Magic are better than the Cavs, now is the time to prove it
posted by Michael White /Orlando Sentinel
Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
-- Lou Mannheim, played by Hal Holbrook, in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street
There isn’t a scale available in science to measure how bad this sucks. I am despondent beyond all rational thought.
One freaking second. One freaking second.
Fortunately, it happened on a Friday. Otherwise there’d be two days of Rome is Burning and PTI twisting the knife further into the collective intestines of Magic fans.
In the grand scheme of things though, what can you do? The game’s greatest player hit a great shot. The series is tied at 1 and the Magic have home-court advantage.
But still .. .. .
Of course there is no way in hell Turk should have been covering LeBron. Where was Mickael Pietrus?
And even though the refs finally called James for traveling and a charge late in the game (He even had the nerve to complain — really LeBron?), they did not come away unscathed.
How many times were they going to allow James to come barreling though the lane like a bull at Pamplona, and then call a foul as Magic defenders run for cover? And no technical after Mo Williams launches the ball at Dwight in the first quarter? The incompetence of the NBA refs will forever be a stain on David Stern’s already blemished campaign as commish.
Quick aside: I’ve already had enough of both Big Mouth Mo Williams and Raggedy Andy Varejao. As Dusty Rhodes would say, Mo Williams is a walk-behinder. And when you’re a walk-behinder, the view never changes. If LeBron is Sinatra, Mo is Steve Lawrence. If he were on the Magic he’d be the 4th scoring option, yet he runs his mouth like he's a perennial all-star.
Just remember Mo, without LeBron you’re just an opening act in Reno.
Raggedy Andy is also real a piece of work, hacking away all night and then crying when the refs remember he’s not LeBron and blow the whistle.
Whatever. It comes down to this: Beat the Cavs on Sunday or you play for your season on Tuesday. There is no doubt in my mind the Magic are the better team. Come out and punch these chumps in the mouth.
I think the Magic can do it. What do you think?
posted by Michael White /Orlando Sentinel
Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss.
-- Lou Mannheim, played by Hal Holbrook, in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street
There isn’t a scale available in science to measure how bad this sucks. I am despondent beyond all rational thought.
One freaking second. One freaking second.
Fortunately, it happened on a Friday. Otherwise there’d be two days of Rome is Burning and PTI twisting the knife further into the collective intestines of Magic fans.
In the grand scheme of things though, what can you do? The game’s greatest player hit a great shot. The series is tied at 1 and the Magic have home-court advantage.
But still .. .. .
Of course there is no way in hell Turk should have been covering LeBron. Where was Mickael Pietrus?
And even though the refs finally called James for traveling and a charge late in the game (He even had the nerve to complain — really LeBron?), they did not come away unscathed.
How many times were they going to allow James to come barreling though the lane like a bull at Pamplona, and then call a foul as Magic defenders run for cover? And no technical after Mo Williams launches the ball at Dwight in the first quarter? The incompetence of the NBA refs will forever be a stain on David Stern’s already blemished campaign as commish.
Quick aside: I’ve already had enough of both Big Mouth Mo Williams and Raggedy Andy Varejao. As Dusty Rhodes would say, Mo Williams is a walk-behinder. And when you’re a walk-behinder, the view never changes. If LeBron is Sinatra, Mo is Steve Lawrence. If he were on the Magic he’d be the 4th scoring option, yet he runs his mouth like he's a perennial all-star.
Just remember Mo, without LeBron you’re just an opening act in Reno.
Raggedy Andy is also real a piece of work, hacking away all night and then crying when the refs remember he’s not LeBron and blow the whistle.
Whatever. It comes down to this: Beat the Cavs on Sunday or you play for your season on Tuesday. There is no doubt in my mind the Magic are the better team. Come out and punch these chumps in the mouth.
I think the Magic can do it. What do you think?