2010-11 Regular Season

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Dallas announcer voice -"LET'S GO MAVSSSSSSS"

[GreenFaith1819]

Great to see MIA lose.

Dallas is a team to watch out for.

[Who]

Just watching the Hawks-Magic game from last night this morning.

Orlando's big man rotation is a train wreck without Ryan Anderson. Any type of foul trouble to Dwight Howard and this team's defense will fall apart in a heartbeat. No rim protection.

It'll be interesting to see if they find a trade that allows to acquire a backup center. They badly need one. Likely with JJ Redick heading the other way.

Hedo Turkoglu isn't getting enough touches to be the impact player he was two years ago for the Magic. He is more of a 13-14ppg and 3-4apg threat rather than the 17/5 guy he used to be. He misses those second units where he could play alongside Anthony Johnson and have the offense run through his hands for 5-6 minutes in each half. He just can't get those same opportunities with Nelson and Arenas sharing the point.

Jason Richardson is a lateral move from Vince Carter. They missed Rashard Lewis' three point threat as a stretch four and Gilbert Arenas looks every bit the inefficient scorer he has been over the past 12 months. Just doesn't have the athleticism / quickness he used to have. Doesn't get to the rim as well as he used to.

So first returns on the trade look as you'd expect, fairly poor.

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The Hawks caused Orlando a lot of problems by going big on the wings with Josh Smith at the three and Marvin Williams / Joe Johnson at the two.

It would have been even fiercer if they could put Jamal Crawford in at the point to stop Bibby getting posted up throughout the game on switches on the other end of the floor.

Anyway, it looks like the Hawks have a found a winning strategy against Orlando. They could give them one heck a tough playoff series this year.

[Fafnir]

The Magic didn't look good, Malik Allen should not be on the floor. Imagine if Semih was our second string C......

I was surprised that the Hawks strategy of going big with Collins/Horford/Smith worked as well as it did. It definitely frustrated Orlando's game plan. Though the Hawks still struggled to score for the most part against the Magic's starting unit.

[Fafnir]

Wow the Bobcats lost by 33 to the Wizards! What in the world is going on in Charlotte....

[Bankshot]

Wow the Bobcats lost by 33 to the Wizards! What in the world is going on in Charlotte....

They traded away their floor general?  Augustine is a better scorer, but doesn't look like he's a better point guard than Felton, at least so far it doesn't.

[Kwhit10]

The Magic didn't look good, Malik Allen should not be on the floor. Imagine if Semih was our second string C......

I was surprised that the Hawks strategy of going big with Collins/Horford/Smith worked as well as it did. It definitely frustrated Orlando's game plan. Though the Hawks still struggled to score for the most part against the Magic's starting unit.

Yea I'm surprised Orlando did those deals at the expense of Gortat.  That is definitely not going to help them against teams with deeper big man rotations.

[Who]

Orlando's GM has said that he is looking for a third trade to make to bring in that extra big body.

"We'll still find ways to get better in some spots," Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith said. "Losing the backup center is big. So, you need a little size for about probably five teams. That's really what it comes down to, so we'll probably address that over the next month or so."

The Magic still have some valuable trade chips that they can use to acquire a center. Ryan Anderson, Bass, J.J. Redick, newly acquired Jason Richardson and Quentin Richardson all have value on the trade market.

So JJ Redick for ... ?? ... Hmm ...

[Fafnir]

Orlando's GM has said that he is looking for a third trade to make to bring in that extra big body.

"We'll still find ways to get better in some spots," Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith said. "Losing the backup center is big. So, you need a little size for about probably five teams. That's really what it comes down to, so we'll probably address that over the next month or so."

The Magic still have some valuable trade chips that they can use to acquire a center. Ryan Anderson, Bass, J.J. Redick, newly acquired Jason Richardson and Quentin Richardson all have value on the trade market.

So JJ Redick for ... ?? ... Hmm ...

I don't know who'd be available, I know he'll shoot high but I don't think he'll get that good of a big for Redick.

[jackson_34]

Orlando's GM has said that he is looking for a third trade to make to bring in that extra big body.

"We'll still find ways to get better in some spots," Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith said. "Losing the backup center is big. So, you need a little size for about probably five teams. That's really what it comes down to, so we'll probably address that over the next month or so."

The Magic still have some valuable trade chips that they can use to acquire a center. Ryan Anderson, Bass, J.J. Redick, newly acquired Jason Richardson and Quentin Richardson all have value on the trade market.

So JJ Redick for ... ?? ... Hmm ...

 
http://realgm.com/src_checktrade.php?tradeid=5777750

[Who]

Orlando's GM has said that he is looking for a third trade to make to bring in that extra big body.

"We'll still find ways to get better in some spots," Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith said. "Losing the backup center is big. So, you need a little size for about probably five teams. That's really what it comes down to, so we'll probably address that over the next month or so."

The Magic still have some valuable trade chips that they can use to acquire a center. Ryan Anderson, Bass, J.J. Redick, newly acquired Jason Richardson and Quentin Richardson all have value on the trade market.

So JJ Redick for ... ?? ... Hmm ...

I don't know who'd be available, I know he'll shoot high but I don't think he'll get that good of a big for Redick.

I just read an article on NBA Fanhouse that said they are going to try and use Chris Duhon and/or maybe Quentin Richardson ... instead of Redick.

It'll be incredibly difficult to get any type of quality if you are only willing to part with Duhon or Q-Rich. At the very least, the Magic need to put JJ Redick on the table.

[Fafnir]

I'm sure he will eventually, he's not going to go into the playoffs with Malik Allen his backup C.

Not after being so aggresive with the last two trades!

[Who]

JJ Redick for Jason Thompson could be an interesting trade for both teams.

Thompson doesn't play any defense though ... so the Magic would still be in trouble whenever Dwight rests.

[Who]

Orlando's GM has said that he is looking for a third trade to make to bring in that extra big body.

"We'll still find ways to get better in some spots," Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith said. "Losing the backup center is big. So, you need a little size for about probably five teams. That's really what it comes down to, so we'll probably address that over the next month or so."

The Magic still have some valuable trade chips that they can use to acquire a center. Ryan Anderson, Bass, J.J. Redick, newly acquired Jason Richardson and Quentin Richardson all have value on the trade market.

So JJ Redick for ... ?? ... Hmm ...

 
http://realgm.com/src_checktrade.php?tradeid=5777750

That would be a really good trade for Orlando ... if Jermaine can be somewhat healthy come playoff time.

I think that's the high end of what they are hoping to do. A veteran center who plays above average defense and can protect rim. Who can fill in for Dwight without their defense completely falling apart.

[Fafnir]

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Turiaf wouldn't be a bad guy, I'm sure they won't get him without offering JJ Redick up. The Knicks have seen Q/Duhon and wouldn't want them back.

Tony Battie is not a good solution, but probably available.