Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXIV: Offseason Edition)

Carlos Arroyo · Post #221 » by **Carlos Arroyo** » Wed May 23, 2012 1:36 am

Evan Dunlap ‏@BQRMagic
RT @JoshuaBRobbins Asst GM Dave Twardzik is serving as #Magic point of contact for other teams & agents until OSmith's replacement is hired

Carlos Arroyo · Post #222 » by **Carlos Arroyo** » Wed May 23, 2012 1:38 am

magicman123 wrote:
thelead wrote:YBR says Stan did not like Gortat, Pietrus, CLee, and Skip.

If true, this further strengthens my belief that Stan had a lot more say in personnel than anyone previously thought.

mm123 believes stan liked players like duhon, malik allen, jrich, and keith bogans

wow he didnt like some of the most important people in our run

thelead · Post #223 » by **thelead** » Wed May 23, 2012 1:48 am

Which explains why we traded them... Sounds like he was the actual president of basketball ops and Otis assisted by making the deals.

Rick Rolled · Post #224 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:04 am

YANKE3 wrote:
Evan Dunlap ‏@BQRMagic
RT @JoshuaBRobbins Asst GM Dave Twardzik is serving as #Magic point of contact for other teams & agents until OSmith's replacement is hired

Oh dear god.

Hire someone ASAP.

toquito · Post #225 » by **toquito** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:08 am

Rick Rolled wrote:
YANKE3 wrote:
Evan Dunlap ‏@BQRMagic
RT @JoshuaBRobbins Asst GM Dave Twardzik is serving as #Magic point of contact for other teams & agents until OSmith's replacement is hired

Oh dear god.

Hire someone ASAP.

Why? is he an idiot?

thelead · Post #226 » by **thelead** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:11 am

^ Otis's right hand man... Don't know much about him really as Otis always took the limelight.

Rick Rolled · Post #227 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:14 am

toquito wrote:Why? is he an idiot?

Well, if I recall, he was 90% of the reason that we drafted Fran....

But honestly, it's not a big deal... he probably won't have to do anything at all before the new GM steps in.

I'm just looking for something new to complain about.

Post #228 » by **FFBlitzace** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:16 am

Reminds me of the two-headed GM days. Hey, let's try that again. Foylezick!

magicman123 · Post #229 » by **magicman123** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:22 am

toquito wrote:Why? is he an idiot?

when he was co gm with otis smith early on, he wanted the magic to draft granger, also he was very focul about us drafting howard, said its a no brainier, draft him over okafor

cb1115 · Post #230 » by **cb1115** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:26 am

WAIT.

With Otis gone, does that mean that "I like this team" jokes are no longer relevant?

I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS.

mattyBoi · Post #231 » by **mattyBoi** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:31 am

cb1115 wrote:WAIT.

With Otis gone, does that mean that "I like this team" jokes are no longer relevant?

I DIDN'T SIGN UP FOR THIS.

Rick Rolled · Post #232 » by **Rick Rolled** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:32 am

magicman123 wrote:
toquito wrote:Why? is he an idiot?

when he was co gm with otis smith early on, he wanted the magic to draft granger, also he was very focul about us drafting howard, said its a no brainier, draft him over okafor

I remember things differently regarding Granger/Vasquez. Twardzik scouted Vasquez personally several times, and was the main reason we skipped over Granger.

"Yes, we're a little surprised,'' said Dave Twardzik, Magic co-general manager who had seen Vazquez play six different times in Europe. "The message we've been getting all along -- before the draft, after the draft -- was that he was excited about playing here. He said it was his dream to play in the NBA. I don't know (what changed his mind).''

More on Twardzik; from an opinion piece of the 10 Worst GM's in League History

In the 1995 draft, he took Joe Smith No. 1 overall. The next four picks—Antonio McDyess, Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace and Kevin Garnett—all turned out to be All-Stars, something Smith would never accomplish.

In '96, Twardzik drafted bust Todd Fuller with the 11th overall pick, skipping two future MVPs in Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash as well as fellow All-Stars Peja Stojakovic, Jermaine O'Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/777078-nba-power-rankings-isiah-thomas-and-the-10-worst-gms-in-league-history/page/2

thelead · Post #233 » by **thelead** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:39 am

^ that explains a lot... Jeez. Why does he still have a job? Can't Foyle fill in for now?

msmoore66 · Post #234 » by **msmoore66** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:06 am

thelead wrote:^ that explains a lot... Jeez. Why does he still have a job? Can't Foyle fill in for now?

The Orlando Magic, where second chances happen.

mattyBoi · Post #235 » by **mattyBoi** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:16 am

Yep Rick Rolled, I remember Twardzik being the one behind the Vasquez pick. Twardzik and Otis, what a combo.

The Real Dalic · Post #236 » by **The Real Dalic** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:23 am

Damn! Twarzdik (or however you spell his name) sucks!

IGotDaMagicInMe · Post #237 » by **IGotDaMagicInMe** » Wed May 23, 2012 4:48 am

Fire Twardzik!

rcklsscognition · Post #238 » by **rcklsscognition** » Wed May 23, 2012 4:48 am

I'm sure some noob will start a new thread on this, but BBD just came out and said on ESPN radio that he's talked to D12 and he's 100% coming back to Orlando next season.

Check it...

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/show/_/sho ... s-superman

thelead · Post #239 » by **thelead** » Wed May 23, 2012 4:52 am

rcklsscognition wrote:I'm sure some noob will start a new thread on this, but BBD just came out and said on ESPN radio that he's talked to D12 and he's 100% coming back to Orlando next season.

Check it...

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/show/_/sho ... s-superman

I really want to believe it but I won't until I see an official Magic statement that Dwight signed an extension.

IGotDaMagicInMe · Post #240 » by **IGotDaMagicInMe** » Wed May 23, 2012 4:56 am

thelead wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:I'm sure some noob will start a new thread on this, but BBD just came out and said on ESPN radio that he's talked to D12 and he's 100% coming back to Orlando next season.

Check it...

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/show/_/sho ... s-superman

I really want to believe it but I won't until I see an official Magic statement that Dwight signed an extension.

Even though this should be believed as much as if not moreso than the sheridan report, this wont get nearly as much attention :roll: