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Washington VS Orlando
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:58 pm
by JWizmentality
WHERE
WHEN
Wednesday
March 19, 2008
7:00pm EST
VS
Yeah, this is going to rub the EJ apologists the wrong way. I'll be the first to admit that despite all my criticism of EJ, he is in fact a pretty "decent" coach. However, he's a stubborn S.O.B that absolutely refuses to change his methods for the better of the team. His rotations are poor, his post T.O plays are atrocious, and his matchup management will always be based against the system he employs. At times, however, we have seen EJ coach like a genius and is almost perfect. This is where we get those little streaks going only to be met by a team where the right matchups are key, and EJ goes full blown "Jackarse" mode. Orlando is a team where we need to have the right rotations...NO SMALL BALL!!! Depending on which coach is on the sideline tomorrow will go a long way to determine the victor.
NBA.COM Preview
The Orlando Magic are out to prove to the rest of the East that the conference has more than three contenders to advance to the NBA finals.
They should be especially eager to show a team they may face in the first round of the playoffs. The Magic look to claim their sixth straight win and close in on a Southeast Division title on Wednesday when they host the second-place Washington Wizards. The Magic, who have averaged 111.0 points while going 8-1 in March, had one of their most impressive performances of the recent run in Washington, beating the Wizards 122-92 on March 5. "They took it to us," Wizards coach Eddie Jordan said that night. "They were the aggressors, and we just didn't compete physically."
Orlando also won 94-82 at Washington on Nov. 3, back when the Wizards still had guard Gilbert Arenas in their lineup. Both Arenas and Caron Butler were out against the Magic earlier this month, and while Arenas continues to work toward a return from a knee injury that has kept him out since November, Butler has shot just 33.3 percent from the field in three games since missing 16 with a hip injury. Butler is now playing through a wrist ailment similar to the one that is plaguing point guard Antonio Daniels. "We've got some serious beat-up guys on our team," Jordan said. Antawn Jamison had 25 points and nine rebounds in a 105-96 home loss to Atlanta on Monday, but Jamison said the Wizards just "went through the motions."
Washington had won its previous three games, and finished its five-game homestand at 3-2. The Wizards have won three of their last four road games, with the only loss coming to the streaking Houston Rockets, but Jordan still decided to implement a team curfew for the first time this week, hoping to avoid "a Florida pleasure trip." The brief trip concludes at Miami Friday.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:14 pm
by theTHIEF
I'm actually more nervous about this game than the Cavs game last night. CB is back, not playing very well, but as we know all too well, it wont last. and I expect him to come our blazing tomorrow, as well as Stevenson and Jamison. It will come down to our defense and your bench, which ever does better will be the victor...
so, good luck homies...
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:29 pm
by Zerocious
playoff preview?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:35 pm
by Soup's Uncle
Is this the game thread?
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:46 pm
by miller31time
The standards are high, JWiz. The odds are against you. This better be one hell of a game-thread.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:47 pm
by JWizmentality
miller31time wrote:The standards are high, JWiz. The odds are against you. This better be one hell of a game-thread.
JWiz always rises to the challenge...in every aspect of life
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:27 pm
by RickRoll_inDC
nice GT JWiz, if you know what i mean......
is gil really playing? i guess i haven't read Ivan's blog lately
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:30 pm
by TheKingOfVa360
Should be a great game, as a fan of both teams I will be rooting for both teams to win. The Wizards need this win.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:36 pm
by miller31time
Love the optimism with Gilbert in the starting lineup, but the chances of that being a reality are not too likely.
(Oh, and your game thread, as we all expected, sucks by epic proportions. You fail at RealGM. You fail at life.)
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:44 pm
by JWizmentality
miller31time wrote:Love the optimism with Gilbert in the starting lineup, but the chances of that being a reality are not too likely.
(Oh, and your game thread, as we all expected, sucks by epic proportions. You fail at RealGM. You fail at life.)
You have to be optimistic. Green isn't a good color for you millertime. You can stop gawking at my magnificence now. I know you voted for yourself in the poll. No need to hide it. Using your abusive mod power.
Someone refresh my memory. Which came first...Miller's snitch incident then his mod status...or vice versa.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:47 pm
by miller31time
JWizmentality wrote:You have to be optimistic. Green isn't a good color for you millertime. You can stop gawking at my magnificence now. I know you voted for yourself in the poll. No need to hide it. Using your abusive mod power.
Anyone who's anyone votes miller.
JWizmentality wrote:Someone refresh my memory. Which came first...Miller's snitch incident then his mod status...or vice versa.
I would make a reference to yo' momma, but I'm just not that kinda person.
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:50 pm
by Tiago
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:53 pm
by JWizmentality
miller31time wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
I would make a reference to yo' momma, but I'm just not that kinda person.
Weak...
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:22 am
by Chocolate City Jordanaire
JWizmentality wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
JWiz always rises to the challenge...in every aspect of life
Appropriate to work the word rise into a game thread featuring Game Time Babe into the thread.
Your EJ vs EJ matchup is the key matchup.
This would figure to be a blow out against a team the Wizards just don't match up well against.
But judging how NOTHING has been predictable, this very well could be a game where EJ goes "genius savant". Dude could have all three seven footers out there and have AJ at SG just to trade three point shots against the Magic.
You just don't know what to expect, but for whatever reason the Wizards tend to bounce back when you least expect them to. I'm not expecting much. And that could mean they win in Orlando despite how the Magic destroyed them last time.
Who knows.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:58 am
by carlos1223
Does anyone know who the girl is in the two pics that the OP posted?
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:41 am
by ZonkertheBrainless
I have a feeling we're going to win this game. Don't ask me why.
Re: Washington VS Orlando
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:46 am
by Donkey McDonkerton
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:15 am
by RickRoll_inDC
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:36 am
by hands11
JWiz nails the game thread with the featured babe ( how did you hack my system and grab pics of my chick ) and the classic match up of
EJ vs EJ
I need to make a wheel of EJ fortune. Something I can spin to see what coach will show up.
It's a crap shoot. No way to predict this not knowing will we have GA and what EG do we get.
Actually, since he blow it last game and partly the game before, there is a good change he coaches better this game.
This is something that may be frustrating in one aspect but at the same time it is very entertaining. You just have no idea what players, coaching or rotations you will have in so many games it makes it interesting to tune in and see.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:43 am
by Tiago
gilbertgoes05 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
nice abbreviation, tiago
Ups
In portuguese, assist=assist
