Sad day: Dwayne Wade's Restaurant closes

"Section126 wrote:

No..that is settling for mediocrity.

wow if that is considered mediocre, then the Heat's season was beyond putrid. I love how all of a sudden winning 52 games and advancing in the playoffs is mediocre now.

"Firesole wrote:

:sidelol:

Wade + Beasley + MAX CONTRACT guy = Orlando back of the Bus.

But hey..enjoy this year...it might be the last division title you win for the next 10 years.

"MelbournePhin wrote:

eric spoelstra. l m a o

Haven't seen him coach a single NBA game yet. He came up under the same Pat Riley who Stan Van Gundy came up under. Difference is, we've already seen Van Gundy crack under pressure. Let's see how Spoelstra (37-years old) can grow with a young team....

"Firesole wrote:

wow if that is considered mediocre, then the Heat's season was beyond putrid. I love how all of a sudden winning 52 games and advancing in the playoffs is mediocre now.

Being eliminated in the second round of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference is mediocre.

And of course Miami's season was "beyond putrid" - who the hell would debate against that?

"Firesole wrote:

wow if that is considered mediocre, then the Heat's season was beyond putrid. I love how all of a sudden winning 52 games and advancing in the playoffs is mediocre now.

Second round meat is mediocre.

I understand you don't have a championship as a point of reference, so I can understand how you would pop bottles for that crap.

"MelbournePhin wrote:

wow, trash that won 52 games and a playoff series? ill take trash like that all day. have fun with your puppet/lame duck eric spoelstra. eric spoelstra. who the **** is that?

Did you know who Stan Van Gundy was before he got his shot?

"Section126 wrote:

Wade + Beasley + MAX CONTRACT guy = Orlando back of the Bus.

But hey..enjoy this year...it might be the last division title you win for the next 10 years.

i would like to see dwayne wade last another 10 yrs. now that would be a sight. get a big man and maybe you can talk.

"MelbournePhin wrote:

i would like to see dwayne wade last another 10 yrs. now that would be a sight. get a big man and maybe you can talk.

A) get a coach, a good perimeter player, a good rotation PF, some better fans, a new arena, a better city and then WE can talk.

or..

B) just win a championship.

Easier to get A).

"Section126 wrote:

A) get a coach, a good perimeter player, a good rotation PF, some better fans, a new arena, a better city and then WE can talk.

or..

B) just win a championship.

Easier to get A).

i guess 2006 is the only year thats ever going to be relevant in your life

This is the issue: Orlando is pretty much at their peak right now. They're not going to have the cap space to add a significant piece to the puzzle for quite some time. You're going to be stuck with a core of Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, and Hedo for the next few years. Is that a good enough core to compete with teams like Boston, LAL, San Antonio, New Orleans, etc.? Um, I'd have to say "no" and stand by that answer with all my pride. Maybe if the supporting cast was superb, but it's not.

Miami on the other hand, already has a superstar in Dwyane Wade and another guy who has the potential to be one in Michael Beasley. Miami will also be a MAJOR player (most likely have the most cap space) in 2009 and/or 2010 - depending on how much we spend next summer. I'll take the potential to have the next "Big 3" over mediocre stability. No question.

Orlando should be better than Miami for one or two more seasons. Have fun with that. It'll be the only thing to brag about, because they won't even compete for a title.

"MelbournePhin wrote:

i guess 2006 is the only year thats ever going to be relevant in your life

and ...uhhhh....200...uhh....nevermind.

OHH OHH OHH OHH!!!...that wonderful 1st round series championship last year.

Did you guys put up a banner?

lets talk when you land that 3rd piece and when beasley proves himself. neither has been done, so im not worried about the miami sheat

"Section126 wrote:

and ...uhhhh....200...uhh....nevermind.

OHH OHH OHH OHH!!!...that wonderful 1st round series championship last year.

Did you guys put up a banner?

you guys shooting for what, 30 ws this year? have fun

"MelbournePhin wrote:

lets talk when you land that 3rd piece and when beasley proves himself. neither has been done, so im not worried about the miami sheat

Seriously...did you guys put up a banner for that 1st round series championship?

"MelbournePhin wrote:

you guys shooting for what, 30 ws this year? have fun

30 wins?

35 wins maybe?

"MelbournePhin wrote:

i guess 2006 is the only year thats ever going to be relevant in your life

The above statement makes zero sense. It's not like Miami wasn't a better team in the late-90s than Orlando is right now. Miami Heat is a more successful organization than the Orlando Magic even if you remove what happened in 2006. We've had many "relevant" seasons if you're going to call losing in the second round "relevant"

over under on dwayne wades injury bug coming back?? 25 games?

"MelbournePhin wrote:

35 wins maybe?

add 7 more to that.

who is dwayne's favorite physician section? im sure you know this, since you do know it all

"Section126 wrote:

add 7 more to that.

still be 13 behind my tragic

"MelbournePhin wrote:

lets talk when you land that 3rd piece and when beasley proves himself. neither has been done, so im not worried about the miami sheat

And the Boston Celtics aren't worried about the Orlando Magic.

Like I said.. I'll take potential over mediocre stability. I'll take my chances.

"MelbournePhin wrote:

over under on dwayne wades injury bug coming back?? 25 games?

He has had one injury. he has missed time ONCE in his career due to injury.

ONCE.

of course, he is injury prone. :pity:

What the hell?

"MelbournePhin wrote:

still be 13 behind my tragic

So the Tragic is winning 55 games?

Okay....