BOSTON – The Orlando Magic praised themselves for resolve and resilience, an $82 million payroll declaring itself too prideful to let the Boston Celtics sweep. Somehow, this passes for perseverance in sports, the loser’s lament of “Hey, we could’ve quit, but we didn’t.” The Magic had been a fraudulent franchise for most of these Eastern Conference finals, and Monday’s Game 4 victory stands as much more an indictment of their character than a validation of it. “Why go lay down now?” Vince Carter(notes), of all people, said. “Fight the fight and see what happens.” Why go lay down now? Well, Carter ought to tell everyone, because it’s easy, because that’s all he knows how to do. Here’s the absurdity of the Magic’s 96-92 overtime victory: Someone asked Vince Carter, “Where did the resolve come from?” How in the world would he know? The resolve? Well, it belonged to someone else on the Magic, to teammates that he’s already let down in this series. Carter tried everything to spare himself pressure of winning Game 4, delivering as many turnovers (three) as he did points (three). He missed eight of his nine shots, defended terribly and looked like he had already booked a vacation to the Caribbean. This wasn’t resolve out of the Magic, this was merely a stay of execution. Yes, someone asked Vince Carter where did that resolve come from, and the first word out of his mouth? “Within.” Within what? Within the make-believe land where a $16 million-a-year player pretends he has the professional pride of his tiny point guard and monstrous center? There are no historic comebacks coming out of the Orlando Magic, no proving to the world why they never should have been counted out. The Magic had that chance in this series and it’s long gone now. Source: Y! Sports
This guy makes it sound like they are losing to the Warriors, and gives them little to no credit for Game 4. Wojnarowski is a preacher.
