Garrity Rumors = Nothin' New Today

Usually I am far better at updating earlier but sometimes life gets in the way.

Luckily, seems as if there is nothing too exciting in the news today. Jermaine O'Neal is claiming and then NOT claiming he wants a trade, people are getting in trouble with the law, and other non-stories litter the newspaper.

One little nugget that has risen up is a claim from a completely unconfirmed source that the Magic are in talks with the Nuggets to receive Reggie Evans for Pat Garrity. I take this with a grain of salt for two reasons:

1) Getting Reggie Evans for Pat Garrity is highway robbery, regardless of how much salary the Nuggets need to shed.

2) Magic fans have a penchant for running with trade ideas that involve Pat Garrity since they want him gone so badly. This trade idea was from a non-Magic fan, but it still doesn't change the fact that Garrity's stock is somewhere between Enron and Hell right now.

3) The ink is practically still dry on the deal that Evans signed with the Nuggets. Did he really make THAT bad of an impression to warrant expulsion so soon?

Seems pretty far fetched, but at least it is something to talk about on a slow day (and daydreams of a team without Garrity are always welcome). Reggie Evans is a guy with a lot of years left on his contract and decent numbers. Evans averages 7 rebounds in roughly 17 minutes of play, and when he gets significant minutes he rebounds even better.

Right now all we can do is sit in the sun, relax, and see if anything...ANYTHING...comes to fluition in Magic free agency land.


We can also ask a few 'what ifs':

-If the Magic got Reggie Evans, would the Magic fanbase rally around Otis Smith and proclaim him a genius?

-If the Magic got Reggie Evans, would he be a definitive starter on our team?

-If the Magic got Reggie Evans, would Pat Garrity fans across Orlando go bezerk and riot through the town?

The answer to these questions is no, but the change that the trade would make to the foundation of our team would be a profound one. We would have a solid backup/spot starter to anchor our bigs who has wayyyy more to offer than any of the other options out there commanding the vet minimum (sorry Brian Skinner, even you). Also, at 27 he still hasn't entered his prime and can develop his game even more.

Alright, that was fun.

Time to shake this rumor off (shake, shake, shake) and get back to reality.

Brian Skinner, you still wanna play for us? Pretty please?