An amazing sentence Ben, bravo.

As for the game, well .. again, I tabbed it as a loss a little while back but I thought that, given the circumstances (the Chandler trade, etc.), I felt Orlando could come into New Orleans and steal a victory. Safe to say, that didn’t happen.

I agree also, Ben, that it’s becoming clear that the Magic are, at best, a bit better than a .500 team at this point. Repeat that previous sentence out loud. That’s insane. Jameer Nelson’s absence has had such a parasitic effect on the team, it’s not even funny.

Unless GM Otis Smith makes a trade (which he won’t), Orlando is going to have a brutal finish to a once promising season.

was really pissed off about this game.

How utterly depressing the rest of this season’s going to be.

The New Orleans Hornets decided to trade Tyson Chandler to clear some cap space and add depth to the frontcourt. They’ll have to go back to the drawing board.
the Oklahoma City Thunder did not medically clear the center on Wednesday and therefore rescinded the trade. Chandler would have gone to the Thunder for forwards Chris Wilcox, Joe Smith second-round pick DeVon Hardin.
“We welcome Tyson back with open arms,” Hornets general manager Jeff Bower said in a statement. “We went into this trade to garner more frontcourt depth to add to our team as we continue our push towards the playoffs. We expect Tyson and the rest of our big guys to step up to the challenge.”

but can you really make the argument that Hedo is different that he was two years ago? For all intents and purposes he is the same player as he was then. Decision making, shot selection.

Howard’s the one that should keep us alive.

POSTED: Feb. 19 — 1:41 a.m.

Chad Ford: Sources close to both the Bulls and the Timberwolves told ESPN.com late Wednesday night that Kirk Hinrich trade talks had fallen apart.

Hopefully that embarrassing disgrace of a basketball game last night smacked some sense into Otis. Who am I kidding?

We need something to salvage the season, but of course it won’t happen. I must admit, Otis has had my approval for a very long time. He’s done a great job setting this team up for title runs over the next few years. Unfortunately, his inability to pull in a 2nd string point guard has bit him in the behind. Now the team and the fans are paying the price.

I’m sorry, but if he doesn’t hook Turk this offseason (in one of the worst markets ever) than I’ll be calling for his head. Yes he’s done some great things, but I’m not sure if the good outweighs the bad anymore.

He still hopes to rehab the shoulder in the hopes of a possible return.

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That was the worst I’ve seen them play since the Brian Hill days. No one driving to the paint, shots were not falling, Hedo missing wide open dunks! I threw up in mouth a little from this one.

Otis really should have made a move for Chalmers once he slipped to the second round. I love the pick for Lee but Otis knew Dooling was not going to take their offer and Arroyo was gone. The backup PG spot was unfilled and we ended up with AJ. Can not make the same mistake in this year’s draft.

I still believe we can make the second round of the playoffs. But Detroit keeps losing and they may end up with the 6 spot which I would not like to see..