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

submitted 2 years 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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[–] StubbornKindOfFellow@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Not a Magic fan, but '95 definitely felt closer. They had just beat friggin' Jordan and the Bulls. And while you could say Hakeem and Shaq were more or less equals, Penny was better than the 1995 version of Drexler or any other player on the Rockets. I don't remember the actual odds, but I feel like the Magic were the favorites going into those finals, even though they ended up getting swept.

2009, it felt like they had a very promising future. Turns out, 2009 ended up being the peak for those the Dwight-led Magic teams. But at the time, it looked like they were gonna compete for the championships for years to come, this just wasn't their time yet.