Charlotte Bobcats Vs. Orlando Magic: Two Sites Imagine What Might Have Happened
by Evan Dunlap on Nov 4, 2011 8:01 AM EDT
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PrintWednesday night was to be the opening night of the Orlando Magic's season; they were slated to host the Charlotte Bobcats at 7 PM. But due to the ongoing NBA lockout, the entire November schedule has been scrapped, and nobody knows for sure if and when the 2011/12 NBA season will tip off.
But that doesn't mean we can't imagine how the season might have gone. Using the Strat-O-Matic system, Bradford Doolittle of Basketball Prospectus has simulated the games the lockout wiped away. And in this simulation, Orlando's opening night ended in a 90-86 defeat. Corey Maggette scored 27, including the clinching free throws, in his Bobcats debut. Foul trouble limited Magic center Dwight Howard to 12 points and five boards in 20 minutes. With Howard sidelined, Orlando relied on Jason Richardson (20 points), Brandon Bass (16), and J.J. Redick (15) for offense. In his first game since rehabilitating his surgically repaired left knee over the summer, Gilbert Arenas came off the Magic's bench and contributed five points (1-of-6 shooting) and two assists.
At SB Nation sister site Rufus on Fire, Ben Swanson posts his whimsical game recap. Orlando prevailed, 99-79, in quintuple overtime. I'll let you click on over to learn just how.
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lol, is this what we're reduced to? Damn you NBA!
Am I reading that block of text correctly? Imaginary-Gil had no turnovers? I think I’ll take him over the real Gil even with 1-6 shooting.
And the phantom-refs totally screwed Dwight on those foul calls.
This is the saddest article I've ever read.
But it was entertaining. Good call by Ben Swanson. That game surely would have been interesting to watch.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
Stop impersonating Kenyon Martin
"Well, if you guessin' it's me, you guessed correctly
I just stay with a stallion, you would swear I was an equestrian
I hit her with that pipe, call that Nancy Kerrigan
Stay on the greenest greens, call us vegetarians
You be on that minor league, but we smoke professionally"
Gilbert still sucked
"Well, if you guessin' it's me, you guessed correctly
I just stay with a stallion, you would swear I was an equestrian
I hit her with that pipe, call that Nancy Kerrigan
Stay on the greenest greens, call us vegetarians
You be on that minor league, but we smoke professionally"
Entering the story I thought...
this would be a “What If…” Orlando took Okafor instead of Howard or digging deeper Zo instead of Shaq
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