Who do the Magic trust come crunch time?
If the Celtics end up beating the Orlando Magic in the next round, it might be because Orlando has no proven crunch time scorer. Vince Carter is their best option late in games, and the only thing he’s won in his career is the disdain of every basketball purist in the country.
Here’s a poll from the Orlando Sentinel about the Magic’s most trusted fourth-quarter performers:
In a close game, Orlando can no longer rely on Hedo Turkoglu to make plays and make good decisions. Now the ball will be in Vince Carter’s hands and I’m not sure that’s a good thing for Orlando.
Notice how Dwight Howard only got one vote? THAT is why he hasn’t been named MVP, Stan Van Gundy. It isn’t that the media is committed to giving Lebron James the trophy every season, it’s that Dwight can’t get it done in the clutch. He’s a fantastic player, but you can’t dump the ball down low to him when the going gets tough.
I don’t trust Dwight with the ball in crunch time, and I don’t trust it in any other Magician’s hands either. That’s a very good thing, especially when the Celtics have a few proven clutch scorers of their own.
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your wrong. vince carter can make the game winning shot or the game winning pass. He can also help orlando win playoff games in which they have no bussiness winning. orland will win this series in 5(or less). game 1 is gonna be very informative
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Derek, your last name must be Carter. As in, Vince’s brother. Not sure what Vince Carter you’ve been watching his entire career, but Vince has a tendency to fade when it matters most.
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Orlando lost their smartest ballplayer when they dished Hedo for Carter. I feel much better about this team with no Hedo. I don’t care how many game’s they’ve won thus far in the playoffs. 8-0? Unbeaten? Sounds like the perfect set-up for the c’s to sneak away with game one.
I don’t think any team is playing as confident as the Celtics and they continue to get better game by game. ESPN is predicting the Magic in 5… I guess that’s a good thing for us. All we need now is a Magic sweep prediction from Sir Charles and we are solid.
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I agree with you about Hedo, but I’m still worried. Orlando is very, very good.
Still, Celtics are peaking at the right time. Should be a whole lot of fun.
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