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42 
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:16 pm to CP3LSU25)
The team was 14-15 from the return of Gordon through the last game Smith played. That's as close to 0.500 as you can get. Their active salary is about $5m below the minimum allowed team salary. Before the return they were closer to $15m below that and around half the cap at some points when Davis was injured.
I'm sorry, I am encouraged by that. If all teams were created equally with average players and equal salaries, they'd all win about half of their games. This team is doing that with a thin roster and a max deal of dead money that goes away this offseason. That says the team should not be playing that well (and they are playing better than that) and have a ton of capacity to improve in the offseason (though it may not happen).
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CP3LSU25 
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Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:19 pm to 42)
Just look at baseball many teams made it making 100 million less than their counterpoints. We need billy bean
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eyeran
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New Orleans
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:20 pm to CP3LSU25)
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Just look at baseball
Stopped reading
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:23 pm to eyeran)
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eyeran
Stopped reading 
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42
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2012
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:23 pm to CP3LSU25)
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Just look at baseball many teams made it making 100 million less than their counterpoints. We need billy bean
It happens there.
That creates an expectation that less salary is better?
That means every team in every sport should be able to do this? Or, the guy who, you know, lost, should be able to somehow win against the richer team that now knows what he knows and can out-Bean him?
Try addressing the salary and record stuff above. Thanks.
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Fearthehat0307
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Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2007
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:24 pm to CP3LSU25)
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We need billy bean
so we can get lose in the first round every year and get swept the one time we make it to the 2nd. moneyball glorifies mediocrity
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htran90
New Orleans Saints Fan
belle chasse
Member since Dec 2012
495 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:24 pm to CP3LSU25)
a bad team losing to another bad team. we should be taking these losses as a blessing, top 5 gets us a decent shot at a starter next year to replace aminu and MAYBE, key word, making a run at .500
we win ourselves out of the top 5, we may just be as bad next year.
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
28125 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:28 pm to eyeran)
The whole billy bean reference was a joke
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CP3LSU25
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Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:30 pm to Fearthehat0307)
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so we can get lose in the first round every year and get swept the one time we make it to the 2nd. moneyball glorifies mediocrity
I'm sure there fans are happier now than before he got there
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Fearthehat0307
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Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2007
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:31 pm to CP3LSU25)
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I'm sure there fans are happier now than before he got there
haven't they only had like one winning record in the past 7 years or something like that?
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
28125 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:32 pm to Fearthehat0307)
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haven't they only had like one winning record in the past 7 years or something like that?
Go check how they did before he got there. Not
Sure the pm is talking
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Fearthehat0307
LSU Fan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2007
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:33 pm to CP3LSU25)
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Go check how they did before he got there. Not
like 3 world series in a row?
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
28125 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:34 pm to CP3LSU25)
They came out first in their division last year 
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Fearthehat0307
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Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2007
31490 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:35 pm to CP3LSU25)
they have one playoff series win in 15 years since he's been there. in the 10 years before him they made 3 world series and won 1.
This post was edited on 3/4 at 10:36 pm
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
28125 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:36 pm to CP3LSU25)
3rd and 2nd in their division 2011 and 2010 respectively. Is that mediocre for a team who has 100 of million of dollars less to spend than 95% of the MLB.
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Macintosh504 
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Space
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:36 pm to Fearthehat0307)
A's > hornets
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42
New Orleans Saints Fan
Member since Apr 2012
2337 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:37 pm to Fearthehat0307)
Still not addressing the data, eh?
Gotcha.
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
28125 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:37 pm to Fearthehat0307)
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they have one playoff series win in 15 years since he's been there. in the 10 years before him they made 3 world series and won 1.
When you have the Yankees and Red Sox and mets and angels spending 100 million more than you that is a good thing. The hornets are fighting for lottery the last 2 years.
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CP3LSU25
LSU Fan
Lafayette
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| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:38 pm to CP3LSU25)
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quote: haven't they only had like one winning record in the past 7 years or something like that?
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CP3LSU25
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Lafayette
Member since Feb 2009
28125 posts
| re: The magic were 2-8 their last 10 games. (Posted on 3/4/13 at 10:39 pm to 42)
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Still not addressing the data, eh? Gotcha.
I don't want data. I want to win.
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