2012 NEWS YEARS DAY GAME: RAPTORS AT MAGIC! 6pm Sun CH: 31

Optimus_Steel · Post #601 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:12 am

woosah wrote:
magic111 wrote:JohnDenton555 John Denton
.@DwightHoward : "It's starting to remind me of team that went to Finals. Instead of pting fingers, we stick together and get the job done."

Good to see that Dwight is not the only one who has noticed the similarities. I as well as others have made the same comparison.

magic04life · Post #602 » by **magic04life** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:18 am

What a great fourth quarter! I am loving this team so far this year!

Only wish my Cowboys would play as inspired as we played in the 4th quarter tonight

I'm loving Turk and JJ this year! Boy oh boy they have been playing well so far this season!

Optimus_Steel · Post #603 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:19 am

GameOver25 wrote:Raptors coach is wearing an awful suit lol

It was so bad that it was making our TV flicker hahahaha.

magic04life · Post #604 » by **magic04life** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:21 am

The Raptors covered +11 (as I predicted), so I'm 4-0-1 ATS in Magic games this season.

Optimus_Steel · Post #605 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:22 am

And another thing, JJ Redick has huge balls....that is all.

rcklsscognition · Post #606 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:28 am

Team playing very good, but honestly, if we're going to get to the ECF, beat the Heat/Bulls, then get to the championship, it will come down to Howard transcending anything we've ever seen from him.

Coach_McGuirk · Post #607 » by **Coach_McGuirk** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:31 am

I was at the game and in the fourth quarter the crowed got really loud and Dwight seemed to enjoy that alot.

Was a great game!

maginno · Post #608 » by **maginno** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 3:56 am

prorl wrote:Good to see that Dwight is not the only one who has noticed the similarities. I as well as others have made the same comparison.

If Ryno and JJ play at this level through the season then this team would be better than the Finals team but unfortunately it doesn't mean now what it would then because Chicago and Miami are WAY better as well than the teams in the east that year.

Optimus_Steel · Post #609 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 4:12 am

maginno wrote:
prorl wrote:Good to see that Dwight is not the only one who has noticed the similarities. I as well as others have made the same comparison.

If Ryno and JJ play at this level through the season then this team would be better than the Finals team but unfortunately it doesn't mean now what it would then because Chicago and Miami are WAY better as well than the teams in the east that year.

The important thing is that you got to give yourself a chance. All it could take is an injury (KG 09), suspension (Nash getting suspended against SA), a certain matchup (us against Cle 09). Thats why they say you got to play the games, you just never know sometimes.

SolidSnake008 · Post #610 » by **SolidSnake008** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 4:37 am

Again it showed tonight that our best ball is played uptempo when bodies are moving(nh) along with the ball....It kills me when we walk the ball up when we have a chance to catch the defense off guard...I don't get why we don't play with more speed when we have the ability to...seems like a waste...especially when Dwight is beating opponents down the floor every single time and we can't get him the ball fast enough...

ADRajX · Post #611 » by **ADRajX** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 4:58 am

SolidSnake008 wrote:Again it showed tonight that our best ball is played uptempo when bodies are moving(nh) along with the ball....It kills me when we walk the ball up when we have a chance to catch the defense off guard...I don't get why we don't play with more speed when we have the ability to...seems like a waste...especially when Dwight is beating opponents down the floor every single time and we can't get him the ball fast enough...

+1

Jaxfann · Post #612 » by **Jaxfann** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:00 am

DJRajX wrote:
SolidSnake008 wrote:Again it showed tonight that our best ball is played uptempo when bodies are moving(nh) along with the ball....It kills me when we walk the ball up when we have a chance to catch the defense off guard...I don't get why we don't play with more speed when we have the ability to...seems like a waste...especially when Dwight is beating opponents down the floor every single time and we can't get him the ball fast enough...

+1

+100

Orlando Dawg · Post #613 » by **Orlando Dawg** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:07 am

That was like a boxing match where they were the agressor the whole time and they were going to win but then we gave them a knockout blow at the very end

iTs JusT zo · Post #614 » by **iTs JusT zo** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 5:32 am

jrich -22
redick +26

hmmmm

Horcy · Post #615 » by **Horcy** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 6:05 am

prorl wrote:And another thing, JJ Redick has huge balls....that is all.

This!

Post #616 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 6:07 am

DiplomaticMagic wrote:I have faith that Jameer will turn it around, however I cannot say the same for J-Rich. He just looks old now, and quite frankly he sucked last year too (except in the clutch). I hope some team is stupid enough to take him off our hands later in the season.

How about his last two games that were pretty good?

....

SolidSnake008 · Post #617 » by **SolidSnake008** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 6:12 am

Lol i'm tired of these NbaTv guys...."All is well in Orlando....For Now" just have to keep this trade thing going huh? even though we're not sucking and winning games....

jjscap · Post #618 » by **jjscap** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 7:02 am

I think the real hero of this game was JJ Redick. He just did not want to lose while his teammates were lacking energy and being lazy as usual. I also think he worked on his game during the lockout and improved a lot. His ball handling and passing skills are clearly better. Right now he looks amazing. But...

When I think about Redick of last year, two numbers come to my mind.
1. He was shooting 63% right after the mid-season trade during 9 game winning streak
2. He shot 6% in playoffs

Hopefully he is able to bring his A game every time against just any team. He is so fun to watch now.

Mule Tears · Post #619 » by **Mule Tears** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 7:04 am

I was at the game tonight and the arena was really electric for the 5th game of the season.

I'm proud of our guys that we pulled out this win and there wasn't a doubt in my mind that we would win this game. Ryno is a man on a mission this year!

drsd · Post #620 » by **drsd** » Mon Jan 2, 2012 7:46 am

iTs JusT zo wrote:jrich -22
redick +26

hmmmm

This was striking. Orlando's offense per se was not horrible in Q-1; it was only bad. The problem was that no shots were going in.