Orlando Magic News for June 21st: Potential Magic Draft Picks and More
by Evan Dunlap on Jun 21, 2010 4:00 PM EDT
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Print- Orlando Magic could look for point guard, wing player in NBA draft - OrlandoSentinel.com
Josh Robbins and Tania Ganguli spoke with NBA Director of Scouting Ryan Blake about which players in the draft who are likely to be around when the Orlando Magic select at no. 29 could most help the team. He likes point guards Mikhail Torrance and Jerome Randle.
- Who Is?: Dominique Jones
Philip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily continues his Magic draft prospect profiles with this look at Dominique Jones, the point guard from South Florida who "makes an interesting pick" because "he can put up points in bunches."
- Who Is?: Greivis Vazquez
Also see his look at Greivis Vasquez, the big Maryland point guard who would like to avoid the fates of similarly sized Magic draft busts Jeryl Sasser and Reece Gaines.
- It's Now or Never for the Orlando Magic | Magic Basketball
Eddy says the traditional Eastern Conference powers are in flux, which means it's time for the Magic to seize control of the East and win a championship.
- Going bigger will significantly change Magic playing style – En Fuego
George Diaz has seen enough of coach Stan Van Gundy's offense and has come away with the impression that it can't win a championship. He believes the Magic should, and will, go with a bigger lineup next season, one with a traditional power forward, and with Rashard Lewis moving to small forward.
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Lewis cannot defend other SF's in the league
that is the biggest problem we are facing right now in this pre season
I probably know Judo! How many of you can make the same boast?
Worst case scenario
other SF’s blow by Lewis and get funneled right into Howard.
Not at all
Howard doesn’t guard the mid-range jumper (see Pierce, Durant, LeBron).
by eltharion_doa on Jun 21, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
mid range jumpers are fine
worst shot in basketball
Sure
Why guard guys taking them at all, then?
by eltharion_doa on Jun 22, 2010 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I think...
The point they are trying to make is that the people Rashard would have trouble with are the people EVERYONE has trouble with. There is no Durant/Melo/Lebron stopper, it takes great team defense to keep those guys from making a monster impact on the game. As long as we didn’t leave Rashard on an island, it would be fine. Come on, Rashard is a way better defender than Hedo was and we got by with him at the three, not to mention i think this is something to be utilized MORE not every situation.
by LastActionZero on Jun 22, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Well
Maybe that should say that instead of nonsense about funneling a jump shooter into Howard.
The trouble with Lewis at the 3 is that it gives us two bad wing defenders in he and Carter. When we had Turk guarding the three, we had Courtney Lee or Pietrus guarding the two, a much better proposition.
by eltharion_doa on Jun 23, 2010 3:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I would prefer "now is the time" rather than "now or never" menatlity
we have to see what will happen also with Miami. But Eddy has grood points.
George Diaz on the other hand can shut up.
Eddy also wrote that Dominique Jones was Nelson’s selection. I don’t watch much college basketball so I don’t really know any of those players and just looking stats isn’t enough for me but in Otis I trust and really can wait to see tha moves he’ll make.
Don't mind my spelling. I'm a Typo Master.
Jameer probably sees a lot of himself in Jones.
In Eddy’s links there was one that talked about Dwight being the player NBA players wanted to dunk on. As far as I know, the biggest time Dwight’s been posterized was Kobe’s “baptism” in 2004-05.
man, i was embarrassed for him when I saw that
Never trust a fart
by AB's triple double on Jun 21, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
he was just a kid back then and he sure learned his lesson
Don't mind my spelling. I'm a Typo Master.
I'd love to see Kobe try that now...
"I just Rashard'ed my pants!!!!"
by Wally Balls 407 on Jun 21, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Diaz call his column "En Fuego"
In other words, he focuses on topics that will stir up the fire in fans. In other words, he is just trying to flame the Magic to generate interest in his pathetic column.
"There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work."; Carlos Boozer
I'll tell ya about the Magic It'll free your soul but it's like trying to tell a stranger 'bout rock n roll
The only way to stop LeBron is Smith and Wesson, but even that's a double team.
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Diaz tempts me to become inflexibly committed to Lewis at the 4. Pining for an “I told you so” moment at the end of next year’s Finals.
"I've had people say, 'I don't need to check the [player statistics]. I've seen it with my eyes.' Well, I would also say your eyes lie to you sometimes, and some of the guys you may really like and think are really doing things, when you get deeper into it, aren't or vice versa." ~Stan Van Gundy
by magicfaninTN on Jun 21, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
we were 3 wins away from a championship using a stretch 4
that should be evidence enough that it can work
Is this the same Diaz that was supremely confident that this offensive system was going to win us the Boston series after the Magic's Game 4 win?
You’ll forgive me if I take his opinion with a grain of salt. In my opinion, Diaz is as bad as Bianchi.
They call me Curmudgeon McMiserly.
I'm a guy.
by Sir Lawrence J on Jun 21, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Bianchi, Schmitz, and Diaz can...
all move and take their wavering antics up to Boston where they’ll be much more appreciated for all I care.
I'm a dude!
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by GameManager on Jun 21, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
3 wins...
…or 1 recovery by Jameer.
The Magic's total second-round margin of victory: 101 points.
The Hawks' highest second-round game score: 98 points.
If C.Lee would have tapped in that in bounds ally oop in LA
the whole series would have changed. And if fisher doesn’t hit that 3 in the dying seconds in Orlando (garbage defense by jameer) that’s another win we should have had. The stretch 4 isn’t the problem, it’s the personnel. Carter didn’t bring it vs boston, neither did lewis, and Barnes was a offensive liability in our system. In Otis we trust.
We keep Lewis at the 4, we give up on winning a championship.
It’s that simple. The players get bigger and tougher in the playoffs. We have to match that.
It’s funny how almost every sports blog is dissing the 4-1 offense, but this blog defends it. -Guess some people like excitement over rings.
Woah, why didn't I think of this?!
Jon Barry and Kenny Smith know waaaaay more about the Magic than a superbly-written, well-informed, and expertly-run site whose sole purpose is to know about all things Orlando Magic!
In Gene We Trust.
by MoveThoseChains on Jun 22, 2010 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
And I love Jameer, but we have to get some height at the point also.
Too many times has Nelson been burnt by taller guards. Howard can’t guard everyone on the floor by himself.
Like I never mention defense. Give me a break.
There aren’t many available, defensive-oriented point guards, and none can run an offense like Nelson.
Would you really prefer Earl Watson and his turnovers and poor shooting?
No you didn't say Earl, but that's the implication of your remarks about Jameer's defense.
It is one thing to criticize Jameer. That’s easy. It is quite another thing to have a reasonable, alternative solution.
So, if not Jameer, who do you suggest ORL plug in at the 1?
"I've had people say, 'I don't need to check the [player statistics]. I've seen it with my eyes.' Well, I would also say your eyes lie to you sometimes, and some of the guys you may really like and think are really doing things, when you get deeper into it, aren't or vice versa." ~Stan Van Gundy
by magicfaninTN on Jun 23, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Jameer's at worst an average defender, at best somewhat above-average.
He’s not an All-Defensive candidate, but he’s no Mo Williams either. Look at the stats — he doesn’t allow an unusual number of stats to opposing PGs. (Barring injury-marred performances, such as when he was recovering in December/January.) I mean, occasionally opposing points have good games against him, but
And as far as the playoffs go, Jameer’s defense wasn’t what cost us the Celtics series. He held Rondo well below his season averages. So why are you panicking about this? This is a weird thing to panic about.
The Magic's total second-round margin of victory: 101 points.
The Hawks' highest second-round game score: 98 points.
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