<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The committee (of one) can't wave a wand and manufacture a playoff berth for the Orlando Magic, no matter how much we'd like to. All we can do, in ESPN.com's last batch of NBA Power Rankings until October, is bestow a top-10 spot on the Magic to reward their ambitious attempt to make the playoffs after falling 20 games below .500. Starting with a March 10 rout of Cleveland, Orlando is 16-4 and hasn't lost in April, racking up victories over Dallas, Detroit, Miami and San Antonio -- the latter two on the road -- in the process. That forced the Chicago Bulls to go 10-2 since March 22 to clinch the last available playoff spot in the East before Monday night's Magic-at-Bulls matchup. </div> http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/powerranking?...on=2006&week=24 These are Mark Stein's power rankings and he has us at #9 ahead of 8 playoff teams. The opening quote is his opening quote for his rankings. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">9 (15) Magic 36-44 Climbing from the depths of 20-40? The possibility of a 9-0 April? Playoffs or not, Grant Hill is so geeked to play with these kids that he's talking comeback again. </div> Another interesting thing was this for the Heat <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">6 (7) Heat 52-28 If I pointed out that the Fla. team to beat Cavs, Mavs, Pistons and Spurs since March 10 wasn't Miami, would you call me a truth teller or Heat Hater? Right. Heat Hater it is. </div>
I saw that.. its funny these analyst have teams pegged as one thing and quickly change it when they are wrong. Everyone has been talkin about the Magic so its a good thing, now we just have to keep it up.
