Sour Grapes

[BassMaster]

Some Canadian papers are now saying that the Magic are not that good even though they beat the Raptors and there is no way they can beat the Pistons.

Sounds like a lot of Sour Grapes to me from our neighbors to the north who can't bear thinking that they lost to the Magic. Here is the link to one of the articles.

http://www.covers.com/articles/articles ... 161198&t=0

[paperboymafia]

haha...

would the raps have beaten the pistons? or even given the round more of a fight? no.

[magickingdom]

Sounds like sour grapes to me too.

First line:

Even though they beat the Toronto Raptors in five games, the Orlando Magic weren

[damo[23]]

Raptors must just be awful then.

[magickingdom]

I bet that they all think that Bosten is still the best team in the NBA also.

[PimpORL]

The fact that we played so poorly was the best part about it. I can only remember 2 quarters where we shot well, even though it was REALLY well. Despite that, we still pulled out a series victory in 5 games.

And about the article. Who cares. We have to let the Magic show if they're good enough like we did in the last series. The outcome is what matters, not what some Canadian site says.

[BehindTheBushes]

This is not an actual canadian news reporter or w.e. its some guy posting his thoughts..

[BassMaster]

This is not an actual canadian news reporter or w.e. its some guy posting his thoughts..

Covers is a real news site in Canada, but all it talks about is sports like SI or ESPN online except that it also is like Vegas and gives the odds not a blog.
And this was not the only Canadian site to say this the major Toronto newspaper also said the same thing as did several other news sites in Canada mainly in the Toronto region. They just hate to lose, like most people , but in this case they are not getting over it too well since this was the second year in a row where they lost in the first round.
Sour Grapes fits the way they are all talking.

BehindTheBushes is a raptor fan or he sounds it in his previous posts.

[magicman123]

the raptors wouldnt stand a chance against the hawks this year....

[craig01]

Article is crap.

4-1 not impressive? BS.

[BassMaster]

Article is crap.

4-1 not impressive? BS.

Well the stuff being throw at the Magic makes me realize how many "experts" think badly about the Magic.
Until they beat the Pistons and maybe not even then they might finally get the respect that is due them.
At least this time they are no longer being left on the NBA Channel.

[AdamTheGreek]

[kplooksafterme]

As a Canadian and Raptors fan, please ignore our press. It's generally the most ill-informed, sensationalized tripe you can come across in sports journalism north of the border. Any writer who thinks the Magic didn't deserve to beat us, or that you don't stand a chance against Detroit doesn't have a clue and in all honestly doesn't represent the actual fan base. Also, understand you can't expect much more from hockey writers forced to write about that weird sport where "checking" is illegal and the mullet's return has been mysteriously delayed by nearly 2 decades.

Magic in 6.

[kplooksafterme]

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Covers is a real news site in Canada, but all it talks about is sports like SI or ESPN online except that it also is like Vegas and gives the odds not a blog.
And this was not the only Canadian site to say this the major Toronto newspaper also said the same thing as did several other news sites in Canada mainly in the Toronto region. They just hate to lose, like most people , but in this case they are not getting over it too well since this was the second year in a row where they lost in the first round.
Sour Grapes fits the way they are all talking.

BehindTheBushes is a raptor fan or he sounds it in his previous posts.

lol, Covers.com is not a "real news site in Canada." It's a site that gives you odds on sports. I read nearly every sports section from every major Toronto news outlet, and though the writing was generally bad, it never said Orlando didn't look good beating the Raptors, or that they didn't deserve to beat them, or even that they don't stand a chance against Detroit. If you're gonna superimpose the opinions of one writer on the entire Raptors fanbase, at least chose one who doesn't write for a sports-betting site.

lol, "covers is a real news site in Canada", too funny man.

[Devin 1L]

As a Canadian and Raptors fan, please ignore our press. It's generally the most ill-informed, sensationalized tripe you can come across in sports journalism north of the border. Any writer who thinks the Magic didn't deserve to beat us, or that you don't stand a chance against Detroit doesn't have a clue and in all honestly doesn't represent the actual fan base. Also, understand you can't expect much more from hockey writers forced to write about that weird sport where "checking" is illegal and the mullet's return has been mysteriously delayed by nearly 2 decades.

Magic in 6.

I just about choked on my hot dog.

[BassMaster]

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lol, Covers.com is not a "real news site in Canada." It's a site that gives you odds on sports. I read nearly every sports section from every major Toronto news outlet, and though the writing was generally bad, it never said Orlando didn't look good beating the Raptors, or that they didn't deserve to beat them, or even that they don't stand a chance against Detroit. If you're gonna superimpose the opinions of one writer on the entire Raptors fanbase, at least chose one who doesn't write for a sports-betting site.

lol, "covers is a real news site in Canada", too funny man.

If you had read my other posts I did mention about the betting and also your biggest newspaper in Toronto also voiced the same thing as Covers. The good news for Canada is that most of this thinking is limited to those in the Ontario Province not the rest of the country.
You really need to read everything that is posted not just what you want it will give you a bigger picture of everything

[kplooksafterme]

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If you had read my other posts I did mention about the betting and also your biggest newspaper in Toronto also voiced the same thing as Covers. The good news for Canada is that most of this thinking is limited to those in the Ontario Province not the rest of the country.
You really need to read everything that is posted not just what you want it will give you a bigger picture of everything

ahh brilliant, more unfounded nonsense. Show me a quote of "the biggest newspaper in Toronto" voicing the "same thing as Covers" and I'll give you some credit, but as it stands you're just spouting whatever you want without bothering to confer with reality.

This thinking seems to be limited to a single sports-betting website situated in Nova Scotia, not Ontario.

You could've quoted any number of legitimate sports articles from actual news sources outlining how the Magic thoroughly outplayed the Raptors, etc. etc., but instead you're choosing the opinion of a wager caller for some sports betting website. Well done mate.

On a side note, I just read on an American website that some guy thinks aliens run the whitehouse. I can't believe everyone in your country thinks you're run by aliens. Fact.

[IronChef]

For what it's worth, I've never heard of covers.com. Nor have I read anything like that in any of our papers (I live in Toronto), but whatever.

[BassMaster]

For what it's worth, I've never heard of covers.com. Nor have I read anything like that in any of our papers (I live in Toronto), but whatever.

I get news about the Magic through google.
So try this google Covers.com or just type in www.covers.com
And also try the Toronto Sun.

[drsd]

The Magic laid a rotten goose egg. They deserve all they get from the media!!!