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Amazing vid. Favorite'd for later.
Dominican Power
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lul
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
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Orlando Magic have fired Asst. GM Dave Twardzik and at least 4 scouts, the @orlandosentinel has learned
Cleaning house.
Orlando Magic have fired Asst. GM Dave Twardzik and at least 4 scouts, the @orlandosentinel has learned
Cleaning house.
I genuinely don't understand why they're trying to get the number 7 pick?
But if they get bierdrins i assume that means asik or noah are gone too.
Oh. i guess it makes sense if they're giving up the number 7 pick, noah & asik for dwight?
May as well. What have they got left to lose?
Dwight.
MetalFearSolid
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Why did it take so long to fire them? With the draft coming and such I don't see how this is a good timed move.
He's either gone or not for other reasons, the assistant GM and a bunch of scouts aren't going to be the difference.
darkside31337
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What? Our new GM was hired like 2 days ago.
MetalFearSolid
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Well that is true..
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Four days after hiring a new general manager, Rob Hennigan, the Orlando Magic have shaken up their front office further.
Hennigan on Sunday started to restructure the Magic's basketball operations department, firing Assistant General Manager Dave Twardzik and members of the team's scouting staff, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.
Team spokesman Joel Glass confirmed that Twardzik, regional scout Tom Conrad, regional scout Greg Stratton, pro scout Bob Staak, international scouting coordinator Sam Foggin, NBA advance scout Al Walker and an international scout have been let go. Scouting coordinator Brian Wright will remain on the staff.
Hennigan and team officials declined to comment.
Twardzik has been given the option to remain with the team through Thursday's NBA draft. It's unclear whether he will do so. He did not immediately return a message for comment.
Twardzik, 61, joined the Magic in 2003 as the team's director of player personnel. Two years later, he was promoted was assistant general manager, a position he held ever since.
One of Twardzik's main responsibilities was heading the team's draft-preparation efforts.
Twardzik, a former NBA player and former NBA general manager, had been leading the Magic's basketball operations department since the team parted ways with Otis Smith on May 21 until Hennigan was hired on Wednesday.
Hennigan on Sunday started to restructure the Magic's basketball operations department, firing Assistant General Manager Dave Twardzik and members of the team's scouting staff, the Orlando Sentinel has learned.
Team spokesman Joel Glass confirmed that Twardzik, regional scout Tom Conrad, regional scout Greg Stratton, pro scout Bob Staak, international scouting coordinator Sam Foggin, NBA advance scout Al Walker and an international scout have been let go. Scouting coordinator Brian Wright will remain on the staff.
Hennigan and team officials declined to comment.
Twardzik has been given the option to remain with the team through Thursday's NBA draft. It's unclear whether he will do so. He did not immediately return a message for comment.
Twardzik, 61, joined the Magic in 2003 as the team's director of player personnel. Two years later, he was promoted was assistant general manager, a position he held ever since.
One of Twardzik's main responsibilities was heading the team's draft-preparation efforts.
Twardzik, a former NBA player and former NBA general manager, had been leading the Magic's basketball operations department since the team parted ways with Otis Smith on May 21 until Hennigan was hired on Wednesday.
Red Blaster
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Lawl, getting fired by a guy half his age
What would magic fans ideally want from the bulls in a trade for dwight (outside of rose)?
Would
Chicago:
Asik, Noah, No.7 pick,
Orlando
Dwight
be enough?
If they have to give up Deng to get the Number 7, that leaves only boozer to swap for Hedo's contract.
Also, hedo's final year is next year, the year after that (2013/2014) isn't guaranteed, so maybe it's not that important to get rid of him.
Would
Chicago:
Asik, Noah, No.7 pick,
Orlando
Dwight
be enough?
If they have to give up Deng to get the Number 7, that leaves only boozer to swap for Hedo's contract.
Also, hedo's final year is next year, the year after that (2013/2014) isn't guaranteed, so maybe it's not that important to get rid of him.
Just like Stan!
Dwight is the reason why all these guys are getting fired.
Byakuya769
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So can Dwight take the villain hat now? Dude is getting entire staffs beheaded.
Did they not deserve it, though? Who thought the Magic were a well-built team with great coaching?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Or that they were bad at their jobs.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Of course they deserved it. Orlando's scouting department was an utter joke.
HOLY FUCK DO IT
Someone is stupid enough to take on Biedrins for the next two years. If it was just Deng for #7 I'd say no.
I lol'd @ his face when he was going up for the second block against Hollins.
Like, "*sigh* I guess I'll do one more for good measure"
Dominican Power
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Can we talk about how much of a fucking idiot Dwight Howard is? He completely ruined his chances and The Nets chances to build a solid team. The Nets wouldn't have made that idiotic trade of giving up their draft pick for Gerald Wallce. SMH
That tutorial video got me lost watching NBA's 100 greatest plays. Top 10 Hustle plays so gud.
Yeah ScarJo booty shots are amazing. I dunno if they count as cinematography tho.
Was time slower back then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM6GkkCY71s&feature=player_detailpage#t=2924s
LOL
EDIT: Holy crap on the link i posted. My computer has gone haywire. Sorry sorry.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Lowry just tweeted:
Well...There's really no point to the Rockets continuing what they've been doing, but I think Prime Lowry will end up having been much better than Drummond will be in his prime going from everything I've seen of both.
Dominican Power
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It's good move imo. They move lowry, get a top 5 pick and will be able to guarantee Dragic the starting job.
What? How is he responsible for the Nets dumb moves?
Dominican Power
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By not choosing to become a Free Agent this summer it forces D will to decide between two teams and made The Nets throw their pick away for a rental. You think they would of done that if Dwight says he wants to be FA?
Dwight's handled his shit poorly. But as others have said, Orlando needed to clean house. Badly. Their FO has been terrible for a long time now.
He might be the reason for their moves, but he can't truly be held responsible for them. Thats just stupid.
Unless dwight instructed them to do all that on the basis that he had given them a guarantee he was coming over, that was all the nets own doing, not Dwights.
The Nets are morons. Do you doubt this? I REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY want the Nets to make something of themselves - their new arena is only a few blocks from my apt - and I would love to catch 10 to 20 games a season. But fuck them if they build around Wallace and Lopez.
darkside31337
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You don't move prime assets for shitty draft picks.
I get that they want Dragic to be the starting PG but Lowry is worth a ton more than a crappy pick or two crappy picks.
Is Lowry that great though?
he's a career 14 - 6 player who does it on decidedly average efficiency who has never played a full season and is constantly injured.
And i can't say he's all that great at running an offense. If the Rockets could get a 5th pick for him... i'd do it.
He's also a whinger.
darkside31337
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I don't think he's great at all but I think he's a well above average PG who is making like 5 million per for the next 2 years. Not the kind of player you build around but is a huge asset for a contending team looking for a PG (Lakers come to mind). I really don't get why the teams rumored to be looking to deal for Lowry would actually want him.
And yeah he seems like a real crybaby.
And yeah he seems like a real crybaby.
He's no Sessions.
Red Blaster
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Lowry was coming into his own before he got that staph infection, he was posting 17/6/4 on 47% shooting in February.
I agree he's very valuable to a contending team. More than a re-building one. But houston need A piece to build around, and they're much more likely to get that with the 5th pick, than in a direct trade for lowry.
(not that i'm saying the 5th pick will give them a franchise player).
Dominican Power
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Where else would Dwight go? He doesn't want go to LA or Chicago. The Nets would been the front runners.
So?
How does that make him responsible for their moves?
I've never been a huge fan of either of them.
I certainly wouldn't call him Boss. The best part about him is his contract for the production.
Red Blaster
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Have you considered that, at least during the time he opted in, Dwight had honest intentions
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Would Barnes/Drummond and Leonard/Waiters be enough to get the Magic to trade Dwight? Ehh, I guess it would be. They might even be able to Barnes and Drummond with 5 and 8 if Portland goes with Lillard and the Warriors go with a guy who is more ready than Drummond.
He opted in because he didn't want to get traded to the Lakers.
Except he's never posted those stats for a season.
Ever.
And he only posted that for a month Once.
And doesn't hide the fact that he's an injured cry baby.
So no, he's not a 16/7/5 player.
Post All star break you did have a PG putting up those numbers. But it wasn't lowry.
Red Blaster
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Lakers were firm that they would never agree to any Dwight trade without assurance that he would re-up as Jim Buss' hard on for Bynum is huge so no, you're wrong.
I presume they want the Kings pick because I doubt Drummond drops to 8.
Now with Presti Jr in charge I can't see them trading Dwight without Drummond involved somehow. Trading big for small rarely works. They might have to do some other minor moves like Nelson/Lowry, because two top 8 picks isn't enough. Two top 5s could be.
Imagine all the flopping Scola and Martin could do with Dwight behind them?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Ehh, there's like 13 teams that could make the playoffs in the West next year. Rockets if they get Dwight, Blazers if they get a good PG, Warriors if Bogut and Curry stay moderately healthy which is not that likely but still, Hornets if Gordon stays moderately healthy and Davis is an immediate star, Minnesota if they get NBA wing players and their big 3 stays healthy. Lot of potential in the West...
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