Comments on: Dwight Howard Brings Matt Barnes To Orlando

By: big fella

big fella — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:48:23 +0000

i believe that otis smith is doing a great job. these players fit together well on paper. realistically, this group of players has to mesh together as one. if these players put their egos aside and just play hard, not caring who scores,play defense, and support each other no matter whos in the game, i think they are primed for a nba championship. its up to dwight and jameer to make sure the team has the chemistry it needs. if they put the team first and not themselves, everyone will follow.

By: cliff

cliff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:20:39 +0000

I believe that this is a quality pick-up, due to the fact that he is long and plays with tenacity. He increases the defense for the team by placing more pressure on the opposing team, but yes all i see him being is a scorer off the bench which is exacly what they needed.

I see a possible starting lineup with a few changes depending on the play.

PG: Jameer, Anthony Johnson
SG: Vince, barnes, pietrus
SF: Rashard, pietrus, anderson
PF: Gortat, bass, anderson
C: HOward, gortat, anderson

By: jayvince

jayvince — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:11:57 +0000

Barnes averaged over 10ppg so I would say that he is a good complimentary player off the bench. What I like is that he fits in with Orlando’s offense as he is a shooter of the 3 ball.

By: T.J.

T.J. — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:53:26 +0000

Nice pickup but I still don’t think they could beat L.A.

By: mr22

mr22 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:43:25 +0000

lewis is best suited for pf. pietrus over barnes anyday. barnes is a little overrated to me. never liked his game.

By: karizmatic

karizmatic — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:38:52 +0000

Actually If now that they have Barnes, if I was SVG my lineup would be

Nelson
Carter
Barnes
Lewis
Howard

Then I got guys like Pietrus, Bass, and Anderson coming off the bench. Looks like the Magic has a full 11 man rotation at least, because Redick can still possibly get some tick.

By: bobby stew

bobby stew — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:26:56 +0000

This reminds alot of the stacked Phoenix Suns squad of 1993. There my be too many good players to keep everyone happy. Think of the 93 Suns and the 2000 Blazers and the 2004 Lakers. Sometimes more is less.

By: Jay-Are

Jay-Are — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:06:54 +0000

damn…magic def gonna make it to the finals against the lakers…unless celts make some more moves

By: derek

derek — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:57:45 +0000

dont get it twisted orlando should be the favourites for next yr but they wont cause no one really pays attention to them.

they are 10 mill+ over the luxury tax, but they want to win within the next 2 yrs so they dont care

vince carter and jj reddick are gonna surprise ppl next yr
and if they get both watson also they dont need to do anything else

p.s vc insurance? vince has missed 15 games over the last 4 seasons…lol look it up!!

By: Nomad

Nomad — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:48:27 +0000

doc, You beg to differ but you don’t offer any thought to follow. Do you really think the Magic now have the same depth they did last year? I’m curious what your bias is against the Magic that won’t let you see the potential impact of these moves. Are you an LA fan?