Paul Porter Out as Public Address Announcer At End Of Season

[GameOver25]

The business side of this franchise is so annoying.

[CZ Eddie]

I agree! Both David Steele and Jeff Turner are not very exciting! I want more exciting commentators such as the Bulls or Hornets guys and no more "Ka-Pow-Yaos"!

I think they're the best duo in the NBA and I love the corny kapowyas.

[AdamTheGreek]

It’s ‘kapaya’.

[Optimus_Steel]

Anyone else noticed why they abruptly decided to elect D12 into the Magic HOF, to me it was a PR move (especially during the Lakers game).

The average cost of a ticket to a Magic game is between $25 to $33 dollars

-Adam made the good point that they realized Dwight would be a sure thing for the REAL HOF this year (he just was voted in as expected) and it would look petty if ORL didn't even recognize him before that. Just like our FO, they only made a necessary move when forced to

-I don't know where those $30 seats are, but you'd better bring oxygen...I had season tickets for years, cut it back to 10 or so games, and now a handful or none because the price vs value (for business) was as negative a value as WCJ's extension. I was routinely dropping over $1000 per game for 4 seats and, even as an obsessive fan, I just don't know how people can justify that if not a business expense. Those were good club seats, but by no means, the most expensive package...I rather enjoyed bargain-shopping for the most interesting games (MIN, SAC, OKC...) vs the most overpriced (MIA, NY, LAL...). I can't imagine how less fortunate families could afford to bring their kids, buy them $100+ "City" BS glorified T-shirts, and overpriced hot dogs, etc. This isn't NYC, so I also can't imagine how they fill those skyboxes ( )...they are insanely overpriced, when the mandatory bad catering is included and it's not like there are hundreds of big financial corps in ORL to happily shell out for the prestige...they always seem to announce a sell out, so I always assume they were giving away a lot of tix to tour groups, etc at deep discounts. The old arena was much more realistic, even with a Montecristo Club membership...I did a lot of business there but it was privately owned and they weren't invited to the House Dwight Built.

The owners of this franchise own Amway so these are not good or caring people even it’s a “family owned” team.

[dsg2003mach1]

nothing this boneheaded organization does anymore surprises me, what a shame. We had tickets for like 27 years. Every time I try to get back into it they give plenty of reasons not to.

[fendilim]

Sucks he had to be let go like this.

Progressive move, at the same time.

[Def Swami]

Anyone else noticed why they abruptly decided to elect D12 into the Magic HOF, to me it was a PR move (especially during the Lakers game).

The average cost of a ticket to a Magic game is between $25 to $33 dollars

-Adam made the good point that they realized Dwight would be a sure thing for the REAL HOF this year (he just was voted in as expected) and it would look petty if ORL didn't even recognize him before that. Just like our FO, they only made a necessary move when forced to

-I don't know where those $30 seats are, but you'd better bring oxygen...I had season tickets for years, cut it back to 10 or so games, and now a handful or none because the price vs value (for business) was as negative a value as WCJ's extension. I was routinely dropping over $1000 per game for 4 seats and, even as an obsessive fan, I just don't know how people can justify that if not a business expense. Those were good club seats, but by no means, the most expensive package...I rather enjoyed bargain-shopping for the most interesting games (MIN, SAC, OKC...) vs the most overpriced (MIA, NY, LAL...). I can't imagine how less fortunate families could afford to bring their kids, buy them $100+ "City" BS glorified T-shirts, and overpriced hot dogs, etc. This isn't NYC, so I also can't imagine how they fill those skyboxes ( )...they are insanely overpriced, when the mandatory bad catering is included and it's not like there are hundreds of big financial corps in ORL to happily shell out for the prestige...they always seem to announce a sell out, so I always assume they were giving away a lot of tix to tour groups, etc at deep discounts. The old arena was much more realistic, even with a Montecristo Club membership...I did a lot of business there but it was privately owned and they weren't invited to the House Dwight Built.

I’ve lived in other cities with NBA teams, and it’s consistently cheaper for me to watch the Magic on the road than to watch them home in Orlando over the last 8 years. They’re running a racket.

[Skybox]

Anyone else noticed why they abruptly decided to elect D12 into the Magic HOF, to me it was a PR move (especially during the Lakers game).

The average cost of a ticket to a Magic game is between $25 to $33 dollars

-Adam made the good point that they realized Dwight would be a sure thing for the REAL HOF this year (he just was voted in as expected) and it would look petty if ORL didn't even recognize him before that. Just like our FO, they only made a necessary move when forced to

-I don't know where those $30 seats are, but you'd better bring oxygen...I had season tickets for years, cut it back to 10 or so games, and now a handful or none because the price vs value (for business) was as negative a value as WCJ's extension. I was routinely dropping over $1000 per game for 4 seats and, even as an obsessive fan, I just don't know how people can justify that if not a business expense. Those were good club seats, but by no means, the most expensive package...I rather enjoyed bargain-shopping for the most interesting games (MIN, SAC, OKC...) vs the most overpriced (MIA, NY, LAL...). I can't imagine how less fortunate families could afford to bring their kids, buy them $100+ "City" BS glorified T-shirts, and overpriced hot dogs, etc. This isn't NYC, so I also can't imagine how they fill those skyboxes ( )...they are insanely overpriced, when the mandatory bad catering is included and it's not like there are hundreds of big financial corps in ORL to happily shell out for the prestige...they always seem to announce a sell out, so I always assume they were giving away a lot of tix to tour groups, etc at deep discounts. The old arena was much more realistic, even with a Montecristo Club membership...I did a lot of business there but it was privately owned and they weren't invited to the House Dwight Built.

I’ve lived in other cities with NBA teams, and it’s consistently cheaper for me to watch the Magic on the road than to watch them home in Orlando over the last 8 years. They’re running a racket.

I've got to assume there's a lot of flim flam going on...like your cell phone where they jack up the 20 yr loyal customer, but give it away to the new customer...there's no way they fill that place with those prices in this market

flim flam I say...skullduggery

[Kent]

The crazy part in all of this is that, very soon after this season, they will induct him into the Magic Hall of Fame.

[MagicMadness]

Whoa, whoa...wait a minute.

So the Magic are doing this simply because they want to go in a different direction??

If that's all it is, then this is one of the dumbest moves the organization has ever made - his voice is intertwined with Magic basketball.

You let this man retire when HE'S ready. You HOPE he can do it for another decade...

[Fortune Teller]

Maybe they're replacing him with Isaac so he can work off some of that $25 mil salary.

Really bad look to kick a guy to the curb when he's been here since Day 1. Is Stuff next?

[Kent]

Is Stuff next?

... It's happened before.

Also, we know what happened to the Magic Dancers.

[89Magicfan]

This is the dumbest thing they could’ve done. I can understand if he was declining but he’s not at all.

[Kent]

This doesn't happen if Pat Williams is still with us.

Who knows? Maybe there's a connection.

[jezzerinho]

Haven't been to the arena since the 90s as I live abroad, so it doesn't affect me personally and I don't have the same sense of connection with PP as many of you do.

But the guy is a Magic institution and I don't think that's how you treat people who give their lives to the team. Especially when out the other side of your mouth you preach family and long term. Financially, what would it have cost to have him exit gracefully, compared to what they spend on pampering for the players in the training facility/lockerroom or videos for social media.

Smells pretty shïtty.

That all said, I find the Magic court/media persona to be very Boomer. And I say that as someone who just about makes it into Gen X!

The whole deal needs freshening, imo - fewer old white guy facsimiles who all agree with each other and more energy and contrast.

[T-Cat]

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[drsd]

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Certainly a lot of Redditors have speculated on "cognitive decline".

Perhaps, without such speculating, one view is that the Magic organization is being as gentle and kind to Porter as possible. Whatever the circumstances are, whether with out without cause. ( I for one refuse to speculate on that ).

That said: I myself do not know 100% if it is Si-mons or Sim-ons (I don't watch Portland basketball; and have heard Sim-ons in the national press mostly). And certainly mixing it up would be a pretty normal thing to do.
Example: People I know misspeak and misspell my surname (last name) ALL the time. And it only has five letters in it!

[JoshuaPotter]

Is Stuff next?

... It's happened before.

Also, we know what happened to the Magic Dancers.

?

[AdamTheGreek]

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That’s a very weak sauce excuse. Plus, when they reminded him at halftime, he said it correct the rest of the game.

We literally had Jonathon Simmons on our team not that many years ago.

[Skybox]

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That’s a very weak sauce excuse. Plus, when they reminded him at halftime, he said it correct the rest of the game.

We literally had Jonathon Simmons on our team not that many years ago.

I like Paul Porter a lot.

But, I'd be happy if every knucklehead on RealGM who can't get Simons' name right (there's a lot and it's consistent with some) got fired instead.