Because I am a member of the JustBBall Writing Team, I have talked with several front office people in the Magic organization and have obtained a media credential for the game on November 25, 2005 against the Portland Trailblazers. I will get the chance to interview players before and after the game so this is a thread where you can post any question you have for a Magic player. I will do my best to get these questions answered and I will post the players' responses in this thread. Here are some guidelines when asking a question. - Make sure your question is generic. There is no guarentee that I will be able to ask an individual player one of these questions. Your question must be directed to ANY Magic player rather then having a question for an individual player. - For example, asking how a player prepares for the season is <font color=""SeaGreen"">GOOD</font>. Asking Keyon Dooling how it feels to join the Magic is <font color=""Red"">BAD</font>. - Each member can only post three questions that they hope to get answered. - Questions must be posted in this thread by November 23, 2005. Ask away! The more people we get posting questions, the better the questions will be.
I have a few 1. How well to you think your offseason was? 2. Will you make the playoffs? 3. Which team do your fear most?
I don't have any questions to ask right now, since there is no way to predict how the Magic will be doing by November 23rd, but I do WANT to see some pictures and autographed stuff from the players. What would be even better is some pics of you with the players, it'd be dumb not to take any.
1) Which player will surprise us this season from the Magic camp? 2) How do you prepare mentally for the season with Grant Hill injured again? 3) What do you have Travis Diener doing as part of his rookie hazing? 4) What was your reaction to Shaq saying he wanted to purchase the Magic after he retires?
this question to grant hill- how do the adidas differ from the fila? pat garrity- when you coming back to ucf?
It has got to be awesome meeting and interviewing the players. have fun. 1.How do you think Dwight will develop this year? 2.Do you think you will make the playoffs(I know already asked) and if so how far do you think you will get. 3. If Grant Hill misses a good amount of games how do you think the team will respond?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MainMan:</div><div class="quote_post">this question to grant hill- how do the adidas differ from the fila? pat garrity- when you coming back to ucf?</div> There is always one... MainMan, please read the enitre first post before entering your questions. The questions should be generic, not directed to a certain player.
1. How do you feel the team will do compared to it's division rivals? 2. How's the team chemistry/do the guys get along? 3. Who will win the championship this season?
1. What do you like about your current coach, Brian Hill? 2. What was your reaction to the whole Fran Vazquez not joining the Magic thing in the offseason? 3. Do you think your team should eventually get alternate uniforms?
Players will be more willing to accept questions having to deal with the season to that point and such...ask questions like how different Brian Hill's coaching style is opposed to Jonny Davis...etc...remember that these players are asked the same question (just reworded differently) many times within one day so try and be different with yours...they'll tend to be more open and direct...
How important do think social awareness is for the majority players in the NBA? For example - In the wake of the Katrina disaster, do you think that players are more likely to open thier hearts and wallets a little more than before for the underprivilaged?
Follow up...What players do you especially admire for thier charity work? (feel free to plug some organizations here. [you both laugh])
I think I'll wait until slightly closer to the time. Hmm. Making it generic could be slightly harder, but I think I'll come up with something.
I got a few: 1.Do you guys think youll have a shot at the championship? cuz i sure think so 2.Did Shaq really say he was gonna purchase the Magic before he retired? 3.What PLAYER do you fear the most? 4.What do you guys think of Arenas scoring 40 points? 5.How happy were yall when you beat the mighty Rockets? 6.What basketball legends do you guys wanna be like? Question to Francis:Has anyone ever told you you look like Dr.Dre? Do you guys still wish Shaq was on your team? <font color=""Red"">Please use the Edit button rather then double posting - Swish15</font>
Ok guys, the game is less then a week away! Get your questions in because I will be deciding which ones to use this Thursday.
