Official Speculation & Free Agency Thread (Pt I, Mods Close)

rcklsscognition · Post #1101 » by **rcklsscognition** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:35 pm

Good one Otis. This Baumann guy is pretty into his twitter, I didn't know him a week ago, but he's putting up a ton of stuff. I think it's funny he sends all of his tweets and links to the ESPN writers with a personalized message.

Hotshot Hower · Post #1102 » by **Hotshot Hower** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:36 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:Good one Otis. This Baumann guy is pretty into his twitter, I didn't know him a week ago, but he's putting up a ton of stuff. I think it's funny he sends all of his tweets and links to the ESPN writers with a personalized message.

In Baumann I trust.

OrlandoDolfan92 · Post #1103 » by **OrlandoDolfan92** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:41 pm

just saw on the ticker Battier's signing with Miami....

so.....anywho

rcklsscognition · Post #1104 » by **rcklsscognition** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:41 pm

Hey Luol. Best of luck this year. I plan on coming up to see you in Orlando in January.

Sent from coachthorpe david b. thorpe to Luol Deng. I'm guessing this is for a camp or something, a bowl game perhaps?

Hotshot Hower · Post #1105 » by **Hotshot Hower** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:43 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:
Hey Luol. Best of luck this year. I plan on coming up to see you in Orlando in January.

Sent from coachthorpe david b. thorpe to Luol Deng. I'm guessing this is for a camp or something, a bowl game perhaps?

eeek. We play the Bulls on the 6th of Jan in Orlando.

jezzer45 · Post #1106 » by **jezzer45** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:45 pm

i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

BadMofoPimp · Post #1107 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:46 pm

Battier tweeted that he is signed in Miami hours ago. Eddy Curry spent all offseason in Miami and is down to 300 lbs training hard. I think they will run with these guys being Haslem and Bosh both play spot minutes at Center also. Should be entertaining to watch still.

Darth Magic · Post #1108 » by **Darth Magic** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:47 pm

jezzer45 wrote:i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

I'm convinced that this is one of the reasons the media especially want to get Dwight Howard out of Orlando. I think they are blind down here and they don't like that.

BadMofoPimp · Post #1109 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:47 pm

Here is some speculation. Some crazy person has been stating that Dwight is going to stay with the Magic this season and then leave as a Free Agent next summer to LA to join Chris Paul and Kobe. Basically, stated that Chris Paul would get traded there this year. I don't see how that is even possible Cap wise.

jezzer45 · Post #1110 » by **jezzer45** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:48 pm

OrlandoDolfan92 wrote:just saw on the ticker Battier's signing with Miami....

so.....anywho

I bet the heat fans must be going nuts with him and fat eddie signing. What the heat really needed was a good starting level pg.

rcklsscognition · Post #1111 » by **rcklsscognition** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:48 pm

jezzer45 wrote:i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

Something is going to happen for us between 2pm tomorrow and Sunday, what though, is well beyond me. I am more interested in the left field stuff though, because I have no faith in Otis pulling out one of the many mentioned trades.

We need to address SG and backup C ASAP to have a chance to get the team together before the season.

jezzer45 · Post #1112 » by **jezzer45** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:52 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:
jezzer45 wrote:i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

Something is going to happen for us between 2pm tomorrow and Sunday, what though, is well beyond me. I am more interested in the left field stuff though, because I have no faith in Otis pulling out one of the many mentioned trades.

We need to address SG and backup C ASAP to have a chance to get the team together before the season.

with every left field move otis has made, I have had a deep pit of my stomach feeling like what just happened?

ADRajX · Post #1113 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:53 pm

BelgianMagic wrote:Some more kyler tweets bout Ellis
@stevekylerNBA Steve Kyler
RT @JDGilroy: @LangGreene Why would GSW trade Monta for a declining Richardson? --- better fit with Chris Paul.
@stevekylerNBA Steve Kyler
RT @renkyryamb: @stevekylerNBA @langgreene Monta for Jrich is laughable tho ---> wouldn't be JUST JRich...
@stevekylerNBA Steve Kyler
RT @kevinajones7: Is Monta to Orlando just a rumor? ---> Warriors have been after Jason Richardson... Chris Paul chip has to fall first.
@stevekylerNBA Steve Kyler
RT @RGEEZY: so magics shot at Monta depends on Paul going to GS? all quiet on the d12 front? ---> Yes and Yes... not taking calls on Dwight

Well... now we just continue to play the waiting game and hope for the best... Ellis in a Magic uniform would be terrific!

Nyce_1 wrote:oh my! I just looked at Boozer's contract. WTF was Chi thinking?

thinking like Otis

VGOSWAMI wrote:
AlexKennedyNBA Alex Kennedy
Eddy Curry will arrive in Miami today. He's expected to sign with the Heat tomorrow, sources close to the situation confirm.

LOL ... I'm not even going to comment on what the Heat are thinking.

Hotshot Hower wrote:Good ol' Otis!
DavidBaumann33 David Baumann

Magic Exec. source tells me Otis Smith's response to ORL billboard message #bringchrispaul. Smith: "What do you think I'm trying to do?!"

Reaffirmation from the horse's mouth

haha, okay... so it's out there finally, even though we all knew what he is trying to do

Post #1114 » by **Def Swami** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:56 pm

jezzer45 wrote:i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

I think it already happened

ADRajX · Post #1115 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 4:59 pm

VGOSWAMI wrote:
jezzer45 wrote:i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

I think it already happened

So umm... yeah I just want to say this... does Otis look at players' statistics from 4-6 years ago? If so, someone needs to update his info, because I feel like he brings in star/borderline star players in their early 30s all the time... it's so annoying lol

Post #1116 » by **Def Swami** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 5:02 pm

DJRajX wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
jezzer45 wrote:i feel something is going down but it may come from left field which is the usual with otis.

I think it already happened

So umm... yeah I just want to say this... does Otis look at players' statistics from 4-6 years ago? If so, someone needs to update his info, because I feel like he brings in star/borderline star players in their early 30s all the time... it's so annoying lol

Our franchise has a history of doing so. I'll never forget my favorite over-the-hill signee, Shawn Kemp.

ADRajX · Post #1117 » by **ADRajX** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 5:04 pm

VGOSWAMI wrote:
DJRajX wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:I think it already happened

So umm... yeah I just want to say this... does Otis look at players' statistics from 4-6 years ago? If so, someone needs to update his info, because I feel like he brings in star/borderline star players in their early 30s all the time... it's so annoying lol

Our franchise has a history of doing so. I'll never forget my favorite over-the-hill signee, Shawn Kemp.

Haha! Fat Shawn Kemp is the man! :lol:

I've never seen a dude grab more flat foot rebounds than Pat Garrity on that team

MMFla · Post #1118 » by **MMFla** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 5:05 pm

I'm hoping something anything to happen(besides Larry Hughes) maybe Mayo for the TPE?

We still need to figure out a lot with this roster: who is the starting 2, what to do with Nelson and (mostly)Gilbert, Ryan or Bass, backup Center...so yeah Otis has work to do hopefully something out of left field is actually good this time.

Nyce_1 · Post #1119 » by **Nyce_1** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 5:08 pm

makes total sense; Florida, home for the retired. This is the Magic's way to keep the trend going.

Post #1120 » by **damo[23]** » Thu Dec 8, 2011 5:08 pm

Something has to happen, as simple as that.

Larry Hughes would be awful, but there has to be a possitive move out there for us.