Would You Prefer that the Orlando Magic's Season End Tonight?

Love the team, but its clear nobody wants this embarrassing series to continue.

While it would be nice to have one more game at the O-Rena, as you said the place will probably have a fair amount Boston fans (just like Laker fans last year or Bulls fans when we got swept in 96) and the the other Magic fans will probably be too depressed to cheer.

Besides maybe the guys will remember @celticchants and use it fuel them in the offseason (I guess? Like it matters…)

We’re still at the “one game at a time” stage here. Win on the road. Move to game 5. Just ‘cause it looks like the team’s quit doesn’t mean the fans ought to.

And how is closing the building by losing the series in game 5 that much worse emotionally than closing the building after losing games 1 and 2 and then getting swept out of the series?

Winning is contagious. This is the same thing as in College Football and bowl games. You want to go out strong. Even if we lose in 5 or 6, if we go down showing even a tiny glimpse of fight, then it will be an improvement over the last 3 games. Much better to go into an off-season with some confidence rather than completely and utterly defeated.

Why should I care tonight? Let’s just get this over with

They’re better than that. Everyone in Boston is going to be bringing their brooms. For the next 12 months, we won’t hear the end of it.

and at what point the season is ending at (i.e. NOT the Finals) get it over with tonight, and get Vince, Rashard, Ryan Anderson, and J-Will out of town for a top tier player ala Wade or Bosh.

We need either someone like who Vince was supposed to be, or someone to TRULEY compliment Dwight down low. The stretch 4, while good enough to beat 26 or 27 teams in this leauge on any given night, isn’t the kind of system needed to beat the 3 or 4 teams that matter, at the time it matters most.

Game 3 was like nothing I’ve ever seen as a Magic fan. I saw more hustle in some of the regular season games of the 2003-04 season. I turned it off with 8 minutes to go in the 2nd quarter, tuning in later for all the “high” lights.

The two players we needed the most for this series, VC and Lewis, just do not have that burning passion to win at all costs. This series is truley showing that.

I have to see this team give a monumental, last stand type of effort tonight, win or lose. Would prefer a win, but even if they lost by 3 pts and absolutely killed it, that gives me a lot of hope going into next season. Need to erase game 3 from memory.

And 5 or 6 more if necessary.

I went to vote in this poll expecting to see maybe 1 or 2 votes for “end it now”. I cannot believe what I saw after I voted and learned that wanting to see the Magic WIN was going to be in the minority! That is disgusting. I don’t know how you can call yourself a fan of ANY team and want to see them lose in the playoffs. That is an utter JOKE. It actually makes me a little bit angry to be associated with those of you who voted for the season to end. Please kindly leave following our team and join the Lakers band wagon, because obviously you don’t TRULY care about this team. No wonder this team has no heart their OWN FANS don’t even believe in them! Fan- short for fanatic, means this: a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); “A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject”—Winston Churchill

1. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

It seems pretty obvious that those of you who voted that you would rather see the Magic lose, I pity you, you are NOT fans of this team, and it boils my blood as much to see that as it did to watch the way this team played in game 3. If a miracle does happen and the Magic come back to win this game, I hope each and every one of you that voted to see the Magic lose tonight do not try and get a Finals ticket. You actually shouldn’t be allowed to see the team play ever again. It is one thing if you think they might lose, are 100% positive in your mind that they are going to lose this series, but for you to actually WANT them to lose, there is something wrong with that.

Not like the way the Cavs tried it, obviously, making their best and really only option to win anything ever focus on Rondo, but maybe throw someone else on him on the defensive end?

I don’t believe one second that this Magic team deserves a sweep. I really hope to see them fight tonight.

Lets make it only one team has ever come back against Boston down 0-3 and won the series.

I don’t understand how you people could not want the Magic to win. That is the dumbest thing I’ve maybe ever heard.

What we all should be saying is “Let’s be the first team in history to win a series after being down 0-3!”

But considering the attitude on here with weakling fans, it’s hard to imagine the players being any different.

I think this is pathetic. Whoever doesn’t want us to win should question their fanhood.

To those fans voting for the sweep, I’m going to paraphrase some player from another team:

I think you guys got spoiled by the Magic’s play prior to the Boston series.

This Magic team shouldn’t get swept. I hope they are able to show some pride tonight.

and end everyone’s misery. Yes, I would like for them to win. But deep down, the effort they have shown has given me no hope for a game 7, let alone a series win.

But I would’ve voted YES if STV loses his job because of it. I’m sorry but the team was built to win. Why have Bass and Gortat riding pine? It’s time for new coach leadership.

Everyone including myself has little reason to keep hope alive but the fact is unless we lose again the season will continue. For anyone to wish that the season ends tonite means that they are not a true fan. That beating in Game 3 along with all the media criticism has done nothing more than to motivate me to wish that we could turn things around tonite and be the first to overcome such extreme odds and I hope that is also the mentality of the actual players. We have the talent to achieve this but they will have to play to their full potential and play like they need to win.

and I mean that in a sincere way. It’s tough to watch your team get “handled” and know that nothing is gonna change the direction of the series. Boston is winning the match-ups and the game and making it look easy. It’s hard to accept and when you get past the denial you just accept it and start over again……next year.

It sucks but Boston really did “get healthy” and prove they are the best team in the East.

As a Cavs fan, I feel your pain and if it makes it any easier, at least you are not having to deal with the fact that your best player may be leaving this summer.

“Boston is winning the match-ups”

It’s that simple.

That’s why we lost the finals last year, and why we’re getting OWNED this year!

We have the players, why can’t we win?

Simple… MATCH-UPS.

that this team was built for the present. If we can’t get to the Finals now what does it say for the makeup of the team. Rashard and Vince aren’t going to get better. Jameer’s about as good as he’ll ever be. Dwight will improve, but at this point he’ll probably just improve upon his current game. He’s never going to be a dominant scoring threat night after night. We could package pieces together for another quality player but that’ll take away from our depth, which was one of our biggest advantages this year.

I just don’t know where the team goes from here. Will we be contenders every year? Sure, but I don’t think we’ll ever get farther than the Mavericks did this past decade. God, this sucks. Not a fun time to be a Magic fan.

I voted yes because this series has been too emotionally draining for me. I know it’s going to end bad, so part of me would like it to end before I get a chance to muster up a little hope. Of course, come 8:30 I’ll be cheering for my team. Unfortunately there is a difference between what I want and what’s probably good for me. I hope that makes some sense.

…I’d just like to see the Magic not roll over tonight. I really don’t want to hold the record of first team to sweep first two rounds and then get swept in the third round.

I’m glad to see a few disagreeing with Ben. How can you reasonably say Bass doesn’t fit considering the way Stan has used him this season?

Actually, I thought the Magic hit a nice stride after the allstar break when Bass took Anderson’s place in the rotation.

The bottom line is this, whether it’s Bass, or another PF, it’s probably time to change our frontcourt. We just can’t deal with the size and strength of teams like the Celtics and Lakers. And while the Celtics window is closing, the Lakers is wide open for years to come.

And honestly, after game 3’s beatdown, and an 0-3 hole, I think Stan should insert Bass into the starting lineup tonight. It can’t hurt anything. The guy is fuming to get off the bench. His energy could make things happen. His size would take some of the beating off of Dwight. His aggressive post play would leave Dwight as a clean up guy. And maybe the most important part; with Bass at PF, Lewis could move to SF, be put on the block, and possibly get himself going. Because as it stands after 3 games, Lewis has been useless, and is lucky he hasn’t already been benched.

My point: I think there are a lot of untapped benefits to playing Bass; and while I like Stan, he is the only one to blame in this regards.

His APATHY is. He is fully capable, just doesn’t have the will that a superstar and a champion has to have.

I feel like if you aren’t hanging your head at this point you are…
A) young
B) a fan who hasn’t been around long enough to experience the pain over the years
C) not completely invested emotionally
D) (and probaby the right answer) just an all around more optimistic person than I am.

Go Magic… don’t make me postpone my trip!

Seeing people actually say they don’t want the Magic to win a game or listening to the elaborate hullabaloo from the fans who think it’s feasible that we can land Bosh and Wade.

in essence straight up for Vince and Rashard. Somehow he fit Flip Murray into the equation too. The unfiltered lack of logic kills me.

The Magic have been my favorite eastern conference team to watch this year; I like every aspect of your team, from starters to bench to coach to offensive philosophy (though I’m sure there are some of you that aren’t quite so happy with those last two right now).

Watching your team lose at home isn’t fun, I know, but how can you not want to keep on seeing them until the last possible chance? The offseason is a long dark period, especially with only the World Cup to keep us occupied until College Football starts. I would prefer to put off the dreaded offseason as long as possible, and I would seriously never give up a chance to see my team play another game at home, especially in the playoffs.

Good luck tonight guys, I’ll definitely be rooting for The Magic to draw out this series as long as possible.

Yall are a great team and a young one at that. You can’t feel bad for losing to the Celtics, they are a hardened group of veterans with championship experience and have 4 future HOF’ers (Rondo the other) in their starting 5.

They are the best team in the East when healthy, I don’t think that is even disputable.

Good luck tonight, next year and so forth. I respect yall unlike the Cavs, yall truly do it as a team, like the C’s.

Best of luck guys!

No way in hell should ANY fan of ANY team “want” their team to lose. WTF is this? SMH…

so many debbie downers. There’s the first game

Hats off to SuperEGO and Jumping Jameer…Lewis even showed up…WOW

Well I guess we got to handle this at your place…nothing like crashing a house party!

Does getting sweeped really sound that appealing to you? In every situation, you should want your team to win. I’ll admit it looks impossible to win the series, but it’s not impossible to get our dignity back.