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Alot has gone well so far this season for the Magic. The team is winning despite the circus surrounding the organization and despite Otis Smith. #FireOtis!!!!

Of course not all is so peachy since this is a trade thread. This hastily written panic laden thread is based on the play of one Jameer Nelson. He has just been well... in a word... awful this year. I dont know if its his conditioning post lockout or his emotions but he is not getting it done this year.

I dont want him traded since I still think he's a good player and can play a key role for this team. Ideally I would like to use him as a no conscience scoring guard off the bench ala Jason Terry, Jamal Crawford, Lou Williams or Nate Robinson. This would work in his favor since his low assist numbers wont matter as much since he'll be the #1 option with the 2nd unit. Plus there is the added benefit of him going up against 2nd team PG's.

So whose the guy that's gonna replace Jameer as the starter?

I like Cleveland Cavaliers backup PG Ramon Sessions as the guy. Sessions has been a starting PG in this league before with decent results. The key stat I like about Ramon is his adjusted assists per game which is 10.6. Of which I think he could do even better on this team since he will have better shooters on this team than he's ever played with. He is a bit unpredictable from 3 point land but he makes up for that with playmaking (assists!!)

Right now he's backing up #1 overall pick Kyrie Erving averaging 21 MPG this year. He is scoring 9 ppg and dishing 4.8 apg. He is also only 25 years old. Four years younger than our existing PG. YOUTH!!!! So now its on to what I think it would take to land him. Sessions is making a tidy sum of 4.25 million this year a with a player option of 4.5 next year. This is a slight problem for the Magic. I see 2 feasible ways of going about this.

Option #1 Ramon Session (4.25) + Ryan Hollins (2.48) for Jason Richardson (5.4) + Daniel Orton (1.1) plus picks?

Option #2 Ramon Session (4.25) for Chris Duhon (3.5) + Earl Clark (1.2) plus picks?

The Goal: Get the cap to around 40 million next year

Step 1:DO NOT RE-SIGN RICHARDSON! That needs to happen either way, He doesn't fit in SVG's system. That puts us roughly at 74 million for this season and 75 million for next.

Step 2: Package Jammer Nelson (good player/great contract) and Hedo (average player/ TERRIBLE contract) for a expiring contracts that total 18 million.

Yeah not easy. New York has Billups 14 million coming off the books.With a couple more throw in 1 year guys. They could be interested in Nelson.He is easily an upgrade over Billups this year and has the offense to thrive in that system. Hedo could be seen a key reserve for them as a backup to both Anthony and Amare. This makes the most sense to me.

Clippers have Kaman and Foye's contract totaling 16 million. They could have a slight interest. Something tells me they want the cap space though to try and lure in Deron or Dwight.

I doubt Cleveland goes for it since they will probably covet cap space but Jamison's 15 million is expiring and they should realize no high priced free agents are going to Cleveland. Nelson could be their star. And... yeah that's it. Those are our options in getting rid of Hedo. Fun huh!!!

Step 3: If Otis Smith somehow proves to not be a bumbling idiot and succeeds with Step 2 then we will be sitting at 57 million next year. Unless Gilbert gets mixed up with the Russian mob and "disappears" we are gonna have to amnesty him. 57-20 = 37 million!!!

Mission Accomplished! Then Dwight and Paul could sign here with contracts that resemble what LeBron and Wade did. Not quite MAX because they will need the space to fill out the rest of the roster with decent players

So here is 2nd part of my wildly popular post of my Miami Dolphins off-season moves. I know, I know you just couldn't wait anymore. I know you all wanted this more than you wanted the Dark Knight to come out. Alas my adoring public I have finished and am inclined to bestow my vast knowledge with the masses. Thus I shall begin

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Now that the NFL labor negotiations are finally getting back on track I wanted to make a list of off-season moves that I think would benefit the Miami Dolphins. When things finally get settled there will no doubt be little time to sign free agents before the season begins. I tend to have a big picture outlook when it comes to the improvement of a team. I do not subscribe to the "WIN NOW" philosophy.  I am desperately hoping that our teams future outlook will not be jeopardized by a coaching regime’s attempt to stave off termination with stop gap measures.  So with that fine intro (pats self on back) I will get to my player moves

POSITION QB:

Depth Chart: Chad Henne, Tyler Thigpen
Roster Moves: assign Tom Brandstater to the Practice Squad
Sign: N/A I previously did want the Phins to sign Pat Devlin as a UDFA but after reading this article about his Pro day I say "no mas" Scroll down to Delaware

Analysis: As you can see no major changes were made. Some will say after a sub par season  that Henne should not be given the reigns to this team that is most definitely not a 7-9 team talent wise. I am by no means a die hard Henne supporter but we do need to take into account the current NFL season. There just isn’t enough time to bring in a high priced free agent QB to learn the offense. This season is going to be a sink or swim scenario for Chad Henne. Either he proves that he has what it takes to be our starting QB or he leads this team to another dreadful season ushering in a new era of Dolphins football. Which of course could be lead by one of 3 very promising future NFL QB’s in Andrew Luck, Matt Barkley and Landry Jones.

POSITION RB:

Depth Chart: Daniel Thomas, Lex Hilliard, Noel Devine, Lousaka Polite
Roster Moves: Allow Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams to enter free agency
Sign: Noel Devine UDFA, sign Derrick Locke to the PS

Analysis: Yep everyone say goodbye to the RnR Express. If the pathetic rushing numbers didn’t convince you  that a change needed to happen then just look at their age and cap numbers. The youth movement is on and damn it looks promising. Daniel Thomas looks to be exactly as advertised. A powerful 2 down back that will move the chains and most likely have a nice YPC average. A good pick IMO. Will this be the year that Lex Hilliard will finally be allowed to show what he can offer? I sure hope so. A GM will be hard pressed to find a RB as versatile as Lex. He is a strong runner between the tackles that hit’s the hole quickly with little wasted movement. He has shown to possess solid hands out of the backfield and an ability to play FB reasonably well. Now onto a sexy pick!! If you didn’t know lemme tell you Noel Devine is a game breaker! He did not run at the combine since he was nursing a minor injury but he did post a 40 yd dash of 4.26 and 4.38 seconds at his Pro Day.  Those times would have ranked him either in 1st or 2nd place at the Combine depending on which time you take.I HIGHLY recommend you watch his HS football vid's on Youtube  They are great watch. He will undoubtedly become a lethal 3rd down back and return man. How often will team‘s gameplan for a team‘s 3rd RB? That means opportunity for Noel Devine. Polite is on notice as of right now. He was downright AWFUL last year in pass pro and in run blocking. He can’t expect to make this team solely on his stellar short yardage conversion rate.

POSITION WR:

Depth Chart: Brandon Marshall, Devon Bess, Edmund Gates, Brian Hartline, Roberto Wallace
Roster Moves: Sadly cut Marlon Moore since I don’t think he will be eligible for the PS. Sign UDFA Tori Gurley to the PS and UDFA Dane Sanzenbacker.

Analysis: Pretty straightforward here. We have a very solid WR core with multiple WR’s that excel in specific roles. We solved our biggest problem area in drafting WR Ed Gates out of Abilene Christian. Now it just remains to be seen if Chad Henne can actually get the ball into his hands. One key positional battle in training camp will be between Brian Hartline, Roberto Wallace and Marlon Moore. Some think that Hartline is a lock to make the team since he was a starter last year. I don’t think it will be that easy. He is coming off a season ending injury and will have to deal with 2 talented WR in their own right. Wallace has the measurable that you can’t find off the street and Marlon Moore is the definition of smooth. In the end I think Hartline makes it and Wallces edges  out Marlon due to his solid ST’s play. We're gonna miss him

POSITION: TE

Depth Chart: Anthony Fasano, Bo Scaife, Wesley Saunders
Roster Moves: Cut Joey Haynos, Cut Jeron Mastrud, , Sign Bo Scaife, Sign UDFA TE Wesley SaundersAssign Dedrick Epps to PS, Assign Charles Clay to the PS

Analysis: So Fasano got a brand new contract during the season last year.  I consider him to be a ideal complimentary TE to pair up with superstar TE. Paying him as one when he doesn’t have the stats to back it up doesn’t make sense to me but what do I know? Lets bid against ourselves!!!! Whew that rant has been building a long time… Anyway back on topic. Bo Scaife is a solid TE that can help equally well in the pass and run game. Think a slightly better David Martin. He would be a nice addition only if the price is right. Now this guy I want as a priority UDFA (PIC) Wesley Saunders is a knucklehead but a TALENTED knucklehead. Saunders is a 6’5 270 lb. TE beast of a TE. Guy looks like a small LT but he has the skills to contribute as a WR. He was dismissed from S. Car, for lying to the NCAA about trips paid for by agents. IMO that is not so bad since he was going to get penalized either way if he admitted to it or not. This guy has superstar potential and at the very least will be a solid blocking TE. His hands are also freakishly large. That has to help right? Oh and I didn’t list Zach Miller because he won’t get out of Oakland.

POSITION: OFFENSIVE LINE

Depth Chart: Starters: Jake Long, Mike Pouncey, Richie Incognito, John Jerry, Marshall Yanda,
Reserves: Nate Garner OG/OT, Lydon Murtha OT, Pat McQuistan G/T, Jake Kirkpatrick C
Roster Moves: Sign Marshall Yanda, Trade/Cut Vernon Carey, Cut Joe Berger, Sign UDFA Jake Kirkpatrick, Sign UDFA OT Jarriel King to the PS

Analysis: With the 16th pick in the 2011 the Miami Dolphins take John Stamos’ brotherrrrr… So yeah we took a guard with our first pick in the draft. There’s that… ‘cough’ Well since we didn’t address the Vernon Carey situation then we need to do it in free agency. Matty explained his situation perfectly righ here I think he’s done and we could use the cap room foooooor Marshall Yanda! Matty came through again with some awesome linkage showing just how good Yanda is. Luckily for us we have our choice between him and another talented RT in Tyson Clabo. Both are immediate upgrades over Carey. The edge goes to Yanda since he is only 26 years old. Which means he may not even have hit his peak. I like Incog’s at center and Jerry and Garner will fight it out at RG. I’d prefer it if Jerry beats him out so we can use Garner as a super sub. Jake Kikpatrick is a very talented center and I’m very surprised he went undrafted. He could be a sneaky good acquisition

Okay there it is. That is my entire offseason wish list for the offense. All comments and opinions are welcome as well as any improvements that you would add. "If you like what you see put a REC on it"

My computer hates the sheer size of the main post so I made this. All CKC rules apply and bonus points to any who can express their anger in a colorful new manner.Anyone feeling suicidal may use my roof as they see fit. (try and aim for the dumpster for easy cleanup) On a personal note the rage has consumed my very soul and I know not what I may do to some poor innocent being

With the loss of backup center Marcin Gortat the Orlando Magic are left with a void in the rotation. This is not a major problem since a backup center will usually only plays 10 minutes a game. The only time it would become an issue is when Dwight Howard gets himself into foul trouble. You would be relying on said player to play up to 20 minutes that game. There has been talk of playing Bass as the backup center with some sprinkling in of Malik Allen.

I just do not see that as a wise move considering Bass is listed at 6'6 and Malik is well... terrible. So I have compiled a short wish list of possible targets that can be had on the cheap. I'm not including players on contending teams since a smart GM would not deal with its main competition.

In no particular order

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Just a few of my opinions/ideas from the Phins recent pre-season game. I was at my brother's house when I was watching the game so I missed the actual discussion's during the game. Well here it goes

• ARGHHH ANOTHER RAIN GAME!!!! We are very unlucky.
• Chad Henne looked good but his internal clock was set to snooze on that near safety play.
  
• I lol'd at the Jags announcer Boseli. He referred to that sequence of plays as "Dominating D." Apparently a QB holding the ball for far too long, a FB dive and a dropped 3rd down conversion pass qualifies as dominating. Good analysis Tony
• Marshall has definitely earned the nickname the "Beast" On the same play where Marshall threw the big block to free up Fasano, the corner decided it would be a good idea to press Brandon. Before the snap my bro says "That's not gonna happen" sure enough Marshall destroyed that corner getting off the press. I doubt that corner tried that again
• Got Upset with our defense. Jacksonville has 1 count it 1 viable receiving option in Mike Sims-Walker and we didn't gameplan well enough for him. Kind of exposed Bell in coverage which I fear may be a recurring theme. He doesn't have the deep speed to help our corners over the top
• I got extremely pissed at Nolan Carroll for allowing that touchdown. We sent an all out blitz and he let his man beat him in oh about.. 2 seconds
• Yeaaah there is a major difference in the velocity between Henne and Pennington. Those lobs from Penne are extremely scary. Glad we dont have to worry about that anymore
• Our first team O-line did all right. Opened up some nice holes for our RB's. Thought our rb's were going down too easy so the #'s shoulda been better
• Our rush D was great. MJD can make you look silly and we bottled him up nicely.
• Anyone else catch how badly the Jags wanted to win that game? They had Luke McCown their # 2 QB play the entire 2nd half which was against our 2nd mostly 3rd team defense's. He really showed all our undrafted free agents what's what LOL
• All in all a funny, frustrating good game

The Orlando Magic's roster is nearly complete. As it stands now we have 12 players signed. It is reasonable to assume that the Magic will pick up one more player. The questions is whether said player will be signed for the vet minimum or with our remaining Bi Annual Exception. Its also worth noting the BAE can be split up among 2 players if the Magic so desired. I have compiled a short list of desired candidates after the jump (always wanted to do that) but first Here's a look at the current roster and salary breakdown.

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Hey Toronto, I'm a Orlando Magic fan that wants to gauge your interest on a purely hypothetical trade. The entire league and fandom knows what a colossal failure Hedo Turkoglu was for you guys. Just how desperate are you to move him this offseason? Rumors are swirling around that my Orlando Magic are inquiring about New Orleans guard Chris Paul. With my being just plain giddy ove the possibility I decided to surmise a trade that could get this thing done.

My conclusion is right here if interested.

Then the rumors say that the factor that is possibly holding up the trade from getting done is Emeka Okafor. Okafor has 52 million left on his contract in which its obvious NO would want to move him. This is a problem for the magic since Okafor absolutely cannot play with Dwight Howard and cant be a backup C for us playing 8 minutes a night for 12 mill per year.

Here is where Toronto comes in. Yep you guessed it. Your big chance at jetisoning Turks bad contract is to take on Okafor's bad contract. You may think your getting screwed but just hear me out. Bad contracts are bad because all you can get for them are bad contracts in return. Okafor may? (what am I saying WILL) help your team more than Turkoglu. You can shift Barney over to his natural PF spot and let Okie do what Okie does best defend and rebound.

This trade is pretty much contingent on you losing Chris Bosh however since it doesnt make sense for you to do this unless Barney can play the 4. So Im done what do you guys think

New Orleans Hornets obtain: Jameer Nelson, Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat

Cap Total: $30, 344,542

Orlando Magic obtain: Chris Paul, Peja Stojakavic

Cap Total: $30,275,000

Why New Orleans does this?

Vince Carter 17m comes off the books after next year since he has a team option for 18m which NO would be sure to waive. They also obtain a relatively young All-Star PG in Jameer Nelson for roughly half the cost of Chris Paul. In obtaining Marcin Gortat they will give themselves some flexibility in the trade market since Gortat has significant trade value. Whether they wish to keep Gortat or Okafor they would still have a viable option at center.

Why Orlando does this?

Chris Paul is arguably the best PG in the NBA. He has the range, passing, leadership and drive that puts him among the upper echelon of NBA players. The Magic are in desperate need of leadership and playmaking on the wing. Chris Paul provides the knock down shooting required for our system but brings his 10 assists a night as well. Peja Stojakavic is the bad contract/filler in this trade. He may still be able to contribute as a situational role type player since we have a system best suited for his game. The biggest positive however concerning Peja is his 15m expires after next year.

Alternatives:

Okafor 11m and Songaila 4m replaces Peja in the trade

Mickael Pietrus 5.3m and Ryan Anderson 1.4 replace Marcin Gortat

Well there it is. What do you all think? Chris Paul approves...

This year has been a very trying one for me personally. I am one that invests himself entirely into my favorite teams. However, I am quite unlucky since I am a Miami Dolphins and Florida State football fan. I know, I know... I can feel the sympathy thru the computer but dammit i don't want to keep feeling this way. I am accustomed to being disappointed as a fan every Saturday but why did "those" bastards have to go and take my Sundays!!! The Dolphins are driving me crazy. They give me 1-15 season. Then they make the playoffs and now they are smack dab back into obscurity... WHHHYYY!! I hate Ginn!! Why is he so bad... sorry sorry  I'll take that to the Phinsider

Alas, there is hope. The Orlando Magic are unbeaten in pre-season and are only getting better each game. I am so happy that I am a genuine fan of a great WINNING organization. This team is made up of right kind of players. Guys that are supremely talented but have the right personality to go along with it. I can't tell you how uplifting it is when your team has guys that you actually like *beneath* the jersey.  

So lets get this season started and off to a hot start. I want to see Nelson silence his doubters and prove last season was no fluke. I want Pietrus and Barnes to be absolute terrors in the open court and to piss off the other team by their non-stop aggression. I want somebody to put a microphone in Gortat's face all year. The guy could do stand-up and I would pay ALOT. I want Dwight Howardto step up and become the MVP that he is completely capable of being. I believe that he can do it with the help of this team.

Let's Go Magic! Save me from my misery