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Magic fans, did you feel closer to winning a chip in 1995 or 2009? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by CptPeteMaverick23@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Swept 0-4 in 1995, but the players roster was obviously more stacked with Penny and Shaq, compared to just Dwight in 2009.

Shaq and (peak) Penny were obviously/arguably bigger stars than Dwight ever was.

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[–] Mr_Unbiased@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (4 children)

C'mon man. There's barely any Magic fans as is on this sub and definitely not any old enough to remember 1995.

[–] JacksMedulaOblongota@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I got to watch Magic legends Terry Catledge, Reggie Theus and Dave Corzine. 95's missed free throws were worse than the Howard Finals loss. Had Devos paid Shaq there would have been a great Bulls-Magic rivalry. we had eliminated them when Jordan came back, they got us the next year...then our owner felt Shaq wasn't worth $100 million.

[–] td4999@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Reggie Theus was once the Chicago Bulls' best player; he was traded because he wanted to remain the team's number one option over some rookie named Michael Jordan (Dave Corzine was also on the Bulls at the time)

[–] JacksMedulaOblongota@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Went to KC I believe. I met him in a gun store back in 89.

[–] GatorWills@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Tbf, certainly seems like a lot of old Magic “fans” from that era are now conveniently fans of other teams. We lost a lot of bandwagon fans over the years.

[–] MEASUREHEAD@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Lmao, I had to double check I wasn't on the magic sub after reading this post title

[–] Secret_Poem8814@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I remember. I was 10 years old and a Penny fiend.

https://youtu.be/INt66rnIvSs?si=v_RTPzscFUdwDxbc

[–] Far-Yak-9808@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Shaq bandwagon fan, then a Memphis State/Penny guy (years before the Grizzlies relocated) so, duh.

Penny/Shaq is still the best synergistic young duo I have ever seen.

Nick Anderson bricked 4 straight free throws.

Shaq signing with the Lakers ended a "sure thing" Orlando Magic dynasty, but Dennis Rodman getting traded to the Bulls gave Chicago the edge (at least short-term/intermediate term) over Orlando.

Well, that's the NBA. You just never know.