Official Darko Watch

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Originally Posted by Kilo

I'd rahter have let hium walk after next season scot-free than accept a crummy draft pick for him.

The kid is going to be special, and we're going to look back and say why in the hell couldn't we give the kid five minutes a game.

As to the first sentence - I believe that Orlando has not won a single game since they got Darko. It looks like it will be a top 10 pick. Darko was a #2 pick. They didn't need the #2 pick at the time, but might get the #5 pick in 2 years, when they need it. In other words, it is starting to look like they traded the #2 pick from a year when they didn't need anyone for the #5 pick in a year when they will need someone.

They trade a few spots in the draft in order to spread it out until they need it - and they got some cap relief. I'm not saying they couldn't have done better for Darko, but how is that such a terrible trade?

Also, if we're going to call him a bust after every bad performance and a "going to be special" after every decent performance, we're screwed. How about a little even keel - like Joe Dumars "there's going to be some nights where you look at the box score and he's going to have 18, 10 and 4(, but there's also going to be nights where he doesn't do shit, so fuck him)".

EDIT: And who's to say the pick we end up getting from ORL doesn't turn out to be a better player than Darko, at a position we need to fill? Who's to say we don't get a Paul Pierce type (wasn't he picked #8 or 9?), to take over for Tay at the sf position, etc.?

Kilo is skewing his shish Kabobs a lil' too dark with the darko in a couple games vs Dice all season sig.

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Originally Posted by Kilo

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Originally Posted by Rorschach

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Originally Posted by Kilo

This is going to be one of the worst trades in NBA history. .

Damn you're smoking some good shit. Because if you expet an explosion of super stardom out of darko, you'd be sadly mistaken. But since we are going out on a limb. I say 3 years from now Amir Johnson>Darko easy.

I don't know why you wouldn't expect superstardom. Nobody who saw him ever questioned his talent/skillset, the only knock on him was attitide/work ethic and most realized that would be greatly improved with playing time. I think in three years time his draft position will look just about right.

Reguarding Amir> Darko in three years A]You're nuts and B]We could have had them both.

Ummm you do understand they said the same thing about White's talent vs work ethic. Maybe you underrate work ethic.

Either way Amir Johnson is more NBA ready out of high school than Darko with a better attitude and wont play another game this year, yet may still look more knowledgable on the court than Darko by next season..

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Originally Posted by Pharaoh

Kilo:

Do you secretly hope that Orlando pick lands us a quality player, but say the opposite just to prepare yourself for the worst?

Just wondering

I hope to hell we get either the 6th pick next year or the first overall pick in 2008. I don't believe for a second that is going to happen though. I think we're looking at pick 14-20 next year in all likelihood.

12 pts 9 boards against Golden State?

I must be dreaming.

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Originally Posted by Kilo

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Originally Posted by Pharaoh

Kilo:

Do you secretly hope that Orlando pick lands us a quality player, but say the opposite just to prepare yourself for the worst?

Just wondering

I hope to hell we get either the 6th pick next year or the first overall pick in 2008. I don't believe for a second that is going to happen though. I think we're looking at pick 14-20 next year in all likelihood.

So Darko leads the magic to the promised land? [smilie=applause.gi:

So you think Magic make the playoffs next year? or even come close for that matter?

Unless they grab an serious player this offseason i dont see it. Maybe if they got pierce. But otherwise doesnt seem likely.

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Originally Posted by Pharaoh

Kilo:

Do you secretly hope that Orlando pick lands us a quality player, but say the opposite just to prepare yourself for the worst?

Just wondering

I hope to hell we get either the 6th pick next year or the first overall pick in 2008. I don't believe for a second that is going to happen though. I think we're looking at pick 14-20 next year in all likelihood.

So Darko leads the magic to the promised land? [smilie=applause.gi:

So you think Magic make the playoffs next year? or even come close for that matter?

Yes I do. I think their plan was to absolutely tank next season(which is why they were adement on top 5 protection) however I think they'll retink their strategy if the next 25 games goes well for them. I could see them dealing their pick and Hills expiring contract for a stud SF/SG and making a play-off run next season.

I'm with Kilo on this aspect of his "Darko disaster plan" (but only this aspect).

I wouldn't be surprised at all if they make a few more deals and get into the playoffs next year. Let's face it, it's not that hard to do.

I could certainly see our pick being mid to mid-late first round when we finally get it, which was one of my biggest gripes about the Darko deal.

But people keep saying that "we got a lottery pick from Orlando for Darko". Don't be so sure.

we should have gotten more for Darko, fuck this silly pick, we gave him away for free... this is the most frustrating part, i can't believe Darko will ever be more than an average NBA starter...

I would have paid Joe $1,000 to trade Darko anywhere for pocket lint.

But we're still talking about him, so I'd probably want a refund.