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aaronlopresti In reply to TheGeneLantern [2012-01-14 17:13:10 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, Gene!

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aaronlopresti In reply to TimTownsend [2012-01-07 02:07:11 +0000 UTC]

I thought we were going with Ploogtastic? or was it Wrightsonsational?

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TimTownsend In reply to aaronlopresti [2012-01-10 00:37:14 +0000 UTC]

They all work.

BTW, looking forward to playing your Trailblazers this week. Man, what a team you guys have. No matter how much adversity, you still ALWAYS compete. Ive got a ton of respect for them. The MAGIC have seen better days. Once we get this Dwight drama behind us we can get on with business. Remember when I told you Gortat was one of the most important players on our team and you laughed at me? Doesnt sound so silly now, ay? Once we traded him the bottom fell out. We've been playing catch-up ever since.

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aaronlopresti In reply to TimTownsend [2012-01-10 03:12:19 +0000 UTC]

I am still laughing I think Dwight wanting to be traded is hurting you guys more than anything. Plus Orlando never really picked up a really good player/star to compliment Howard. Hopefully, the team will be smart and pick up a lot of good assets in the trade.
As for the Blazers, I was devastated when B-Roy retired but they appear to have a lot of good players. Picking up Felton and Crawford was big. They might be a surprise team this year in the West.

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TimTownsend In reply to aaronlopresti [2012-01-10 15:58:18 +0000 UTC]

Its a chicken vs egg sort of thing. The only reason Dwight asked to be traded was because Otis Smith gambled our future away. He took a team that went to the finals and, for no reason other than we lost, BLEW IT UP COMPLETELY. He got rid of some of our most important (not necessarily most marquee) pieces and brought in has-beens who, coincidentally, happened to be some of his closest friends. Gilbert Arenas?! Vince Carter?! WTF?! It all started when we traded Courtney Lee after he blew the infamous lay-up in the Finals. Its been downhill ever since.

At the risk of sounding delusional (wishful thinking), most here know that Dwight does, indeed, love Orlando. Its always been his first option. But with an inept front office, hes seen the writing on the wall. I dont blame the guy one bit for cutting to the chase and letting them know to either do something right or cut me loose. Currently, we're in a slightly better situation than we were even a few weeks ago. Our biggest problem was that we didnt have anyone to trade for big names. Now, with Reddick playing better than ever and Ryan Anderson putting up All Star numbers, we've got a little more latitude. The big news currently is that Dwight has been HEAVILY trying to recruit Deron Williams to play here. Sources close to him say that its about 80% that he stays in Orlando and 100% if we can pull off a miracle and land D Will....be it through trade or at the end of the season when he opts out. Scary stuff. The MAGIC are "all in" at this point. We'll see what happens.

And yeah, it was heartbreaking to see B-Roy retire. Hes a good kid with nothing but talent. Its just awful to see a career end like that. I hope Crawford works out for you guys. Hes been inconsistent in the last couple of years but maybe he's found his game again. Good luck!

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aaronlopresti In reply to UDDERScomix [2012-01-06 17:22:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And thank you for the birthday wishes. Too bad I am not getting younger instead of older

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