Game 77: Orlando @ New York Gamethread

TooNice00 · Post #321 » by **TooNice00** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:34 am

This team needs to sit down and be taught on the basics of feeding the ball in the post. Learn that dwight howard is on this team. He is the future of this team. He is going to get paid max money and by next year we should never again see a game with dwight only shooting 8 shots. 8 shots for your franchise center...how **** (Please Use More Appropriate Word) can you be? This teams BBall IQ never seizes to amaze me. Dwight gets lazy because he never gets the ball so give it to him. We tell dwight to basically be ben wallace during games; grab rebounds and block shots. Earn your shots dwight = (Please Use More Appropriate Word) logic. 4 players shooting more shots than dwight equals unacceptable, whether dwight is playing like a bum or not.

HeyIt'sMe · Post #322 » by **HeyIt'sMe** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:34 am

Cammo101 wrote:I'm also getting a bit tired of all this Dwight should be handed the ball stuff even when he is clearly getting outplayed on both ends. Let Dwight earn his touches like everyone else.

Give me a break. Everyone on this team sucks on defense, save Dwight. Why the hell should he have to carry everyone else's backs on defense to earn the ball on offense? Enough of that. The guy had 11 first half point and was 5-7 from the floor, and had ONE... ONE! shot attempt in the second half. Absolutely inexcusable.

MagicNolesFSU · Post #323 » by **MagicNolesFSU** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:34 am

hahaha what a pathetic basketball game

y 2 a B · Post #324 » by **y 2 a B** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:36 am

Garrity, Lewis and Turk combined for 2-20 from 3pt.

I honestly don't know how this team can possible come out so flat, the only thing in my mind is the back-to-back they are coming off of, but still. Especially to a bottom tier team, you just don't expect a blowout of this sort.

The effort was pathetic, but I sure hope the refs covered the spread that they bet on NY's favor.

TooNice00 · Post #325 » by **TooNice00** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:38 am

dwight isn't always sharp on offense...but who the hell cares? untill he learns to we will never be more than a pretender. You have to use your low post player and not just use him as a DECOY for our 3 point shooting. We don't want ben wallace out there...we want a shaq type player out there.

AdamTheGreek · Post #326 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:39 am

If Dwight want to be the leader and the franchise player, he needs to act like one. I don't care if everyone else was lazy (which they weren't, Hedo and Rashard could've shown more effort by guys like Mo an Pat are always trying).

Dwight gets more shots if he crashes the boards, plain and simple. I'd vouch for Dwight if he was busting his balls, but he's no where close. He had no respect for himself getting torched by Chandler, Lee and Randolph for Christ's sake.

MagicStarwipe · Post #327 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:39 am

"What can I say Dwight? You just haven't earned it baby."

"LOL, basically."

"I concur."

#1KnicksFan · Post #328 » by **#1KnicksFan** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:39 am

y 2 a B wrote:
The effort was pathetic, but I sure hope the refs covered the spread that they bet on NY's favor.

Seriously dude, I saw more bullsh*t calls against your team than I've ever seen.

I was yelling at my TV.

Then your coach had to put Garrity in, and I knew Isiah bribed him...

vinageras · Post #329 » by **vinageras** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:40 am

You guys are asking Dwight to play defense...
Well if he had to defend just ONE guy, and no the whole team (since NO ONE else on this team can handle his guy), you guys wouldn't be complaining!
He must be sick of bailing out every single one of his teammates!

Cammo101 · Post #330 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:41 am

HeyIt'sMe wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Give me a break. Everyone on this team sucks on defense, save Dwight. Why the hell should he have to carry everyone else's backs on defense to earn the ball on offense? Enough of that. The guy had 11 first half point and was 5-7 from the floor, and had ONE... ONE! shot attempt in the second half. Absolutely inexcusable.

Because he is the MVP candidate max player face of the franchise. It is his job to be that guy.

AdamTheGreek · Post #331 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:41 am

vinageras wrote:You guys are asking Dwight to play defense...
Well if he had to defend just ONE guy, and no the whole team (since NO ONE else on this team can handle his guy), you guys wouldn't be complaining!
He must be sick of bailing out every single one of his teammates!

What the f*ck? :nonono:

Cammo101 · Post #332 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:42 am

Dwight is by no means the biggest problem on defense, but he has to make himself the solution.

Post #333 » by **MagicMadness** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:42 am

MagicMadness wrote:We won't lose this game.

We can be losing by 10 going into the 4th tonight and I'll still be confident we win. The Knicks are looking to lose, and even if they weren't they don't have the 4th quarter fire power to overcome the Magic.

(Though I'd be pissed we were losing by 10...)

I will owe up to my pre-game thoughts.

I rarely, if EVER, make such bold predictions - and in this case, I went out on a limb and was completely wrong.

In my defense, I did not expect the Magic to play with such lack of intensity, nor did I expect New York to play so hard and show us what it really means to be a professional basketball player - no matter what the current situation is. Hats off to the Knicks.

Post #334 » by **FFBlitzace** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:42 am

Like I've said before. If Dwight doesn't want responsibility, we'll re-negotiate his contract extension and give him MLE money instead of superstar money.

Post #335 » by **SOUL** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:42 am

I like our D too, we run at them like pecking chickens and dont put our arms up. Useless appendages.

TooNice00 · Post #336 » by **TooNice00** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:43 am

We ignore dwight when he does bust his ass on the court. Numerous times all year. Just because dwight isn't out there dominating on rebounds and defense, you should punish him and make him have no effect on offense either. Get him going by giving him some dunks or something. Dwight should be grabbing rebounds and playing great defense but you can't leave that as his only task.

MagicStarwipe · Post #337 » by **MagicStarwipe** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:44 am

"But I grabbed 15 boards guys."

"And?"

AdamTheGreek · Post #338 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:44 am

Tonight we tried getting the ball to him, he was just getting double and triple teamed before we could even feed him down low (which led to all those open jumpers and 3s that wouldn't drop).

magicfan4life05 · Post #339 » by **magicfan4life05** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:46 am

LOL paul kennedy is bothering SVG

Post #340 » by **FFBlitzace** » Mon Apr 7, 2008 1:48 am

lol @ Stan.