Much like November, February has been a terrible month for the Magic. February 3, Loss 113-100 @ Minnesota February 4, Loss 110-90 @ Toronto February 6, Loss 120-99 @ New Jersey February 8, Loss 98-96 vs L.A. Lakers February 11, Loss 111-98 vs Miami Upcoming games February 17 @ Milwaukee <font color="Red">Loss</font> February 18 vs. Utah <font color="Red">Loss</font> February 20 vs. Denver <font color="Red">Loss</font> February 22 @ Detroit <font color="Red">Loss</font> February 24 vs. Portland <font color="Red">Loss</font> February 27 vs. Cleveland <font color="Red">Loss</font> February 28 @ Atlanta <font color="Red">Win</font> Predict the outcome for the rest of the month. As you can tell, I have no confidence in the Magic. The Bucks are too strong at home, and the Magic are terrible on the road. Utah always finds ways to win ballgames, they'll take this against the Magic as well. Denver beat the Magic when McGrady dropped 51 points. He'll try his best again, but the game will probably have the same outcome. Detroit, too much D. Portland's frontcourt is too strong for the Magic. The Cavs game could be a close one, depends on Lebron/McGrady's play. The Hawks have a new look since aquiring Wallace in the trade. This could be a close game as well, but I'll give Orlando the edge.
I could see the Magic getting lucky and beating the Bucks, and i think they will beat the Hawks, but I think thats the best they will do.
February 17 @ Milwaukee Win (close one) February 18 vs. Utah Loss/Win (close one anythin) February 20 vs. Denver Win (T-Mac feels great against them..he had career high against them..but we lost cuz chemistry wasnt there yet..same with other scorers..defense was terrible also..) February 22 @ Detroit Loss( too much d..and o..) February 24 vs. Portland Loss(yep..miles and sar ?) February 27 vs. Cleveland Win(hopefully..we all know magic can win..) February 28 @ Atlanta Win(who knows..we'll have to watch some hawks games..) you've been against the Magic since the losing streak.. I cant even remember the last time Ice's take was with the Magic.
Upcoming games February 17 @ Milwaukee Win(it's probable) February 18 vs. Utah Loss February 20 vs. Denver Loss(close one) February 22 @ Detroit Loss February 24 vs. Portland Loss February 27 vs. Cleveland Win February 28 @ Atlanta Win That better? I never say Orlando loses, even when I know we are. I just can't do it. Well i don't blame Ice for having no faith in the Magic. Look how there season turn out.
Ice is not a loyal fan no offense..but I think girls specially young girls cant be loyal..I mean they are your favorite team because you live there.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TimFlem:</div><div class="quote_post">Upcoming games February 17 @ Milwaukee Win February 18 vs. Utah Win February 20 vs. Denver Win February 22 @ Detroit Win February 24 vs. Portland Win February 27 vs. Cleveland Win February 28 @ Atlanta Win I never say Orlando loses, even when I know we are. I just can't do it. Well i don't blame Ice for having no faith in the Magic. Look how there season turn out.</div> Heh, you have to be kidding me right? Those are great teams(except for Hawks) compared to Magic.
the magic season is not over yet they could still make the playoffs espically since they are in the eastern confrence but I they will need some changes if they want to be succesfull
People are tipping Orlando to win IN Milwaukee (20-6 home record) and are saying they are not biased?
we beat milwakee in Orlando and I think we are capable of beatingthem at home after watching that back to back game against them..at milwakee..
Theres a fine line between biased and loyal. Every single Magic fan on here is biased, it gets very annoying. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">Ice is not a loyal fan no offense..but I think girls specially young girls cant be loyal..I mean they are your favorite team because you live there.</div> Yeah OK.. I'm a Magic fan, but I'm also a fan of the NBA in general. Unlike a lot of you, I watch other games besides the Magic. Timflem, Unreal predictions. As for the Magic beating the Bucks IN Milwaukee, ha good stuff. Do you guys realize they are one of the hardest teams to beat at home? They are 20-6 and have beaten legit teams there. Defense wins games, and the Magic don't have any of that. This should sum it up right here: <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">"Everything came easy offensively," Miami Coach Stan Van Gundy said. Welcome to Orlando, home of the NBA's lousiest defense. The Heat came in as the league's worst shooting team (41 percent) and second-to-worst scoring team -- and they left ready to play H-O-R-S-E against Larry Bird.</div> Orlando Sentinel If you didn't know this, the Heat are one of the worst offensive teams in the league. Come on guys, look at it both sides. Cut the biased crap, it's getting OLD and fast.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Ice Breaker:</div><div class="quote_post">As for the Magic beating the Bucks IN Milwaukee, ha good stuff. Do you guys realize they are one of the hardest teams to beat at home? They are 20-6 and have beaten legit teams there.</div> lol this sounds like I heard it before..OH YEAAAA it was back then when the Pacers were like 18-2 at home? lol...and we beat them. anyways I do watch all the NBA games(since i have nba league pass) and I love other teams but Magic are my number 1.... we are a great team offensively but not consistent defensively..sometimes we play good D sometimes we dont..anything is possible with magic now days.
I think we will somehow play a good defensive game and win one of the home games (not sure which one)and then beat the Hawks. So i think we will win 2.
It's very possible you won't even beat Atlanta, with Rasheed Wallace added, who stops him inside? I'm also amazed how people keep underrating the Bucks.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TMac_OwNz:</div><div class="quote_post">lol this sounds like I heard it before..OH YEAAAA it was back then when the Pacers were like 18-2 at home? lol...and we beat them.</div> Ok, how many wins do we have? Thats right, 13. Enough said <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">we are a great team offensively but not consistent defensively..sometimes we play good D sometimes we dont..anything is possible with magic now days</div> You mean Tracy McGrady is a great player offensively? He's actually our only player that will produce night in and night out. Gooden, Howard, Gordan, and Lue are all inconsistent. That leaves Reece Gaines, our phenomenal rookie shooting 14.7% What about Steven Hunter? He's good right? After this season we can officially call him a bust. You can't blame it on the coaches for his lack of minutes, have you ever considered the fact that he's just too raw? No more excuses. I've seen the guy play, he's good for a few blocks or so, but he misses too many easy layups. Hopefully he'll have a great future in the NBA, but it probably won't be with the Magic. (We'll have another Big Ben situation) I won't bash Zaza, this guy has a promising future. Sportsrock, what about Andrew DeClercq? :mrgreen: <div class="quote_poster">Quoting sportsrock37:</div><div class="quote_post">I think we will somehow play a good defensive game and win one of the home games (not sure which one)and then beat the Hawks. So i think we will win 2.</div> Non-biased, Thank you <div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">It's very possible you won't even beat Atlanta, with Rasheed Wallace added, who stops him inside?</div> No one. I should have marked that as another loss for the Magic, but I'd get more B&M from the other fans. I'm looking foward to watching the new-look Hawks.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TMac_OwNz:</div><div class="quote_post">Ice is not a loyal fan no offense..but I think girls specially young girls cant be loyal..I mean they are your favorite team because you live there.</div> Eh some of the best posts I've ever seen.. I dont get the Favorite Team cause you live there stuff either.. I live in Ohio and I don't like the Cavs.. Winning any of those are a long shot.. Atlanta is a close one and can fall either way. Other than that, I dont see anyone that we could even come close to other than Cleveland.. But they are fighting for a Playoff spot, so any chances we had are gonna be crushed by the term of a must win for them. I hope this isnt the start of another streak... We need to lose to keep that 1st Lotto Pick.. But One to many loses damages the ego there..
Its a shame how a team who thought they were going to beat Detroit after a 3-1 series lead can turn into this. I think they might be able to pull off a win against Utah, because it is a home game and Utah isn't that good on the road. I also think they have a chance against the Hawks, but I doubt they can pull that one off either. If there's one team that needs to think about rebuilding, its the Magic. Everyone can blame it on the supporting cast if they want, but the Magic do have some decent role players. The bunch they got now aren't producing enough for them to win obviously, and I also think they are in desparate need for a team leader. It's obvious now that T-Mac can't be that guy, and they need to bring in a vet who can be a floor leader for them. Grant Hill would have filled that role perfectly if he were healthy and things would be different no doubt, but it looks like Orlando just needs to move on. If they don't do something this offseason and Kobe does leave the Lakers, Orlando might need to watch out for T-Mac opting out to go join Shaq.
Time to trade for the Magic. I think we can all agree that their season is over. I think they should trade McGrady and get what they can now because he isn't gonna stay there. Nobody will believe me right now but wait and see. He'll leave eventually to go to a better team.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Sir Desmond:</div><div class="quote_post">People are tipping Orlando to win IN Milwaukee (20-6 home record) and are saying they are not biased?</div> Ha, I could not believe this myself. People, just because you pick the Magic to lose does not mean you are a bad/unloyal fan. That is some mad disrespect that you gave to IceBreaker because she is the best Magic fan here, she is the mod, she calls it like she sees it and is unbiased. Props to IB, keep up the amazing work, you are the mod for a reason.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AllBoutDaPacers:</div><div class="quote_post">Time to trade for the Magic. I think we can all agree that their season is over. I think they should trade McGrady and get what they can now because he isn't gonna stay there. Nobody will believe me right now but wait and see. He'll leave eventually to go to a better team.</div> I don't think he will opt out, he will give this organization another chance and then after his contract is fully done I think he'll leave if there's no improvement. He's loyal and loves our organization, since it's his favorite growing up and he's close to home, but there's a fine line between loyalty and winning. We have to show that we can win to keep him, this year just isn't doing it.
