Magic Owner Optimistic About D12
by Net Income on Feb 8, 2012 8:51 PM EST
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PrintRich Devos, the Magic's 85-year-old owner, told reporters before Wednesday night's game that he hoped the team could persuade Dwight Howard to stay in Orlando. Devos, who is wheelchair bound, made a surprise visit to the Magic locker room. Howard did not move to greet him.
"We like to think we're making headway," Devos said of talks with Howard and his representatives. "But I don't know. He probably won't know until the end and I won't either."
When asked if he could put a percentage chance on Howard staying with the team long-term, Devos said he wouldn't put a number on it. "I don't gamble on that, I just plan on him staying," the owner said.
- Orlando Magic owner on Dwight Howard -- 'I don't want to trade him' - Tom Haberstroh - ESPN
- DeVos says his family wants to keep the team 'forever' - Josh Robbins - Orlando Sentinel
- Amway founder has toughest sell in keeping Howard in Orlando - David Whitley - AOL FanHouse
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booo
ITS A VVVVVVVVVVVVVVCCCCCCCCCCCCCC THREEEEEEEEEE
Duh
I mean who doesn’t want to trade Dwight Howard?
The telling part is that Howard didn’t acknowledge his presence, while his teammates did.
One way or the other, see ya!
I'm so ready for this to be over, even if the outcome isn't the one we have our hearts set on.
I’m forgetting what it’s like to just enjoy a basketball season without a huge circus overshadowing everything.
Obviously
not like he’s going to dwell on it
Nets for the ship!
Everyone hated lebron for "keeping secrets" from Cleveland
But I would prefer it to whatever you want to call this situation we’re dealing with now. All this negative attention the league gets from the soap opera only belittles the game.
please oh please let us get dwight soon!
I can’t handle this losing much longer!
I so very hope Orlando doesn't trade Dwight
Official Member of DO NOT TRADE MARSHON Society!
To be successful, apparently Avery's Defense System requires it to be manned by NBA All-Defensive Team.
“We like to think we’re making headway,” Devos said
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by GMJigga on Feb 8, 2012 9:24 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
Yes, you'd
like to think that.
I think it's fine.
by NetsMets4Life on Feb 8, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
If this is true Dwight's a jerk off
Regardless if he wants to be traded or not there’s no reason to be rude to the owner.
Shows a lack of class.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
We only know a small sliver of this story. If Dwight is acting rude toward the owner simply because he wants to be traded then you can justify looking at him in a negative light. There could be much more to that situation than we know...
I bet Orlando’s owner let Dwight walk around believing he was headed to The Nets for a little while before he finally brought the hammer down and squashed this thing. That couldn’t have sat well with Dwight. There may have been some sort of confrontation afterwards between Magic ownership and management and Dwights people. Who knows what words were said back and forth. Point is, I don’t think Dwight seems like the type to conduct himself in such a poor manner. Something had to have happened
Things can't be good between Dwight and Devos
Yes, Devos stomped the trade, but his son is in charge of the negotiations to resign Dwight and we know how awesome those are going, and his son-in-law was the idiot ex-CEO who drunk dialed Dwight in December. Dwight doesn’t have to go and be all smiley to the owner if things are strained, especially in front of a bunch of cameras—he’s getting ready for a game, he doesn’t want to rehash his situation—even if the owner’s old and in a wheelchair.
Maybe hes just wanted to be traded..
And dont want to give a false hope to the owner and be hypocrite..
by njason21 on Feb 8, 2012 10:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
against his will?
He’s under contract.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
Jeremy Lin with 23 and 10...UNBELIEVABLE
This is so annoying….damn I hate the Knicks
by Anthony Perez on Feb 8, 2012 9:37 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Against Washington and without Amare/Melo
He’s not gonna be doing this forever, didn’t Jordan Farmar post huge games with Deron out last year too?
20 pts + 8 asts for 3 straight games
With high efficiency is a good sign of SOME talent.
by Anthony Perez on Feb 8, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
He's got talent for sure, but those numbers are gonna drop once you get a meaningful sample
Washington and the Nets both in the bottom 5 of opponents points allowed. He’s not been doing this against Philly or Boston or Chicago
did we win those games?
numbers in wins matter. and we can’t exactly say billy walker, landry fields, tyson chandler and jared jeffries is a monster supporting cast either.
I'm a huge Jeremy Lin fan and a diehard Nets fan
and he had me rooting for the knicks in my mind. That should never happen. And if I’m a nets fan and i find myself rooting for the knicks, imagine how many fans the knicks are gaining because of him…ugh…cant he get 25 and 10 a game but have the knicks suck?
With a team of stars and still struggling, its a blessing..
If theres someone who is annoyed ryt now, then its the warriors..
by njason21 on Feb 8, 2012 10:15 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If he kept playing like this no guarintee he'd stay with the knicks.
Probably get a better offer elsewhere. They will have the mid level and his bird right but they are already over the cap.
they don't own his Bird Rights
That’s like saying the Nets own the rights to Stevenson, Bogans, and SheWill
I can understand his optimism, maybe
If I were him, I might not be afraid of losing Dwight to a team like the Nets either. I mean, look at us.
Can we just give okur,shawne,petrol, gaines, for Dwight
Maybe throw in the next 8 year of draft picks to be nice…
So how long before The Knicks are trying to lure Brandon Roy and Yao Ming out of retirement?
Dolan doesn’t care if their legs work as long as they are big name players haha.
In the end, DeVos' desire to keep him might overrule all logic, so this could stretch out till the offseason
Well, wouldn’t be bad since the Nets would have a better team. Unless Dwight insists on a sign and trade
I'm not comfortable waiting on Dwight to come as a FA.
If the reports about his immaturity and constant indecisiveness are true then it’s not that unfathomable that he could change his mind at some point between now and July.and leave us high and dry. Lets just trade for him as soon as possible
it worked! (for a win)
Magic beat Heat 109-82
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
I'm a huge Jeremy Lin fan and a diehard Nets fan
and he had me rooting for the knicks in my mind. That should never happen. And if I’m a nets fan and i find myself rooting for the knicks, imagine how many fans the knicks are gaining because of him…ugh…cant he get 25 and 10 a game but have the knicks suck?
I don't understand all the the stuff describing Lin as a "star"
It’s been 3 games! Hasn’t Boris Diaw put up amazing stretches of games too?
The fact is he’s making headlines because he’s asian and he’s from Harvard. If it was… Ben Uzoh doing this, this would not be a story in the mainstream media.
It might also be the fact that the Knicks are actually winning with the kid in the line-up
When they couldn’t win before?
by Nick Tortoise on Feb 8, 2012 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
Nets have an elite PG
and can’t win squat with him. It says a lot imo
by MrDollarBills on Feb 8, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
Nets have an elite PG
a rebounding PF, a hot and cold shooter, and nothing else. Brook Lopez isn’t Bill Russel on defense, but he can protect the rim much better than SheWill and Petro.
John Wall has a MUCH better supporting cast right now, at least talent wise, and he’s on the 2nd worst team in the league.
No, no
That was the Magic’s former CEO, Bob Vander Weide…..but he’s actually married to Rich Devos’ daughter.
this man is delusional
its very sad to see this played out in the media. The Magic organization should be ashamed of themselves.
Well Devos seems to have a nice outlook on life so I wont feel sorry for him when he loses Dwight for nothing
“The respect for people is fundamental,” Devos said. “They have their interest where they want to go and they may or may not coincide with mine. Life goes on.”
I believe the Magic have no intention of trading Howard but Fegan will force a trade to the Nets before the deadline to assure Howard gets that extra $30 million.
WE WANT LOPEZ! clap clap clap clap clap
Exactly
Plan A all the way: Brook, Brooks, Dwill, Dwight and MKG
by John at the Jersey Shore on Feb 9, 2012 7:04 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
No way
If I am DHoward, I would think long an hard before I came to the Nets. They simply have nothing: no defense, no shooters. Suddenly, the Knicks have pieces that can work: Shumpert and Lin and Fields….. Their players are appreciating and ours are depreciating. Morrow looks bad and horrible as a defender. MarShon, James, Okur, , Lopez, are all injured and so suspect. I’d think long and hard about this. I really think he’d go for a sure thing: Orlando, LA, and Dallas are sure things. Knicks and Clip are a risk but less of a risk than the Nets Clips are much less of a risk. Nets are a big time risk. I just don’t see it.
Are you a Nets fan?
Just wondering.
Suddenly, the Knicks have pieces that can work: Shumpert and Lin and Fields….. Their players are appreciating and ours are depreciating.
Is this statement based on a three games by a undrafted bench player that before these 3 games was averaging 4 or 5 minutes a game. Now he is playing against players that have been avg. 35, 26 and 36 mins a game.
Be careful of the Koolaid. Who knows where it might lead you.
Official member of the "DO NOT TRADE MARSHON "SWAG" BROOKS" Society!
The Sooner You Accept the Reality, The Easier the Transition!!
he's not a loyal fan that's for sure
Be careful of the Koolaid. It’s toxic I hear it turns people into gremlins.
"I define passion as extreme emotion."
When you have to shoot, shoot don't talk.
LMAO!!!!!!!
Orlando is a sure thing… to be mediocre for years to come and to be in decline. I mean really, who is going to get any better? J-Rich? Big Baby? Hedo? Duhon? Nelson? – all locked in long term, all in decline
Dallas is a sure thing… to have an empty roster with an aging, rapidly decling Dirk. That’s why they’re filled with non-guaranteed and expiring contracts. They’re such a sure thing that they let their Championship roster walk away: Chandler, Barea, Butler, Stevenson
LA is a sure thing… to let Kobe shoot them into mediocrity. Kobe is playing while continually getting injections every game just to keep him on the floor, yeah, that’s going to last… Gasol is in decline and obviously isn’t happy there. Bynum has never stayed healthy his whole career. What is he a sure thing of? eventually getting injured again maybe.
the Nets. They simply have nothing: no defense
Hump, Stevenson, Bogans, James – 3of4 are injured
no shootersLoL! Shawne Williams, Morrow, Farmar, Okur, Stevenson, Bogans, Petro
Their players are appreciating and ours are depreciatingYeah, Melo, Stat, Chandler, Davis, Jeffries Douglas are all having career years!
And yeah, their young players are all top candidates for Most Improved Player:
Fields: 2010-2011 – 9.7ppg – 2011-2012 – 9.9ppg WHOA!! That’s some improvement! And he didn’t make the All-Star Starters roster??!!
Fields 2010-2011 49.7FG% 39.3pt% 76.9FT%
Fields 2011-2012 47.8FG% 27.9pt% 61.9FT%
Shumpert: 10.2ppg 37.3 fg% 27.4 3pt%
Brooks: 14.8ppg 45.9 fg% 35.2 3pt%
You nitpicked more with your post than people who think modern morality came from the Bible
Oman r u on the right board
R u a knick fan or nets fan?!
by xxblazindroxx on Feb 9, 2012 12:03 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Denial Stage One
I can only speak for myself but, i call bull on the Magic Owner
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