OT: Barnes to Magic

JHTruth · Post #1 » by **JHTruth** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:23 am

The top teams just keep piling them up..

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4342767

SonicYouth34 · Post #2 » by **SonicYouth34** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:29 am

Good signing. But the Magic are still a sub par defensive team.

JHTruth · Post #3 » by **JHTruth** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:34 am

SonicYouth34 wrote:Good signing. But the Magic are still a sub par defensive team.

Statistically weren't they solid last year?

The_Answer · Post #4 » by **The_Answer** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:49 am

They were 1st in defense....

It has now officially become

1. Boston/Orlando
2. Cleveland
3. Who
4. Cares
5. ........
6. Doughnut

bc legends · Post #5 » by **bc legends** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:51 am

The_Answer wrote:They were 1st in defense....

It has now officially become

1. Boston/Orlando
2. Cleveland
3. Who
4. Cares
5. ........
6. Doughnut

agreed. i really dont see cle being able to compete with bos or orl.. unless they can make some more additions they will be far from favorites. then again you still have to consider the lebron factor.

The_Answer · Post #6 » by **The_Answer** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:12 am

I live in Cleveland, so I've seen quite a few of their games. They're a great team, don't get me wrong, but BOS/ORL are simply better, and would make for the more interesting ECF.

rambo_ortega · Post #7 » by **rambo_ortega** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:13 am

c'mon.. we lose both targets at sf to 2 biggest rivals. wanted barnes first and moon 2nd. barnes is really perfect for us imo and the magic get him. both those teams have a really good depth chart after getting them.

twinthunder3 · Post #8 » by **twinthunder3** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:45 am

I wonder how Celtics management will retaliate to this. There should be news on Big Baby real soon.

greenbeans · Post #9 » by **greenbeans** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:51 am

rambo_ortega wrote:c'mon.. we lose both targets at sf to 2 biggest rivals. wanted barnes first and moon 2nd. barnes is really perfect for us imo and the magic get him. both those teams have a really good depth chart after getting them.

If Matt Barnes and Jamario Moon were the 1st choice/best case scenario at sf then someone needs to piss test Danny.
Grant Hill was his obvious target and we don't know who was next, all we heard were rumors from some very unreliable "reporters".

Post #10 » by **Spin Move** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 5:57 am

Good signing by them, they are going to be tough to beat, they are now deeper then they were last year, fewer matchup problems but deeper,

Post #11 » by **Darth Celtic** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:00 am

i don't think the signing of matt barnes will affect the 2010 championship. stop making headlines about marginal players.

UnOrthoDox23 · Post #12 » by **UnOrthoDox23** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:00 am

I wonder if Barnes can actually make free throws for them. Good signing though.

MagicFan32 · Post #13 » by **MagicFan32** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:17 am

Darth Celtic wrote:i don't think the signing of matt barnes will affect the 2010 championship. stop making headlines about marginal players.

Right, just like when you guys got Posey, you wouldn't have beaten the Lakers without him, you need good role players to win.

Cyclical · Post #14 » by **Cyclical** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:33 am

^
Hmmm... Barnes is a nice pickup but Posey, when picked up by us was already an NBA champ, a better 3 pt. shooter, free thrower, clutch as hell, playoff savvy and a proven locker room leader. A much more significant pickup than Barnes.

Post #15 » by **sunshinekids99** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:43 am

MagicFan32 wrote:
Darth Celtic wrote:i don't think the signing of matt barnes will affect the 2010 championship. stop making headlines about marginal players.

Right, just like when you guys got Posey, you wouldn't have beaten the Lakers without him, you need good role players to win.

And when you get a James Posey type off the bench let us know.

Post #16 » by **Darth Celtic** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:44 am

haha, barnes to posey....wow.

TheMartian · Post #17 » by **TheMartian** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:58 am

Heh. So Barnes is now the Magic's version of James Posey? This I gotta see.

MagicFan32 · Post #18 » by **MagicFan32** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:35 am

sunshinekids99 wrote:
MagicFan32 wrote:
Darth Celtic wrote:i don't think the signing of matt barnes will affect the 2010 championship. stop making headlines about marginal players.

Right, just like when you guys got Posey, you wouldn't have beaten the Lakers without him, you need good role players to win.

And when you get a James Posey type off the bench let us know.

We already have one better, his name is Mickael Pietrus......

and Barnes numbers as a starter last year were solid all around 13/6/3 on 46 percent shooting and 38 percent from 3.

MagicFan32 · Post #19 » by **MagicFan32** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:40 am

Darth Celtic wrote:haha, barnes to posey....wow.

Wasn't my point, you think role players don't matter on championship teams, I proved otherwise

Kefa461 · Post #20 » by **Kefa461** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:24 pm

MagicFan32 wrote:
Darth Celtic wrote:haha, barnes to posey....wow.

Wasn't my point, you think role players don't matter on championship teams, I proved otherwise

Barnes is not equal to Posey ....at least not yet......

8-)