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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 14, 2014 20:31:22 GMT -6
Hola everyone and welcome to my offseason Presser. So after a successful season and making it to the divisional rounds of the playoffs, the Magic were booted from the playoffs. That sucked. But congrats to the Celtics for such an awesome playoff run. Anyways, after the game 7 loss, I was sitting there thinking "Well now what? I got three of my core players expiring, an aging star, and a good young scorer. And most of the other contending teams in the east are young and up and coming." So I said to myself, let's wing it. And I have. And I've gotten lots of flak for it. Well I'm here to tell you what my plan is. I sold magic for a young scorer who massively improved in training camp. I thought I was gonna be able to S&T Horace Grant, but that didn't work out. So now, I'm going to start from scratch. But this time around I won't be out of the playoffs for 7 years. No, by next season my team will be ready to contend again. And that's all. And I know this was hard to read and I rambled quite a bit, so sorry. Now ask me questions people!
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 14, 2014 20:37:45 GMT -6
If anyone read that before I edited it, for some reason every time I said great, it said shitty. Idk why. You're playoff run was awesome Conroy.
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 14, 2014 20:38:42 GMT -6
What the hell? I'm typing in G r e a t. It keeps saying shitty for some reason.
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Post by bowtothebill23 on Mar 14, 2014 20:43:47 GMT -6
That's cause the mods are so great
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Post by bowtothebill23 on Mar 15, 2014 7:40:26 GMT -6
Jack Markson, Golden Take. While Rice and Davis are nice scorers, you have only 1 average to above average defender on your team. The rest are below average to bad. How do you expect to play defense?
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Post by NOLa. on Mar 15, 2014 11:23:29 GMT -6
Hubert Davis looks like he had a great camp, with the extra workload at the SG position do you think he has set himself up as one of the favorites for Most Improved Player of the Year?
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Post by Conroy on Mar 15, 2014 14:16:56 GMT -6
Sports Guy Bill Simmons here, what other moves are on the horizon, or are you prepared to go through the season with the current roster intact?
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Post by logpmess on Mar 15, 2014 14:20:18 GMT -6
You talked about contending next year again, but what expectations do you have for this year? Playoffs or lottery pick?
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Post by Inner_GI on Mar 15, 2014 15:33:30 GMT -6
Your team only has 3 players that have scored over double digits throughout their career. How do you plan on utilizing your team, and does Glen Rice have to step up and carry this team? Are you looking at maybe sneaking into the 8th seed or are you counting ping pong balls early?
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 15, 2014 17:13:16 GMT -6
Jack Markson, Golden Take. While Rice and Davis are nice scorers, you have only 1 average to above average defender on your team. The rest are below average to bad. How do you expect to play defense? I think that the way to win games with this squad will to be to out score the other team. I simply don't have the personnel currently to play great defense.
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 15, 2014 17:17:36 GMT -6
Hubert Davis looks like he had a great camp, with the extra workload at the SG position do you think he has set himself up as one of the favorites for Most Improved Player of the Year? Yeah, Hubert is looking very good after this training camp. His outside scoring abilities should be among elite scores in the league. I think if he makes the jump I expect him to, he will be the MIP.
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 15, 2014 17:18:49 GMT -6
Sports Guy Bill Simmons here, what other moves are on the horizon, or are you prepared to go through the season with the current roster intact? I'm always open to move players and the only player on this team I would be very hesitant to move is Hubert Davis.
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 15, 2014 17:23:50 GMT -6
You talked about contending next year again, but what expectations do you have for this year? Playoffs or lottery pick? I'm expecting this season to be a rebuilding season.
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 15, 2014 17:25:14 GMT -6
Your team only has 3 players that have scored over double digits throughout their career. How do you plan on utilizing your team, and does Glen Rice have to step up and carry this team? Are you looking at maybe sneaking into the 8th seed or are you counting ping pong balls early? Two of the three players are elite scorers, so I'm not to worried about the offensive side of the ball. And as for your second question, see the above post.
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Post by PaulyP on Mar 16, 2014 23:44:57 GMT -6
Did the pressure of assembling a "seemingly" championship caliber team and then ultimately failing effect your decision to go into a freefalling rebuild this offseason?
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 16, 2014 23:49:10 GMT -6
Did the pressure of assembling a "seemingly" championship caliber team and then ultimately failing effect your decision to go into a freefalling rebuild this offseason? I think it more had to do with the fact that I had older declining players and many free agents. But I'm geared to have a ton of cap room next season so I'll be back to making Stacey Augmon my bitch.
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Post by WigNosy on Mar 17, 2014 12:31:57 GMT -6
You've been shopping both Polynice and Gary Grant for some time now with no takers. Are you prepared to move forward with them? Are they prepared to move forward with you or is there concern they have mentally checked out after being dangled on the trade block so long?
Did not landing a high-caliber free agent this off-season play into the decision to rebuild - in other words, had you managed to land a high-grade player or two, would your decision have been different?
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Post by IamQuailman on Mar 17, 2014 12:57:03 GMT -6
Is your rebuild going to be modelled after the Mavericks/Lakers style or Pistons/Raptors style?
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 17, 2014 13:29:36 GMT -6
You've been shopping both Polynice and Gary Grant for some time now with no takers. Are you prepared to move forward with them? Are they prepared to move forward with you or is there concern they have mentally checked out after being dangled on the trade block so long? Did not landing a high-caliber free agent this off-season play into the decision to rebuild - in other words, had you managed to land a high-grade player or two, would your decision have been different? Gary Grant was just moved for a pick. I'm fairly confident that I can move Olden within a sim or two. As for your second question, I did not value this years free agents very much. I did not make any long term excessive bids. I hold this upcoming class in high regard and plan and planned on using my cap space on the players in this free agency.
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 17, 2014 13:35:56 GMT -6
Is your rebuild going to be modelled after the Mavericks/Lakers style or Pistons/Raptors style? What is the difference between the two again?
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Post by IamQuailman on Mar 17, 2014 13:42:17 GMT -6
Is your rebuild going to be modelled after the Mavericks/Lakers style or Pistons/Raptors style? What is the difference between the two again? Pistons and Raptors took a couple seasons to become relavent. Mavs and Lakers did it after 1. Basically -- Are you going to rush the rebuild or do a slow rebuild?
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Post by coltsguy510 on Mar 17, 2014 13:49:34 GMT -6
My plan is a one season rebuild. I hope to get a premier player in the draft and than I plan on using FA to build around him.
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Post by IamQuailman on Mar 17, 2014 16:52:01 GMT -6
AWARDED 5 POINTS (Count towards your 93-94 media day press release 5-pt accrual)! THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!
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Post by IamQuailman on Mar 17, 2014 16:52:09 GMT -6
AWARDED 5 POINTS (Count towards your 93-94 media day press release 5-pt accrual)! THANKS FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION!
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