And he delivered...

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After one of the worst months of his career, Vince Carter promised his Orlando Magic teammates that he would improve in February.

He made good on that pledge during Sunday's 96-89 road win over the Boston Celtics.

Carter scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting. The performance contrasted sharply with a horrid January in which he made just 28.4 percent of his shots.

"It's been a long time coming," Carter said in the Magic locker room after the game. "I told the guys coming into this month. I said, 'It's a new me.' "

http://www.orlandosentinel.com...7053688.story?page=1

He starts off good... but let the games do the talking, not the mouth, VC.

The Magic will be a tough team to beat if he can continue to contribute like he did today.

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Originally posted by AddiFB:
He starts off good... but let the games do the talking, not the mouth, VC.

Yep.

Great Carter showing today. If he plays like this every night, I think we'd be close to unbeatable. Bring on the Cavs then the Lakers! Vengeance is ours...

Carter is looking better. I never thought he was the main problem. I'm more worried about Nelson. Will he ever regain his former effectiveness? I have doubts. Otis needs to give up his mancrush on Nelson, and find a better pointguard. I like Jason Williams, but he's too old to play many minutes.

Well it didnt hurt that we were shooting like 50% from 3 land...

Your right, if VC can stay aggressive and make his shots, then we should be alright.

But its going to be our defense that is going to determine our offense...

We stepped up our defense, rotated to the open man quickly, which chased Pierce and Allen off the 3..

And Dwight did a great job of putting his mark on the game with his blocks, running down Allen was my favorite.

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Originally posted by geaves:
Carter is looking better. I never thought he was the main problem. I'm more worried about Nelson. Will he ever regain his former effectiveness? I have doubts. Otis needs to give up his mancrush on Nelson, and find a better pointguard. I like Jason Williams, but he's too old to play many minutes.

True. My wish list would be Rondo or Westbrook, would never happen, but it would be nice. Especially rondo, we would be unbeatable.

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Originally posted by geaves:
Carter is looking better. I never thought he was the main problem. I'm more worried about Nelson. Will he ever regain his former effectiveness? I have doubts. Otis needs to give up his mancrush on Nelson, and find a better pointguard. I like Jason Williams, but he's too old to play many minutes.

Yeah dude, have you seen that guy? He's way too short.

When Carter's focused, his man-to-man defense is fantastic. Pierce couldn't get anywhere.

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Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes:

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Originally posted by geaves:
Carter is looking better. I never thought he was the main problem. I'm more worried about Nelson. Will he ever regain his former effectiveness? I have doubts. Otis needs to give up his mancrush on Nelson, and find a better pointguard. I like Jason Williams, but he's too old to play many minutes.

Yeah dude, have you seen that guy? He's way too short.

We need someone who passes first.

hey man vince had alot of pressure coming into the magic and having to be assumed the hometwon hero and he didnt react to the pressure right away, and had to learn the he was just a key piece and didnt have to be the main superstar.

seems like hes starting to fit in well, and he has been setting up alot of players for wide open looks. he has still been making a few mistakes but there mistakes that they can live with. the main thing is see is hes starting to build a good connection with rashard. in my eyes if the magic do good its because of rashard and dwight. but vince can still be a deciding factor if he doesnt shoot the magic out of the game and takes the ball to the hoop like he has been.

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Originally posted by ThisIsTheYear:
When Carter's focused, his man-to-man defense is fantastic. Pierce couldn't get anywhere.

Yeah but Pierce has an injured ankle. Still good defense though.

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Originally posted by Kberto:

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Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes:

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Originally posted by geaves:
Carter is looking better. I never thought he was the main problem. I'm more worried about Nelson. Will he ever regain his former effectiveness? I have doubts. Otis needs to give up his mancrush on Nelson, and find a better pointguard. I like Jason Williams, but he's too old to play many minutes.

Yeah dude, have you seen that guy? He's way too short.

We need someone who passes first.

And does almost no dribbling. dribble BAD

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Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes:

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Originally posted by Kberto:

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Originally posted by ButterMilkPancakes:

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Originally posted by geaves:
Carter is looking better. I never thought he was the main problem. I'm more worried about Nelson. Will he ever regain his former effectiveness? I have doubts. Otis needs to give up his mancrush on Nelson, and find a better pointguard. I like Jason Williams, but he's too old to play many minutes.

Yeah dude, have you seen that guy? He's way too short.

We need someone who passes first.

And does almost no dribbling. dribble BAD

We also need a PG with very high self-esteem.