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Orlando Magic Fans Should NOT Feel the HEAT!

LeBron James decided that he will be heading to South Beach, and join Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade in Miami, to form literally an All-Star studded team. The majority of us were awed by the announcement, while a wave of relief overcame us, due to the nagging length of time these players took to announce their decisions.

After that initial shock to my system, a few thoughts came to mind.
1. I realized that this meant Orlando would not be the lone elite team in the Southeast division.
2. Another scenario that came to mind was the fact that we would play Miami a total of 4 times a year, which meant we would see this team more than any other elite NBA team (Boston, L.A.).
3. Then my mouth started to salivate at the possibility of having an in-state rivalry, only six hours apart, which pitted two of the top teams in the NBA against one another in the same backyard.
4. If you’re the opposing team, WHO DO YOU DOUBLE TEAM? You double team Lebron, Wade will get you! If you double team Wade, Lebron will get you! If you double team, Wade and Lebron, Bosh will get you!

Miami, especially Pat Riley, deserve tremendous credit for what they have brought to their organization, but when looking at the Heat’s roster, there are some gaps that stare you right in the face.
1. The first being they have barely any money left, and still need to sign 9 players to tag along with this core of three, and Beasley/Chalmers being the other two signed.
2. Then the fact that Miami doesn’t have size on their side. Bosh is more finesse and hated having center obligations in Toronto, James plays the 3, and Wade plays the two. Who would be able to defend against Dwight Howard, Yao Ming, Andrew Bynum, etc. deep in the post?
3. Mario Chalmers is a point guard, true, but he doesn’t have a passing game developed, and he is not a great spot up shooter.
4. Lebron, Wade, and Bosh are all not going to maintain the stats they did before coming together because they can’t all have 30 shots per game.
5. They need to create a zone offensive system because the opposing team will play zone defense, and some are very good at it like Boston, Orlando, L.A., etc. This is going to be difficult as all three of these players are use to 80 percent of the game being isolation type of play.

Now for the Orlando side, as for the rest of the league, commentators are really finding any team that can withstand this Heat trio. Orlando don’t forget got to The Finals in ’09, and the Eastern Conference Finals ’09 &’10. Orlando is not a squad that you can push over very easily.

The Heat have a weakness in their front court, and the Magic have the best front court player in the league in Dwight Howard (who is training with Hakeem this summer) and a training Marcin Gortat, who wants to get a better shot so that he can play alongside Howard as a 4 in some cases. Howard and Gortat are two seven footers that take up a lot of paint space, which means penetration will be difficult for the opposing team, which means LeBron and Wade will find it more difficult to penetrate, which is where the majority of their points come from, as they both are not strongly suited in jump shooting.

Take out Marcin Gortat and leave him as a back-up center and with rumors that Stan Van Gundy maybe leaning toward a more traditional line-up, let’s replace Gortat with Brandon Bass. Bass has a beautiful 15-18 footers jump shot that is consistent, he is very strong, which is great for defending, and he is a player that puts his effort into the game and hustles. Pietrus, Carter, Nelson, (Barnes and Redick is they return) are all sound enough perimeter defenders that can help with that zone defense needed. Newly acquired Chris Duhon is great at the pick-and-roll, passing, and is a great defensive point guard. The Magic can use Rashard or Anderson at the 4 spot to lure Bosh out. Rashard can play the 3 , which is where he has statistically been the most successful. Orlando is not a push over team in the least bit.

David Aldridge when asked about the best team in the NBA after LeBron’s announcement, said that the Heat are the obvious choice due to the tri, but don’t count out Boston (who is regrouping) and Orlando, who he expects will make moves in the coming days in order to upgrade the team. Orlando fans should be ecstatic when David Aldridge says these things because he is usually right on the money, and knowing GM Otis Smith, and how e says one thing but does something else that works, Orlando fans should be watching and thinking about what the Heat brings to the table, but still believe in the Magic because the Magic are still in that elite team kitchen.

Here Is the Video of David Aldridge, he speaks about Orlando around the 1:20 mark.

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A Loss of Words!!!!!

WOW!!! That is all that can be said about this game. Howard showed up, ad still no one but Redick even attempted. I still say Orlando in 6, watch how Orlando does on the road!!!! What do you all think?

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Orlando C’s Green & NBA Ref’s Style

The Boston Celtics gave the Orlando Magic their first postseason loss. Boston played great defense all around during the game. The Orlando Magic made me puk green from their awful first half play, but made some adjustments and did better in the second half. I understand that it is unlike Orlando to go 0-9 from the 3 point line in the 1st half, and only make five 3s in the entire game. I understand that 32% shooting the 1st half is not Orlando, and that 32 points in the 1st half is Orlando’s usual points in a single quarter. The Orlando Magic could not get buckets to drop and sloppy play caused for a horrid double digit turnover value. A lot of things went sour for Orlando, no doubt, and credit to Boston for helping to create that through defense and making timely critical shots when needed.

As a Magic fan it flat out hurt me because it was the first loss, but after a few hours of Kleenex and tears, I started to think about how this game was good for Orlando. I know it’s hard to believe that this game could be good for Orlando in anyway but, there are a few highlights in this otherwise painful game for Orlando and Magic fans.

• Orlando came from 20 down to Boston and only lost by 4 when all was said and done; this is testament for how good Orlando can be even with nothing falling.
• Orlando played great defense in the second half to bring them back into the game.
• Boston made some shots that were buzzer beaters, which is just unlucky for the Magic.
• Jameer jumpstarted Orlando right out the gate in the 3rd quarter to spark some offense, which shows his role and how vital it can be at points.
• Howard still had many blocks, and altered shots, which came into play during the second half.
• This gives Orlando the underdog feel, even though they have the better record, which is how Orlando likes to play, and the way Magic fans like there team to be.
I know I sound crazy, but Orlando needed this and we want this as fans. Everybody on the media is going Boston now because of game 1, which can say a lot because I picked Boston over Cleveland after seeing that game 1. The reason I believe that this series is a different story is due to the fact that we are not Cleveland and we don’t get stagnate when Dwight, Vince, or Jameer catch fire. I still call Orlando in 6, and by the 4th game the series will be tied 2-2, and then Orlando will take over. Remember all Orlando needed to get back into this game was a good fourth quarter, that is scary!!!

This game really had me working at the way the refs were not calling fouls, and allowing many things to slide. Credit to the refs, and this is really hard for me to swallow or even accept so I feel your pain, but the refs called this game down the middle and allowed both teams to get away with many fouls. Dwight had many over the back rebound attempts, and the Celtics had numerous hacks on the hands of shooters. This game was a physical style, and the refs decided to allow them to slide.

This style type that the refs allowed to occur worked well for Boston because many of their players are physical, while Orlando has about 4 or 5 players that are physical. Many of Orlando shooters are more finesse.

This game got me to think how the refs call the game even can affect the turnout of the game. The Lakers will have a difficult time with teams if refs decide to allow things to slide on both sides because they are not too physical. I think the refs control more than just the calls of the game, but also the tempo of the game. Think about it, because if there are many foul calls in the L.A. and Phoenix series then that fast paced game that the Suns want will not be fully effective, and L.A. plays better with more fouls. Think about this and tell me what you think in the comments section!

Here It Is & Remember Orlando Magic fans, that saying of “It may be a blessing in disguise!”