18 more minutes and the season's over if the Lakers keep it up!

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big chief triangle wins his tenth...whoopee..

uPtoWnNY said:

He holds the record

DiminutiveRocker said:

X cap...styling for Phil

The Magic rolled over at the end of the first quarter.

Congrats to the Laker fans. The Moonbeam curse on the NBA continues.

legna said:

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uPtoWnNY said:

It'll be ok, dawg.

The Larry O'Breezy - Back where it belongs = LaLa Land.

DiminutiveRocker said:

DITTO

MuthaFunka said:

....and of course Trevor Ariza, who wasn't good enough for the Knicks, who they didn't bother to develop, wins a ring. Typical Knicks.

One word.....10.

Van goofy outcoached himself.

MuthaFunka said:

I so agree. Lakers have their 15th NBA title...dang!!!! Coach Phil passes Red...YES!! And Kobe. Now the critics can get off his back about not winning a title without Shaq. Congrats, Phil and Kobe.

JellyBean said:

The Magic did not put up much of fight though. The Finals were anti-climatic.

Graycap23 said:

If the Magic played smarter(turnovers, missed free throws, the Lee miss in Game 2), this series would be 3-2 going back to LA. Lakers have cats who can close out games, Orlando's not there yet.

Now Shaq wants to go to Cleveland??? Dude's out of his mind. He's D-O-N-E.

uPtoWnNY said:

Shaq has been done 4 a while.....

uPtoWnNY said:

Graycap23 said:

Thing is, he's STILL one of tht top 5 Centers, which shows you how depleted the C spot is these days.

Agent: Turkoglu to enter free agency


ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler says that if the Magic are going to contend for championships in the years to come they have to find a way to re-sign Hedo Turkoglu and Dwight Howard needs to evolve as an offensive player.

Lon Babby, the agent for Turkoglu, told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday that his client will opt out of his contract and become a free agent in two weeks.

"It would make sense for him to opt out," Babby told the newspaper by phone. "I can't imagine a scenario in which he would not."

June 30 is the first day players can declare for free agency. In Turkoglu's case, it wouldn't matter if the Magic choose to re-sign the 6-foot-10 forward.

Turkoglu will be entering the final year of a $36 million, six-year contract. He is scheduled to make $7.3 million next season under terms of that deal.




Sheridan: Headed elsewhere?

Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu has many free-agency options, writes Chris Sheridan. Story

Babby told the Sentinel he intends to discuss the situation in the coming days with general manager Otis Smith. The Magic are just beginning to put their NBA Finals loss to the Lakers -- Los Angeles finished the series Sunday night in five games with a 99-86 victory -- behind them.

"I think Hedo distinguished himself in this playoff run," the agent said. "He's in a different spot than he was before the playoffs began. He's a rare player, a unique player who helped take a team to the Finals. He's grateful for the opportunity he has been given. He's enjoyed his time in Orlando. It's a solid organization, a team on the rise.

"Hedo will weigh his options."

MuthaFunka said:

Heck yeah. The center position in the NBA is weak.