I'm also not impressed. I don't even know these players. I'll still watch, but keep the remote handy just in case I must turn it.Originally Posted by ♠James.♠
I'll be more interested in the 3-pt contest.
lin-sanity go knicks
Once I heard Blake and Dwight weren't gonna be in the dunk contest this year I was like "what's the point?" Bunch of no names doing dunks that have been seen a million times already. I think I'll pass
Some nice dunks.. but they'd be better done by the players we actually want to see in the contest.
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Don''t be fooled by your emptiness, there's so much more room for happiness. (yeah)
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Magic fire coach Stan Van Gundy; GM also gone
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Magic fired coach Stan Van Gundy on Monday and agreed to part ways with general manager Otis Smith.
Smith and Van Gundy's relationship with Dwight Howard was the centerpiece of a soap opera that weighed down the franchise all season after the All-Star center requested a trade.
The Magic lost in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year. Orlando went 37-29 in the regular season but was eliminated in five games by Indiana after a rash of late-season injuries that included back surgery for Howard. Orlando went 5-12 without him.
In early April, Van Gundy claimed top-ranking team officials had told him that Howard had asked management to fire Van Gundy as a condition of the center signing a long-term contract beyond 2013. Howard denied it.
Van Gundy coached the Magic for five seasons. He finished with a 259-135 record, going 31-28 in the playoffs.
Smith departs after six years. He was the architect of Magic teams that made it to the playoffs in each of those seasons, winning the Eastern Conference championship in 2009.
Magic CEO Alex Martins said in a statement that ''it's time for new leadership and new voices.''
''The disappointment of getting eliminated in the first round of the playoffs these past two seasons played a primary role in our decision, as we feel our momentum towards winning a championship has paused,'' Martins added.
The day after the Magic's season ended with the loss to the Pacers, Smith said that he would need a few days to even decide whether he wanted to return to that position following the tough year, setting it as a ''50-50'' chance.
Van Gundy said at the time he wanted to return and was hoping that the ultimate decision would be about performance solely.
''When you're talking a professional relationship, what matters - at least to me - is the results,'' Van Gundy said. ''I don't care if it's a business relationship where two people at work are driving a business to make money, or if it's a sports relationship, where the object is to win games.
''Those kinds of professional relationships should be based on results, not on do we like each other or whatever. So to me, the relationship was great. There's a lot of wins and everything else.''
But both also have acknowledged that this season was trying not only for the Magic players, but the organization as a whole.
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Georgia]''This season, and we've been digesting it all year, has been the longest, shortest season that we've had,'' Smith said. ''But it's something that you have to go through. Most sports franchises at some time go through a little bit of uncertainty and this is our time.''
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I couldn't watch the end of the Lakers/Thunder game. Didn't really want to see them celebrate.
Lakers have a lot of work to do in the off season. Team isn't going to be the same. Not sure if that's good or bad.
Sometimes I wish I never felt the influence of you.
Because now I feel the disconnect, like an open book.Where you once were there is a space that runs as deep as hell.Every morning when I wake up, I tell myself...
Don''t be fooled by your emptiness, there's so much more room for happiness. (yeah)
Both L.A. teams got their souls crushed this round. It was quite pleasant. I'm on the Pacers bandwagon for the postseason, only because of my strong dislike for the Heat.I couldn't watch the end of the Lakers/Thunder game. Didn't really want to see them celebrate.
Lakers have a lot of work to do in the off season. Team isn't going to be the same. Not sure if that's good or bad.
It's not too late to jump on the C's bandwagon.
Anyone but The Heat..
Sometimes I wish I never felt the influence of you.
Because now I feel the disconnect, like an open book.Where you once were there is a space that runs as deep as hell.Every morning when I wake up, I tell myself...
Don''t be fooled by your emptiness, there's so much more room for happiness. (yeah)
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