Darrell Armstrong will be inducted into the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame on February 21

Post #1 » by **Knightro** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 6:34 pm

Read on Twitter

Skin · Post #2 » by **Skin** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:02 pm

We have one of these???

Post #3 » by **MagicMadness** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:34 pm

Good.

Also, he wasn't already in? I'm a little surprised.

j-ragg · Post #4 » by **j-ragg** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:07 pm

MagicMadness wrote:Good.

Also, he wasn't already in? I'm a little surprised.

I think they do like 1 guy per year? Penny, Shaq, Guokas (I think), John Gabriel. Maybe it's just 1 player a year but seems like it's always around the same month/time.

SHAQ32 · Post #5 » by **SHAQ32** » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:41 pm

Does Jameer and HoGrant get in at some point?

Post #6 » by **MagicMadness** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:10 am

j-ragg wrote:
MagicMadness wrote:Good.

Also, he wasn't already in? I'm a little surprised.

I think they do like 1 guy per year? Penny, Shaq, Guokas (I think), John Gabriel. Maybe it's just 1 player a year but seems like it's always around the same month/time.

Yep, it's probably something like that. I remember Skiles and T-Mac getting inducted, too.

Xatticus · Post #7 » by **Xatticus** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:00 am

Long overdue.

CPBalla2003 n da 863 · Post #8 » by **CPBalla2003 n da 863** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:37 am

He deserves it, can't wait to cheer him on Friday when he receives the Magic Hall of Fame Honor.

dsg2021 · Post #9 » by **dsg2021** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 6:34 am

He deserves it. It was a pleasure to watch him play. Pure Heart and Hustle.

Post #10 » by **TheGlyde** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:28 am

One of our greats.

Post #11 » by **SOUL** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:58 am

I met him at a bowling alley when I was like 12-13 once. I made a strike and he cheered for me, nice dude lol.

Post #12 » by **UCFJayBird** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:40 pm

My favorite Magic memory is playing knockout with him at the Magic Summer Camp when I was in 7th or 8th grade (I think). He actually got knocked out by one of the youngest kids there. He was one of my favorite players before that, and then he was just a legend, lol.

Bo Outlaw was there too, but I don't think he played that game.

MoMM · Post #13 » by **MoMM** » Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:02 pm

That's weird, our website shows 6:
https://www.nba.com/magic/halloffame

- Nick
- Shaq
- Pat (not the Garrity one lol)
- Penny
- DeVos
- Jimmy Hewitt (I dont even know who is this person)

But maybe they are missing Skiles and Tmac like someone mentioned here.

As for Darrell, congrats! He deserves it! Next one? Jameer?

drsd · Post #14 » by **drsd** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:14 am

From D-2 field goal kicker to Hall of Famer. What a journey !

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drsd · Post #15 » by **drsd** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:15 am

MoMM wrote:(not the Garrity one lol)

This is my second-favorite ever Magic play!

Watch on YouTube

Furinkazan · Post #16 » by **Furinkazan** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:49 pm

I especially love the 1st dunk on that mixtape

XD

Optimus_Steel · Post #17 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 1:52 pm

MoMM wrote:That's weird, our website shows 6:
https://www.nba.com/magic/halloffame

- Nick
- Shaq
- Pat (not the Garrity one lol)
- Penny
- DeVos
- Jimmy Hewitt (I dont even know who is this person)

But maybe they are missing Skiles and Tmac like someone mentioned here.

As for Darrell, congrats! He deserves it! Next one? Jameer?

Hewitt was a local business man and co founder and owner of the Magic. If I remember right Pat Williams meet Hewitt and asked him if Miami or Tampa would be a good place for an NBA franchise expansion and Hewitt insisted Orlando being from there. Without his help the Magic would not be in Orlando.

Post #18 » by **Def Swami** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:56 pm

I think Darrell Armstrong was my first favorite basketball player. I loved everything about the guy. His play, his heart, his personality. I actually adopted the Armstrong pregame cup of coffee later in life. When I started playing in elementary and middle school, I remember choosing #10 because of Armstrong. Growing up, I knew the legacy of Shaq and Penny, but for some reason, it was the Heart and Hustle team that really made me fall in love with the Magic, and Armstrong was the epitome of that.

Skin · Post #19 » by **Skin** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:38 pm

Ready for T-Mac to get in.

Dwight... NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tarheel · Post #20 » by **Tarheel** » Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:42 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:
MoMM wrote:That's weird, our website shows 6:
https://www.nba.com/magic/halloffame

- Nick
- Shaq
- Pat (not the Garrity one lol)
- Penny
- DeVos
- Jimmy Hewitt (I dont even know who is this person)

But maybe they are missing Skiles and Tmac like someone mentioned here.

As for Darrell, congrats! He deserves it! Next one? Jameer?

Hewitt was a local business man and co founder and owner of the Magic. If I remember right Pat Williams meet Hewitt and asked him if Miami or Tampa would be a good place for an NBA franchise expansion and Hewitt insisted Orlando being from there. Without his help the Magic would not be in Orlando.

I'd recommend this book to you guys if you're a nerd like me and want to know about how the Magic got started. A great read.