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

MagicTownBaller · Post #1441 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:00 pm

_DudeItsMagic_ wrote:is there a link? or is not live streamed?

That's what I'm trying to find out. Absolutely no one is tweeting about it.

_DudeItsMagic_ · Post #1442 » by **_DudeItsMagic_** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:01 pm

philly invites their fans to the presser and we can't even watch...sounds about right

MagicTownBaller · Post #1443 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:04 pm

_DudeItsMagic_ wrote:philly invites their fans to the presser and we can't even watch...sounds about right

I know. This is pissing me off.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1444 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:06 pm

Orlando Magic @Orlando_Magic
Afflalo at presser: "A lot of skills that come out throughout my career, I have had for a while"

Afflalo: "When opportunity presents itself, I am ready and I am happy to develop my game here in Orlando"

Afflalo: "When Melo was traded (in Denver), it gave me opportunity to grow”

Okay, now I'm angry!

Post #1445 » by **ChosenSavior** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:07 pm

Damn I set my alarm to wake up just in time to watch this presser and it's not even available to the public... :banghead:

_DudeItsMagic_ · Post #1446 » by **_DudeItsMagic_** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:07 pm

not that watching a presser is the biggest deal in the world, but having just traded the teams superstar and claiming Afflalo is a major asset...you would think they would want fans to have the opportunity to watch the introduction presser

MagicTownBaller · Post #1447 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:08 pm

ChosenSavior wrote:Damn I set my alarm to wake up just in time to watch this presser and it's not even available to the public...

Tell me about it. I might just go back to sleep or play my 360 for a little while.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1448 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:10 pm

Orlando Magic @Orlando_Magic
Afflalo: "Just move forward (talking about what it's like when star player is traded)"

Afflalo: "It's exciting for me. It brings a lot of opportunity and room for growth."

Afflalo: "Idea is too stay healthy and make most of opportunity"

_DudeItsMagic_ · Post #1449 » by **_DudeItsMagic_** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:12 pm

im assuming they will at least have a video of it up by the afternoon...I mean it is 2012

BadMofoPimp · Post #1450 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:13 pm

That Houston deal was sweet. Lamb, Jones and two 1st rounders, one of which would have been a lottery pick. Henny turned that down to help the Lakers, Wow.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1451 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:14 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:That Houston deal was sweet. Lamb, Jones and two 1st rounders, one of which would have been a lottery pick. Henny turned that down to help the Lakers, Wow.

Lamb was taken off the table after his summer league "breakout."

MagicTownBaller · Post #1452 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:15 pm

Orlando Magic @Orlando_Magic
Afflalo: "I plan to set a tone for what it takes to approach the game. I can help develop the right culture."

Afflalo: "It's an honor. We have smart people here with a lot of capability"

Afflalo: "It's refreshing. The opportunity is something a lot of people don't get."

kookie_819 · Post #1453 » by **kookie_819** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:23 pm

Afflalo looks like a really intelligent, high work-ethic kind of guy. Fits exactly with the team we're trying to build... I'd like to keep him long term, but I'm afraid he's just trade bait at this point.

Potterman · Post #1454 » by **Potterman** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:25 pm

Interesting how he is being touted.

Nyce_1 · Post #1455 » by **Nyce_1** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:27 pm

Afflalo:
I'm #4, the fans own #6. The deserve it.

RYgoBOOM · Post #1456 » by **RYgoBOOM** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:28 pm

Blue_and_Whte wrote:
thelead wrote:
RYgoBOOM wrote:Still pondering on Shabazz or Wiggins?

Why is everyone so high on Wiggins in 2014?

Because he is arguably the best player not in the nba right now and is just going into his junior year in high school

When i watch shabazz play all he does is dunk. He has absolutely no form what so ever on his jumper. Handles are ok.
Wiggins is skilled in all aspects of the game and may be NBA ready right now. It's scary.

He's an athlete...His scouting report says he scores amazing for his age. He's also a left, maybe that's why you think he has no form but it looks like most other lefties. I'd know a little better since I am one as well lol

So wiggins hasn't reclassed to 2014 draft class?

Potterman · Post #1457 » by **Potterman** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:28 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:That Houston deal was sweet. Lamb, Jones and two 1st rounders, one of which would have been a lottery pick. Henny turned that down to help the Lakers, Wow.

Dude you are either:
High, Trolling, Butt hurt, in need of therapy, or some combination/all the above.

I never liked the last reported Houston deal. I don't like the current deal we made on paper but we got a lot of future assets. Let's see what all those players they really offered us end up doing in the next 3 years and see how good or bad we did.

Not happy we traded with LA either. But I do not think the Houston deal was better at all.

RYgoBOOM · Post #1458 » by **RYgoBOOM** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:32 pm

With Lamb out of the discussion it made the houston deal horrible.

17 mil TLE from this trade.

Henny seems to know what he's doing, that wasn't an easy task. He even got Mitch's undies wadded up with how hard he pressed for the details into this trade.

MagicTownBaller · Post #1459 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:44 pm

Orlando Magic @Orlando_Magic
The Orlando Magic welcome Arron Afflalo! @ Orlando Magic Practice Court http://t.co/y1DjkHR7

Jiwol · Post #1460 » by **Jiwol** » Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:45 pm

TPE we have might be used in only one proper way: trading for some dead weight on horrible contract, who's out of the books during the summer of 2014 and taking a 1st round pick with it. If Henny fails to do so before our TPE expires - he should be beheaded.