craig01 wrote:I don't know .... but this was another disgusting loss.
This organization has no will to win. Coaches, players, management are all guilty.
I know most here want the better lottery pick, but I don't agree with enabling a losing culture.
Win.
Not impressed with anything about this team and more importantly it's future.
I've been a fan since ground was broken for the O-Rena.
Compete.
Clippers, 70's-80's-90's-and up to a few years ago, Minnesota for a decade, Cleveland for much of the last four decades, Washington for around 30 years, Sacramento for decades ..... all stuck in the quagmire of a losing culture and having high draft picks every year.
Every year.
Same results.
Every year.
Although I'm a Steeler fan first. Reasons like this is what caused me to no longer follow the NFL home state team Tennessee Titans. For a long decade, the organization went through erratic management, lack of direction, lack of better draft picks, and lack of better coaching. A fan can only put up with years of losing and inadequacies before the odds of losing respect for the team they follow. As of now, it seems like the Titans after finally turning the corner after a decade of inconsistencies and futile failures. I do wish them well. However, when a business doesn't put in the effort necessary to better the team, the product suffer for it and so do the fans.
In the case of the Magic, the blame is on the entire organization. Not just Rob Hennigan, not Alex Martins, the entire Magic organization. When you set out to achieve goals, one must plan these expectations well. Keeping in mind, Rome was not build in a day. Neither is building a team. Not everything will go according to plan when rebuilding is the first part of goal towards winning for the future. That said, most of us Magic fans by now expected this team should've at least be contending for a playoff spot this season. Obviously by our record, we failed miserably. It's been obvious that in spite of the Magic's intentions to become a better team post the Dwight Howard era, they simply are not on the same page. Too many sidesteps from the goal, micro-management, pieces of the puzzle not fitting right, different coaches in five years, not enough trust, consistence effort, leadership, accountability and so forth.
If the Magic expect themselves to get better as a team and organization, they need to figure out where they stand on goals and expectations to themselves and the team. How do they expect the team to get better when the head ups in the organization are not doing what's best for their success to be realized for the future.
To the fans:
Patience is the hardest to master. The negativity on this board is warranted as the Magic failed to meet expectations to become a better team so far. That said, the negativity on this board can only be regurgitated so many times to the point to where it becomes equally pointless and maybe for a lack of better word "obnoxious". One of the reasons why I post here off and on to keep from being caught up in the negative whirlwind. My advice to the fans is just to focus on something entirely different that deserves your time and energy. At this point, given where the Magic are right now, don't require our energy and time until they get their sh*t together. That's all I got to say.
