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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

ESPN.com - NBA - Orlando primed for growth

posted by WeRDevos @ 8:20 AM  

6 Comments:

  • At 3:19 PM, Blogger Mike from Illinois said…

    Really good observations by Will Perdue. He believes, like all of us do, that in a few years the Magic will be a team to take seriously in the playoffs. However, he didn't say anything about the coach, and all of us here know the incompetence Brian Hill has shown so far. Like has been said, he has improved the defense, but the offense needs to have more freedom in terms of running the ball up more often, considering that's a strength of our point guards. And, of course, he needs to give more playing time to the younger players like Darko and Travis Diener and Trevor Ariza, especially Darko, who should be playing around 30 minutes a game.

    Interesting that on that same page as the Will Perdue column, there was a picture of a very forlorn-looking Steve Francis on the Knicks bench last night. He only scored 6 pts in 24 minutes off the bench. I really thought he would be more of a factor with them, but so far he pretty much hasn't.

     

  • At 8:43 PM, Blogger Matt said…

    Will Perdue is a radio commentator for the Magic and he does not have the freedom of commenting on the coach or the ownership.

     

  • At 10:29 AM, Blogger Big Figure said…

    Thanks for giving some perspective on perdue matt,i wanted to say the same thing yesterday but just didnt get the time to post last night,perdue is a smart guy but cant be objective or touch on the real issue's,he just focuses on the positives,he wont ever say something perceived as mean or constructive,he just pads ours positives,i didnt have to read that article or know will's opinion to know we'll be better in years to come,DUH!

     

  • At 12:12 PM, Blogger Big Figure said…

    Primed for growth? I agree with,but the real question is this ownership going to be able to attract a coach that can lead this team to a championship? Looking at the history of the magic,does this ownership deserve this team? Lets look at the coaches,guokas,daly (the only decent hire in our history),rivers,BSH twice,if thats the best they can do,then they need to go (devoss family).lets look at the GM's,williams,gabriel,weisbrod,otis /dave,AGAIN is this the best they can do,it makes me sick to my stomach,one good coaching hire in our 15 year history,not one good gm hire yet in our history,the fans of this city deserve a better product than what the slackers from amway have given us,coaches,gm's & players go hand in hand,its the ownership/COO that really make's the difference with who they hire,and the devoss history is enough for me to want them to sell the team to someone else and hopefully that buyer will keep the team in orlando,b/c they are real cheap skates,and very unknowledgeable when it comes to leadership in basketball,all the bad gm & coaching hire's is a prime example of that!

     

  • At 7:31 PM, Blogger Mike from Illinois said…

    Yeah, we've had only one decent hire as a coach in 18 seasons, Chuck Daly, and even he wasn't enough to help the Magic win a playoff series. And I will credit Doc Rivers for winning coach of the year in 2000 with the heart and hustle team, even though his subsequent seasons were disappointments.

    I agree that our GMs have been less than quality, but at least Otis/Dave are making moves to acquire young talent and position the team to be well under the salary cap so a big-time free agent could possibly be signed.

     

  • At 11:26 PM, Blogger Matt said…

    Many teams have been going through accumulating young talents for decades but have reached nowhere. The fact is that only a balanced combination of youth and experience will make a team work, and yet that may not happen with an average coach. It's GM's job to get it done in a tough environment that only smart mangers with weight and connections can pull off the right deals and bring in the right coaching staff. It also depends on the ownership to trust and allow the GM to do his job as he deems fit. Magic's co-GMs have neither the characteristics of a top GM nor the confidence of the ownership to be successful in the long run.

     

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