day 1. That is my thoughts. Throw him in the fire.

MagicStarwipe · Post #56 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:35 pm

If he doesn't play at least 30 minutes a game immediately, I'll be disappointed.

LBPTarHeel27 · Post #57 » by **LBPTarHeel27** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:40 pm

Afflalo will be traded, it just won't be before the season starts. All three of Jameer, Afflalo, and BBD will have much more trade value as the deadline approaches.

Island Magic · Post #58 » by **Island Magic** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:44 pm

Neon1 wrote:If you say this guy is worthy to take at #2 in the draft (I don't care how weak or strong it is) and you are not a contender already, the guy needs to start and play big minutes from Day 1. That is my thoughts. Throw him in the fire.

This !

Deezy · Post #59 » by **Deezy** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:45 pm

No surprise with the Afflalo news. If you guys think he's going to fetch a valuable piece, think again. I've said it before and I'm sticking by my guns; the guy has negative value around the league.

backasswards · Post #60 » by **backasswards** » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:54 pm

magicsanta wrote:
Skin wrote:AA going nowhere. He's a perfect fit for this team.

he's not a perfect fit at all, he'll only be with us after the deadline if the FO can't find an acceptable deal.

He actually is a perfect fit for this team.

Good shooter
Pesky defender
True professional
Hard worker

Isn't that the kind of player you want playing along side your young developing talent? But I guess people are going to hate on him because he was forced to be a completely different player for us when people got injured and we literally had nobody else that could create offense. :roll:

Why are people in denial about this? He's not getting traded anytime soon. Rob thinks highly of AA and his skill set will fit perfectly with this team once Dipo and Harris develop more to take on more of the offensive load and AA can sit back and do what he does best.

He also has a reasonable contract. So it's not like he's killing our cap space. But go on, let's all look for reasons to hate on players and want to trade them for absolutely no reason.