Official Speculation Thread (Pt. XLVII "Training Camp" Ed.)

magicman123 · Post #141 » by **magicman123** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:00 pm

mattyBoi wrote:LOL how do you just let Liggins walk out the door like that. Just ridiculous.

its actually very easy

TheDarkKnight · Post #142 » by **TheDarkKnight** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:32 pm

Stadium Experience: Magic No. 1

When you break down ESPN Magazine’s latest franchise rankings, the Orlando Magic ranked fourth overall in all of sports and No. 1 in the NBA in the category of Stadium Experience. The category measures Quality of Stadium, Fan Promotions, Contests and Giveaways and Fan-Friendly Environment at Games. Here is a look at the Top Ten.

1. Green Bay Packers

2. San Francisco Giants

3. Pittsburgh Pirates

4. Orlando Magic

5. Philadelphia Phillies

6. Minnesota Wild

7. Seattle Seahawks

8. Milwaukee Brewers

9. Tampa Bay Lightning
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Franchise Success

Since the DeVos family purchased the Magic in 1991-92, just a few teams have made more playoff berths than the Magic. Below a look at the NBA Playoff Appearances since 1991-92:

NBA, Most Playoff Appearances - Since 1991-92

1. San Antonio Spurs: 20
2. Los Angeles Lakers: 19
3. Utah Jazz: 17
4. Indiana Pacers: 16
4. Miami Heat: 16
4. Phoenix Suns: 16
7. Portland Trail Blazers: 15
8. Chicago Bulls: 14
8. ORLANDO MAGIC: 14
10. Detroit Pistons: 13
10. New York Knicks: 13
10. Oklahoma City Thunder: 13
13. Atlanta Hawks: 12
13. Boston Celtics: 12
13. Dallas Mavericks: 12
13. Houston Rockets: 12
13. New Orleans Hornets: 12
18. Cleveland Cavaliers: 11
18. Denver Nuggets: 11
20. New Jersey Nets: 10
20. Philadelphia 76ers: 10
22. Sacramento Kings: 9
23. Minnesota Timberwolves: 8
24. Milwaukee Bucks: 7
25. Los Angeles Clippers: 5
25. Memphis Grizzlies: 5
25. Toronto Raptors: 5
25. Washington Wizards: 5
29. Golden State Warriors: 3
30. Charlotte Bobcats: 1

MOST SEASONS WITH A .500 RECORD OR BETTER SINCE 1992-93 (last 20 seasons)

San Antonio Spurs: 19
Utah Jazz: 18
Los Angeles Lakers: 17
Houston Rockets: 17
ORLANDO MAGIC: 16
Phoenix Suns: 16
Portland Trail Blazers: 16
Miami Heat: 15
New Orleans Hornets: 15
Indiana Pacers: 14
Oklahoma City Thunder: 14
Chicago Bulls: 13
Cleveland Cavaliers: 12
Dallas Mavericks: 12
Atlanta Hawks: 11
Denver Nuggets: 11
Detroit Pistons: 11
New York Knicks: 11
Philadelphia 76ers: 10
Boston Celtics: 9
Brooklyn Nets: 9
Sacramento Kings: 8
Milwaukee Bucks: 7
Minnesota Timberwolves: 7
Washington Wizards: 6
Memphis Grizzlies: 5
Toronto Raptors: 5
Golden State Warriors: 3
Los Angeles Clippers: 3
Charlotte Bobcats: 1

MOST SEASONS MAKING THE PLAYOFFS SINCE 1993-94 (last 19 seasons)
San Antonio Spurs – 18
Los Angeles Lakers – 17
Miami Heat – 15
Utah Jazz – 15
ORLANDO MAGIC – 14
Indiana Pacers – 14
Phoenix Suns – 14
Portland Trail Blazers – 13
Chicago Bulls – 12
Dallas Mavericks – 12
Detroit Pistons – 12
Atlanta Hawks – 11
Denver Nuggets – 11
Houston Rockets – 11
New Orleans Hornets – 11
New York Knicks – 11
Oklahoma City Thunder – 11
Boston Celtics – 10
Philadelphia 76ers – 10
Cleveland Cavaliers – 9
Sacramento Kings – 9
Minnesota Timberwolves – 8
Brooklyn Nets – 8
Milwaukee Bucks – 7
Memphis Grizzlies – 5
Toronto Raptors – 5
Washington Wizards – 5
Los Angeles Clippers – 3
Golden State Warriors – 2
Charlotte Bobcats – 1
10. Baltimore Orioles

Source: http://www.nba.com/magic/blog/glass_half_full_2012

Post #143 » by **ChosenSavior** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:42 pm

KingRobb02 wrote:
VGOSWAMI wrote:
ChosenSavior wrote:Matt Barnes officially a Clipper. Good for him.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... h_Clippers

The Clippers have quietly assembled a very good team imo. I don't think the Lakers have sole control of the throne in LA right now. I think the Clippers could be right there with the Lakers and Thunder this season.

CP3/Billups/Bledsoe
Crawford/Hill/Green
Butler/Odom/Barnes
Griffin/K-Mart/Odom/Thompkins
Jordan/Hollins/Turiaf

They have excellent depth at every position except center. Last year they lacked a lot of veteran experience to get past the Spurs. With the addition of Grant Hill, Jamal Crawford, Lamar Odom, and Billups returning, they'll have plenty of experience to combat the veteran teams and they'll have they're good complements for CP3. A lot will hinge on Griffin's development too, but I wouldn't sleep on them. They may not have the "super team" that people look for, but I think they have potential to be a good team...once Del Negro is fired

I'm not as optimistic about the Clippers as you are. Assuming Billups starts at SG again, they go right back to having the wing defense problems from last year. On top of that Crawford need the ball to have any value and Chris Paul is probably the most ball dominant player in the league. Caron Butler is still a major ball stopper, and his 40% FG% makes that an awful deal. On top of all this we aren't sure if last year was just a bad situation or if Odom is done. I will say that if their wings get hot, they can catch fire they are capable of scoring points in bunches. They will be extremely boom or bust. Oh yeah, Jordan sucks.

Gotta agree with KingRobb on this one. Even with these moves, I still don't think the Clippers are better than the Spurs, Lakers or OKC. They are about dead even with Memphis still.

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #144 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:44 pm

Wow I love the new Brooklyn Nets arena, It sure looks awesome.

Check it out, 11 pics: http://www.nba.com/nets/gallery/nets-de ... home-court

http://www.nba.com/nets/video/2012/09/1 ... ov-2212013

You can see the new type of floor they are going to use!

BadMofoPimp · Post #145 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:56 pm

OrlandoMajinBuu wrote:Wow I love the new Brooklyn Nets arena, It sure looks awesome.

Check it out, 11 pics: http://www.nba.com/nets/gallery/nets-de ... home-court

http://www.nba.com/nets/video/2012/09/1 ... ov-2212013

You can see the new type of floor they are going to use!

I bet if Dwight had ended up there, we wouldn't have posts about how we love it. LOLOLOL

Post #146 » by **SOUL** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:27 pm

GUESS WE CANT BLAME DWIGHT!

Post #147 » by **SOUL** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:27 pm

GUESS WE CANT BLAME DWIGHT!

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #148 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 10:39 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:I bet if Dwight had ended up there, we wouldn't have posts about how we love it. LOLOLOL

J the Drafter · Post #149 » by **J the Drafter** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:20 pm

TheDarkKnight wrote:*snip*

Seeing one of the Hawks writers for Peachtree Hoops lament how Atlanta has never been past the second round helps put our own franchise's history in perspective. As disappointing as things have been and are, it could be worse.

Nyce_1 · Post #150 » by **Nyce_1** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:59 am

Knicks hire Olajuwon.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... um=twitter

MagicTownBaller · Post #151 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:06 am

Nyce_1 wrote:Knicks hire Olajuwon.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... um=twitter

WHAT???? Why couldn't we hire him?

magicman123 · Post #152 » by **magicman123** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:26 am

MagicTownBaller wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:Knicks hire Olajuwon.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... um=twitter

WHAT???? Why couldn't we hire him?

Cause Olajuwon looked at O'quinn, harper, davis, Harrington, Ayon and said gtfo

Orium · Post #153 » by **Orium** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:25 am

magicman123 wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:Knicks hire Olajuwon.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... um=twitter

WHAT???? Why couldn't we hire him?

Cause Olajuwon looked at O'quinn, harper, davis, Harrington, Ayon and said gtfo

Clearly an advanced roster not in need of his services

mityamag · Post #154 » by **mityamag** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:05 am

and finally

Arron Afflalo #80 ESPN NBARank

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/83729 ... ings-71-80

MagicTownBaller · Post #155 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:10 am

magicman123 wrote:
MagicTownBaller wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:Knicks hire Olajuwon.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... um=twitter

WHAT???? Why couldn't we hire him?

Cause Olajuwon looked at O'quinn, harper, davis, Harrington, Ayon and said gtfo

I'm talking about when we had Howard.

OrlandoMajinBuu · Post #156 » by **OrlandoMajinBuu** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:24 am

^ We had Otis Smith...?

Blue_and_Whte · Post #157 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 4:24 pm

MagicTownBaller wrote:
Nyce_1 wrote:Knicks hire Olajuwon.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/ ... um=twitter

WHAT???? Why couldn't we hire him?

because he didn't want to work for Orlando? There has to be a mutual desire. The better question would be " Why didn't he want to work for us?"

BadMofoPimp · Post #158 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:21 pm

More than half of the teams in the league would gladly hire Olajuwan without question. Olajuwan is a wanted man. He really was solicited by high profile teams like the Knicks which of course suit his needs as much as they need him. I doubt many small market teams would even be considered.

Post #159 » by **SOUL** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:41 pm

Ewing still sitting on the couch.

ChildishGambino · Post #160 » by **ChildishGambino** » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:40 pm

SOUL wrote:Ewing still sitting on the couch.

well he did get an offer to coach the knicks.......D-league affiliate team.....turned down the offer i guess he's too good for the D-league...he must be still getting that Snickers Patrick Chewing commercial money.....