Appreciating Rashard Lewis

Wishing rashard a strong and healthy ride off into the sunset, thanks for the memories

But yeah Rashard was Amazing.. I wish him well in Washington..

And admit I was one of those who questioned his heart. I wish him well and pray this whole thing doesn’t come back to bite us in the butt.

If you watch the games, he was at least trying. He was doing everything his body could handle. And without him we do not get to the finals. You never know if we get the arena either. There are some stupid Orange county people who didn’t see what the arena could bring but having a great Magic team helps. With Rashard we won three straight division titles one eastern conference title and then a reappearance in ECF. I hate that we sent him to tge black hole of Washington. Hopefully he can help them as well(just not better than us please).

He and Dwight were probably the only reasons we owned Cleveland in our finals run. Who knows where the Magic would be without him

i cant believe the sweet lew era is over… this is still all very surreal for me.

Coach Van Gundy loved the guy, as a player and a human being. Rashard is a dream player for any and all coaches since he has always been willing to sacrifice his own for the good of the team. It is with heavy heart to see Rashard go, but we all wish him the best no matter where he is, and what venture he is in.

But if you look at some of the players coming straight outta high school (Jermaine O’Neal comes to mind) they’re losing their legs early (31-33).

I can’t help but think that his shift to sf has played a huge part in his statistical decline, as quicker wing players are better able to chase him off the 3pt line. We may come back later to realize we traded the wrong PF.

There’s certainly a chance Arenas can work out for us… But there’s just as great a chance that he’s a huge bust. If the latter proves to be the case, he’ll still be on the books when Dwight makes the biggest decision of his (and the Magic’s) life.

he also contributed quite a bit to the community of Orlando. I always appreciate guys who give back.

Not trying to tarnish this post, but I did here a FoxSports radio guy (believe it was Ben Mallert) say that a lot of guys around the NBA believe that there is a correlation between his PED incident and his drop-off in play.

Every time Lewis would drift to the corner, have his overmatched PF defender hedge towards the basket, wait for the dish from Nelson, and nail the open 3 dagger, I’d say, “And that’s Magic basketball.”

I felt the same way…Shard helped put us where we are…we forget very quickly..

I always appreciated you Sweet Lew. You will be missed.

Nice post. Rashard meant a lot to this team especially in that amazing 2009 playoff run that I will never forget. The two clutch 3’s he hit against Cleveland are probably the highlights of his career. I know his production sort of fell off last year and this year but I still think Otis Smith jumped the gun on this trade. Then again, at 31, maybe Lewis is just on the decline. After all, he has been in the league 13 years and played very heavy minutes on the Sonics and the Magic to some degree. I made a fan post back in May asking whether or not people thought he’d bounce back this season and most people thought he would unfortunately it didn’t quite work out. I guess I have a bias to this trade since he was my favorite player but somehow I don’t think Arenas is necessary. He certainly didn’t help the Magic clear cap space. Anyway, I’m gonna miss Lewis’ corner threes being followed by, “THRRREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!…RASHARDD LEWWWWWWWWWIS!” And just the way he carried himself on and off the court..very soft-spoken individual. It reminds me of the way I would want to act if I were a professional athlete. I wish him the best of luck with the Wizards.

I’ll miss that mellow but humble attitude and the cold-blooded ability to hit clutch shots! Good luck in Washington and maybe John Wall will help make you look like an all-star again!