I Pray for this..

iTs JusT zo · Post #1 » by **iTs JusT zo** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:35 am

We do things the right way. We have come out on the wrong side of luck for so long. It's time to reap our blessings. Magic by far.. Most improved team. Vuc up there with mvp.. Of the whole entire league.

Everyone will play amazing and continue to surprise us.

It's a good time to be a magic fan.

OrlandoDream · Post #2 » by **OrlandoDream** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:48 am

Imagine when we get a NBA level PG rotation.

NickAnderson · Post #3 » by **NickAnderson** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 1:51 am

I love that the magic are playing great basketball but slow your roll on the vuc mvp talk. Let’s see if he’s still doing it in January

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #4 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:05 am

Yea a bit too soon to be celebrating, we have a lot of ball to play left. We need to see how we perform under adversity (injuries/shooting slumps).

I agree with Dream though, imagine if we actually had a competent point guard running the show? Yikes.

I just hope we stay the course and don’t do anything irrational.

OrlandoDream · Post #5 » by **OrlandoDream** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:08 am

Magic_Johnny12 wrote:Yea a bit too soon to be celebrating, we have a lot of ball to play left. We need to see how we perform under adversity (injuries/shooting slumps).

I agree with Dream though, imagine if we actually had a competent point guard running the show? Yikes.

I just hope we stay the course and don’t do anything irrational.

If we lock up the 5-6th seed, finish better then the Hornets, Kemba has to consider us. Old coached who he loved and a young WINNING team. Adding Kemba and retaining our core, would be a tremendous success.

Post #6 » by **Knightro** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:10 am

The Magic are fun. That’s about the best thing you can say right now.

They play hard. They play together for the most part. It’s a much better product than we’ve seen the last few years.

Will it hold up? Who knows? But we can certainly enjoy the ride while it’s happening.

PrimeThyme · Post #7 » by **PrimeThyme** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:16 am

Spoiler:

This next stretch of games will tell us a lot about what kind of team we have this year. If we come out of this with a .500 record I think we could be in store for a good season. They've been known to fold on these type of road trips in the past though so we will see what happens.

Post #8 » by **Knightro** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:19 am

Man that looks like a 1-5 or 2-4 roadie.

Hope I'm wrong.

MagicFrenchie · Post #9 » by **MagicFrenchie** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:28 am

Well this would be a though road trip for anyone in the East so this isn't a great indicator of where we are.
but it's better to go out on this road with the confidence we gave right now than losing to the Knicks and other

KillMonger · Post #10 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:45 am

I've been wanting to win games for so long but we still got a ways to go. I always felt if we won more games we would be a bit more attractive to free agents. Who would want to waste their prime years on a team that's at the bottom?

If we seem like we're going in the right direction a free agent might think they can take us to the next level.

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drsd · Post #11 » by **drsd** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:54 am

PrimeThyme wrote:
Spoiler:

This next stretch of games will tell us a lot about what kind of team we have this year. If we come out of this with a .500 record I think we could be in store for a good season. They've been known to fold on these type of road trips in the past though so we will see what happens.

The Magic is right at where the have typically collapsed. The coming road trip will indeed teach us fans a lot about what kind of team this is.

The good thing about this road trip is that there is only one BtB and the front end of that has an afternoon game; the Magic should never be tired for any of these match-ups.

Skybox · Post #12 » by **Skybox** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:47 am

OrlandoDream wrote:
Magic_Johnny12 wrote:Yea a bit too soon to be celebrating, we have a lot of ball to play left. We need to see how we perform under adversity (injuries/shooting slumps).

I agree with Dream though, imagine if we actually had a competent point guard running the show? Yikes.

I just hope we stay the course and don’t do anything irrational.

If we lock up the 5-6th seed, finish better then the Hornets, Kemba has to consider us. Old coached who he loved and a young WINNING team. Adding Kemba and retaining our core, would be a tremendous success.

I would add that Kemba mentioned Augustine as his first NBA big brother who he's very fond of. Our Kemba aspirations have, until now(?) centered on next year's cap space (Vuc, Ross, Simms)...2 of those are part of the appeal/success...will have to make some moves to free up Kemba money IF we get on the field with him. Good problem that we're even discussing tho :nod:

drsd · Post #13 » by **drsd** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:32 pm

Skybox wrote:
OrlandoDream wrote:
Magic_Johnny12 wrote:Yea a bit too soon to be celebrating, we have a lot of ball to play left. We need to see how we perform under adversity (injuries/shooting slumps).

I agree with Dream though, imagine if we actually had a competent point guard running the show? Yikes.

I just hope we stay the course and don’t do anything irrational.

If we lock up the 5-6th seed, finish better then the Hornets, Kemba has to consider us. Old coached who he loved and a young WINNING team. Adding Kemba and retaining our core, would be a tremendous success.

I would add that Kemba mentioned Augustine as his first NBA big brother who he's very fond of. Our Kemba aspirations have, until now(?) centered on next year's cap space (Vuc, Ross, Simms)...2 of those are part of the appeal/success...will have to make some moves to free up Kemba money IF we get on the field with him. Good problem that we're even discussing tho

The roster starts as:

Walker/Augustin/Briscoe
Fournier/Frazier
Isaac/Simmons
Gordon
Bamba/Birch/Mozgov

Then with Mozgov's salary for the 2020/21 season, Fournier and a SnT should get the Magic a fantastic SG in two-season's time. Let's call him Bradley Beal.

A starting five of Walker/Beal/Isaac/Gordon/Bamba is a potential title team.

..

MagicFan101 · Post #14 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 9:53 pm

OrlandoDream wrote:Imagine when we get a NBA level PG rotation.

DJ is a quality NBA PG and very good backup.

What you should have said is, “Imagine when we get a great starting PG.”

Last Guardian · Post #15 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:13 pm

OrlandoDream wrote:Imagine when we get a NBA level PG rotation.

They may not be stars but are either of them really that bad? DJ shot is pure as hell and Grant has been surprisingly good shooter.

NavalAviator94 · Post #16 » by **NavalAviator94** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:45 pm

Last Guardian wrote:
OrlandoDream wrote:Imagine when we get a NBA level PG rotation.

They may not be stars but are either of them really that bad? DJ shot is pure as hell and Grant has been surprisingly good shooter.

Grant has to be the worse PG in the league if you are comparing minutes played.

OrlandoDream · Post #17 » by **OrlandoDream** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:13 am

MagicFan101 wrote:
OrlandoDream wrote:Imagine when we get a NBA level PG rotation.

DJ is a quality NBA PG and very good backup.

What you should have said is, “Imagine when we get a great starting PG.”

He is a good backup that is on a nice stretch. Lets slow down a bit.

yoyojw17 · Post #18 » by **yoyojw17** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:34 am

PrimeThyme wrote:
Spoiler:

This next stretch of games will tell us a lot about what kind of team we have this year. If we come out of this with a .500 record I think we could be in store for a good season. They've been known to fold on these type of road trips in the past though so we will see what happens.

I can't stop comparing the ticket prices. lol

But yup.... agreed!

yoyojw17 · Post #19 » by **yoyojw17** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:02 am

Do we have bird rights for vuc? sign a player like Kemba using the cap and come back and go over the cap with Vuc...hmmm?

drsd · Post #20 » by **drsd** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 2:41 pm

yoyojw17 wrote:Do we have bird rights for vuc? sign a player like Kemba using the cap and come back and go over the cap with Vuc...hmmm?

To qualify as a Bird free agent, a player must have played three seasons without being waived or changing teams as a free agent.

So: yes.