Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XXVI: Offseason Edition)

[ADRajX]

11 days until the draft, and there is still no POBO, GM, or Coach... I really hope next week we at least hire a GM... we have to imo... time is ticking

I will lose my patience if we haven't made a hire by Wednesday.

yeah that's about my limit as well

[darthcheech2000]

My six month old just squeezed out some diarrhea in between a diaper change... Why am I saying this you might ask? Because the trail pointed to a photo of jameer Nelson... Now what does that mean?

[ChildishGambino]

My six month old just squeezed out some diarrhea in between a diaper change... Why am I saying this you might ask? Because the trail pointed to a photo of jameer Nelson... Now what does that mean?

better question.....Why do you have a photo of Jameer Nelson?

[darthcheech2000]

Minor detail, Im a STH and got it two seasons ago at the meet the magic event... Don't judge

[darthmerrick]

11 days until the draft, and there is still no POBO, GM, or Coach... I really hope next week we at least hire a GM... we have to imo... time is ticking

I will lose my patience if we haven't made a hire by Wednesday.

yeah that's about my limit as well

My limit was this Friday. Pisses me off they haven't hired Lindsey yet when the draft is around the corner and Brian Shaw could very well lose his patience and take the Bobcats position. Our Management...oi!!!!!

So that leads me to believe they really want Bower. They know fans want the other two so they are dragging their feet hoping they'll bow out or looking for excuses so they can pick up Bower. By then we'll have missed out on Shaw and Malone. Bower will then have to choose between Nate McMillan and Sloan. He'll probably take Nate b/c that's how it is to be a Magic fan.

It's a chain reaction. In the draft Bower will overrule the board and select the worst possible guy available. Some PF tweener that will be out of the league in two years, or they'll overreach and pick a guy they could have gotten in the 2nd round. Free Agency will be us over paying Ryan and Jameer and then giving our MLE to Stephen Jackson. Things will go wrong and Dwight will not the sign the extension leading to his trade at mid season for crap back.

To think if ownership would have only picked the other two guys we might be saying 2012-2013 was the year we won a championship.

[RickB-Orlando]

People need to get off the ledge. It's not like hiring the fry guy at the McD's down the street. There's a decision process and then a negotiation process. I'd much rather they do some due diligence and make a thoughtful decision than snap and make the wrong decision.

I'm not convinced they can make a wrong decision with the three candidates they reportedly interviewed. So many people here talk about Bower like he pissed in your cornflakes after humping your leg all night. The guy wil be fine if he's the pick.

[darthmerrick]

People need to get off the ledge. It's not like hiring the fry guy at the McD's down the street. There's a decision process and then a negotiation process. I'd much rather they do some due diligence and make a thoughtful decision than snap and make the wrong decision.

I'm not convinced they can make a wrong decision with the three candidates they reportedly interviewed. So many people here talk about Bower like he pissed in your cornflakes after humping your leg all night. The guy wil be fine if he's the pick.

I'm on the ledge because we're about to miss out on the only coach worth firing stan for because ownership is dragging their feet. Bower destroyed the New Orleans Hornets. He signed Peja and James Posey to huge deals. Traded Chandler for Okafor and his drafting was just a peg better then what Otis did.

[FFBlitzace]

Clearly you have never hired a fry guy at McDonald's. Do you think that kind of deliciousness just happens by accident?

[RickB-Orlando]

People need to get off the ledge. It's not like hiring the fry guy at the McD's down the street. There's a decision process and then a negotiation process. I'd much rather they do some due diligence and make a thoughtful decision than snap and make the wrong decision.

I'm not convinced they can make a wrong decision with the three candidates they reportedly interviewed. So many people here talk about Bower like he pissed in your cornflakes after humping your leg all night. The guy wil be fine if he's the pick.

I'm on the ledge because we're about to miss out on the only coach worth firing stan for because ownership is dragging their feet. Bower destroyed the New Orleans Hornets. He signed Peja and James Posey to huge deals. Traded Chandler for Okafor and his drafting was just a peg better then what Otis did.

Ownership destroyed New Orleans, not Bower. The Okafor move was motivated by cash considerations as dictated by NO Ownership at the time. The guy built them from a sub-500 franchise into a perceived contender. Injuries wrecked them, followed by an ownership group that forced him to cut costs.

With DeVos willing to spend, I suspect he surprises people, if he's the choice. I'll be fine with all three of the finalists, though I worry that Hennigan might need some more seasoning.

And as for SVG, I love Stan as a coach, but he basically had to go after he threw Dwight and ownership both under the bus in the 'Dwight wants me fired' press conference. He should have just started wearing a mock turtleneck with "Please Fire Me" painted on it in bright yellow letters.

[RickB-Orlando]

Clearly you have never hired a fry guy at McDonald's. Do you think that kind of deliciousness just happens by accident?

I have to admit that's true, I haven't - bad assumption on m part?

[Blue_and_Whte]

My limit was this Friday. Pisses me off they haven't hired Lindsey yet when the draft is around the corner and Brian Shaw could very well lose his patience and take the Bobcats position. Our Management...oi!!!!!

So that leads me to believe they really want Bower. They know fans want the other two so they are dragging their feet hoping they'll bow out or looking for excuses so they can pick up Bower. By then we'll have missed out on Shaw and Malone. Bower will then have to choose between Nate McMillan and Sloan. He'll probably take Nate b/c that's how it is to be a Magic fan.

It's a chain reaction. In the draft Bower will overrule the board and select the worst possible guy available. Some PF tweener that will be out of the league in two years, or they'll overreach and pick a guy they could have gotten in the 2nd round. Free Agency will be us over paying Ryan and Jameer and then giving our MLE to Stephen Jackson. Things will go wrong and Dwight will not the sign the extension leading to his trade at mid season for crap back.

To think if ownership would have only picked the other two guys we might be saying 2012-2013 was the year we won a championship.

I think regardless of what fo, gm, coach do magic fans will never be satisfied because THEY can always do better. Bower didn't destroy NO, Peja wasn't THAT bad of a signing. People need to calm Down and stop bashing our FO every time they fart.

[Ahmadab]

Would you guys do Redick for pick #22 ?

[FFBlitzace]

I wouldn't.

[RickB-Orlando]

Would you guys do Redick for pick #22 ?

Nope. Why on earth would we want to?

[meatwad4343]

i would try to package redick with #19 to try to move up if someone we really like falls to around 12-15.

[MagicTownBaller]

Would you guys do Redick for pick #22 ?

No. Only way I'd trade Redick for a draft pick is if it's a lottery pick. Not 13-14 either.

[CourtsideTV]

id trade ryan anderson for a top 12 pick. package him with duhon lol

[meatwad4343]

i wonder if the pistons would do a sign and trade of ryan anderson for the 9th pick? it looks like they need a power foward and he would be a good fit next to monroe. we could take austin rivers with the 9th pick and kendall marshall with the 19th if he is there. would be huge upgrades and would give us two things we really need. someone who can score in bunches and consistently get his own shot and a pass first pg that can feed dwight.

marshall
rivers
turk
baby
dwight

i'd try to trade jj for a veteran 3 so we wouldn't have to keep starting turk. i'd try to bring jameer back too if the price is right and have marshall play behind him for a year.

[Ahmadab]

Marshall IS NOT dropping to #19, Dallas is his floor, no way they pass him up.

[Bensational]

Would you guys do Redick for pick #22 ?

whilst i can admit that the guy is attractive, it would take a lot more than that for that to happen.