Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXV: Offseason Edition)

IGotDaMagicInMe · Post #1341 » by **IGotDaMagicInMe** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:50 am

Why would we want malone or clifford?

OrlandO · Post #1342 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:52 am

IGotDaMagicInMe wrote:Why would we want malone or clifford?

Beats me. And why would there be a frontrunner like Malone when we don't even have a GM yet... Hoopsworld is all over the place.

thelead · Post #1343 » by **thelead** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:06 am

IGotDaMagicInMe wrote:Why would we want malone or clifford?

Cause Dwight wants Malone. Also, Malone is well respected around the league. I'm not sure about why we would want Clifford though.

arsenal6106 · Post #1344 » by **arsenal6106** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:13 am

I'm out. Hopefully, this thread doesn't reach 100 by the time I wake up. If it does, then someone please create the next thread.

dsg2021 · Post #1345 » by **dsg2021** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:11 am

I'm so stunned that Bower and Penn are even being mentioned with Lindsey and Weaver.

Redphilly · Post #1346 » by **Redphilly** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:50 am

AlexKennedyNBA: The Magic are close to hiring a GM, and Mike Malone and Steve Clifford are in the mix to become the team's next coach: http://t.co/rhvd0Imp

Ahmadab · Post #1347 » by **Ahmadab** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:10 pm

Malone i wouldn't mind, Shaw would be great. But not someone else.

ChildishGambino · Post #1348 » by **ChildishGambino** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:36 pm

Wow man this is taking longer than i expected.....thought we would have a GM by now....there is actually a chance we'll have no GM in place at the Draft....that's not good imo....

Post #1349 » by **Howard Mass** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:36 pm

It's just more speculation.

I've always liked Steve Clifford and saw him as a potential future head coach.

I am not sure if he is the right guy though.

In the end, The GM Search is close and we will find out the new coach soon after that.

Everything is simply speculation like the Dwight Howard Saga we have gone through for the past year.

darthmerrick · Post #1350 » by **darthmerrick** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:14 pm

OrlandO wrote:Wow did anyone watch the pacquiao fight? Judges screwed him so bad. He was ahead on all unofficial score cards by a lot and they gave it to Bradley on a split decision. Crowd booed hard and twitter is in an uproar. I think I'm done with boxing for a while...

I'm on the opposite fence. Pacman has been taking PED's for a long time. It was one of those things where everyone knows it. Boxing knows it. But the drug testing is not stringent and it allows Pacman to cleanse before the test and bout and come up clean. I think this was one of those fights that was finally close enough and not a knock out where they said "We can't catch you with the drugs"..."but we are sending you a message in the ring, your done".

Carlos Arroyo · Post #1351 » by **Carlos Arroyo** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:21 pm

darthmerrick wrote:
OrlandO wrote:Wow did anyone watch the pacquiao fight? Judges screwed him so bad. He was ahead on all unofficial score cards by a lot and they gave it to Bradley on a split decision. Crowd booed hard and twitter is in an uproar. I think I'm done with boxing for a while...

I'm on the opposite fence. Pacman has been taking PED's for a long time. It was one of those things where everyone knows it. Boxing knows it. But the drug testing is not stringent and it allows Pacman to cleanse before the test and bout and come up clean. I think this was one of those fights that was finally close enough and not a knock out where they said "We can't catch you with the drugs"..."but we are sending you a message in the ring, your done".

lmfaoooooooooo i wanted pacman to lose but he won that fight 11 rounds to 1 nowhere near close, bradley didnt win a round to me till about the 10th

darthmerrick · Post #1352 » by **darthmerrick** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:28 pm

Didn't say Bradley won the fight. I said that the Boxing probably has been waiting to see one close enough where they could deny Pacquiao. This was that fight. Bradley won more then round 10. Pacman just lands so many hard vicious punches it skews your overall feel of the fight.

Carlos Arroyo · Post #1353 » by **Carlos Arroyo** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:28 pm

Another thing if Bradley won last night...........Cotto beat pacman and floyd lol y couldn't he get those judges smh lol

darthmerrick · Post #1354 » by **darthmerrick** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:34 pm

YANKE3 wrote:Another thing if Bradley won last night...........Cotto beat pacman and floyd lol y couldn't he get those judges smh lol

The Pacman vs mayweather fight would have been money. After the Cotto fight it still looked like it could happen, but now Floyd has made it clear he does not want any part of Pacman. So I think Boxing wants Pacquiao out. Would you want a guy getting a way with taking a roid like substance and rubbing it in everyone's face?

As far as the Cotto vs Mayweather fight. Cotto had some good late rounds but Mayweather was up on more rounds and it was clear to even the analysts he won the fight. I think it was still much closer then the decision, but...Mayweather won

glennathan · Post #1355 » by **glennathan** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:38 pm

According to iamgm on twitter

@IAMAGM: Cavaliers in trade negotiations with Blazers about swapping draft picks, #4 and #24 for #6 & #11 http://t.co/HdxmkLQc

darthmerrick · Post #1356 » by **darthmerrick** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:47 pm

glennathan wrote:According to iamgm on twitter

@IAMAGM: Cavaliers in trade negotiations with Blazers about swapping draft picks, #4 and #24 for #6 & #11 http://t.co/HdxmkLQc

Makes sense for the Cavs. They have a James Harden for Harrison Barnes. Why reach and pick him at 4 when you can trade down and get him and the 11th pick.

For Portland it makes sense as well. They want Beal or Drummond. They have to move up and get either of them.

glennathan · Post #1357 » by **glennathan** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:49 pm

This is a response I got from Joshua Robbins on Twitter

@JoshuaBRobbins: @Glennathan529 If GM candidates meet w/DeVoses from Mon-Wed -- note the "if" -- it could happen by Friday. Note the "could"

I will let you all judge that for yourselves on what you think he means by that.

darthmerrick · Post #1358 » by **darthmerrick** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 1:52 pm

glennathan wrote:This is a response I got from Joshua Robbins on Twitter

@JoshuaBRobbins: @Glennathan529 If GM candidates meet w/DeVoses from Mon-Wed -- note the "if" -- it could happen by Friday. Note the "could"

I will let you all judge that for yourselves on what you think he means by that.

I take it to mean that the Magic should hire Lindsey or Weaver by Friday, but ownership and Martins will drag into the next couple weeks hoping both drop out so they can hire Bower.

magic04life · Post #1359 » by **magic04life** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:14 pm

The more I read about Dennis Linsey, the more I like. I personally believe he is the exactly the kind of person we need for GM. A young, fresh face that comes from a first-class organization and knows how to help put together a championship caliber team.

If we can hire Lindsey, and then get Shaw as our Head Coach, I'd be extremely happy. Brian Shaw reminds me of a young Doc Rivers.

Let's get these moves done so we can focus on the draft and devloping a vision for the future!

ChildishGambino · Post #1360 » by **ChildishGambino** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:50 pm

moving along so slow.....to be quite honest i though we would of had a GM by now....by now i though we would be interviewing Coach candidates but i guess we're taking a real in-depth look into our GM choices......i just hope we have something in place before the draft.....