I think home court will be big

Fencer reregistered · Post #1 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Mon May 4, 2009 11:17 pm

I don't think Orlando has the experience or grit to win Game 7 against the champions on the road.
I don't think Orlando has the experience or grit to win three straight in a fairly even playoff series.

It will be tough for them to win without doing one or the other.

IEcelticfan · Post #2 » by **IEcelticfan** » Tue May 5, 2009 4:53 am

if it comes down to a gm 7, orlando wishes they weren't playin in it. there is no way they'll win a gm 7 @ the gaaahden. their only hope is to try to close it out in 6 or less

SuigintouEV · Post #3 » by **SuigintouEV** » Tue May 5, 2009 6:26 am

IEcelticfan wrote:if it comes down to a gm 7, orlando wishes they weren't playin in it. there is no way they'll win a gm 7 @ the gaaahden. their only hope is to try to close it out in 6 or less

isn't boston still undefeated all time in game 7s?

stretch · Post #4 » by **stretch** » Tue May 5, 2009 7:15 am

how can you say that when, in Doc Rivers first Celtics playoff series just 4 years ago, we lost a Game 7 with Indy

despite having a stacked team with Paul Pierce, Big Al Jefferson, Antoine Walker, Gary Payton, Ricky Davis, Tony Allen (the rookie, who was spectacular, and even played the 4), DW, and much more.

stretch · Post #5 » by **stretch** » Tue May 5, 2009 7:16 am

the actual stat is something else..

like undefeated all time AT HOME in game 7s?? possible; I know we've never lost a Game 7 in the Finals but we did lose one in conference finals to someone (Philly) 2-3 decades ago.

It must be all time, at the garden

so history is on our side

Triple M · Post #6 » by **Triple M** » Tue May 5, 2009 8:16 am

We got blown out by Indy in game 7 in 05
in 83 the Sixers blew us out
and I believe there was one more i think it was 73 against the knicks.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #7 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue May 5, 2009 11:37 am

Triple M wrote:We got blown out by Indy in game 7 in 05
in 83 the Sixers blew us out
and I believe there was one more i think it was 73 against the knicks.

No, in '83 we got swept by Milwaukee in the second round. In '82 the Sixers edged us out in game 7 of the ECF the year after we did the same to them...

We are 17-3 all time in Game 7's, if I recall...

Visirale · Post #8 » by **Visirale** » Tue May 5, 2009 3:35 pm

Apparently not big enough to show up in the first half and play to keep it.

If the Magic take game 2 I bet the Celtics will be packing golf clubs for the 2 orlando games because they won't be wanting to go back to Boston for a while after getting swept.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #9 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue May 5, 2009 3:47 pm

^Oh the ballboy made a funny! :roll:

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #10 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue May 5, 2009 6:59 pm

Visirale wrote:Apparently not big enough to show up in the first half and play to keep it.

If the Magic take game 2 I bet the Celtics will be packing golf clubs for the 2 orlando games because they won't be wanting to go back to Boston for a while after getting swept.

That wouldn't be so bad. I think most on this board know our chances of beating Cleveland and LA without Garnett and Powe are very, very slim. If we did get bounced by Orlando in 4, this would just give our players more time to rest and OWN the league next year. Meanwhile we all know this might be Orlando's best chance at a title ever...yet it's funny...because their 'best' chance at a title, is the in the same year that they have NO chance of beating the Cavs or LA..so...yeah...beating us won't do you no good bitch...
:lol:

Visirale · Post #11 » by **Visirale** » Tue May 5, 2009 7:07 pm

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
Visirale wrote:Apparently not big enough to show up in the first half and play to keep it.

If the Magic take game 2 I bet the Celtics will be packing golf clubs for the 2 orlando games because they won't be wanting to go back to Boston for a while after getting swept.

That wouldn't be so bad. I think most on this board know our chances of beating Cleveland and LA without Garnett and Powe are very, very slim. If we did get bounced by Orlando in 4, this would just give our players more time to rest and OWN the league next year. Meanwhile we all know this might be Orlando's best chance at a title ever...yet it's funny...because their 'best' chance at a title, is the in the same year that they have NO chance of beating the Cavs or LA..so...yeah...beating us won't do you no good bitch...

Your ignorance is pervasive and hilarious. This season we have been missing one of our biggest offensive stars in Jameer Nelson. This is not our best shot at a title ever, it's an amazing run... Next year we have Jameer starting at PG... Rafer coming in backup... and possibily a real PF and Rashard being able to play his true position. Dwight is a young 24... Our potential is much higher than Boston's right now. How KG recovers is crucial for determining how the next few years in Boston goes... here in Orlando we're thrilled for what the next few years has to offer.

Oh and Cleveland? We have their number. Prepare for some sad ESPN jock-swingers at the end of that series.

MyInsatiableOne · Post #12 » by **MyInsatiableOne** » Tue May 5, 2009 7:12 pm

Again with the Jameer/KG comparison...it's like comparing piss and champagne...2 good seasons vs a title-winning HOF career...

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #13 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue May 5, 2009 7:16 pm

Visirale wrote:
BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
Visirale wrote:Apparently not big enough to show up in the first half and play to keep it.

If the Magic take game 2 I bet the Celtics will be packing golf clubs for the 2 orlando games because they won't be wanting to go back to Boston for a while after getting swept.

That wouldn't be so bad. I think most on this board know our chances of beating Cleveland and LA without Garnett and Powe are very, very slim. If we did get bounced by Orlando in 4, this would just give our players more time to rest and OWN the league next year. Meanwhile we all know this might be Orlando's best chance at a title ever...yet it's funny...because their 'best' chance at a title, is the in the same year that they have NO chance of beating the Cavs or LA..so...yeah...beating us won't do you no good bitch...

Your ignorance is pervasive and hilarious. This season we have been missing one of our biggest offensive stars in Jameer Nelson. This is not our best shot at a title ever, it's an amazing run... Next year we have Jameer starting at PG... Rafer coming in backup... and possibily a real PF and Rashard being able to play his true position. Dwight is a young 24... Our potential is much higher than Boston's right now. How KG recovers is crucial for determining how the next few years in Boston goes... here in Orlando we're thrilled for what the next few years has to offer.

Oh and Cleveland? We have their number. Prepare for some sad ESPN jock-swingers at the end of that series.

Oh please. The Cavs will murder you. I won't even get into that. KG will be fine by next season...
And mhm...You had Jameer in the beginning of the season and we still beat you in Orlando. What I'm saying is you won't win it this year. Chicago Bulls fans are very happy with their future too..doesn't mean they are winning anything. Stop trolling and stfu...
You do know Chicago beat us in game one, and their fans came in here giving us **** too right? We all know what happened in the end... :roll:

BRUNiNHO91 · Post #14 » by **BRUNiNHO91** » Tue May 5, 2009 7:18 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:Again with the Jameer/KG comparison...it's like comparing piss and champagne...2 good seasons vs a title-winning HOF career...

orlandomike · Post #15 » by **orlandomike** » Tue May 5, 2009 8:59 pm

Weve won the season series with Cleveland and the Lakers. But why confuse the discussion with facts.

sportsrock37 · Post #16 » by **sportsrock37** » Tue May 5, 2009 9:44 pm

MyInsatiableOne wrote:Again with the Jameer/KG comparison...it's like comparing piss and champagne...2 good seasons vs a title-winning HOF career...

Where does he compare KG and Jameer?

He said the Magic have a very bright future and this team right now isn't as good as it could be if we had Jameer Nelson. KG's obviously a better player than Jameer Nelson, but that doesn't discredit what Jameer Nelson means to our team. We are a much better team with Jameer Nelson as evidenced by the sweep of the Lakers in the regular season in which Jameer took over in the 4th in both of those games. You guys don't get that close on the comeback if we had Jameer Nelson's killer instinct.

When you have a top 5 franchise player that is not even 24 yet, you will only improve. Add Jameer Nelson, the development of him, Dwight and Courtney Lee and possibly Shard having a bigger role in the offense next year and I don't see why we won't be better next year or why can't we contend for the title again next year. I'm not saying the Magic would beat the Cavs or the Lakers(or hell even the Celtics) but we are 4-1 combined against both the Cavs and the Lakers. The only loss we lost a 7 point lead in the final 2 minutes in the Q(where they lost twice all season) We've owned Cleveland the last couple of years. We match up VERY well with them and I think we would pose the biggest challenge in the East for the Cavs because of the matchups.

Anyway possibly beating you guys and getting into the ECF would be a HUGE step for the development of this team regardless of the result in the ECF. We are just going by progression right now, not every team can get 3 future HOF's together in 1 offseason to compete right away. With how we have been in the past as the Tragic, I'm just enjoying the ride right now. Best of luck the rest of the series.

humblebum · Post #17 » by **humblebum** » Tue May 5, 2009 10:34 pm

I'm sure the Magic are shooting to close the series out in six games, but if it goes seven I definitely think that the Celtics are in the drivers seat.

On KG/Jameer: Here's the difference between these two losses. The Magic minus Jameer are more or less the same team, same style of play, etc. but they're missing a tablespoon of offense and a key late game weapon. The Celtics minus KG are forced into becoming an offensive centered team vs. the defensive centered team that they are with Garnett.

So the Celtics have essentially had to change their basic style of play, pace, etc.

I continue to think that the Magic have the edge though. Howard is just so dominant against the Celtics frontcourt minus KG. The Celtics will make it tough and still have around a 30% of winning the series IMO.

sportsrock37 · Post #18 » by **sportsrock37** » Tue May 5, 2009 11:51 pm

humblebum wrote:I'm sure the Magic are shooting to close the series out in six games, but if it goes seven I definitely think that the Celtics are in the drivers seat.

On KG/Jameer: Here's the difference between these two losses. The Magic minus Jameer are more or less the same team, same style of play, etc. but they're missing a tablespoon of offense and a key late game weapon. The Celtics minus KG are forced into becoming an offensive centered team vs. the defensive centered team that they are with Garnett.

So the Celtics have essentially had to change their basic style of play, pace, etc.

I continue to think that the Magic have the edge though. Howard is just so dominant against the Celtics frontcourt minus KG. The Celtics will make it tough and still have around a 30% of winning the series IMO.

I don't think anyone, not even the most homerific Magic fans, would seriously say that Jameer Nelson is on the same level of impact as Kevin Garnett. That's just dumb. I can't speak for every Magic fan, but we hear about not having KG all the time, with very minimal mention of Jameer Nelson. So we bring Jameer back up because he was an all-star this season as well and it's not like we are at full strength. We are just saying that our team would be much better if we did have Jameer and could be contenders, just like you guys are with KG and Powe and we aren't trying to compare Jameer to KG, which is what Celtic fans seem to think. Jameer is a very important cog to our offensive attack.

MagicFan32 · Post #19 » by **MagicFan32** » Wed May 6, 2009 12:47 am

BRUNiNHO91 wrote:
Visirale wrote:Apparently not big enough to show up in the first half and play to keep it.

If the Magic take game 2 I bet the Celtics will be packing golf clubs for the 2 orlando games because they won't be wanting to go back to Boston for a while after getting swept.

That wouldn't be so bad. I think most on this board know our chances of beating Cleveland and LA without Garnett and Powe are very, very slim. If we did get bounced by Orlando in 4, this would just give our players more time to rest and OWN the league next year. Meanwhile we all know this might be Orlando's best chance at a title ever...yet it's funny...because their 'best' chance at a title, is the in the same year that they have NO chance of beating the Cavs or LA..so...yeah...beating us won't do you no good bitch...

Yeah this is our best chance when we have our best clutch player sitting on the bench..

MagicFan32 · Post #20 » by **MagicFan32** » Wed May 6, 2009 12:48 am

humblebum wrote:I'm sure the Magic are shooting to close the series out in six games, but if it goes seven I definitely think that the Celtics are in the drivers seat.

On KG/Jameer: Here's the difference between these two losses. The Magic minus Jameer are more or less the same team, same style of play, etc. but they're missing a tablespoon of offense and a key late game weapon. The Celtics minus KG are forced into becoming an offensive centered team vs. the defensive centered team that they are with Garnett.

So the Celtics have essentially had to change their basic style of play, pace, etc.

I continue to think that the Magic have the edge though. Howard is just so dominant against the Celtics frontcourt minus KG. The Celtics will make it tough and still have around a 30% of winning the series IMO.

Actually we play much different because he was our go to guy and unlike Rafer, he makes 90 percent of his layups