POLL: If you could take any Magic player from history and put him on this team
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With the way Silver and the league changed... Shaq would probably be forced to chuck 3s at least 5x per game. Lol
Also... they probably try to outscore us by forcing shaq to guard the 3pt area.
Also... they probably try to outscore us by forcing shaq to guard the 3pt area.
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It’s either Shaq or Tracy McGrady. You add Shaq to any team full of scrubs and they’re a contender. Put him with the currently constructed team, that’s probably a title team.
On the other hand if you’re trying to consider what’s missing from this current team, you go with Tracy. A prime scorer and defender, physically he’s the most gifted NBA player in NBA history, even over Lebron in my opinion at his absolute best.
On the other hand if you’re trying to consider what’s missing from this current team, you go with Tracy. A prime scorer and defender, physically he’s the most gifted NBA player in NBA history, even over Lebron in my opinion at his absolute best.
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I'd take healthy 09 Jameer. He was on a mission that year until he got hurt!
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Would be interesting to see Shaq in modern era. Still think he dominates.
Thing about Tmac, he had arguably the worst supporting cast of all time with the Magic after he left Vince. That Raptors team was an amazing what if. In Houston he had Yao, but the west was tough.
Thing about Tmac, he had arguably the worst supporting cast of all time with the Magic after he left Vince. That Raptors team was an amazing what if. In Houston he had Yao, but the west was tough.
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Poor Dwight gets no respect, he's literally the most successful in a Magic jersey with an actual finals win yet no one voted for him? I voted Tmac, he was from central Florida and played 2 way plus would dominate in today's game that plays little defense.
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Shaq
Paolo
Franz
Suggs
Black
WCJ/Goga
Paolo
Franz
Suggs
Penny
WCJ/Goga
Paolo
Franz
Tmac
Suggs
Dwight
Paolo
Franz
Suggs
Black
My heart wants Penny or Tmac, but my brain says Shaq or Dwight.
Paolo
Franz
Suggs
Black
WCJ/Goga
Paolo
Franz
Suggs
Penny
WCJ/Goga
Paolo
Franz
Tmac
Suggs
Dwight
Paolo
Franz
Suggs
Black
My heart wants Penny or Tmac, but my brain says Shaq or Dwight.
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flying_mollusk wrote:Would be interesting to see Shaq in modern era. Still think he dominates.
Thing about Tmac, he had arguably the worst supporting cast of all time with the Magic after he left Vince. That Raptors team was an amazing what if. In Houston he had Yao, but the west was tough.
Even when T mac got support, he still did nothing with it ( Rocket years with Ming).
T mac was so damn talented but never winning player. Some crazy mix between Wiggins & Lavine, you see crazy talent, crazy capability, you see flashes of brilliance, but it never turns into good product for a team ( well, Wiggins menaged to win a ring , Lavine & T mac never passed first round of playoff).
Again, Tracy is probably one of most talented, gifted basketball players in past 30 years, but much like Melo, his talent is one thing, his contribution to winning basketball whole another. Probably just wrong mentality & approach , too much Kobe/Jordan influence in them, too little Lebron- Magic influence . We all know those players were capable of making impossible shots, but sometimes, like in 99% cases, passing terrible shot for good shot of your teammate is better shot.
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I mean, if its just to win games, you probably take Shaq and you trade Paolo. Prime Shaq is a 33% usage guy.
Tracy was a 35% Usage guy in his prime and while his skills complement, i just dont see evidence in his career that he can fit in a committee setup. We'd probably trade Franz or Paolo in that instance and im not sure we'd be so much better than we'd be with some other ex legends.
That level of usage is top-5 NBA. Better be worth it. PB and FW are 29% and 26% respectively. No room for a guy with that much on-ball need, if you keep those 2.
Assuming you want someone to gel with the present roster I go Penny, even tho he wasnt a knockdown shooter. If injuries arent a factor, I think Penny gives the best fit and complementary skills of all the options. Plus sentimentally, I'd kill to see him back playing again!
Close second I'd go Dwight. Theres some overlap with WCJ and JI, but I wouldnt care - neither of them is core enough to stop me starting DH. Dwight's 20 points, defence and rebounding arent going to squash Paolo's or Franz' games.
Can I go
Penny
Suggs
Franz
Paolo
Dwight?
Tracy was a 35% Usage guy in his prime and while his skills complement, i just dont see evidence in his career that he can fit in a committee setup. We'd probably trade Franz or Paolo in that instance and im not sure we'd be so much better than we'd be with some other ex legends.
That level of usage is top-5 NBA. Better be worth it. PB and FW are 29% and 26% respectively. No room for a guy with that much on-ball need, if you keep those 2.
Assuming you want someone to gel with the present roster I go Penny, even tho he wasnt a knockdown shooter. If injuries arent a factor, I think Penny gives the best fit and complementary skills of all the options. Plus sentimentally, I'd kill to see him back playing again!
Close second I'd go Dwight. Theres some overlap with WCJ and JI, but I wouldnt care - neither of them is core enough to stop me starting DH. Dwight's 20 points, defence and rebounding arent going to squash Paolo's or Franz' games.
Can I go
Penny
Suggs
Franz
Paolo
Dwight?
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For me it's close, between penny and Shaq.... It has to be Shaq, magic era Shaq was still dominant but he could really run in his magic days, could really get up and down.... However penny would probably be a better fit with the guys we got now, nobody like penny in today's game... Maybe haliburton got similar flash but nowhere the same athlete
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Shaw obviously,need a franchise superstar and no-one is more a franchise player in that list than him.
also,his 4 years in Orlando are vastly underated,that more agile and faster Shaq would still be generational today as Wembayama is.
Penny would be a fair second pick,at his peak would be the guy you build around still at our days,insane talented,super basic fundamentals and craftiness and passing vision
also,his 4 years in Orlando are vastly underated,that more agile and faster Shaq would still be generational today as Wembayama is.
Penny would be a fair second pick,at his peak would be the guy you build around still at our days,insane talented,super basic fundamentals and craftiness and passing vision
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I liked Brian Shaw, but I'm leaning towards Shaq.Ralof wrote:Shaw obviously,need a franchise superstar and no-one is more a franchise player in that list than him.
also,his 4 years in Orlando are vastly underated,that more agile and faster Shaq would still be generational today as Wembayama is.
Penny would be a fair second pick,at his peak would be the guy you build around still at our days,insane talented,super basic fundamentals and craftiness and passing vision
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Shaq. We ask him to use his youth and athleticism and stretch a tiny bit more into defense than he would maybe prefer. On offense, he gets the #1 option tag as he should. It all gets way too scary for other teams dealing with Shaq and then there’s a not so poor man’s version of LeBron James in Paolo Banchero. Oh, and here’s the third 6’10 plus guy named Franz with 20+ PPG and advanced stats saying he’s more efficient than Shaq and Paolo on some nights. Man, give us our rings, it’s a wrap.
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drsd wrote:
He's not an option bc he's basically a real life cheat code and we need it to remain fair.
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I feel Hardaway would be the best fit.
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richi_v25 wrote:drsd wrote:
He's not an option bc he's basically a real life cheat code and we need it to remain fair.
Yeah.. that's like adding prime MJ Kobe LBJ instead of just past Magic players..
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Howard Mass wrote:I feel Hardaway would be the best fit.
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Shaq is obviously more dominating, but TMac fits the best, this is the year he shot 3pt well too.
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Penny would be the most fun and adding a zero spacing center would take our offense back to the 90's stylistically...
But it's still Shaq.
But it's still Shaq.
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