Thank God!! The Magic have finally put there batteries in and caused chaos in Cleveland with game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals going to the Magic! It all went down during the last quarter of game 1, when the Magic gained control of the ball, the Cleveland fans and LeBron James' cocky attitude.
I must say, it's such a wonderful feeling to see the Magic doing well again. The last time this happened, it was 1996 and I was 11 years old -cheering on the likes of Penny Hardaway, Shaquille O'neal, Dennis Scott and Nick Anderson. It's been a long time coming but I think we finally have the right players, coaches, fans and respect. Finally, the little team that could is doing it and doing it well.
Obviously, the biggest problem for the Magic and any other team going up against the Cavaliers is LeBron James. He's too big and too fast for the majority of the players in the NBA. Dwight Howard is the perfect size to cover James, but doesn’t have the speed. JJ Reddick, who did a fabulous job guarding Ray Allen during the Celtic series, has the speed, but not the height and certainly not the shooting ability that the Magic need to win and win big in this series. Stan Van Gundy, who admitted in a post game interview that he still doesn't know what he's gonna do about the defense covering James, needs to get some ideas going for his team, cause I guarantee whatever it is they did yesterday won't work again tomorrow.
My advice, stop the ball movement on the Cleveland side. Stick to your man like your glued together. Get the steels. Dont even let LeBron touch the ball. Keep more than just Howard under the basket, yes he is amazing, but he cant get every single rebound. Continue to silence the crowd. Get those 3 point shots- we have like 4 regular players that can kill with their 3 pointers so let's do it! Use Pietrus- he's silent but deadly, use Gortat, he always delivers! Let's do it! Let's Believe!! Go Magic!
Cheers to go with Beers,
Nita
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