Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Barnes to Orlando

On Sunday I posted a blog mentioning that Matt Barnes might sign with the Magic. Today we have learned that both parties agreed “in principle” that Barnes will be going to Orlando for two years.

Assuming Pietrus will start, the bench now consists of Gortat, Johnson, Bass, Redick and Barnes. Any NBA fan around the League has to agree that Orlando is clearly doing everything they can to get that Championship next season. While many NBA teams are reluctant to spend money, Rich DeVos is reaching deep into his pockets to make Dwight Howard’s supporting cast better and better, and we might see sooner than later that C.J. Watson will join Barnes in the trip to the Sunshine State. I tip my hat to the Orlando Magic organization. In fact, even though I’m a Nets fan, I think I have a Magic hat somewhere that I bought in the nineties that I can tip. Then again, that might be weird.

Anyway, this might sound I’m jumping on the bandwagon, but that’s not the case; I’m just impressed by what some teams are doing this off-season, in these tough economic times and still finding ways to improve is something we should admire. It will keep the fans interested in the NBA that will be very competitive in the ’09-’10 season. And when it comes to the Magic, will be a lot of fun to watch.

4 comments:

Melvin said...

I agree. The Orlando Magic is very aggressive on finding more talents to make their team. But I do suggest them to be careful. History says that a lot of teams who were aggressive on acquiring talents mostly have failed on meeting the expectations. I'm sure everyone has high expectations for the Magic this coming season

-Gerard Himself- said...

True, true. We all remember Portland with Pippen, Stoudemire, Wallace, Smith etc.
I shouldn't have written that they would also sign C.J. Watson, since it has turned out that there simply isn't any money left.

Graham said...

It's better to be aggressive in improving your team than to sit back and wait. They've given themselves a better chance to win with better players. I think it was a great idea.

-Gerard Himself- said...

Graham, I agree. I think the teams who are spending now, could be a lot better off than the teams who are holding out 'til next year. Teams like the Knicks, Bucks, or my beloved Nets might not have such a great summer in 2010, the talent could be gone, or the money simply isn't there. Even Miami might face some problems because they Wade who's not sure what's his next move, and an organization who hasn't done much to improve this summer....