Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXIII: Offseason Edition)

Nemesis21 · Post #361 » by **Nemesis21** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:07 pm

Foyle as next GM ? FML. What is RDV thinking?

GameOver25 · Post #362 » by **GameOver25** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:09 pm

Nemesis21 wrote:Foyle as next GM ? FML. What is RDV thinking?

Anything is better than Otis, but yeah he is a noob at this level.

arkknight1988 · Post #363 » by **arkknight1988** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:09 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
Jarrod N Rudolph ‏ @JRudolphSports

Foyle is believed to be the favorite if a change is made.

another promote from within guy who has good relationships with players we need to get rid of? bad move imo.

magic111 · Post #364 » by **magic111** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:10 pm

Alex is about to fire somebody with these quotes

John Denton‏@JohnDenton555

#Magic CEO Alex Martins: "We have to find a way to get back to the East Con Finals and the NBA Finals. So everything has to be evaluated."

Retw18m John Denton‏@JohnDenton555

#Magic CEO Alex Martins: "Unfortunately, just getting to the playoffs isn’t good enough. 2 yrs in a row we’ve just gotten to the playoffs."

arsenal6106 · Post #365 » by **arsenal6106** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:11 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
Jarrod N Rudolph ‏ @JRudolphSports

Foyle is believed to be the favorite if a change is made.

Rick Rolled · Post #366 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:11 pm

arkknight1988 wrote:
Rick Rolled wrote:
Jarrod N Rudolph ‏ @JRudolphSports

Foyle is believed to be the favorite if a change is made.

another promote from within guy who has good relationships with players we need to get rid of? bad move imo.

I agree.

Not sure Foyle is going to be able to trade away his former teammates, which consists of JRich/JJ/Turk/Meer/Howard...

Although I guess I shouldn't jump to that conclusion.

I think it's important to have a business minded GM who doesn't make moves on a personal basis (cough, Otis, cough)....

arkknight1988 · Post #367 » by **arkknight1988** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:12 pm

magic111 wrote:Alex is about to fire somebody with these quotes

John Denton‏@JohnDenton555

#Magic CEO Alex Martins: "We have to find a way to get back to the East Con Finals and the NBA Finals. So everything has to be evaluated."

Retw18m John Denton‏@JohnDenton555

#Magic CEO Alex Martins: "Unfortunately, just getting to the playoffs isn’t good enough. 2 yrs in a row we’ve just gotten to the playoffs."

thats a good sign. lets see what martins is made of and if he can make changes that need to be made.

T25 · Post #368 » by **T25** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:12 pm

Foyal has the brain of Steven Hawking but look of Sloth :giveup:

BelgianMagic · Post #369 » by **BelgianMagic** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:12 pm

Foyle is a very intelligent guy .. But I'd rather have someone with experience. Someone who has been in this situation before

Donnie Walsh FTW

arsenal6106 · Post #370 » by **arsenal6106** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:13 pm

BelgianMagic wrote:Foyle is a very intelligent guy .. But I'd rather have someone with experience. Someone who has been in this situation before

Donnie Walsh FTW

Rick Rolled · Post #371 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:13 pm

Hopefully Foyle won't have the same GS Warriors fetish that Otis has.

Rick Rolled · Post #372 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:14 pm

arsenal6106 wrote:
BelgianMagic wrote:Foyle is a very intelligent guy .. But I'd rather have someone with experience. Someone who has been in this situation before

Donnie Walsh FTW

Yes, hire Walsh for a season or two to do the dirty work, let Foyle study under a REAL GM, and then promote him when Walsh leaves.

WeAreVenom · Post #373 » by **WeAreVenom** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:16 pm

............Are they (Please Use More Appropriate Word)?

Do they not realize exactly what's at stake here?

I like Foyle, and if we were rebuilding or already in a winning position, maybe.......But you don't hire a first timer at such a critical juncture of the franchise's future. Especially considering that he was under Otis' wing. We could be walking right into the Otis Era Part Deux.

Stupid.

arsenal6106 · Post #374 » by **arsenal6106** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:17 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
arsenal6106 wrote:
BelgianMagic wrote:Foyle is a very intelligent guy .. But I'd rather have someone with experience. Someone who has been in this situation before

Donnie Walsh FTW

Yes, hire Walsh for a season or two to do the dirty work, let Foyle study under a REAL GM, and then promote him when Walsh leaves.

I was just thinking this...

Post #375 » by **eyriq** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:17 pm

I'm excited about Foyle tbh. Dude knows his stuff, fits with our culture (for good or bad), and fits with an evolving FO vs a train wreck throw out the baby with the bath water. It comes across as keeping the good from the past 5 years while making the needed adjustments from the derail of the past two.

MoMM · Post #376 » by **MoMM** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:17 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
arsenal6106 wrote:
BelgianMagic wrote:Foyle is a very intelligent guy .. But I'd rather have someone with experience. Someone who has been in this situation before

Donnie Walsh FTW

Yes, hire Walsh for a season or two to do the dirty work, let Foyle study under a REAL GM, and then promote him when Walsh leaves.

This, This and This.

cedric76 · Post #377 » by **cedric76** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:18 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:
arsenal6106 wrote:
BelgianMagic wrote:Foyle is a very intelligent guy .. But I'd rather have someone with experience. Someone who has been in this situation before

Donnie Walsh FTW

Yes, hire Walsh for a season or two to do the dirty work, let Foyle study under a REAL GM, and then promote him when Walsh leaves.

+1

OrlandO · Post #378 » by **OrlandO** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:19 pm

At least Foyle can't do any worse than Otis?

WeAreVenom · Post #379 » by **WeAreVenom** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:20 pm

OrlandO wrote:At least Foyle can't do any worse than Otis?

He learned under Otis, so unfortunately, he could.

This organization is it's own worst enemy.

mattyBoi · Post #380 » by **mattyBoi** » Wed May 9, 2012 6:21 pm

SO stupid if true. Our front office is a joke. Why would they take another gamble on an uncertain GM when this is the most crucial time for us. They are just amateur.