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Originally posted by <b>Jamal</b>!
This is the ideal start I would have wished for the start of the month. Exellent play by our squad, and it's good to hear we dominated enough so McGrady got to sit out for the rest of the game (4th quarter). I still haven't been able to watch the highlights but I'm sure I'll catch it on ESPN Sportscenter later tonight. So, I'm just basing my thoughts for now on the game trough stats provided on NBA.com. It seems to me that not only did McGrady step up, a trio of players provided some spark in the points department. Garrity had 17 pts, Giricek had 16, and Gooden had 13. <b>That's combined for 46 pts, now that's a very nice thing to see for a Magic fan who has seen this ball club struggle to get anyone besides McGrady above 10 pts.</b> Whoa, this just feels so good that we can now count on a few players besides T-Mac that can provide some points. Jesus christ! this trade has just been so good to us Magic fans, I don't know how to thank these two rookies. They have totally changed our franchise!
Checking the stat page, soemthing that pops up is that Gooden once again had another double-double. He had 14 rebounds! and 7 of those were offensive, now tell me this Gooden kid isn't gonna be a future all-star? This guy fits our team so well. <b>He's been the missing part of our puzzle all along! Hats off to those rookie's again, just playing like veterans </b>as if they have been doing these playoff pushes with pressure for years. Anyways, it's now safe to say that the Magic Kingdom are actually gonna put up a fight for a better seed in the playoffs. Go Magic!
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I have been saying for more than a year - since the team let go of Bo Outlaw - that TMac was having to do wayyyy too much. This year he was(until the trade)
the leader in points,
assists,
rebounds
and blocked shots!
Now if that doesn't tell anyone how bad the supporting cast is for TMac, they can't see - & are either blind or <b> blind on purpose!</b>
Pat Garrity was the worst starting Power Forward of all time! Since he has gone back to the bench, he is happier and the team is winning, and the fans are or should be happier!
Gooden is young, eager, persistent, and a fighter - a rookie who actually goes after rebounds like a power forward should!
I am really happy for TMac and the Magic - a trade like this was way too long overdue!!
Plus - they are fun to watch again!!