Magic(36-26) @ Jazz(33-30)

rcklsscognition · Post #141 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:23 am

Harper way too slow.

MagicFan41 · Post #142 » by **MagicFan41** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:23 am

G-Heel wrote:
MagicFan41 wrote:
Last Guardian wrote:36 points in a quarter. Don't do that with Dwight.

I've been saying this all year....anybody who doesn't see how awfully stagnant our offense is with Dwight and how the ball moves 100x better without him is blind. The majority of the board all year kept babbling about how we would be literally "the worst team in the league" etc without him haven't watched enough basketball in their lives I think. Hell, look at Chicago....if you said at the beginning of the year that Rose would basically play half the year, and that Chicago would still have the best record, you would've gotten laughed out of the building. It isn't that the Magic have "no talent outside of Dwight" like everyone has been bitching and moaning about all year...it's that offensively, Dwight makes his teammates (other than maybe Ryan) worse. He clogs the lane so Jameer can't easily penetrate or come off a screen. He clogs the lane so that Baby can't work in the post. He isn't a great passer and he is turnover prone so that doesn't add to our efficiency either. Now, I'm not saying we are a "better" team without him (well we are a better TEAM....just not a better team), because he obviously brings ABSURD efficiency to the defensive end. However, it shouldn't be a surprise to anybody that we have had some of our best offensive quarters and games without him. I can only imagine this team with Deng + Noah...(which I said he should've traded him and Hedo for if we got the chance). They would fit perfectly. Don't demand the ball, great teammates, and great defenders/passers.

It'll be stupid to trade the best C in the game for two sub-allstars level players. This team obviously worse offensively without Dwight, not debating that. All that should mean is otis done a poor job surrounding Dwight with complementing players. Either that or Stan doesn't know how to use Dwight. I can't believe it's so hard for us to build around the best C of his generation. I feel our best chances are with Dwight, so we need to build around him. This team with Noah and Deng isn't going to do jack except 5-6 seed and 1st or 2nd round exit.

Again, EVERYONE would've said that about the Bulls without Rose, yet they've played just fine. We would arguably have a very similar team to the Bulls (sans Rose like they've played a lot this year and very, very well). You could always try to go after a guy like Monta after next year. I worked the numbers out before the deadline...and if you were to trade Dwight + Hedo for Deng + Noah you could still resign Ryan and have room for Monta with a move or a cut-and-stretch. Either way...a lineup of:

Jameer/Ish
JRich/JJ
Deng/Q
Ryno/Earl
Noah/BBD

is absolutely nothing to scoff at. Have your big defender, your wing defender, your 3 pt shooters, as well as guys who can move the ball effectively. I think you are underestimating that team.

Prolific Scorer · Post #143 » by **Prolific Scorer** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:23 am

Milsap traveled

mhectorgato · Post #144 » by **mhectorgato** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:23 am

ah man Meer

Prolific Scorer · Post #145 » by **Prolific Scorer** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

Harper was fouled!

Post #146 » by **FFBlitzace** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

Ref: "Come at me bro."

Last Guardian · Post #147 » by **Last Guardian** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

Dear lord Harper.

rcklsscognition · Post #148 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

I thought Harper was supposed to be better than Anderson?

NickAnderson · Post #149 » by **NickAnderson** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

where the harper lovers at?

Nyce_1 · Post #150 » by **Nyce_1** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

Damn, Harper sucks. LOL

Post #151 » by **ChosenSavior** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

Wow Harper is really having a rough time out there. Really looks scared to play it seems.

thelead · Post #152 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:24 am

NickAnderson wrote:Boy Harper is playing well.

he is being unleashed...

kasedafk_1 · Post #153 » by **kasedafk_1** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:25 am

butterfingers! who was that liggins?

The Effect · Post #154 » by **The Effect** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:25 am

Love how easily this team can score 36 in one quarter then score 10 the next!

But i guess thats what happens when Duhon is the PG for most of the quarter

Post #155 » by **FFBlitzace** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:26 am

Oh come on, give him a break.

j_n · Post #156 » by **j_n** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:26 am

Wtf is wrong with these refs? back to back obvious fouls on Ryan and harper and nothing.

rcklsscognition · Post #157 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:26 am

thelead wrote:
NickAnderson wrote:Boy Harper is playing well.

he is being unleashed...

Yes, I think that was the term used in his "analysis" in the other thread.

J-Ville Smoke · Post #158 » by **J-Ville Smoke** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:26 am

Lol Harper is garbage.

Talbot44 · Post #159 » by **Talbot44** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:26 am

Duhon is a lot like Chernobyl, sure the spill was cleaned up years ago, but the after effects are still devastating. Likewise, there's nothing like a few good minutes of Duhon to get the other team rolling.

Post #160 » by **SOUL** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:27 am

Dat boy washed his hands in butter