WIRETAP: Orlando still believes they're better than Detroit

[Dtown84]

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Oh ok i get it...Cause shooting 36% makes you good right

The magic gave the pistons 18 extra possesions...18...Most of the turnovers of the careless unforced brand and yet were still only up by 1 in the final minute of the game

We all know what went down in the 2nd game (3rd quarter)

And game 4 you guys win off of pure chance

Dont sit here and act like the Pistons dominated the Magic...Its just ignorant

And all this means is that the Magic are almost as good as the Pistons without Chauncey, and until they learn to close out games they have no hope of being called a better team than even those Pistons.

I mean its hard to take any of these stats seriously when you keep ignoring the elephant in the room.

[Dtown84]

I'm amazed this thread is still open.

It'll die once the Pistons know who they're playing next round.

[J-Mezzy]

I never understood this whole "we beat ourselves up, but we are better than the other team" crap. Yes the Magic committed turnovers, missed free throws, and made bonehead plays, and Detroit didn't, doesn't that make them a better team?

We have lost 11 of 12 in the playoffs to them, and they have beaten us in all kinds of ways. When we were up 3-1, sweep, and beaten us in close games. There is no point in arguing we are better because I think we are not mentally tough enough to even compete with these guys.

NO KG AI, we didn't get embarrassed, we got exposed as a non contender. Dwight and the squad are nowhere near ready to content for a title

[Wade2k6]

I never understood this whole "we beat ourselves up, but we are better than the other team" crap. Yes the Magic committed turnovers, missed free throws, and made bonehead plays, and Detroit didn't, doesn't that make them a better team?

We have lost 11 of 12 in the playoffs to them, and they have beaten us in all kinds of ways. When we were up 3-1, sweep, and beaten us in close games. There is no point in arguing we are better because I think we are not mentally tough enough to even compete with these guys.

NO KG AI, we didn't get embarrassed, we got exposed as a non contender. Dwight and the squad are nowhere near ready to content for a title

a legit unbiased Orlando fan. I agree with you.

[NO-KG-AI]

I never understood this whole "we beat ourselves up, but we are better than the other team" crap. Yes the Magic committed turnovers, missed free throws, and made bonehead plays, and Detroit didn't, doesn't that make them a better team?

We have lost 11 of 12 in the playoffs to them, and they have beaten us in all kinds of ways. When we were up 3-1, sweep, and beaten us in close games. There is no point in arguing we are better because I think we are not mentally tough enough to even compete with these guys.

NO KG AI, we didn't get embarrassed, we got exposed as a non contender. Dwight and the squad are nowhere near ready to content for a title

If I claimed to be a better team, and lost 4-1, and they were missing their best player for part of 1 game, and all of another, I'd be fairly embarrassed.

[Grey]

If I claimed to be a better team, and lost 4-1, and they were missing their best player for part of 1 game, and all of another, I'd be fairly embarrassed.

Part of one game and all of two others.

[Mad Mike]

I don't think people realize that even when you're good, you need to be fortunate and lucky, at times.

so were the magic lucky they won atleast 1 game w/o billiups or were the pistons lucky that magic have no pg to control the offense?

[hatnlvr]

http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/52538/20080515/orlando_still_believes_theyre_better_than_detroit/

The Magic still believe that they are better than the Pistons, despite the fact that Detroit eliminated them in five quick games earlier this week, according to The Orlando Sentinel.

"I think we're the better team," Hedo Turkoglu said. "If you look at the games closely it upsets me."

I don't want to say they're the better team, but they're the smarter team," Rashard Lewis said.

Is it just me or is this just a really stupid thing for the Magic players to say. I mean c'mon you guys just lost 2 games in a row to a team WITHOUT their best player.

IMO this is highly disrespectful to the Pistons. I'm honestly tired of teams simply saying " Oh we beat ourselves " and not giving proper credit to the opposing team. They should man up and admit the better team won the series.

It absolutely laughable! They can believe whatever they want but at the end of the day they are still home talking garbage while Detroit plays on

[bstein14]

Magic Players are hoping for Detroit to beat Boston to solidify their place as the best team in the East.

[theTHIEF]

exactly...