The disrespect for the Magic is getting outrageous!

Bigmagicfan82 · Post #21 » by **Bigmagicfan82** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:39 am

I think that Jeff has a level of professional jealousy towards his brother Stan. Stan's teams for the most part have done better then Jeff's. I also thinks that he wishes he still was coaching. I think he takes his jealousy out on Stan and the Magic.

mhectorgato · Post #22 » by **mhectorgato** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:46 am

Bigmagicfan82 wrote:I think that Jeff has a level of professional jealousy towards his brother Stan. Stan's teams for the most part have done better then Jeff's. I also thinks that he wishes he still was coaching. I think he takes his jealousy out on Stan and the Magic.

There maybe family competitiveness involved. Or perhaps Jeff doesn't want to appear to guilty of favoritism, so he's overcompensating.

Or perhaps he's just a bum?

CourtsideTV · Post #23 » by **CourtsideTV** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:59 am

maybe because the magic suck....

/end thread

stop complaining when we are winning and going under the shadow.

Post #24 » by **SOUL** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:00 am

Maybe Stan told Jeff to tell him that so Dwight can get mad and throw up a 50/50 game

SpaceCoastGator · Post #25 » by **SpaceCoastGator** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:11 am

I really like that crew...the three of them have good chemistry and are entertaining. JVG is funny and has good insights. I'm not worried about the little slights here and there...it is motivation for our guys.

Orium · Post #26 » by **Orium** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:15 am

I think the disrespect we get is going all the way back to last year. We start the season hot as hell, get way overhyped, then come crashing down and everyone dumps on us. This year, we crashed and then leveled out, but it's like no one realizes it. They still see us as "hot starting fakers", or something.

Bigmagicfan82 · Post #27 » by **Bigmagicfan82** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:44 am

Look it is all well and good. Nobody is going to give Orlando respect. They are going to have to earn it. The way some of these talking heads act you would think that Orlando hasn't beaten any team that were above .500, or that the teams just laid down and gave up. It's like they are on pace to 55 and people are acting like it is no big deal. But this is the same thing the Spurs and the pistons at one time went through. When I was in high school one of my teachers use to work for NBC and NJ12 (a news station in NJ). One of the things I always remember that he told me was that the media is a business first and news source second. They are going to do whatever it takes to sell their product first. Newspapers will do whatever it takes to sell papers so that they can get more money for Ads. TV news casts will do anything to get ratings so they can charge for for advertising. This is why you see more stories about Paris Hilton going to jail instead of the economy. This is the stuff that people want to hear about.

It is no different when it comes to the NBA, ESPN, TNT, or these other sports news sources. The fact is that guards sell tickets. The teams that get all the attention have star guards on them. That is why the spurs get dissed every year by the media and the same with the Pistons. That has changed over the years for the Pistons as Billups and Rip have gotten more respect. My friend who works for the NBA was telling me, no matter how nice a play is it will always be second on the top 10 to what Lebron, Kobe, or Wade does. They are the ones that sell.

Even though guards sell tickets, bigs win championships and that is good for Orlando. Look at the last 8 years it has either been Shaq, Duncan, or Wallace that one won the championship.

oakfanintheeast · Post #28 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:28 am

win a playoff series, get some respect. that simple.

i just hope orlando isn't peaking too early.

Post #29 » by **SOUL** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:30 am

Orium wrote:I think the disrespect we get is going all the way back to last year. We start the season hot as hell, get way overhyped, then come crashing down and everyone dumps on us. This year, we crashed and then leveled out, but it's like no one realizes it. They still see us as "hot starting fakers", or something.

and our fans start talking crap too lol.. they never learn, it's okay to be cocky but lets get out the first round til we do guys..

drsd · Post #30 » by **drsd** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:48 am

Does anybody actually want the Magic to gain respect?

One reason the Magic are a tough "out" on the road is because of the disrespect. Keep it coming!

Last Guardian · Post #31 » by **Last Guardian** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 2:09 pm

Exactly. Disrespect means not taking us seriously. Not taking us seriously means we drop 15 3's on your ass and blow you out. As annoying as it is, especially being considered worse then teams like Cleveland who we are clearly better than, it is to our advantage for everyone to take us lightly.

Optimus_Steel · Post #38 » by **drsd** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:02 pm

Is writing off the Magic a mistake?

They began the season 14-3 and still have the third-best road mark in the NBA with a virtual lock on the Southeast Division. And yet, the buzz in the Eastern Conference always surrounds the Celtics, Pistons and Cavs.
So what will the blossoming Magic do when the playoffs begin

aka: prorl