Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XLV "Re-Building" Edition)

rcklsscognition · Post #421 » by **rcklsscognition** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:24 pm

John Hollinger ‏@johnhollinger

Memo to Magic: $30M in 2014 cap room might impress us if you didn't also have $30M before the trade.

QFT

pogiro · Post #422 » by **pogiro** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:24 pm

Big A All Day wrote:What sucks the most about this is every other team involved in this deal is ecstatic except us...

AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE SAY "BYE BYE" TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE "JUMPING SHIP" U NEED TO CHECK YOURSELVES. I'VE BEEN A MAGIC FAN SINCE BEFORE THE SHAQ/PENNY DAYS AND LOVED THE NBA MY WHOLE LIFE BUT IF THIS DEAL GOES DOWN I WILL NO LONGER WATCH OR PURCHASE ANYTHING NBA RELATED. IF U WANNA CALL THAT "JUMPING SHIP" THEN SO BE IT. I'LL JUST STICK TO MMA AND FOOTBALL

Ok, I'll check myself. But by the sounds of it, you're dumping the Magic still... exactly what am I supposed to check myself on?

Nolimit1211 · Post #423 » by **Nolimit1211** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:24 pm

We're not getting Harrington, but we are getting McRoberts expiring apperantly.

magic912 · Post #424 » by **magic912** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:24 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:Dwight is better than Melo and Paul.

Yet, Magic got worse than either Hornets or Nuggets by FAR!

Hennigan for worst GM of the year honors. Dude is a true dumbass!

A better deal by the trade deadline is plenty of time for teams to up their offers.

No wonder Hennigan said that his dad always told him "to surround himself with smarter people.." Obviously...

TDJacksonville · Post #425 » by **TDJacksonville** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:25 pm

InFlames wrote:
BN wrote:
InFlames wrote:
How? Dwight completely handcuffed us by giving a list of 3 teams with no assets. Any pick the Nets gave wouldn't have been worth a **** because Dwight and Dwill would have won games.

The Raptors pick?

Obviously the Houston package wasn't that much because Hennigan didn't take it.

20 bucks says henny would have taken it but Devos and his Goons didnt wanna do it

InFlames · Post #426 » by **InFlames** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:25 pm

BN wrote:
InFlames wrote:
Obviously the Houston package wasn't that much because Hennigan didn't take it.

Implying that what we're potentially getting back here is more than Houston's not "that much?"

I'm still hoping there are names or picks to be added, otherwise this whole thing doesn't make sense...

No, I was implying that the Houston deal wasn't as good as we all thought it was because Rob didn't take it. No one knows what the real Houston offer was so trying to compare it to the deal that did go down is asinine.

InFlames · Post #427 » by **InFlames** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:26 pm

TDJacksonville wrote:Obviously the Houston package wasn't that much because Hennigan didn't take it.

20 bucks says henny would have taken it but Devos and his Goons didnt wanna do it[/quote]

Possible I guess.

rcklsscognition · Post #428 » by **rcklsscognition** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:26 pm

Dwight Howard is a Los Angeles Laker.

The trade sends a complicated series of players between four teams. According to multiple reports:

The Lakers receive: Dwight Howard

The Magic receive: Arron Afflalo, Nicola Vucevic, Al Harrington, Josh McRoberts, Moe Harkless, the Lakers' 2017 first-round pick, the lower of the Nuggets' two 2014 picks, and a protected pick from the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Nuggets receive: Andre Iguodala

The Sixers receive: Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson

Ahmadab · Post #429 » by **Ahmadab** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:26 pm

Howard Beck ‏@HowardBeckNYT
Recap (2/2): ORL gets Afflalo, AHarrington, McRoberts, Eyenga, Vucevic, Harkless, three 1st-rd picks, two 2nd-rd picks.

rcklsscognition · Post #430 » by **rcklsscognition** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:27 pm

The Houston deal was never what it was made out to be, but still there are going to be people that say even 1 rookie and 1 pick would have been better.

BelgianMagic · Post #431 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:28 pm

Man those picks really suck :-?

magicman123 · Post #432 » by **magicman123** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:28 pm

VGOSWAMI wrote:
magicman123 wrote:it would of been nice to get one lottery player, or pick...

didn't Portland get a top 6 pick for wallace?

Ahmadab · Post #433 » by **Ahmadab** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:28 pm

Bad offense - Respectable defense. 21-61 record, 2nd pick in the draft is my prediction

InFlames · Post #434 » by **InFlames** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:29 pm

magicman123 wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
magicman123 wrote:it would of been nice to get one lottery player, or pick...

didn't Portland get a top 6 pick for wallace?

Billy King is the only GM worse than Otis.

Mule Tears · Post #435 » by **Mule Tears** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:30 pm

I keep thinking about this, trying to put a positive spin on this, but uh...I CANT

THIS TRADE IS ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS! The Blazers even got a better deal for Gerald Wallace.

This is Dwight @@!#$@# Howard. Oh my God what idiots running this franchise. Devos doesn't deserve his 401K.

magicman123 · Post #436 » by **magicman123** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:31 pm

besides tanking and the magic getting their own decent draft picks, this trade is bad, you cant spin it

Big A All Day · Post #437 » by **Big A All Day** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:31 pm

pogiro wrote:
Big A All Day wrote:What sucks the most about this is every other team involved in this deal is ecstatic except us...

AND TO ALL THE PEOPLE SAY "BYE BYE" TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE "JUMPING SHIP" U NEED TO CHECK YOURSELVES. I'VE BEEN A MAGIC FAN SINCE BEFORE THE SHAQ/PENNY DAYS AND LOVED THE NBA MY WHOLE LIFE BUT IF THIS DEAL GOES DOWN I WILL NO LONGER WATCH OR PURCHASE ANYTHING NBA RELATED. IF U WANNA CALL THAT "JUMPING SHIP" THEN SO BE IT. I'LL JUST STICK TO MMA AND FOOTBALL

Ok, I'll check myself. But by the sounds of it, you're dumping the Magic still... exactly what am I supposed to check myself on?

That just because im pissed off @ the trade doesn't mean that i'm going to be a Lakers/Heat fan. I'll continue 2 monitor the progress of the Magics young guys (Nickolson/O'Quin) but i just wont be going into work a few hours early to make sure i get there in my seat for pre-game @ the amway.

Seriously, is anyone here happy at the package we just got for a top 3 player in this league? Also is anyone happy that the lakers got Nash+Dwight and didnt even have to give up Gasol? Or that of all the teams involved in this trade we gave up the best player and got the 4th best player involved? How can any real Magic fan back this move?

Henny or Alex driven - It doesn't matter... However facilitated this deal for us should be canned.

Nolimit1211 · Post #438 » by **Nolimit1211** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:32 pm

Ahmadab wrote:Howard Beck ‏@HowardBeckNYT
Recap (2/2): ORL gets Afflalo, AHarrington, McRoberts, Eyenga, Vucevic, Harkless, three 1st-rd picks, two 2nd-rd picks.

and not one center was seen that day

jonskilly · Post #439 » by **jonskilly** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:32 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:Dwight Howard is a Los Angeles Laker.

The trade sends a complicated series of players between four teams. According to multiple reports:

The Lakers receive: Dwight Howard

The Magic receive: Arron Afflalo, Nicola Vucevic, Al Harrington, Josh McRoberts, Moe Harkless, the Lakers' 2017 first-round pick, the lower of the Nuggets' two 2014 picks, and a protected pick from the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Nuggets receive: Andre Iguodala

The Sixers receive: Andrew Bynum, Jason Richardson

Duhon? Clark?

toquito · Post #440 » by **toquito** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:32 pm

Ahmadab wrote:Bad offense - Respectable defense. 21-61 record, 2nd pick in the draft is my prediction

wtf is this?