Orlando Magic News for August 14th: Playing the Role of Underdog, Again; Courtney Lee Not Happy in New Jersey
by erivera7 on Aug 14, 2009 4:15 PM EDT
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NBA experts say Cleveland and Boston have the East's best teams: Here are the votes
Josh Robbins explains why the Orlando Magic got ranked behind the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a panel discussion.Well, some Orlando Magic fans think their team got a raw deal.
This week, the Orlando Sentinel asked 11 NBA experts from across the country to rank the Eastern Conference’s best teams from top to bottom. Now that most of the big free-agent signings have been made, my editors and I thought this would be a good time to ask how the Magic stack up relative to their competition.
Overall, the panelists ranked the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics higher than the Orlando Magic. -
If healthy, Leon Powe could be big for the Cavaliers
Tania Ganguli comments on how Leon Powe can help the Cavs. -
Nets' Courtney Lee not happy to be in New Jersey
Looks like Courtney Lee isn't happy being with the New Jersey Nets.Swingman Courtney Lee is apparently pretty unhappy about getting shipped to the New Jersey Nets from the Orlando Magic after only one season in Florida as part of the Vince Carter deal back in June, according to the New York Post.
Can't be too surprised with the news, given that Lee really enjoyed playing with the Magic and developed a close friendship with Howard.
Lee's pal on the Magic, Dwight Howard, is apparently saying that his 6'5" buddy isn't overjoyed so Howard is feeding him self-help catchphrases to help ease his pain: "I told him he needs to make the best out of the situation. Learn from it and just use whatever he thinks is negative as a positive for motivation," said Howard. - UPDATE: Stay tuned on Monday, when the final part of the mini-series highlighting Orlando & retired jerseys is revealed. The subject?
Shaquille O'Neal.
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Rarely magical for Denver in Orlando
UPDATE 2: Nate Timmons of Denver Stiffs states why the Nuggets struggle against the Magic when playing at the Amway Arena. Intriguing.
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C. Lee
Overall I cant complain, but seeing as how NJ was trying somewhat to give away Vince at the trade deadline, I was a bit surprised that Lee was part of the deal instead of JJ. Unless the Magic did want the swap of Lee for Anderson, which at the time added a more needed position before acquiring Bass and matching on Gortat
The Nets demanded Lee to be in the deal.
When I spoke to Otis, that was the deal-breaker because he told me he didn’t want to give up Courtney (which makes sense, because that was his draft pick and he liked him as a player). When New Jersey stated that Lee had to be in the deal, that’s when Smith countered and asked for Ryan Anderson.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
JJ doesn't really have any trade value.
He’s a decent backup, but he’s making $3 million this year, and is a free agent next year. You can get a better deal than that now, and the expiring deal means that you couldn’t have him for some kind of unspecified future plans. (Though really, what kind of future plans prominently involve a backup shooting guard?)
(Anyway, you have to figure that even if the Magic didn’t know they were going to get Bass, they certainly knew they were going to match Gortat. We held the cards on that one…)
He's currently two-thirds man, one-third amazing. Which, let's face it, is still a pretty good ratio.
Redick can always be part of a bigger package.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
Oh, sure.
I’m just saying that a scenario in which the Nets would take Redick as value added in the Carter trade would be highly unlikely, as he doesn’t really represent value added with his current contract. That’s all I meant.
He's currently two-thirds man, one-third amazing. Which, let's face it, is still a pretty good ratio.
Not that it's relevant at this point.
The trade is done — we can’t negotiate it retroactively…
He's currently two-thirds man, one-third amazing. Which, let's face it, is still a pretty good ratio.
Poor Lee
Gonna miss him…now he’s playing with one of the worst teams in the NBA…(don’t think they’ll contend for the playoffs like Brook Lopez says)
by Robin from Germany on Aug 14, 2009 4:53 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, New Jersey is projected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
That picture needed to be in the caption contest
Dwight: Holy crap Paul I’m NOT GAY!!!
I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?
by Souwantmyname on Aug 14, 2009 6:19 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Ah well.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
How about this link?
Denver Stiffs examines the Nuggets’ futility when it comes to winning in Orlando.
http://www.denverstiffs.com/2009/8/14/989528/rarely-magical-for-denver-in
Third Quarter Collapse: An Orlando Magic blog at SB Nation | Brandon Bass: "I just play hard."
Cool.
I’ll add that to the post.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
I feel bad for Courtney, but with respect to Howard, maybe Dwight should just shut up
Lee doesn’t need to deal with somebody else talking for him in badmouthing his new team that might cause unneccessary friction with the New Jersey teammates. I don’t think I’m going out on a limb when I say that Lee probably didn’t appreciate Dwight doing that.
Even though the Hippopotamus lacks a stinger for a tail, a truly wise man would rather be sat on by a bee. ~ Banacek
Yeah, I think in this situation Dwight just needs to leave Courtney be.
I understand, as a friend, he’s trying to give him advice but he has to find his own way.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement." - Michael Corleone
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